Peter Pan — Page 1
PETER BREAKS THROUGH
ピーターの登場
All children, except one, grow up.
すべての子どもは、一人を除いて、大人になる。
They soon know that they will grow up, and the way Wendy knew was this.
子どもたちはやがて自分が大人になることを知る。ウェンディがそれを知ったのは、こんなふうにしてだった。
One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother.
ある日、彼女がまだ二歳のころ、庭で遊んでいると、一本の花を摘んで、それを持って母親のところへ走っていった。
I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, "Oh, why can't you remain like this for ever!"
よほどかわいらしく見えたのだろう、ダーリング夫人は胸に手を当てて、「ああ、どうしてこのままでいられないの！」と叫んだ。
This was all that passed between them on the subject, but henceforth Wendy knew that she must grow up.
その話題について二人の間で交わされたのはそれだけだったが、それ以来ウェンディは自分が大人にならなければならないことを知っていた。
You always know after you are two.
二歳を過ぎれば、誰でもそれを知る。
Two is the beginning of the end.
二歳とは、終わりの始まりなのだ。
Of course they lived at 14, and until Wendy came her mother was the chief one.
もちろん一家は十四番地に住んでおり、ウェンディが生まれるまでは、母親がその家の中心だった。
She was a lovely lady, with a romantic mind and such a sweet mocking mouth.
彼女は美しい女性で、ロマンティックな心と、なんとも甘くいたずらっぽい口元を持っていた。
Her romantic mind was like the tiny boxes, one within the other, that come from the puzzling East, however many you discover there is always one more; and her sweet mocking mouth had one kiss on it that Wendy could never get, though there it was, perfectly conspicuous in the right-hand corner.
彼女のロマンティックな心は、不思議な東洋から来る入れ子細工の小箱のようで、いくつ開けてもまた一つある。そして甘くいたずらっぽい口元には、ウェンディがどうしても手に入れられないキスがひとつあり、それは口の右端にはっきりと見えていた。
The way Mr. Darling won her was this: the many gentlemen who had been boys when she was a girl discovered simultaneously that they loved her, and they all ran to her house to propose to her except Mr. Darling, who took a cab and nipped in first, and so he got her.
ダーリング氏が彼女を射止めたいきさつはこうだ。彼女が少女だったころ少年だった多くの紳士たちが、同時に彼女への愛に気づき、こぞってプロポーズしに彼女の家へ駆けつけた。しかしダーリング氏だけは辻馬車に乗っていち早く到着し、こうして彼女を射止めたのだった。
Vocabulary
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing particle
- 登場
- tōjō — Appearance; entrance of a character on stage
- すべて
- subete — All; everything; every single one
- 子ども
- kodomo — Child; children
- は
- wa — Topic-marking particle
- 一人
- hitori — One person; alone
- を
- o — Object-marking particle
- 除い
- nozoi — Excluding; excepting (stem form of 除く)
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases
- 大人
- otona — Adult; grown-up person
- に
- ni — Direction, location, or target particle
- なる
- naru — To become; to turn into
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings
- やがて
- yagate — Before long; soon; eventually
- 自分
- jibun — Oneself; one's own self
- が
- ga — Subject-marking particle
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; matter (nominalizer)
- 知る
- shiru — To know; to find out; to learn
- それ
- sore — That; it (referring to something nearby)
- 知っ
- shit- — Knowing (conjunctive stem of 知る)
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending
- こんな
- konna — This kind of; like this; such
- ふう
- fū — Way; manner; style; fashion
- し
- shi — And; conjunctive particle listing reasons
- だっ
- dat- — Past copula stem (from だ)
- ある
- aru — To exist; to be (inanimate); a certain
- 日
- hi — Day; sun; a particular day
- 彼女
- kanojo — She; her; girlfriend
- まだ
- mada — Still; yet; only (indicating incomplete state)
- 二歳
- nisai — Two years old; age two
- ころ
- koro — Around; about; approximately (a time)
- 庭
- niwa — Garden; yard; courtyard
- で
- de — Location or means particle
- 遊ん
- ason- — Playing (conjunctive stem of 遊ぶ)
- いる
- iru — To be; to exist (animate beings)
- と
- to — And; with; quotation or conditional particle
- 一本
- ippon — One long/thin object (counter for stems, etc.)
- 花
- hana — Flower; blossom
- 摘ん
- tsum- — Picking; plucking (conjunctive stem of 摘む)
- 持っ
- mot- — Holding; carrying (conjunctive stem of 持つ)
- 母親
- hahaoya — Mother; one's own mother
- ところ
- tokoro — Place; spot; point; situation
- へ
- e — Directional particle meaning toward or to
- 走っ
- hashit- — Running (conjunctive stem of 走る)
- いっ
- it- — Going (conjunctive stem of 行く)
- よほど
- yohodo — Considerably; quite; very; to a great extent
- かわいらしく
- kawairashiku — Adorably; cutely; in a charming manner
- 見え
- mie- — Appearing; seeming (stem of 見える)
- だろう
- darō — Probably; I suppose; conjecture ending
- 夫人
- fujin — Madam; Mrs.; a married woman of status
- 胸
- mune — Chest; breast; heart (emotionally)
- 手
- te — Hand; arm
- 当て
- ate- — Pressing against; applying (stem of 当てる)
- ああ
- ā — Oh; ah; alas (exclamation of emotion)
- どう
- dō — How; in what way; what shall we do
- この
- kono — This (modifying a noun nearby)
- まま
- mama — As is; remaining in the same state
- い
- i- — Being; staying (stem of いる)
- られ
- rare- — Potential or passive auxiliary verb form
- ない
- nai — Not; negative auxiliary adjective
- 叫ん
- sakebn- — Shouting; crying out (conjunctive stem of 叫ぶ)
- だ
- da — Copula; is; plain form of です
- その
- sono — That (modifying a noun previously mentioned)
- 話題
- wadai — Topic; subject of conversation
- つい
- tsui — Unintentionally; just; only (short time ago)
- 二人
- futari — Two people; a pair; both of them
- 間
- あいだ (aida) — Between; among; interval; period of time
- 交わさ
- kawasa- — Exchanging; sharing (stem of 交わす)
- れ
- re- — Passive auxiliary verb form
- だけ
- dake — Only; just; merely; that much
- 以来
- irai — Since then; ever since that time
- なら
- nara — If; in that case; conditional particle
- なけれ
- nakere- — Must; if not (negative conditional stem)
- ば
- ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when
- 過ぎれ
- sugire- — If (time) passes (conditional stem of 過ぎる)
- 誰
- dare — Who; anyone; somebody
- も
- mo — Also; too; even; (with negative) no one
- 終わり
- owari — End; conclusion; finish
- 始まり
- hajimari — Beginning; start; origin
- な
- na — Sentence-ending particle of emotion or emphasis
- もちろん
- mochiron — Of course; naturally; needless to say
- 一家
- ikka — A family; an entire household
- 十四
- jūshi / jūyon — Fourteen; the number 14
- 番地
- banchi — Street address number; lot number
- 住ん
- sun- — Living; residing (conjunctive stem of 住む)
- おり
- ori — Being; existing (humble/literary form of いる)
- 生まれる
- umareru — To be born; to come into existence
- まで
- made — Until; up to; as far as
- 家
- ie / uchi — House; home; family
- 中心
- chūshin — Center; core; focus; heart of something
- 美しい
- utsukushii — Beautiful; lovely; gorgeous
- 女性
- josei — Woman; female; womanhood
- ロマンティック
- romanthikku — Romantic; characterized by romance and sentiment
- 心
- kokoro — Heart; mind; spirit; feelings
- なんとも
- nantomo — Somehow; indescribably; in some way
- 甘く
- amaku — Sweetly; in a sweet or gentle manner
- いたずらっぽい
- itazurappoi — Mischievous; naughty; playfully impish
- 口元
- kuchimoto — Area around the mouth; one's lips
- 不思議
- fushigi — Mysterious; strange; wonderful; puzzling
- 東洋
- tōyō — The East; the Orient; Eastern countries
- から
- kara — From; because; since
- 来る
- kuru — To come; to arrive
- 入れ子
- ireko — Nesting; nested objects fitting inside each other
- 細工
- zaiku — Craftsmanship; handiwork; intricate workmanship
- 小箱
- kobako — Small box; little case or container
- よう
- yō — Like; as if; resembling; in the manner of
- いくつ
- ikutsu — How many; several; a number of
- 開け
- ake- — Opening (stem of 開ける)
- また
- mata — Again; also; furthermore; another
- 一つ
- hitotsu — One thing; one (general counter)
- そし
- soshi- — And then; and so (archaic/literary form of そして)
- どうし
- dōshi — Fellow; mutual; people of the same kind
- 入れ
- ire- — Putting in; placing inside (stem of 入れる)
- キス
- kisu — Kiss; a kiss
- ひとつ
- hitotsu — One; one piece; a single thing
- あり
- ari — There is; existing (literary stem of ある)
- 口
- kuchi — Mouth; opening; entrance
- 右端
- migihashi — Right edge; right end; rightmost corner
- はっきり
- hakkiri — Clearly; distinctly; plainly; definitely
- 氏
- shi — Mr.; suffix for a person's name; gentleman
- 射止め
- iitome- — Winning over; capturing (someone's heart)
- いきさつ
- ikisatsu — Circumstances; details; the full story of events
- こう
- kō — Like this; in this way; thus
- 少女
- shōjo — Young girl; maiden; adolescent female
- 少年
- shōnen — Boy; youth; young male
- 多く
- ōku — Many; much; a large number of
- 紳士
- shinshi — Gentleman; man of refinement and manners
- 同時
- dōji — Same time; simultaneously; at once
- 愛
- ai — Love; affection; deep caring
- 気づき
- kizuki — Noticing; realization; becoming aware of
- こぞっ
- kozot- — All together; in a group (stem of こぞる)
- プロポーズ
- purōpōzu — Marriage proposal; to propose to someone
- 駆けつけ
- kaketsuke- — Rushing over; hurrying to the scene
- しかし
- shikashi — However; but; nevertheless
- 辻馬車
- tsujibasya — Hackney carriage; horse-drawn cab for hire
- 乗っ
- not- — Riding; boarding (conjunctive stem of 乗る)
- いち早く
- ichihayaku — At the earliest; promptly; before anyone else
- 到着
- tōchaku — Arrival; reaching a destination
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