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English → Japanese CHAPTER XIII JOHNNY CHUCK FINDS THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD Level 2/10

"The Best Thing in the World," said Bobby Coon to himself. "Why, that must be a whole field of sweet milky corn. I think I'll go and find it."

「世界で一番いいもの」とボビー・アライグマは心の中で言いました。「そうか、それはきっと甘くてみずみずしいトウモロコシ畑に違いない。行って探してみよう。」

So Bobby Coon climbed down out of the great hollow tree and started down the Lone Little Path through the wood as fast as he could go after Striped Chipmunk and Peter Rabbit, for there is nothing that Bobby Coon likes to eat so well as sweet milky corn.

そこでボビー・アライグマは大きな洞のある木からよじ降り、シマリスとピーター・ウサギを追いかけて、できる限り速く森の中の細い一本道を進み始めました。なぜなら、甘くてみずみずしいトウモロコシほどボビー・アライグマが好きな食べ物はないからです。

At the edge of the wood they met Jimmy Skunk.

森の外れで、彼らはジミー・スカンクに出会いました。

"Where are you going in such a hurry?" asked Jimmy Skunk.

「そんなに急いでどこへ行くの？」とジミー・スカンクが尋ねました。

"Down in the Green Meadows to find the Best Thing in the World!" shouted Striped Chipmunk and Peter Rabbit and Bobby Coon. Then they all tried to run faster.

「世界で一番いいものを見つけに、緑の草原へ！」とシマリスとピーター・ウサギとボビー・アライグマが叫びました。そして彼らは皆、もっと速く走ろうとしました。

"The Best Thing in the World," said Jimmy Skunk. "Why, that must be packs and packs of beetles!" And for once in his life Jimmy Skunk began to hurry down the Lone Little Path after Striped Chipmunk and Peter Rabbit and Bobby Coon.

「世界で一番いいもの」とジミー・スカンクは言いました。「そうか、それはきっとたくさんのカブトムシに違いない！」そして、生まれて初めて、ジミー・スカンクはシマリスとピーター・ウサギとボビー・アライグマを追いかけて細い一本道を急ぎ始めました。

They were all running so fast that they didn't see Reddy Fox until he jumped out of the long grass and asked: "Where are you going in such a hurry?"

彼らは皆とても速く走っていたので、レディ・キツネが長い草の中から飛び出して「そんなに急いでどこへ行くの？」と尋ねるまで、彼に気づきませんでした。

"To find the Best Thing in the World!" shouted Striped Chipmunk and Peter Rabbit and Bobby Coon and Jimmy Skunk, and each did his best to run faster.

「世界で一番いいものを見つけに！」とシマリスとピーター・ウサギとボビー・アライグマとジミー・スカンクが叫び、それぞれが精一杯速く走ろうとしました。

"The Best Thing in the World," said Reddy Fox to himself.

「世界で一番いいもの」とレディ・キツネは心の中で言いました。

Vocabulary

世界: sekai — The world; all countries and regions globally.
で: de — Particle indicating location, means, or scope.
一番: ichiban — Number one; the best or most of something.
いい: ii — Good; nice; favorable or acceptable.
もの: mono — Thing; object or item being referred to.
と: to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker.
は: wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence subject.
心: kokoro — Heart; mind; one's inner feelings or thoughts.
の: no — Possessive or linking particle connecting two nouns.
中: naka — Inside; middle or interior of something.
言い: ii (from iu) — To say; stem form of the verb 'to say'.
まし: mashi — Polite past tense auxiliary verb stem form.
た: ta — Past tense sentence-ending verb suffix.
そう: sou — So; that's right; expressing agreement or realization.
か: ka — Question particle or exclamation of realization.
それ: sore — That; referring to something near the listener.
きっと: kitto — Surely; certainly; most likely without doubt.
甘くて: amakute — Sweet and (connecting form); having a sweet taste.
みずみずしい: mizumizushii — Fresh and juicy; full of moisture and vitality.
トウモロコシ: toumorokoshi — Corn; maize; a sweet yellow vegetable.
畑: hatake — Field; cultivated farmland for growing crops.
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or target.
違い: chigai — Difference; must be (used in expressions of certainty).
ない: nai — Not; negative ending for verbs and adjectives.
行っ: itte (from iku) — Go; conjunctive form of the verb 'to go'.
探し: sagashi — Search; looking for something or someone.
みよう: miyou — Let's try; volitional form expressing attempt or suggestion.
う: u — Volitional suffix expressing intention or suggestion.
そこ: soko — There; that place near the listener.
大きな: ooki na — Big; large in size or scale.
洞: hora — Hollow; a cavity or hole in a tree.
ある: aru — To exist; to be (used for inanimate things).
木: ki — Tree; wood; a plant with a trunk.
から: kara — From; because; starting point particle.
よじ: yoji (from yojiru) — Climb; to scramble or clamber up or down.
降り: ori (from oriru) — Descend; to come down from a height.
シマリス: shimarisu — Chipmunk; a small striped rodent of the squirrel family.
を: wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.
追いかけ: oikake (from oikakeru) — Chase; to run after someone or something.
できる: dekiru — Can do; to be able to; to be possible.
限り: kagiri — Limit; as much as possible; extent of ability.
速く: hayaku — Quickly; fast; at a high speed.
森: mori — Forest; woods; a large area of trees.
細い: hosoi — Narrow; thin; slender in width.
一本道: ipponmichi — Single road; a straight path with no branches.
進み: susumi (from susumu) — Advance; to move forward or proceed along a path.
始め: hajime (from hajimeru) — Begin; to start doing something.
なぜ: naze — Why; for what reason or cause.
なら: nara — If; because; conditional or explanatory particle.
ほど: hodo — To the extent that; as much as; degree.
が: ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.
好き: suki — Like; fond of; having affection for something.
な: na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
食べ物: tabemono — Food; things that can be eaten.
です: desu — Polite copula meaning 'is', 'am', or 'are'.
外れ: hazure — Outskirts; edge or fringe of an area.
彼ら: karera — They; them; a group of people (plural).
出会い: deai — Encounter; a chance meeting with someone.
そんな: sonna — Such; that kind of; like that.
急い: isoide (from isogu) — Hurrying; in a rush; moving quickly with urgency.
どこ: doko — Where; what place or location.
へ: e — Directional particle meaning 'to' or 'toward'.
行く: iku — To go; to move toward a destination.
尋ね: tazune (from tazuneru) — Ask; to inquire or question someone about something.
見つけ: mitsuke (from mitsukeru) — Find; to discover or locate something searched for.
緑: midori — Green; the color of grass and leaves.
草原: sougen — Meadow; grassland; an open grassy plain.
叫び: sakebi (from sakebu) — Shout; to cry out loudly with excitement.
そし: soshi (from soshite) — And then; and so; connecting sequential events.
皆: minna — Everyone; all people present in the group.
もっと: motto — More; even more; to a greater degree.
走ろ: hashiro (from hashiru) — Let's run; volitional form of the verb run.
し: shi — And; also; conjunction listing reasons or actions.
たくさん: takusan — Many; a lot; a large quantity of something.
カブトムシ: kabutomushi — Rhinoceros beetle; a large horned beetle insect.
生まれ: umare (from umareru) — Born; to come into existence; birth.
初めて: hajimete — For the first time; never done before now.
急ぎ: isogi (from isogu) — Hurry; urgency; rushing to do something quickly.
とても: totemo — Very; extremely; to a great degree.
走っ: hashitte (from hashiru) — Running; conjunctive form of the verb to run.
い: i (from iru) — Being; existing (used with progressive verb forms).
長い: nagai — Long; lengthy; extended in length or duration.
草: kusa — Grass; low green plants covering the ground.
飛び出し: tobidashi (from tobidasu) — Jump out; to leap or dash out suddenly.
尋ねる: tazuneru — To ask; to inquire; to question someone politely.
まで: made — Until; up to; indicating a limit or endpoint.
彼: kare — He; him; a male person being referred to.
気づき: kizuki (from kizuku) — Notice; to become aware or realize something.
ませ: mase — Polite auxiliary verb suffix used in formal speech.
ん: n — Negative contraction or explanatory sentence-ending particle.
でし: deshi (from desu) — Polite past copula stem; was or were (polite).
それぞれ: sorezore — Each; respectively; every one individually.
精一杯: sei ippai — With all one's effort; doing one's very best.

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