Peter Pan — Page 4

English → Japanese Chapter I. Level 4/10

"Mumps one pound, that is what I have put down, but I daresay it will be more like thirty shillings—don't speak—measles one five, German measles half a guinea, makes two fifteen six—don't waggle your finger—whooping-cough, say fifteen shillings"—and so on it went, and it added up differently each time; but at last Wendy just got through, with mumps reduced to twelve six, and the two kinds of measles treated as one.

「おたふく風邪が一ポンド、それが私の書いた金額ですが、おそらく三十シリングくらいになるでしょう――しゃべらないで――はしかが一ポンド五シリング、風疹が半ギニー、合わせて二ポンド十五シリング六ペンス――指を動かさないで――百日咳は十五シリングとしましょう」――そんな具合に続いていき、そのたびに合計が違う数字になった。しかしついにウェンディはなんとか通過した。おたふく風邪が十二シリング六ペンスに値引きされ、二種類のはしかが一つとして扱われることになって。

There was the same excitement over John, and Michael had even a narrower squeak; but both were kept, and soon, you might have seen the three of them going in a row to Miss Fulsom's Kindergarten school, accompanied by their nurse.

ジョンについても同じような騒ぎがあり、マイケルに至ってはさらに際どい場面もあった。しかし二人とも無事に認められ、やがて三人が看護師に連れられて一列に並んでフルサム先生の幼稚園に通う姿が見られるようになった。

Mrs. Darling loved to have everything just so, and Mr. Darling had a passion for being exactly like his neighbours; so, of course, they had a nurse.

ダーリング夫人は何事も完璧に整えることが好きで、ダーリング氏は近所の人たちとまったく同じようにすることに強いこだわりを持っていた。だから当然、彼らには保育係がいた。

As they were poor, owing to the amount of milk the children drank, this nurse was a prim Newfoundland dog, called Nana, who had belonged to no one in particular until the Darlings engaged her.

子供たちが飲む牛乳の量のせいで家計が苦しかったため、この保育係はナナと呼ばれる生真面目なニューファンドランド犬で、ダーリング家に雇われるまでは特定の飼い主を持っていなかった。

She had always thought children important, however, and the Darlings had become acquainted with her in Kensington Gardens, where she spent most of her spare time peeping into perambulators, and was much hated by careless nursemaids, whom she followed to their homes and complained of to their mistresses.

しかし彼女はいつも子供を大切に思っており、ダーリング家はケンジントン・ガーデンズで彼女と知り合いになった。そこで彼女は暇な時間のほとんどを乳母車の中を覗き込んで過ごし、不注意な乳母たちからひどく嫌われていた。彼女はそういった乳母たちの家まで後をつけ、その雇い主に苦情を言いに行ったのである。

She proved to be quite a treasure of a nurse.

彼女はまったく申し分のない保育係であることが証明された。

Vocabulary

おたふく風邪: otafuku kaze — Mumps; a contagious viral illness causing swollen glands.
が: ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.
一: ichi — The number one; first in a sequence.
ポンド: pondo — Pound; British unit of currency or weight.
それ: sore — That; refers to something near the listener.
私: watashi — I; first-person singular pronoun in Japanese.
の: no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.
書い: kai — Wrote; stem form of the verb to write.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending in Japanese.
金額: kingaku — Amount of money; a monetary sum or figure.
です: desu — Polite copula meaning 'is' or 'it is.'
おそらく: osoraku — Probably; likely; expressing uncertainty or conjecture.
三十: sanjuu — Thirty; the number thirty.
シリング: shiringu — Shilling; former British unit of currency.
くらい: kurai — About; approximately; indicating an approximate amount.
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or location.
なる: naru — To become; to amount to; to turn into.
でしょう: deshoo — Probably; expressing supposition or polite conjecture.
しゃべら: shabera — To talk; speak; stem form of 'to chatter.'
ない: nai — Negative form; not; does not exist.
で: de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or cause.
はしか: hashika — Measles; a contagious viral disease causing rash.
五: go — Five; the number five.
風疹: fuushin — Rubella; German measles; a viral infectious disease.
半: han — Half; semi-; indicating a midpoint or half unit.
ギニー: ginii — Guinea; an old British gold coin worth 21 shillings.
合わせ: awase — Combined; added together; totaling two or more things.
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions or clauses.
二: ni — Two; the number two.
十五: juugo — Fifteen; the number fifteen.
六: roku — Six; the number six.
ペンス: pensu — Pence; plural of penny, British currency unit.
指: yubi — Finger; a digit of the hand or foot.
を: wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.
動かさ: ugokasa — To move; stem form of 'to cause to move.'
百日咳: hyakunichizeki — Whooping cough; a severe bacterial respiratory infection.
は: wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence's topic.
と: to — And; with; quotation particle connecting items or clauses.
し: shi — And; listing particle or conjunctive verb stem.
ましょう: mashoo — Let's; volitional polite ending suggesting a proposal.
そんな: sonna — Such; that kind of; referring to something mentioned.
具合: guai — Condition; state; how something is going or feeling.
続い: tsuzui — Continued; went on; stem form of 'to continue.'
いき: iki — Going; proceeding; stem form of 'to go.'
その: sono — That; the; demonstrative adjective modifying a noun.
たび: tabi — Each time; every occasion something happens.
合計: gookei — Total; sum; the overall combined amount.
違う: chigau — Different; wrong; to differ from something else.
数字: suuji — Number; numeral; a written or spoken figure.
なっ: nat- — Became; past stem of 'to become' (naru).
しかし: shikashi — However; but; a conjunction expressing contrast.
ついに: tsuini — Finally; at last; after a long time or effort.
なんとか: nantoka — Somehow; managing to do something with difficulty.
通過: tsuuka — Passing; getting through; successfully clearing something.
十二: juuni — Twelve; the number twelve.
値引き: nebiki — Discount; price reduction; markdown on a purchase.
さ: sa — Passive/causative suffix or sentence-ending softening particle.
れ: re — Passive verb ending indicating action done to subject.
種類: shurui — Type; kind; category; a classification of things.
一つ: hitotsu — One thing; one item; a single unit.
として: to shite — As; in the capacity of; treated as a certain role.
扱わ: atsukawa — Treated; handled; stem form of 'to treat or deal with.'
れる: reru — Passive verb ending; to be done upon by someone.
こと: koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into noun phrases.
つい: tsui — Unintentionally; before one realizes; inadvertently.
も: mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle adding to a list.
同じ: onaji — Same; identical; equal to something else mentioned.
よう: yoo — Like; similar to; expressing resemblance or appearance.
な: na — Adjectival copula connecting na-adjectives to nouns.
騒ぎ: sawagi — Commotion; fuss; uproar; a noisy disturbance.
あり: ari — There was; existing; stem of 'to exist' (aru).
至っ: ittat- — Reached; came to; stem of 'to arrive at a state.'
さらに: sarani — Furthermore; even more; additionally; to a greater degree.
際どい: kiwadoi — Risky; borderline; very close to a dangerous limit.
場面: bamen — Scene; situation; a particular moment or setting.
あっ: at- — There was; past stem of 'to exist or occur.'
二人: futari — Two people; a pair; both of them together.
とも: tomo — Both; all; indicating all members of a group.
無事: buji — Safe; unharmed; without incident or trouble.
認め: mitome — Acknowledged; approved; stem of 'to recognize or admit.'
られ: rare — Passive or potential verb auxiliary ending.
やがて: yagate — Before long; soon; eventually; in due time.
三人: sannin — Three people; a group of three persons.
看護師: kangoshi — Nurse; a licensed medical caregiver in a hospital.
連れ: tsure — Accompanied by; brought along; stem of 'to take someone.'
一列: ichiretsu — One row; a single line of people or things.
並ん: naraN- — Lined up; standing in a row; stem of 'to line up.'
先生: sensei — Teacher; doctor; a title for an expert or instructor.
幼稚園: yoochien — Kindergarten; preschool for young children.
通う: kayou — To commute; attend regularly; go back and forth.
姿: sugata — Figure; appearance; the visible form or sight of someone.
見: mi — See; look; stem of the verb 'to see or watch.'
られる: rareru — Can see; passive/potential verb ending.
夫人: fujin — Mrs.; madam; a respectful title for a married woman.
何事: nanigoto — Everything; whatever; any matter or thing.
完璧: kanpeki — Perfect; flawless; without any defect or error.
整える: totonoeru — To arrange; put in order; prepare everything neatly.
好き: suki — Like; fond of; having a preference for something.
氏: shi — Mr.; a formal honorific title for a man.
近所: kinjo — Neighborhood; nearby area; the surrounding vicinity.
人: hito / nin — Person; people; a human being or individual.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people; making nouns refer to groups.
まったく: mattaku — Completely; absolutely; truly; used for strong emphasis.
する: suru — To do; to make; the basic verb meaning 'do.'
強い: tsuyoi — Strong; powerful; intense; having great force or conviction.
こだわり: kodawari — Particular insistence; strong attachment or fussiness about something.
持っ: mot- — Having; holding; past stem of 'to hold or possess.'
い: i — Existing; being; continuous auxiliary after te-form verbs.
だから: dakara — Therefore; so; that is why; expressing a logical result.
当然: toozen — Naturally; of course; as a matter of course.
彼ら: karera — They; them; third-person plural pronoun in Japanese.
保育係: hoiku gakari — Childcare worker; person in charge of caring for children.
子供: kodomo — Child; children; a young person or offspring.
飲む: nomu — To drink; to swallow a liquid substance.
牛乳: gyuunyuu — Cow's milk; dairy milk consumed as a beverage.
量: ryoo — Amount; quantity; the measure or volume of something.
せい: sei — Fault; cause; blame; reason something bad happened.
家計: kakei — Household budget; family finances; domestic economy.
苦しかっ: kurushikat- — Was difficult; strained; past stem of 'to be hard.'
ため: tame — Because; for the sake of; indicating reason or purpose.
この: kono — This; demonstrative adjective referring to something close.
呼ば: yoba — Called; named; stem of 'to call or summon someone.'
生真面目: kimajime — Earnestly serious; overly conscientious; scrupulously diligent.
ニューファンドランド: Nyuufaundorando — Newfoundland; a large breed of dog originating from Canada.
犬: inu — Dog; a domestic canine animal kept as a pet.
家: ie / uchi — House; home; a place where people live.
雇わ: yatowa — Hired; employed; stem of 'to hire or employ someone.'
まで: made — Until; up to; as far as; indicating a limit.
特定: tokutei — Specific; particular; identifying a definite individual or thing.
飼い主: kainushi — Pet owner; the person who keeps and cares for an animal.
なかっ: nakat- — Did not have; past negative stem of 'nai.'
彼女: kanojo — She; her; a female third-person pronoun.
いつも: itsumo — Always; usually; all the time; habitually.
大切: taisetsu — Important; precious; treating something with great care.
思っ: omot- — Thought; felt; past stem of 'to think or feel.'
おり: ori — Was; being; humble or neutral form of 'to be/exist.'
知り合い: shiriai — Acquaintance; someone one knows but is not close friends with.
そこ: soko — There; that place; a location near the listener.
暇: hima — Free time; leisure; having nothing to do.
時間: jikan — Time; hours; a period or duration of time.
ほとんど: hotondo — Almost; mostly; nearly all of the time or amount.
乳母車: ubaguruma — Baby carriage; pram; a wheeled vehicle for infants.
中: naka — Inside; within; the interior of something.
覗き込ん: nozokikon- — Peered into; looked inside; stem of 'to peer in.'
過ごし: sugoshi — Spent time; passed time; stem of 'to spend time.'
不注意: fuchuui — Carelessness; inattention; lack of care or caution.
乳母: ubaa / uba — Nanny; nursemaid; a woman employed to care for children.
から: kara — From; because; since; indicating origin or reason.
ひどく: hidoku — Terribly; severely; very badly; to a harsh degree.
嫌わ: kirawa — Disliked; hated; stem of 'to hate or dislike someone.'
そういった: soo itta — Such; that kind of; referring to things just mentioned.
後: ato / go — After; later; behind; following in time or place.
つけ: tsuke — Following; attaching; stem of 'to follow or attach.'
雇い主: yatoинushi — Employer; the person who hires and pays a worker.
苦情: kujoo — Complaint; grievance; an expression of dissatisfaction.
言い: ii — Saying; telling; stem of the verb 'to say.'
行っ: it- — Went; went to do; past stem of 'to go.'
ある: aru — There is; to exist; used for inanimate objects or facts.
申し分: mooshibun — Objection; complaint; fault; usually used in 'no complaints.'
証明: shoumei — Proof; certification; demonstrating or verifying something.

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