On the Method of Zadig: Essay #1 from "Science and Hebrew Tradition" — Page 6
Branches of the trees met overhead at the height of five feet, and under them I saw newly fallen leaves; so I knew that the horse had brushed some of the branches, and was therefore five feet high.
木の枝は地上五フィートの高さで頭上に交わっており、その下に私は落ちたばかりの葉を見た。だから、馬がいくつかの枝に触れたことがわかり、したがって馬の背丈は五フィートであると知った。
As to his bit, it must have been made of twenty-three carat gold, for he had rubbed it against a stone, which turned out to be a touchstone, with the properties of which I am familiar by experiment.
馬銜については、それは二十三カラットの金で作られていたに違いない。なぜなら、馬がそれをある石に擦りつけ、その石が試金石であることがわかったからで、私は実験によってその性質をよく知っている。
Lastly, by the marks which his shoes left upon pebbles of another kind, I was led to think that his shoes were of fine silver.'
最後に、馬の蹄鉄が別の種類の小石の上に残した跡から、蹄鉄は純銀製であると考えるに至った。」
"All the judges admired Zadig's profound and subtle discernment; and the fame of it reached even the King and the Queen.
「裁判官たちは皆、ザディグの深遠で鋭い洞察力に感嘆し、その名声は王と王妃のもとにまで届いた。
From the ante-rooms to the presence-chamber, Zadig's name was in everybody's mouth; and, although many of the magi were of opinion that he ought to be burnt as a sorcerer, the King commanded that the four hundred ounces of gold which he had been fined should be restored to him.
控えの間から謁見室に至るまで、ザディグの名は誰の口にも上った。また、多くの魔術師たちは彼を魔法使いとして火刑に処すべきだと考えていたが、王は彼が罰金として科された四百オンスの金を返還するよう命じた。
So the officers of the court went in state with the four hundred ounces; only they retained three hundred and ninety-eight for legal expenses, and their servants expected fees."
そこで宮廷の役人たちは四百オンスを携えて正式に赴いたが、法的費用として三百九十八オンスを手元に残し、彼らの召使いたちも手数料を期待していた。」
Vocabulary
- 地上
- ちじょう — ground; earth's surface; above ground
- フィート
- フィート — foot; unit of length measurement
- 高さ
- たかさ — height; altitude; how tall something is
- 頭上
- ずじょう — above one's head; overhead
- おり
- おり — occasion; time; moment when
- その
- その — that; those; it; said
- 落ち
- おち — fall; drop; conclusion; ending
- ばかり
- ばかり — only; just; merely; about; approximately
- だから
- だから — therefore; so; for that reason
- いくつか
- いくつか — several; some; a few; number of
- こと
- こと — thing; matter; event; fact; occasion
- したがって
- したがって — therefore; accordingly; consequently; as a result
- 背丈
- せたけ — height of a person; stature; body height
- ある
- ある — to exist; to be; to have; to be located
- つい
- つい — just now; recently; a moment ago
- それ
- それ — that; it; that one; that thing
- 二十三
- にじゅうさん — twenty-three; the number twenty-three
- カラット
- カラット — carat; unit of precious stone weight
- 違い
- ちがい — difference; distinction; discrepancy; variation
- ない
- ない — not; none; nothing; do not have
- なぜなら
- なぜなら — because; for the reason that; since
- から
- から — from; since; after; because; made of
- 実験
- じっけん — experiment; test; trial; scientific test
- 性質
- せいしつ — nature; character; property; quality; trait
- よく
- よく — well; often; frequently; skillfully; properly
- いる
- いる — to be; to exist; to have; to stay
- 最後
- さいご — last; final; end; conclusion; ultimately
- 種類
- しゅるい — kind; type; sort; variety; category
- 小石
- こいし — pebble; small stone; gravel; tiny rock
- 純銀
- じゅんぎん — pure silver; solid silver; sterling silver
- 考える
- かんがえる — to think; to consider; to believe; to ponder
- 裁判官
- さいばんかん — judge; magistrate; judicial officer; arbiter
- たち
- たち — plural marker; people; group; companions
- 深遠
- しんえん — profound; deep; abyssal; unfathomable; mysterious
- 鋭い
- するどい — sharp; keen; acute; clever; astute
- 洞察力
- どうさつりょく — insight; perceptiveness; penetration; discernment
- 感嘆
- かんたん — admiration; wonder; amazement; exclamation
- 名声
- めいせい — fame; reputation; renown; celebrity; prestige
- 王妃
- おうひ — queen; queen consort; wife of king
- もと
- もと — origin; source; base; former; original
- まで
- まで — until; to; up to; as far as; till
- 控え
- ひかえ — reserve; backup; copy; restraint; waiting
- 至る
- いたる — to reach; to arrive at; to result in
- また
- また — again; and; besides; moreover; also
- 多く
- おおく — many; much; a lot; numerous; largely
- 魔術師
- ましゅつし — magician; sorcerer; wizard; conjurer; illusionist
- 魔法使い
- まほうつかい — magician; sorcerer; wizard; practitioner of magic
- 処す
- しょす — to deal with; to execute; to dispose of
- べき
- べき — should; ought to; must; proper; fitting
- 考え
- かんがえ — thought; idea; opinion; view; belief
- 罰金
- ばっきん — fine; penalty; mulct; monetary punishment fee
- 四百
- よんひゃく — four hundred; four hundred units counted
- オンス
- オンス — ounce; unit of weight measurement
- 返還
- へんかん — return; restitution; restoration; giving back
- する
- する — to do; to make; to perform; to commit
- よう
- よう — like; as; such as; way; manner
- そこ
- そこ — there; that place; that spot; location
- 宮廷
- きゅうてい — imperial court; royal court; palace; court
- 役人
- やくにん — official; civil servant; bureaucrat; administrator
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