Little Women — Page 10

English → Japanese CHAPTER ONE Level 6/10

Amy followed, but she poked her hands out stiffly before her, and jerked herself along as if she went by machinery, and her "Ow!" was more suggestive of pins being run into her than of fear and anguish.

エイミーも続いたが、彼女は両手を前に突っ張り、まるで機械仕掛けで動いているかのようにぎこちなく体を動かし、彼女の「痛い！」という声は、恐怖や苦悶というよりも、針を刺されているような印象を与えた。

Jo gave a despairing groan, and Meg laughed outright, while Beth let her bread burn as she watched the fun with interest.

ジョーは絶望的なうめき声を上げ、メグは声を立てて笑い、ベスは興味深そうにその様子を見ながらパンを焦がしてしまった。

"It's no use! Do the best you can when the time comes, and if the audience laughs, don't blame me. Come on, Meg."

「もう無理！本番が来たら精一杯やるしかないわ。もし観客が笑っても、私のせいにしないでね。さあ、メグ、行くわよ。」

Then things went smoothly, for Don Pedro defied the world in a speech of two pages without a single break.

それから物事は順調に進んだ。ドン・ペドロは一度も言い淀むことなく二ページにわたる台詞で世界に挑んだ。

Hagar, the witch, chanted an awful incantation over her kettleful of simmering toads, with weird effect.

魔女のヘイガーは、煮えたぎるヒキガエルの入った大鍋の上で恐ろしい呪文を唱え、不気味な効果を生み出した。

Roderigo rent his chains asunder manfully, and Hugo died in agonies of remorse and arsenic, with a wild, "Ha! Ha!"

ロデリーゴは勇ましく鎖を引きちぎり、ヒューゴは後悔と砒素の苦しみの中で、激しく「ハッ！ハッ！」と叫びながら死んだ。

"It's the best we've had yet," said Meg, as the dead villain sat up and rubbed his elbows.

「今までで一番よかったわ」と、死んだ悪役が起き上がって肘をさすりながら、メグは言った。

"I don't see how you can write and act such splendid things, Jo. You're a regular Shakespeare!" exclaimed Beth, who firmly believed that her sisters were gifted with wonderful genius in all things.

「どうしてあんな素晴らしいものが書けて演じられるのか、私には分からないわ、ジョー。あなたは本物のシェイクスピアよ！」とベスは叫んだ。彼女は姉妹たちがあらゆる面で素晴らしい才能を持っていると固く信じていた。

"Not quite," replied Jo modestly.

「そこまでではないわ」とジョーは謙遜して答えた。

"I do think _The Witches Curse, an Operatic Tragedy_ is rather a nice thing, but I'd like to try _Macbeth_, if we only had a trapdoor for Banquo.

「『魔女の呪い、オペラ悲劇』はなかなかいい作品だと思うけれど、バンクォーのための落とし穴があれば『マクベス』に挑戦してみたいわ。

I always wanted to do the killing part. 'Is that a dagger that I see before me?

私はいつも殺す場面をやりたいと思っていたの。『あれは私の前に見える短剣か？

Vocabulary

も: mo — Also, too; particle indicating inclusion.
続い: tsuzui — Continued, went on (verb stem of 続く).
た: ta — Past tense grammatical marker.
が: ga — Subject marker particle; also means 'but'.
彼女: kanojo — She, her; third-person female pronoun.
は: wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese sentences.
両手: ryōte — Both hands together.
を: wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.
前: mae — Front, ahead, before.
に: ni — Direction or location particle, 'to/at/in'.
突っ張り: tsuppari — Thrust out stiffly, stretch arms forward.
まるで: marude — Just like, as if, exactly as though.
機械: kikai — Machine, mechanical device, machinery.
仕掛け: shikake — Mechanism, trick, contrivance, device.
で: de — Particle indicating means, location, or cause.
動い: ugoi — Moved, was moving (stem of 動く).
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.
いる: iru — To be, to exist (for animate subjects).
か: ka — Question particle or uncertainty marker.
の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.
よう: yō — Like, as if, seems like (comparison).
ぎこちなく: gikochinaku — Awkwardly, stiffly, in an unnatural manner.
体: karada — Body, one's physical form.
動かし: ugokashi — Moving, causing to move (verb stem).
痛い: itai — Painful, it hurts, ouch.
と: to — Quotation particle; also means 'and/with'.
いう: iu — To say, to be called, to express.
声: koe — Voice, sound produced by a person.
恐怖: kyōfu — Fear, terror, dread, horror.
や: ya — And, or; listing particle for examples.
苦悶: kumon — Agony, anguish, intense suffering.
より: yori — Than, more than; comparative particle.
針: hari — Needle, pin, small sharp pointed object.
刺さ: sasa — Pricked, stabbed (stem of 刺さる).
れ: re — Passive or potential verb suffix.
な: na — Negative imperative particle or adjective linker.
印象: inshō — Impression, image, feeling left on observer.
与え: atae — Gave, provided, granted (stem of 与える).
絶望: zetsubō — Despair, hopelessness, complete loss of hope.
的: teki — Suffix meaning '-like', '-ish', relating to.
うめき: umeki — Groan, moan sound of pain or distress.
上げ: age — Raised up, let out (suffix for completive action).
立て: tate — Continuous or emphatic verb suffix.
笑い: warai — Laugh, laughter, smile.
興味: kyōmi — Interest, curiosity, fascination toward something.
深そう: fukasō — Seems deep or profound; appears very interested.
その: sono — That, those (near the listener).
様子: yōsu — Appearance, situation, state of affairs.
見: mi — Looking, seeing (stem of 見る).
ながら: nagara — While doing, simultaneously performing two actions.
パン: pan — Bread, baked dough food item.
焦がし: kogashi — Burned, scorched (food accidentally charred).
しまっ: shimatt(e) — Ended up doing (regrettable completion marker).
もう: mō — Already, anymore, soon, now.
無理: muri — Impossible, unreasonable, too difficult.
本番: honban — Actual performance, the real thing, showtime.
来: ki — Came, come (stem of 来る).
たら: tara — Conditional 'if/when' grammatical form.
精一杯: seiippai — With all one's might, doing one's best.
やる: yaru — To do, to perform, to give (casual).
しか: shika — Only, nothing but (with negative verb).
ない: nai — There is not, does not exist (negative).
わ: wa — Feminine sentence-ending particle for assertion.
もし: moshi — If, in case, supposing that.
観客: kankyaku — Audience, spectators, theatergoers.
笑っ: waratt(e) — Laughed (stem/te-form of 笑う).
私: watashi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun.
せい: sei — Fault, blame, because of someone/something.
し: shi — Reason-listing conjunction; also verb stem.
ね: ne — Sentence-ending seeking agreement, 'right?'
さあ: sā — Come on, well then, let's go now.
行く: iku — To go, to move toward a destination.
よ: yo — Sentence-ending assertive particle, 'you know'.
それ: sore — That, that thing (near the listener).
から: kara — From, after, because (causal/temporal particle).
物事: monogoto — Things in general, matters, affairs.
順調: junchō — Smoothly, going well, progressing without trouble.
進ん: susun(de) — Advanced, proceeded (stem of 進む).
だ: da — Copula 'is/are', plain-form assertion.
一度: ichido — Once, one time, a single occasion.
言い: ii — Said, spoke (stem of 言う).
淀む: yodomu — To stagnate, hesitate, stumble in speech.
こと: koto — Thing, matter, fact (nominalizer).
なく: naku — Without (negative adverbial form).
二: ni — Two, the number 2.
ページ: pēji — Page, a single page of text.
わたる: wataru — Spanning, covering, extending over (a range).
台詞: serifu — Lines, dialogue spoken by an actor.
世界: sekai — World, the entire world.
挑ん: idon(de) — Challenged, took on (stem of 挑む).
魔女: majo — Witch, sorceress, female magic practitioner.
煮えたぎる: nietagiru — To boil violently, to seethe, bubble furiously.
ヒキガエル: hikigaeru — Toad, a large warty amphibian creature.
入っ: hait(te) — Entered, put in (stem of 入る).
大鍋: ōnabe — Large pot, big cauldron for cooking.
上: ue — Above, on top, upper side.
恐ろしい: osoroshii — Terrible, horrifying, frightening, dreadful.
呪文: jumon — Spell, incantation, magic words chanted.
唱え: tonae — Chanted, recited (stem of 唱える).
不気味: bukimi — Eerie, creepy, uncanny, ominous feeling.
効果: kōka — Effect, result, effectiveness of an action.
生み出し: umidashi — Produced, created, brought forth something.
勇ましく: isamashiku — Bravely, heroically, in a courageous manner.
鎖: kusari — Chain, linked metal rings binding something.
引きちぎり: hikichigiri — Tore off, ripped apart by pulling forcefully.
後悔: kōkai — Regret, remorse, regretting a past action.
苦しみ: kurushimi — Suffering, pain, agony, torment.
中: naka — Inside, in the middle of, among.
激しく: hageshiku — Violently, intensely, fiercely, passionately.
ハッ: ha(tt) — Sharp gasp or exclamation of surprise.
叫び: sakebi — Scream, shout, cry out loudly.
死ん: shin(de) — Died (stem of 死ぬ).
今まで: ima made — Until now, up to the present time.
一番: ichiban — Best, number one, most, first place.
よかっ: yokatt(a) — Was good, was great (past of よい).
悪役: waruyaku — Villain, bad guy, evil role in story.
起き上がっ: okiagatt(e) — Got up, rose up from lying down.
肘: hiji — Elbow, the joint of the arm.
さすり: sasuri — Rubbing, stroking gently (stem of さする).
言っ: it(te) — Said, told (te-form of 言う).
どうして: dōshite — Why, how, for what reason.
あんな: anna — Like that, that kind of (distant reference).
素晴らしい: subarashii — Wonderful, magnificent, splendid, amazing.
もの: mono — Thing, object, something (nominalizer).
書け: kake — Can write, able to write (potential form).
演じ: enji — Performed, acted (stem of 演じる).
られる: rareru — Potential or passive verb suffix.
分から: wakara — Understand, know (negative stem of 分かる).
あなた: anata — You, second-person singular pronoun.
本物: honmono — Real thing, genuine article, authentic.
叫ん: saken(de) — Shouted, screamed (stem of 叫ぶ).
姉妹: shimai — Sisters, female siblings.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people or groups.
あらゆる: arayuru — Every, all possible kinds of things.
面: men — Aspect, side, face, dimension.
才能: sainō — Talent, gift, natural ability or skill.
持っ: mott(e) — Has, holds, possesses (te-form of 持つ).
固く: kataku — Firmly, strongly, solidly (adverb from 固い).
信じ: shinji — Believed, trusted (stem of 信じる).
い: i — Continuation marker (from いる), being/existing.
そこまで: soko made — To that extent, that far, so much.
謙遜: kenson — Humility, modesty, being self-deprecating.
答え: kotae — Answer, reply, response.
呪い: noroi — Curse, hex, evil spell cast on someone.
オペラ: opera — Opera, dramatic musical stage performance.
悲劇: higeki — Tragedy, tragic play or sorrowful event.
なかなか: nakanaka — Quite, considerably, rather good or difficult.
いい: ii — Good, nice, fine, acceptable.
作品: sakuhin — Work, piece of art, literary or artistic creation.
思う: omou — To think, to feel, to believe.
けれど: keredo — But, however, though (conjunctive).
ため: tame — For the sake of, purpose, benefit.
落とし穴: otoshiana — Pitfall, trap, hidden danger or trick.
あれ: are — That (over there), that thing (distal).
ば: ba — Conditional particle 'if' (hypothetical form).
挑戦: chōsen — Challenge, attempt, trying something difficult.
み: mi — Trying (suffix みる meaning to try doing).
たい: tai — Want to do (desiderative suffix).
いつも: itsumo — Always, usually, habitually, all the time.
殺す: korosu — To kill, to slay, to murder.
場面: bamen — Scene, a specific part of a story.
やり: yari — Doing, performing (stem of やる).
思っ: omott(e) — Thought, was thinking (te-form of 思う).
見える: mieru — Can be seen, visible, appears to be.
短剣: tanken — Dagger, short sword, small stabbing blade.

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