McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader — Page 39

English → Japanese Full Text Level 2/10

Some one was coming up the stairs.

誰かが階段を上ってきていた。

4. The door flew open suddenly, and there stood the great, shaggy bear.

４．ドアが突然勢いよく開き、そこに大きなもじゃもじゃのクマが立っていた。

He had got tired of waiting, and had found his way to the stairs.

クマは待ちくたびれて、階段への道を見つけてきたのだった。

5. The children were badly frightened.

５．子供たちはひどく怖がった。

Each one crept into a corner, but the bear found them all out, and smelt their clothes, but did not hurt them.

それぞれが隅っこに這い込んだが、クマは全員を見つけ出し、彼らの服のにおいを嗅いだが、傷つけはしなかった。

6. "This must be a great dog," they said, and they began to pat him.

６．「これはきっと大きな犬に違いない」と彼らは言い、クマをなで始めた。

7. Then the bear lay down on the floor, and the youngest boy climbed on his back, hid his head in the shaggy fur, and played at "hide and seek."

７．するとクマは床に横になり、一番年下の男の子がクマの背中によじ登り、もじゃもじゃの毛皮に頭を隠して、「かくれんぼ」をして遊んだ。

8. The eldest boy took his drum and began to strike it, when the bear rose on his hind legs and danced.

８．一番年上の男の子が太鼓を手に取り叩き始めると、クマは後ろ足で立ち上がって踊った。

At that the children gave a merry shout.

それを見て子供たちは陽気な歓声を上げた。

9. The two younger boys took their wooden guns, and gave the bear one.

９．二人の年下の男の子たちは木の銃を手に取り、クマにも一丁渡した。

Away they all marched around the room, keeping step.

彼らは全員で歩調を合わせながら、部屋中を行進した。

10. Now the frightened mother of the children came to the door.

１０．そのとき、怖がっていた子供たちの母親がドアのところへやってきた。

But the youngest boy shouted, joyfully. "See, we are playing soldiers!"

しかし一番年下の男の子が嬉しそうに叫んだ。「見て、ぼくたちは兵隊ごっこをしているんだよ！」

11. Then the bear's master came running up, and took the bear away.

１１．そのあとクマの飼い主が走ってやってきて、クマを連れて行った。

LESSON XL.

第四十課。

THE LITTLE HAREBELL.

小さなツリガネソウ。

"Tell me, little harebell, Are you lonely here.

「教えておくれ、小さなツリガネソウよ、ここで寂しくないかい。

Vocabulary

誰か: dareka — Someone; an unspecified person.
が: ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.
階段: kaidan — Staircase; a flight of stairs.
を: wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar.
上っ: nobott- — Climbed up; ascending (conjugated stem form).
て: te — Connecting particle linking sequential actions.
き: ki — Came (stem of kuru, to come).
い: i — To be; existing (stem of iru).
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker.
ドア: doa — Door; an entrance panel (loanword).
突然: totsuzen — Suddenly; all at once without warning.
勢いよく: ikioi yoku — Vigorously; with great force or momentum.
開き: hiraki — Opened; swung open (stem form of hiraku).
そこ: soko — There; that place nearby.
に: ni — Location or direction particle in Japanese.
大きな: ookina — Large; big (prenominal adjective form).
もじゃもじゃ: mojamoja — Shaggy; bushy and unkempt hair or fur.
の: no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns.
クマ: kuma — Bear; a large wild mammal.
立っ: tatt- — Standing; stood upright (conjugated stem form).
は: wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.
待ち: machi — Waiting; the act of waiting.
くたびれ: kutabire — Worn out; exhausted from waiting or effort.
へ: e — Direction particle indicating movement toward something.
道: michi — Road; path; a route to travel.
見つけ: mitsuke — Found; discovered (stem form of mitsukeru).
だっ: datt- — Was; past tense of the copula da.
子供: kodomo — Child; a young person.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people.
ひどく: hidoku — Terribly; extremely; severely.
怖がっ: kowagatt- — Were scared; showed fear (conjugated stem form).
それぞれ: sorezore — Each; respectively; every one individually.
隅っこ: sumikko — Corner; a small tucked-away corner space.
這い込ん: haikonn- — Crawled into; crept inside a space.
だ: da — Copula; is/am/are (plain form).
全員: zen'in — Everyone; all members of a group.
見つけ出し: mitsukedashi — Sought out and found every one of them.
彼ら: karera — They; them (third person plural pronoun).
服: fuku — Clothes; clothing; garments worn on body.
におい: nioi — Smell; scent; odor of something.
嗅い: kagi- — Sniffed; smelled (stem form of kagu).
傷つけ: kizutsuke — Hurt; harmed; wounded someone or something.
し: shi — Did; and (conjunctive or verb stem form).
なかっ: nakatt- — Did not; negative past auxiliary stem form.
これ: kore — This; referring to something close to speaker.
きっと: kitto — Surely; certainly; definitely without doubt.
犬: inu — Dog; a domestic canine animal.
違いない: chigai nai — Must be; no doubt; certainly is.
と: to — Quotation particle; and; with (particle).
言い: ii — Said; spoke (stem form of iu).
なで: nade — Stroked; petted gently (stem of naderu).
始め: hajime — Began; started (stem form of hajimeru).
する: suru — To do; to perform an action.
床: yuka — Floor; the flat bottom surface of a room.
横になり: yoko ni nari — Lay down; assumed a horizontal position.
一番: ichiban — The most; number one; youngest or oldest.
年下: toshishita — Younger; junior in age.
男の子: otokonoko — Boy; a young male child.
背中: senaka — Back; the rear surface of the body.
よじ登り: yojinobori — Climbed up; scrambled up something.
毛皮: kegawa — Fur; animal skin with hair attached.
頭: atama — Head; the uppermost part of the body.
隠し: kakushi — Hid; concealed (stem form of kakusu).
かくれんぼ: kakurenbo — Hide-and-seek; a children's hiding game.
遊ん: asonn- — Played; had fun (conjugated stem form).
年上: toshiue — Older; senior in age.
太鼓: taiko — Drum; a traditional Japanese percussion instrument.
手: te — Hand; the end of the arm.
取り: tori — Took; picked up (stem form of toru).
叩き: tataki — Struck; beat; hit repeatedly.
始める: hajimeru — To begin; to start doing something.
後ろ足: ushirоashi — Hind legs; an animal's rear limbs.
で: de — With; by means of; at (particle).
立ち上がっ: tachiagatt- — Stood up; rose to an upright position.
踊っ: odott- — Danced; performed dancing (conjugated stem form).
それ: sore — That; referring to something near the listener.
見: mi — Saw; looked at (stem form of miru).
陽気: youki — Cheerful; merry; in high spirits.
な: na — Adjectival linking particle (na-adjective form).
歓声: kansei — Cheer; a shout of joy or excitement.
上げ: age — Raised; let out (stem form of ageru).
二人: futari — Two people; a pair of individuals.
木: ki — Tree; wood; a wooden object.
銃: juu — Gun; a firearm weapon.
も: mo — Also; too; even (particle).
一丁: icchoo — One unit of a tool, gun, or instrument.
渡し: watashi — Handed over; passed to someone.
歩調: hochou — Marching pace; stride; step rhythm.
合わせ: awase — Matched; kept in sync with something.
ながら: nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions.
部屋中: heyajuu — Throughout the room; all around the room.
行進: kooshin — March; parading in step together.
そのとき: sono toki — At that moment; just then.
母親: hahaoya — Mother; a female parent.
ところ: tokoro — Place; moment; point in time or space.
やっ: yatt- — Did; came (colloquial stem, e.g. yatte kita).
しかし: shikashi — However; but; a contrasting conjunction.
嬉しそう: ureshisou — Looks happy; appears to be delighted.
叫ん: sakenn- — Shouted; exclaimed (conjugated stem form).
見て: mite — Look!; see this (te-form of miru).
ぼくたち: bokutachi — We; us (informal male first-person plural).
兵隊: heitai — Soldiers; troops; military personnel.
ごっこ: gokko — Pretend play; make-believe game suffix.
いる: iru — To be; to exist (for animate beings).
ん: n — Explanatory or assertive sentence-ending particle.
よ: yo — Sentence-final particle asserting information to listener.
そのあと: sono ato — After that; afterward; subsequently.
飼い主: kainushi — Owner; a pet or animal's owner.
走っ: hashitt- — Ran; rushed (conjugated stem form of hashiru).
連れ: tsure — Took along; accompanied; brought someone.
行っ: itt- — Went; departed (conjugated stem form of iku).
第: dai — Ordinal prefix; number (used before numerals).
四十: shijuu — Forty; the number forty.
課: ka — Lesson; chapter; a unit of study.
小さな: chiisana — Small; little (prenominal adjective form).
ツリガネソウ: tsuriganesou — Bellflower; a small bell-shaped flowering plant.
教え: oshie — Teach; tell; instruct (stem form of oshieru).
おくれ: okure — Please (do); a gentle imperative request form.
ここ: koko — Here; this place near the speaker.
寂しく: sabishiku — Lonely; feeling alone and longing for company.
ない: nai — Not; negative form; does not exist.
かい: kai — Question particle; informal yes/no question marker.

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