Little Women — Page 9

English → Japanese CHAPTER ONE Level 6/10

There is so much to do about the play for Christmas night," said Jo, marching up and down, with her hands behind her back, and her nose in the air.

「クリスマスの夜の劇についてやることがたくさんあるのよ」とジョーは言い、両手を後ろに組み、鼻を上に向けて部屋の中を行ったり来たりした。

"I don't mean to act any more after this time. I'm getting too old for such things," observed Meg, who was as much a child as ever about 'dressing-up' frolics.

「今度が終わったら、もう演じるつもりはないわ。こういうことをするには年を取りすぎてきたもの」とメグは言った。彼女は仮装遊びについては相変わらず子どものようであったが。

"You won't stop, I know, as long as you can trail round in a white gown with your hair down, and wear gold-paper jewelry. You are the best actress we've got, and there'll be an end of everything if you quit the boards," said Jo.

「あなたは絶対やめないわ、髪を下ろして白いガウンをひらひらさせて、金紙のアクセサリーをつけていられる限りはね。あなたはうちで一番の女優なんだから、舞台を降りたらすべて終わりになってしまうわ」とジョーは言った。

"We ought to rehearse tonight. Come here, Amy, and do the fainting scene, for you are as stiff as a poker in that."

「今夜リハーサルをしなくちゃ。こっちに来て、エイミー、気絶の場面をやってみて。あなたあの場面では火かき棒みたいに硬いんだもの。」

"I can't help it. I never saw anyone faint, and I don't choose to make myself all black and blue, tumbling flat as you do. If I can go down easily, I'll drop. If I can't, I shall fall into a chair and be graceful. I don't care if Hugo does come at me with a pistol," returned Amy, who was not gifted with dramatic power, but was chosen because she was small enough to be borne out shrieking by the villain of the piece.

「仕方ないじゃない。気絶する人なんて見たことないし、あなたみたいにどしんと倒れて体中あざだらけにするつもりもないわ。うまく崩れ落ちられるなら倒れるけど、できないなら椅子に優雅に倒れ込むわ。ヒューゴがピストルを持って迫ってきたって平気よ」とエイミーは言い返した。彼女は演技の才能には恵まれていなかったが、悪役に叫びながら担ぎ出されるのに十分なほど小柄だったため選ばれたのだった。

"Do it this way. Clasp your hands so, and stagger across the room, crying frantically, 'Roderigo! Save me! Save me!'" and away went Jo, with a melodramatic scream which was truly thrilling.

「こうやるの。こうやって手を組み合わせて、部屋の向こうまでよろめきながら、『ロデリーゴ！助けて！助けて！』と必死に叫ぶのよ」そしてジョーは本当に迫力のある芝居がかった叫び声とともに駆け出した。

Vocabulary

クリスマス: kurisumasu — Christmas, the Christian holiday celebrated on December 25th.
の: no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.
夜: yoru — Night, the period of darkness after sunset.
劇: geki — Play or drama performed on stage.
に: ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or indirect object.
つい: tsui — Unintentionally, accidentally, or just recently.
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases sequentially.
やる: yaru — To do, perform, or carry out an action.
こと: koto — Thing, matter, or nominalizer for verb phrases.
が: ga — Subject marker particle indicating the grammatical subject.
たくさん: takusan — Many, a lot, or a large quantity of something.
ある: aru — To exist or be present (for inanimate things).
よ: yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting or emphasizing information.
と: to — Quotation particle or conjunction meaning 'and' or 'with'.
は: wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.
言い: ii (iu) — To say, speak, or utter words to someone.
両手: ryoute — Both hands used together simultaneously.
を: wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.
後ろ: ushiro — Behind, the back direction or rear position.
組み: kumi — To clasp, fold, or interlock (hands or arms).
鼻: hana — Nose, the facial organ used for smelling and breathing.
上: ue — Above, up, or the upper direction or position.
向け: muke — To turn or direct toward a certain direction.
部屋: heya — Room, an enclosed space inside a building.
中: naka — Inside, middle, or within a space or group.
行っ: itte (iku) — To go, move, or travel to a place.
たり: tari — Particle listing actions done alternately or among others.
来: ki (kuru) — To come, arrive, or approach the speaker's location.
し: shi — Particle listing multiple reasons or actions in sequence.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed actions or states.
今度: kondo — This time, next time, or the current occasion.
終わっ: owatte (owaru) — To finish, end, or conclude an activity or event.
たら: tara — Conditional particle meaning 'when' or 'if' something happens.
もう: mou — Already, anymore, or indicating something will not recur.
演じる: enjiru — To act, perform, or play a role on stage.
つもり: tsumori — Intention or plan to do something in the future.
ない: nai — Negative auxiliary indicating the absence of an action.
わ: wa — Feminine sentence-ending particle adding soft emphasis or assertion.
こういう: kouiu — This kind of, this type of thing or situation.
する: suru — To do, perform, or make something happen.
年: toshi — Year or age, indicating a period of time.
取り: tori (toru) — To take, get, or in context 'to age' (年を取る).
すぎ: sugi — Too much, excessively beyond an appropriate degree.
き: ki — Past or perfective auxiliary (きた pattern) or 'came'.
もの: mono — Thing, object, or soft sentence-ending expressing reason or feeling.
言っ: itte (iu) — Said, spoke, or uttered words to someone.
彼女: kanojo — She, her, or girlfriend depending on context.
仮装: kasou — Costume, disguise, or dressing up for performance.
遊び: asobi — Play, game, or amusement activity for enjoyment.
相変わらず: aikawarazu — As usual, same as always, without any change.
子ども: kodomo — Child or children, young person not yet adult.
よう: you — Like, similar to, or appearing as something else.
で: de — Particle indicating location of action, means, or reason.
あっ: atte (aru) — Being, existing, or having (て-form of ある).
あなた: anata — You, second-person pronoun addressing the listener directly.
絶対: zettai — Absolutely, definitely, without any doubt or exception.
やめ: yame (yameru) — To stop, quit, or cease doing an activity.
髪: kami — Hair, especially the hair on a person's head.
下ろし: oroshi (orosu) — To let down, lower, or release hair loosely.
白い: shiroi — White, describing something of a pure white color.
ガウン: gaun — Gown, a long flowing robe or dress garment.
ひらひら: hirahira — Fluttering, flapping lightly in the air or breeze.
さ: sa — Causative suffix or sentence-ending particle adding mild emphasis.
せ: se — Causative auxiliary させる (saseru) shortened form.
金紙: kinshi / kinkami — Gold paper or gold foil used as decoration.
アクセサリー: akusesarii — Accessory, jewelry or decorative item worn on body.
つけ: tsuke (tsukeru) — To attach, put on, or wear an accessory.
い: i (iru) — To be present (for animate beings), continuous state.
られる: rareru — Potential or passive auxiliary meaning 'can' or 'is done'.
限り: kagiri — As long as, to the extent of, or limit.
ね: ne — Sentence-ending particle seeking agreement or softening statement.
うち: uchi — Among, within a group, or our home or family.
一番: ichiban — Number one, the best, or most among all.
女優: joyuu — Actress, a female professional performer on stage or film.
な: na — Copula adjective form or sentence-ending assertive particle.
ん: n — Explanatory or softening contraction of の in speech.
だ: da — Copula meaning 'is' or 'am', asserting a state.
から: kara — Because, since, or from indicating cause or starting point.
舞台: butai — Stage, the platform where performances are presented.
降り: ori (oriru) — To descend, step down, or leave the stage.
すべて: subete — Everything, all, the entirety of something without exception.
終わり: owari — End, conclusion, or the final point of something.
なっ: natte (naru) — To become, turn into, or change into a state.
しまう: shimau — To end up doing, often with regret or completion.
今夜: konya — Tonight, this evening, the current night.
リハーサル: rihaasaru — Rehearsal, a practice session before an actual performance.
なく: naku — Negative form of ある, without or must (なくちゃ).
ちゃ: cha — Contracted form of ては, meaning 'have to' do.
こっち: kocchi — Over here, this side, or this direction near speaker.
気絶: kizetsu — Fainting, losing consciousness suddenly due to shock.
場面: bamen — Scene, a particular part or moment in a story.
やっ: yatte (yaru) — To try doing, attempt, or perform an action.
み: mi (miru) — To try doing (てみる), seeing how it goes.
あの: ano — That over there, referring to a distant or known thing.
みたい: mitai — Like, similar to, appearing to be something else.
硬い: katai — Hard, stiff, rigid, not soft or flexible.
仕方: shikata — Way of doing, method, or manner of handling something.
じゃ: ja — Contraction of では, meaning 'then' or 'well then'.
人: hito — Person, human being, individual person in general.
なんて: nante — Something like, expressing surprise, contempt, or dismissal.
見: mi (miru) — To see, look at, or watch something or someone.
どしん: doshin — Thud, a heavy falling sound or impact onomatopoeia.
倒れ: taore (taoreru) — To fall down, collapse, or topple over suddenly.
体中: karadajuu — All over the body, throughout one's entire body.
あざ: aza — Bruise, a discolored mark on skin from impact.
だらけ: darake — Covered in, full of something undesirable all over.
も: mo — Also, too, or even, an inclusive particle.
うまく: umaku — Skillfully, well, successfully in performing an action.
なら: nara — If, supposing that, conditional particle for hypothetical cases.
倒れる: taoreru — To fall down, collapse, or topple over suddenly.
けど: kedo — But, however, though, a concessive conjunction.
できない: dekinai — Cannot do, unable to perform or accomplish something.
椅子: isu — Chair, a piece of furniture for sitting on.
優雅: yuuga — Elegant, graceful, refined in movement or appearance.
倒れ込む: taorekomu — To collapse into or sink down heavily onto something.
ピストル: pisutoru — Pistol, a small handheld firearm or gun.
持っ: motte (motsu) — To hold, carry, or have something in hand.
迫っ: sematte (semaru) — To close in on, press toward, or threaten menacingly.
って: tte — Quotation or topic particle, informal version of と or は.
平気: heiki — Calm, unconcerned, or unaffected by a difficult situation.
言い返し: iikaesu — To talk back, retort, or reply in defiance.
演技: engi — Acting performance, the skill of portraying a character.
才能: sainou — Talent, natural ability or gift in a skill.
恵まれ: megumare (megumaru) — To be blessed with or gifted a natural ability.
なかっ: nakatta — Past negative form, did not have or was not.
悪役: akuyaku — Villain role, the bad guy character in a story.
叫び: sakebi (sakebu) — To shout, scream, or cry out loudly.
ながら: nagara — While doing, simultaneously performing two actions together.
担ぎ: katsugi (katsugu) — To carry on shoulders or hoist up someone.
出さ: dasa (dasu) — To take out, bring out, or remove from inside.
れる: reru — Passive auxiliary indicating an action done to subject.
十分: juubun — Enough, sufficient, or adequately in amount or degree.
ほど: hodo — To the extent of, about, or approximately a degree.
小柄: kogara — Small build, petite or slight in physical stature.
だっ: datta — Past copula, was or were in a past state.
ため: tame — Because of, for the sake of, or due to.
選ば: eraba (erabu) — To choose, select, or be chosen among options.
れ: re — Passive or potential auxiliary verb ending.
こう: kou — Like this, in this way, thus demonstrating a manner.
手: te — Hand, the body part at the end of the arm.
組み合わせ: kumiawase — Combination, pairing or joining of elements together.
向こう: mukou — Over there, the other side, far direction or person.
まで: made — Until, as far as, up to a limit or point.
よろめき: yoromeki (yoromeku) — To stagger, totter, or sway unsteadily while walking.
助け: tasuke (tasukeru) — Help, rescue, or assistance in a dire situation.
必死: hisshi — Desperate, frantic, doing something with all one's effort.
叫ぶ: sakebu — To shout, scream, or cry out at full volume.
そして: soshite — And then, and so, continuing narrative with addition.
本当: hontou — Really, truly, genuinely, not false or pretend.
迫力: hakuryoku — Forcefulness, powerful impact or intensity of expression.
芝居がかっ: shibai gakatta — Theatrical, overdramatic, exaggeratedly dramatic in manner.
叫び声: sakebigoe — A scream, shout, or cry expressed loudly.
とも: tomo — Both, together, or an assertive emphatic particle.
駆け出し: kakedashi — Novice, beginner just starting out in a field.

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