Middlemarch — Page 9
Is it six calendar or six lunar months?"
「六ヶ月というのは、太陽暦ですか、それとも太陰暦ですか？」
"It is the last day of September now, and it was the first of April when uncle gave them to you.
「今は九月の末日ですが、叔父様があなたにそれをくださったのは四月の一日でした。
You know, he said that he had forgotten them till then.
ご存知のように、叔父様はそれまでそれを忘れていたとおっしゃっていましたね。
I believe you have never thought of them since you locked them up in the cabinet here."
あなたはここのキャビネットにしまってから、一度もそのことを考えなかったと思いますよ。」
"Well, dear, we should never wear them, you know."
「でもね、私たち、あれを着けることはないでしょう。」
Dorothea spoke in a full cordial tone, half caressing, half explanatory.
ドロシアは、半ば愛撫するように、半ば説明するように、温かみのある声で言った。
She had her pencil in her hand, and was making tiny side-plans on a margin.
彼女は手に鉛筆を持ち、余白に小さな傍注を書き込んでいた。
Celia colored, and looked very grave.
シーリアは顔を赤らめ、とても深刻な表情を見せた。
"I think, dear, we are wanting in respect to mamma's memory, to put them by and take no notice of them.
「あなた、思うのですが、それをしまいこんで気にも留めないのは、お母様の思い出に対して敬意を欠いているのではないでしょうか。
And," she added, after hesitating a little, with a rising sob of mortification, "necklaces are quite usual now; and Madame Poincon, who was stricter in some things even than you are, used to wear ornaments.
それに、」と彼女は少し躊躇った後、屈辱の嗚咽を抑えながら付け加えた。「ネックレスは今では普通のことですし、あなたよりも厳格だったポアンコン夫人でさえ装身具を身に着けていましたわ。
And Christians generally—surely there are women in heaven now who wore jewels."
そしてキリスト教徒一般として——今や天国には宝飾品を身に着けていた女性たちがいるはずですわ。」
Celia was conscious of some mental strength when she really applied herself to argument.
シーリアは、真剣に議論に取り組むとき、自分にある種の精神的な力があることを自覚していた。
"You would like to wear them?" exclaimed Dorothea, an air of astonished discovery animating her whole person with a dramatic action which she had caught from that very Madame Poincon who wore the ornaments.
「あなたはそれを身に着けたいのですか？」とドロシアは叫んだ。その言葉には、装身具を着けていたあのポアンコン夫人から移り受けた芝居がかった仕草で、驚きの発見の気配が全身に漲っていた。
"Of course, then, let us have them out.
「それなら、もちろん出しましょう。
Why did you not tell me before?
なぜもっと早く言ってくれなかったのですか？
But the keys, the keys!
でも鍵が、鍵が！
Vocabulary
- 六ヶ月
- roku ka getsu — Six months; a period of six months.
- という
- to iu — Called; known as; expressing definition or quotation.
- 太陽暦
- taiyōreki — Solar calendar; calendar based on the sun.
- それとも
- soretomo — Or; used to present an alternative option.
- 太陰暦
- taiinreki — Lunar calendar; calendar based on the moon.
- 今
- ima — Now; at the present moment in time.
- 九月
- kugatsu — September; the ninth month of the year.
- 末日
- matsujitsu — Last day; the final day of a period.
- 叔父様
- ojisama — Honorific term for uncle; respectful form.
- あなた
- anata — You; second-person pronoun in Japanese.
- それ
- sore — That; a pronoun referring to something near the listener.
- くださった
- kudasatta — Gave (honorific); respectfully received something from someone.
- 四月
- shigatsu — April; the fourth month of the year.
- 一日
- tsuitachi — First day of the month; also read ichinichi.
- ご存知
- gozonji — Honorific form of 'knowing'; aware of something.
- よう
- yō — Seems like; expresses conjecture or likeness.
- まで
- made — Until; up to; as far as a point.
- 忘れ
- wasure — Forget; stem of the verb 'to forget.'
- おっしゃっ
- osshatte (ossharu stem) — Say (honorific); respectful verb for speaking.
- ここ
- koko — Here; this place near the speaker.
- キャビネット
- kyabinetto — Cabinet; a storage cupboard or filing cabinet.
- しまっ
- shimatte (shimau stem) — Put away; store; finish doing (auxiliary use).
- から
- kara — From; since; because; indicating origin or cause.
- 一度
- ichido — Once; one time; a single occasion.
- その
- sono — That (near listener); demonstrative adjective modifying nouns.
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer for verbs.
- 考え
- kangae — Thought; idea; stem of 'to think/consider.'
- 思い
- omoi — Thought; feeling; stem of 'to think/feel.'
- でも
- demo — But; however; even so; used for contrast.
- 私
- watashi — I; first-person pronoun used by all genders.
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people; 'we' or 'they.'
- あれ
- are — That; pronoun referring to something distant from both.
- 着ける
- tsukeru — To wear; to put on an accessory or item.
- でしょ
- desho — Probably; right? expresses conjecture or seeking agreement.
- 半ば
- nakaba — Halfway; partially; in the middle of something.
- 愛撫する
- aibu suru — To caress; to stroke gently with affection.
- 説明
- setsumei — Explanation; the act of explaining something clearly.
- 温かみ
- atatakami — Warmth; a sense of warmth or affection.
- ある
- aru — To exist; to have; there is (inanimate).
- 声
- koe — Voice; the sound produced when speaking or singing.
- 言っ
- itte (iu stem) — Say; te-form stem of the verb 'to say.'
- 彼女
- kanojo — She; her; also used for 'girlfriend.'
- 手
- te — Hand; the human hand or handwriting.
- 鉛筆
- enpitsu — Pencil; a writing instrument with graphite core.
- 持ち
- mochi — Holding; carrying; stem of 'to hold/carry.'
- 余白
- yohaku — Margin; blank space left on a page.
- 小さな
- chiisana — Small; little; a prenominal adjective meaning tiny.
- 傍注
- bōchū — Marginal note; annotation written in the margin.
- 書き込ん
- kakikonde (kakikomu stem) — Write in; jot down; fill in writing.
- 顔
- kao — Face; the front part of the head.
- 赤らめ
- akurame (akarameru stem) — Blush; cause to redden; flush with embarrassment.
- とても
- totemo — Very; extremely; an intensifying adverb.
- 深刻な
- shinkoku na — Serious; grave; indicating a severe or critical manner.
- 表情
- hyōjō — Facial expression; the look on someone's face.
- 見せ
- mise (miseru stem) — Show; display; stem of 'to show.'
- 思う
- omou — To think; to feel; to believe something.
- しまいこん
- shimaikonde (shimaikomu stem) — Put away completely; store deeply inside somewhere.
- 気
- ki — Spirit; feeling; mind; energy; attention.
- 留め
- tome (tomeru stem) — Stop; keep in mind; fix attention on something.
- お母様
- okāsama — Mother (honorific); very respectful term for one's mother.
- 思い出
- omoide — Memory; recollection; a cherished past experience.
- 対し
- taishi (taisuru stem) — Toward; in relation to; facing something or someone.
- 敬意
- keii — Respect; reverence; a feeling of deep regard.
- 欠い
- kaite (kaku stem) — Lack; be deficient in; missing a quality.
- いる
- iru — To be; to exist (animate); ongoing action marker.
- 少し
- sukoshi — A little; a small amount; slightly.
- 躊躇っ
- tameratte (tamerau stem) — Hesitate; waver; pause before doing something.
- 後
- nochi / ato — After; later; behind; subsequent to something.
- 屈辱
- kutsujoku — Humiliation; disgrace; feeling of being degraded.
- 嗚咽
- oetsu — Sobbing; choking back tears; stifled crying.
- 抑え
- osae (osaeru stem) — Suppress; hold back; restrain a feeling or action.
- ながら
- nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions.
- 付け加え
- tsukekuwae (tsukekuwaeru stem) — Add; append; supplement with additional information.
- ネックレス
- nekkuresu — Necklace; a decorative chain or string worn around neck.
- 普通
- futsū — Normal; ordinary; usual; the common standard.
- より
- yori — Than; more than; compared to; from.
- 厳格
- genkaku — Strict; stern; rigidly adhering to rules or standards.
- 夫人
- fujin — Mrs.; a lady; a married woman (formal title).
- さえ
- sae — Even; as long as; expressing an extreme case.
- 装身具
- sōshingu — Accessories; personal ornaments such as jewelry.
- 身
- mi — Body; oneself; one's person or physical self.
- 着け
- tsuke (tsukeru stem) — Wear; put on; attach to the body.
- わ
- wa — Feminine sentence-final particle expressing assertion softly.
- そして
- soshite — And then; and; moreover; connecting clauses sequentially.
- キリスト教徒
- Kirisutokyōto — Christian; a follower of the Christian religion.
- 一般
- ippan — General; common; in general; ordinary circumstances.
- として
- toshite — As; in the capacity of; in the role of.
- 今や
- imaya — Now; by now; at this point in time.
- 天国
- tengoku — Heaven; paradise; the afterlife realm of bliss.
- 宝飾品
- hōshokuhin — Jewelry; precious ornamental items and accessories.
- 女性
- josei — Woman; female; the female gender broadly.
- はず
- hazu — Expectation; supposed to; should logically be so.
- 真剣
- shinken — Serious; earnest; with full sincerity and effort.
- 議論
- giron — Debate; argument; discussion of a topic seriously.
- 取り組む
- torikumu — To tackle; grapple with; engage seriously in something.
- とき
- toki — Time; moment; when; a point or period.
- 自分
- jibun — Oneself; myself; one's own self or person.
- ある種
- aru shu — A certain kind; a type of; some sort.
- 精神的
- seishinteki — Mental; spiritual; pertaining to the mind or spirit.
- 力
- chikara — Power; strength; force; ability or energy.
- 自覚
- jikaku — Self-awareness; consciousness of one's own abilities or state.
- たい
- tai — Want to do; expresses desire to perform an action.
- 叫ん
- sakende (sakebu stem) — Shout; cry out; yell loudly in exclamation.
- 言葉
- kotoba — Word; language; speech; an expression or phrase.
- あの
- ano — That (over there); demonstrative adjective for distant things.
- 芝居がかっ
- shibai gakatte — Theatrical; melodramatic; exaggeratedly dramatic in manner.
- 仕草
- shigusa — Gesture; mannerism; a characteristic bodily movement.
- 驚き
- Surprise; astonishment; the feeling of being startled.
- 発見
- hakken — Discovery; finding something previously unknown or hidden.
- 気配
- kehai — Sign; indication; atmosphere; a subtle presence sensed.
- 全身
- zenshin — Whole body; entire person from head to toe.
- 漲っ
- minagitte (minagiru stem) — Overflow with; be filled with energy or feeling.
- なら
- nara — If; in that case; conditional conjunction in Japanese.
- もちろん
- mochiron — Of course; certainly; naturally; without a doubt.
- 出し
- dashi (dasu stem) — Take out; produce; bring forth; start doing.
- ましょ
- mashō — Let's; volitional polite form suggesting doing together.
- なぜ
- naze — Why; for what reason; interrogative adverb.
- もっと
- motto — More; to a greater degree; further.
- 早く
- hayaku — Early; quickly; sooner; adverb from 'hayai.'
- くれ
- kure (kureru stem) — Give (me); plain command form asking for something.
- 鍵
- kagi — Key; a device used to lock or unlock.
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