Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave — Page 6
As a public speaker, he excels in pathos, wit, comparison, imitation, strength of reasoning, and fluency of language.
演説家として、彼は哀愁、機知、比較、模倣、論理の力強さ、そして言語の流暢さにおいて優れている。
There is in him that union of head and heart, which is indispensable to an enlightenment of the heads and a winning of the hearts of others.
彼の中には、頭脳と心の結合があり、それは他者の頭脳を啓発し、心を勝ち取るために不可欠なものである。
May his strength continue to be equal to his day!
彼の力が、彼の時代に相応しいものであり続けますように！
May he continue to "grow in grace, and in the knowledge of God," that he may be increasingly serviceable in the cause of bleeding humanity, whether at home or abroad!
彼が「恵みの中で、そして神の知識の中で成長し」続け、国内外を問わず、苦しむ人類のために益々役立てるようになりますように！
It is certainly a very remarkable fact, that one of the most efficient advocates of the slave population, now before the public, is a fugitive slave, in the person of _Frederick Douglass_; and that the free colored population of the United States are as ably represented by one of their own number, in the person of _Charles Lenox Remond_, whose eloquent appeals have extorted the highest applause of multitudes on both sides of the Atlantic.
確かに非常に注目すべき事実として、現在世間に知られている奴隷人口の最も有能な擁護者の一人が、_フレデリック・ダグラス_という逃亡奴隷であること、そして合衆国の自由有色人種が、大西洋の両岸の多くの人々から最大の喝采を勝ち取った雄弁な訴えで知られる_チャールズ・レノックス・レモンド_という自らの仲間の一人によって、同様に有能に代表されているということがある。
Let the calumniators of the colored race despise themselves for their baseness and illiberality of spirit, and henceforth cease to talk of the natural inferiority of those who require nothing but time and opportunity to attain to the highest point of human excellence.
有色人種を中傷する者たちは、自らの卑劣さと心の狭量さを恥じ、今後は、人間的卓越さの最高点に達するためにただ時間と機会だけを必要とする人々の生まれつきの劣等性について語るのをやめるべきである。
It may, perhaps, be fairly questioned, whether any other portion of the population of the earth could have endured the privations, sufferings and horrors of slavery, without having become more degraded in the scale of humanity than the slaves of African descent.
地球上の他のいかなる人口の部分も、アフリカ系奴隷よりも人間性の尺度においてより堕落することなく、奴隷制の欠乏、苦しみ、そして恐怖に耐えられたかどうかは、おそらく正当に疑問視されうるであろう。
Vocabulary
- 演説家
- enzetsuка — Person who gives speeches; an orator.
- 哀愁
- aishū — Melancholy; sorrow; pathos and gloom.
- 機知
- kichi — Wit; quick thinking; mental agility.
- 比較
- hikaku — Comparison; contrasting two or more things.
- 模倣
- mohō — Imitation; copying someone or something.
- 論理
- ronri — Logic; reasoning; systematic thought process.
- 力強
- chikara-zuyoi — Powerful; strong; vigorous and mighty.
- 言語
- gengo — Language; system of communication and words.
- 流暢
- ryūchō — Fluent; smooth; eloquent and articulate.
- 優れ
- sugurete — Excels; surpasses; is superior or excellent.
- 頭脳
- zunō — Brain; intellect; mental capacity and intelligence.
- 結合
- ketsugō — Union; combination; joining together as one.
- 他者
- tasha — Others; other people; someone else entirely.
- 啓発
- keihatsu — Enlightenment; education; inspiring awareness or understanding.
- 勝ち取る
- kachitoru — To win; to seize; to gain by effort.
- 不可欠
- fukakeetsu — Indispensable; essential; absolutely necessary or required.
- 時代
- jidai — Age; era; period in history or time.
- 相応しい
- fusawashii — Appropriate; suitable; fitting for occasion.
- 続け
- tsuzuke — Continue; keep going; proceed without stopping.
- 恵み
- megumi — Blessing; grace; divine gift or benefit.
- 知識
- chishiki — Knowledge; information; learning and understanding.
- 成長
- seichō — Growth; development; increasing in size or ability.
- 国内外
- kokunai-gai — Both domestic and foreign; inside and outside country.
- 問わ
- towa — Ask; question; inquire about something.
- 苦しむ
- kurushimu — Suffer; endure hardship; experience pain or difficulty.
- 人類
- jinrui — Humanity; mankind; all human beings collectively.
- 益々
- masumasu — Increasingly; more and more; progressively greater.
- 役立てる
- yakudateru — Utilize; make use of; employ for purpose.
- 確か
- tashika — Certain; sure; reliable and definite.
- 非常
- hijō — Emergency; exceptional; extraordinary or unusual situation.
- 注目
- chūmoku — Attention; notice; focus of interest or concern.
- べき
- beki — Should; ought to; must do something.
- 事実
- jijitsu — Fact; reality; actual state of affairs.
- 現在
- genzai — Present; now; current time or situation.
- 世間
- seken — Society; public; the world at large.
- 知られ
- shirarete — Known; recognized; understood by people.
- 奴隷
- dorei — Slave; person held in servitude or bondage.
- 人口
- jinkō — Population; number of people in area.
- 最も
- mottomo — Most; greatest in degree or extent.
- 有能
- yūnō — Capable; competent; skilled and effective.
- 擁護者
- yōgōsha — Advocate; supporter; one who defends or upholds.
- 一人
- hitori — One person; single individual; alone.
- 逃亡
- tōbō — Escape; flight; running away from pursuit.
- 合衆国
- gasshūkoku — United States; confederation of multiple states unified.
- 自由
- jiyū — Freedom; liberty; absence of constraint.
- 有色
- yūshoku — Colored; of color; non-white people.
- 人種
- jinshu — Race; ethnic group; classification of humanity.
- 大西洋
- Taiseiyō — Atlantic Ocean; large ocean between continents.
- 両岸
- ryōgan — Both shores; both sides of water body.
- 多く
- ōku — Many; numerous; large quantity or number.
- 人々
- hitobito — People; persons; many human individuals collectively.
- 最大
- saidai — Maximum; largest; greatest in size or degree.
- 喝采
- kassai — Applause; cheers; expressions of approval and praise.
- 勝ち取っ
- kachitotta — Won; gained by effort; achieved through struggle.
- 雄弁
- yūben — Eloquence; powerful speech; persuasive and articulate speaking.
- 訴え
- uttae — Appeal; complaint; urgent request or plea.
- 知られる
- shirareruu — Known; recognized; understood by public or people.
- 自ら
- mizukara — Oneself; by oneself; independently or voluntarily.
- 仲間
- nakama — Companion; friend; colleague or group member.
- 同様
- dōyō — Similarly; likewise; in the same manner.
- 代表
- daihyō — Representative; representative person; spokesperson or delegate.
- 中傷
- chūshō — Slander; defamation; false and harmful accusation.
- 卑劣
- hiretsu — Despicable; vile; contemptible and dishonorable.
- 狭量
- kyōryō — Narrow-mindedness; pettiness; lack of generosity.
- 恥じ
- hazui — Shame; embarrassment; feeling of dishonor or guilt.
- 今後
- kongo — Future; henceforth; from now on onwards.
- 人間的
- ningen-teki — Human; humane; relating to humanity and people.
- 卓越
- takuetsu — Excellence; superiority; outstanding achievement or quality.
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