McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader, Revised Edition — Page 23
I can not work or read for I love to listen to them.
私は彼らの音を聞くのが好きなので、仕事も読書もできません。
I often think their sound is pretty music.
私はよく彼らの音がきれいな音楽だと思います。
But the rain keeps children at home and sometimes I do not like that, then.
しかし、雨は子供たちを家に引き留め、そのときは私はそれが好きではないこともあります。
The little raindrops only say, "Pit, pitter, patter, pat;
小さな雨粒はただこう言います、「ピット、ピッター、パッター、パット；
While we play on the out-side, Why can't you play on that?"
私たちが外で遊んでいる間、あなたはそこで遊べないの？」
I like winter, when snow and ice cover the ground.
私は雪と氷が地面を覆う冬が好きです。
What fun it is to throw snowballs, and to skate on the ice!
雪玉を投げたり、氷の上でスケートをしたりするのはなんて楽しいのでしょう！
See the boys and girls! How merry they are!
男の子と女の子を見てください！彼らはなんて陽気なのでしょう！
Henry has his sled, and draws his little sister.
ヘンリーはそりを持っていて、妹を引っ張っています。
There they go!
そこで二人は進んでいます！
I think Henry is kind, for his sister is too small to skate.
妹はスケートをするには小さすぎるので、ヘンリーは優しいと思います。
Look! Did you see that boy fall down?
見てください！あの男の子が転んだのを見ましたか？
But I see he is not hurt, for he is laughing.
しかし、彼は笑っているので怪我をしていないとわかります。
Some other boys have just come to join in the sport.
他の男の子たちがちょうどその遊びに加わりに来ました。
See them put on their skates.
彼らがスケートを履くのを見てください。
Henry says, that he hopes his father will get a pair of skates for his sister next winter.
ヘンリーは、来年の冬に父親が妹にスケートを一足買ってくれることを願っていると言います。
Ellen, do look at Fido! He sits up in a chair, with my hat on.
エレン、フィドを見てください！彼は私の帽子をかぶって椅子に座っています。
Vocabulary
- 私
- watashi — First-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.
- 彼ら
- karera — Third-person plural pronoun meaning 'they' or 'them'.
- の
- no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.
- 音
- oto — Sound or noise produced by something.
- を
- wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.
- 聞く
- kiku — To listen or to hear something.
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle or conjunction meaning 'but'.
- 好き
- suki — Adjective expressing liking or fondness for something.
- な
- na — Adjectival noun ending or informal negative imperative particle.
- で
- de — Particle indicating location, means, or reason.
- 仕事
- shigoto — Work, job, or occupation.
- も
- mo — Particle meaning 'also', 'too', or 'even'.
- 読書
- dokusho — The act of reading books.
- でき
- deki — Stem form of 'dekiru', meaning to be able to do.
- ませ
- mase — Polite verb ending component used in formal speech.
- ん
- n — Negative verb ending or explanatory sentence-final particle.
- よく
- yoku — Adverb meaning 'often', 'well', or 'frequently'.
- きれい
- kirei — Adjective meaning beautiful, pretty, or clean.
- 音楽
- ongaku — Music as an art form or sound.
- だ
- da — Informal copula meaning 'is' or 'are'.
- と
- to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quoting marker.
- 思い
- omoi — Thought, feeling, or the act of thinking.
- ます
- masu — Polite verb ending used in formal speech.
- しかし
- shikashi — Conjunction meaning 'however' or 'but'.
- 雨
- ame — Rain or rainy weather.
- 子供
- kodomo — Child or children.
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix added to people or animate nouns.
- 家
- ie / uchi — House, home, or one's household.
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or time.
- 引き留め
- hikitome — To detain, keep back, or hold someone inside.
- その
- sono — Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' near the listener.
- とき
- toki — Time, moment, or occasion when something occurs.
- それ
- sore — Pronoun meaning 'that' referring to something near listener.
- ない
- nai — Negative ending meaning 'not' or 'does not exist'.
- こと
- koto — Thing, fact, or nominalizer for verb phrases.
- あり
- ari — Stem of 'aru', meaning to exist or to be.
- 小さな
- chiisana — Attributive adjective meaning small or little.
- 雨粒
- amatsubu — Raindrop, a single drop of rain.
- ただ
- tada — Adverb meaning 'just', 'only', or 'merely'.
- こう
- kou — Adverb meaning 'like this' or 'in this way'.
- 言い
- ii — Stem of 'iu', meaning to say or to speak.
- 外
- soto — Outside, outdoors, or the exterior of a place.
- 遊ん
- ason — Conjunctive form of 'asobu', meaning to play or have fun.
- いる
- iru — To exist or be present (for animate beings).
- 間
- aida / ma — Interval, period of time, or space between things.
- あなた
- anata — Second-person pronoun meaning 'you'.
- そこ
- soko — Pronoun meaning 'there', near the listener.
- 遊べ
- asobe — Imperative or potential form of 'asobu', to play.
- 雪
- yuki — Snow or snowfall.
- 氷
- koori — Ice, frozen water.
- 地面
- jimen — The ground or surface of the earth.
- 覆う
- oou — To cover or spread over a surface completely.
- 冬
- fuyu — Winter, the coldest season of the year.
- です
- desu — Polite copula meaning 'is', 'are', or 'am'.
- 雪玉
- yukidama — Snowball, a ball made of packed snow.
- 投げ
- nage — Stem of 'nageru', meaning to throw or hurl.
- たり
- tari — Particle listing representative actions among others.
- 上
- ue — Above, top, or upper surface of something.
- スケート
- sukeeto — Ice skating or roller skating as an activity.
- し
- shi — Conjunctive verb form listing actions or reasons.
- する
- suru — To do or to perform an action.
- なん
- nan — What or how, used in exclamatory expressions.
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or related actions.
- 楽しい
- tanoshii — Adjective meaning fun, enjoyable, or pleasurable.
- でしょう
- deshou — Polite expression meaning 'it must be' or 'isn't it'.
- 男の子
- otokonoko — Boy, a male child.
- 女の子
- onnanoko — Girl, a female child.
- 見
- mi — Stem of 'miru', meaning to see or look at.
- ください
- kudasai — Please do (request form), give me please.
- 陽気
- youki — Cheerful, merry, or in good spirits.
- そり
- sori — Sled or sleigh used for sliding on snow.
- 持っ
- mott- — Conjunctive form of 'motsu', meaning to hold or have.
- い
- i — Stem of 'iru', existing or being present.
- 妹
- imouto — Younger sister in one's family.
- 引っ張っ
- hippatt- — Conjunctive form of 'hipparu', to pull or drag.
- 二人
- futari — Two people together.
- 進ん
- susunn- — Conjunctive form of 'susumu', to advance or move forward.
- 小さ
- chiisa- — Stem form of 'chiisai', meaning small or little.
- すぎる
- sugiru — To be too much or excessively so.
- 優しい
- yasashii — Adjective meaning kind, gentle, or tender-hearted.
- あの
- ano — Demonstrative meaning 'that over there' (distal).
- 転ん
- koronn- — Conjunctive form of 'korobu', to fall down or trip.
- まし
- mashi — Polite past tense verb auxiliary stem.
- た
- ta — Past tense verb ending indicating completed action.
- か
- ka — Sentence-final question particle.
- 彼
- kare — Third-person masculine pronoun meaning 'he' or 'him'.
- 笑っ
- waratt- — Conjunctive form of 'warau', to laugh or smile.
- 怪我
- kega — Injury, wound, or physical harm.
- わかり
- wakari — Stem of 'wakaru', to understand or realize something.
- 他
- hoka / ta — Other, another, or the rest of something.
- ちょうど
- choudo — Adverb meaning 'exactly', 'just', or 'precisely'.
- 遊び
- asobi — Play, game, or recreational activity.
- 加わり
- kuwawari — Stem of 'kuwawaru', to join or be added to.
- 来
- ki — Stem of 'kuru', meaning to come.
- 履く
- haku — To put on or wear footwear or legwear.
- 来年
- rainen — Next year.
- 父親
- chichioya — Father, one's male parent.
- 一足
- issoku — A pair of footwear such as shoes or socks.
- 買っ
- katt- — Conjunctive form of 'kau', to buy or purchase.
- くれる
- kureru — To give something to the speaker or in-group.
- 願っ
- negatt- — Conjunctive form of 'negau', to wish or hope for.
- 帽子
- boushi — Hat or cap worn on the head.
- かぶっ
- kabut- — Conjunctive form of 'kaburu', to put on a hat.
- 椅子
- isu — Chair or seat for sitting.
- 座っ
- suwatt- — Conjunctive form of 'suwaru', to sit down.
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