McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 13
They go to school, and I see them go by each day with their books and slates.
彼らは学校に通っており、私は毎日彼らが本とスレートを持って通り過ぎるのを見ます。
Miss May tells the girls and boys that they should be at the schoolhouse when the bell rings.
メイ先生は、男の子と女の子たちに、鐘が鳴ったときには校舎にいなければならないと言います。
So Henry walks fast, and is first at school.
そのためヘンリーは速く歩き、学校に一番乗りします。
He is a good boy, and wants to keep the rule of the school.
彼は良い子で、学校の規則を守りたいと思っています。
Ned is not a good boy.
ネッドは良い子ではありません。
I do not think he likes to go to school or to church.
私は彼が学校や教会に行くことを好んでいるとは思いません。
I saw him try to kill a quail with a stone.
私は彼が石でウズラを殺そうとするのを見ました。
The quail is too quick a bird for that, and Ned did not hurt it; but I know that a good child would not try to kill a bird.
ウズラはそのためには素早すぎる鳥であり、ネッドはそれを傷つけませんでしたが、良い子供は鳥を殺そうとはしないと私は知っています。
There is a baby at Ned's house.
ネッドの家には赤ちゃんがいます。
Her name is Kate.
彼女の名前はケイトです。
Ned is not a good boy, but he loves Kate, and I do not think he would hurt her.
ネッドは良い子ではありませんが、彼はケイトを愛しており、彼女を傷つけるとは思いません。
The tall house which you see on that high rock is a lighthouse.
あの高い岩の上に見える背の高い家は灯台です。
At night its light is seen far out at sea, and the men on ships can tell where to go.
夜にはその光が遠く海上まで見え、船上の人々はどこへ向かうべきかを知ることができます。
If it were not for this, they would run on the rocks.
これがなければ、彼らは岩に乗り上げてしまうでしょう。
How would you like to live in a lighthouse?
灯台に住んでみたいと思いますか？
Vocabulary
- 彼ら
- karera — They; refers to a group of people.
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese sentences.
- 学校
- gakkō — School; a place of learning and education.
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or time.
- 通っ
- kayot(te) — Commuting or attending regularly; stem of 通う.
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases together.
- おり
- ori — Polite form of いる; to be, to exist.
- 私
- watashi — I; first-person singular pronoun in Japanese.
- 毎日
- mainichi — Every day; occurring daily without exception.
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle highlighting the subject.
- 本
- hon — Book; a bound written or printed publication.
- と
- to — And; particle linking nouns or quoting speech.
- を
- wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.
- 持っ
- mot(te) — Holding or carrying something; stem of 持つ.
- 通り過ぎる
- tōrisugiru — To pass by; to go past a place.
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.
- 見
- mi — See or look; stem of the verb 見る.
- ます
- masu — Polite verb ending used in formal speech.
- 先生
- sensei — Teacher; a person who instructs or educates.
- 男の子
- otoko no ko — Boy; a male child or young person.
- 女の子
- onna no ko — Girl; a female child or young person.
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people or living beings.
- 鐘
- kane — Bell; a metal instrument that rings loudly.
- 鳴っ
- nat(te) — Ringing or sounding; stem of the verb 鳴る.
- た
- ta — Past tense verb ending indicating completed action.
- とき
- toki — When; at the time that something occurs.
- 校舎
- kōsha — School building; the physical structure of a school.
- い
- i — To be; stem of the existence verb いる.
- なけれ
- nakere — Conditional negative stem; must not be absent.
- ば
- ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when.
- なら
- nara — Conditional form meaning if that is the case.
- ない
- nai — Negative ending meaning not or does not exist.
- 言い
- ii — Saying; stem of the verb 言う, to say.
- その
- sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing.
- ため
- tame — For the sake of; because of a reason.
- 速く
- hayaku — Quickly; adverbial form of 速い, meaning fast.
- 歩き
- aruki — Walking; stem of the verb 歩く, to walk.
- 一番乗り
- ichibannori — Being first to arrive; getting there ahead of others.
- し
- shi — Conjunctive verb form; and, moreover, because.
- 彼
- kare — He; third-person singular masculine pronoun.
- 良い
- yoi — Good; describing positive quality or character.
- 子
- ko — Child; a young person or offspring.
- で
- de — At; by means of; particle indicating place or method.
- 規則
- kisoku — Rule; a regulation or established principle.
- 守り
- mamori — Protecting or obeying; stem of verb 守る.
- たい
- tai — Want to; expresses desire to perform an action.
- 思っ
- omot(te) — Thinking; stem of the verb 思う, to think.
- あり
- ari — To exist or be; stem of the verb ある.
- ませ
- mase — Polite imperative or negative auxiliary verb element.
- ん
- n — Negative contraction; informal version of ない.
- や
- ya — And; casual particle listing multiple items together.
- 教会
- kyōkai — Church; a Christian place of worship or gathering.
- 行く
- iku — To go; to move toward a destination.
- こと
- koto — Thing; nominalizer turning verbs into noun phrases.
- 好ん
- kokon(de) — Liking; stem of 好む, to prefer or enjoy.
- いる
- iru — To be; existence verb for animate beings.
- 思い
- omoi — Thought or feeling; stem of verb 思う.
- 石
- ishi — Stone; a hard solid mineral material or rock.
- 殺そ
- koroso — Kill; volitional stem of the verb 殺す.
- う
- u — Volitional suffix expressing intention or let's do.
- する
- suru — To do; a versatile action verb in Japanese.
- まし
- mashi — Polite past auxiliary; part of ました construction.
- 素早す
- subayasu — Too quick; stem suggesting excessive swiftness of movement.
- ぎる
- giru — Too much; suffix indicating excess of an action.
- 鳥
- tori — Bird; a feathered winged animal that typically flies.
- それ
- sore — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby.
- 傷つけ
- kizutsuke — Hurting or injuring; stem of verb 傷つける.
- でし
- deshi — Polite copula past tense; part of でした form.
- 子供
- kodomo — Child; a young person, kid, or children.
- 知っ
- shit(te) — Knowing; stem of the verb 知る, to know.
- 家
- ie / uchi — House or home; a place where people live.
- 赤ちゃん
- akachan — Baby; a very young infant or newborn child.
- 彼女
- kanojo — She or girlfriend; third-person feminine pronoun.
- 名前
- namae — Name; a word used to identify a person.
- です
- desu — Polite copula meaning is, am, or are.
- 愛し
- aishi — Loving; stem of the verb 愛する, to love.
- 傷つける
- kizutsukeru — To hurt or injure; to cause harm to someone.
- あの
- ano — That over there; demonstrative adjective for distant things.
- 高い
- takai — High or tall; describing great height or elevation.
- 岩
- iwa — Rock; a large solid mass of stone.
- 上
- ue — Above or on top; indicating higher position.
- 見える
- mieru — To be visible; to appear or can be seen.
- 背
- se — Back or height; the rear side of a body.
- 灯台
- tōdai — Lighthouse; a tower emitting light to guide ships.
- 夜
- yoru — Night; the dark period after sunset and before dawn.
- 光
- hikari — Light; brightness emitted from a source.
- 遠く
- tōku — Far away; at a great distance from here.
- 海上
- kaijō — On the sea; above or upon the ocean surface.
- まで
- made — Until or up to; indicating a limit or extent.
- 見え
- mie — Visibility; stem of 見える, can be seen.
- 船上
- senjō — On board a ship; aboard a vessel at sea.
- 人々
- hitobito — People; referring to a group of persons collectively.
- どこ
- doko — Where; interrogative pronoun asking about a location.
- へ
- e — Toward; directional particle indicating movement to destination.
- 向かう
- mukau — To head toward; to proceed in a direction.
- べき
- beki — Should; expresses obligation or what ought to be done.
- か
- ka — Question marker particle at end of a sentence.
- 知る
- shiru — To know; to have knowledge or awareness of something.
- でき
- deki — Can do; stem of できる, to be able.
- これ
- kore — This; demonstrative pronoun for something nearby speaker.
- 乗り上げ
- noriage — Running aground; a ship getting stuck on rocks.
- しまう
- shimau — To end up doing; indicates regrettable completion.
- でしょ
- deshō — Probably; polite conjecture or seeking agreement.
- 住ん
- sunde — Living; stem of the verb 住む, to reside.
- み
- mi — See; informal stem of 見る, to look.
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