Peter Pan — Page 7

English → Japanese Chapter I. Level 4/10

You would see her on her knees, I expect, lingering humorously over some of your contents, wondering where on earth you had picked this thing up, making discoveries sweet and not so sweet, pressing this to her cheek as if it were as nice as a kitten, and hurriedly stowing that out of sight.

あなたが見ると、彼女はひざまずいて、あなたの持ち物のいくつかをおかしそうにながめながら、いったいどこでこんなものを拾ってきたのかと不思議がり、うれしい発見やそうでもない発見をしながら、これを子猫のようにかわいいとばかりに頬に押し当てたり、あれを大急ぎで見えないところにしまい込んだりしているでしょう。

When you wake in the morning, the naughtiness and evil passions with which you went to bed have been folded up small and placed at the bottom of your mind and on the top, beautifully aired, are spread out your prettier thoughts, ready for you to put on.

朝目が覚めると、寝るときに持っていたいたずら心や邪な感情は小さく折りたたまれて心の底にしまわれており、その上には、きれいに空気を通された、より美しい思いが広げられて、あなたが身につけられるよう準備されています。

I don't know whether you have ever seen a map of a person's mind.

人の心の地図というものを、あなたが見たことがあるかどうか、私には分かりません。

Doctors sometimes draw maps of other parts of you, and your own map can become intensely interesting, but catch them trying to draw a map of a child's mind, which is not only confused, but keeps going round all the time.

医者はときどきあなたの体の他の部分の地図を描きますし、自分自身の地図はひどく興味深いものになりえますが、子供の心の地図を描こうとするのを見てごらんなさい、それは混乱しているだけでなく、いつもぐるぐると回り続けているのですから。

There are zigzag lines on it, just like your temperature on a card, and these are probably roads in the island, for the Neverland is always more or less an island, with astonishing splashes of colour here and there, and coral reefs and rakish-looking craft in the offing, and savages and lonely lairs, and gnomes who are mostly tailors, and caves through which a river runs, and princes with six elder brothers, and a hut fast going to decay, and one very small old lady with a hooked nose.

その地図にはカードに記された体温のようなジグザグの線があり、それらはおそらくその島の道なのでしょう、なぜならネバーランドはいつもどちらかといえば島であり、あちこちに驚くほど鮮やかな色の飛沫があり、沖合にはサンゴ礁と粋な感じの船があり、野蛮人や人里離れた隠れ家があり、たいていは仕立て屋であるノームたちがいて、川が流れる洞窟があり、六人の兄を持つ王子がいて、急速に朽ちていく小屋があり、そしてかぎ鼻をした一人のとても小さなおばあさんがいるのです。

Vocabulary

あなた: anata — You; second-person singular pronoun in Japanese.
が: ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.
見る: miru — To see; to look at something.
と: to — And; with; quotation particle in Japanese.
彼女: kanojo — She; her; also means girlfriend.
は: wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.
ひざまずい: hizamazui — Kneeling down on one's knees.
て: te — Conjunctive verb form connecting sequential actions.
の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.
持ち物: mochimono — One's belongings; personal possessions one carries.
いくつか: ikutsuka — Some; a few; several of something.
を: wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.
おかしそう: okashisou — Appearing strange or funny; seeming odd.
に: ni — Directional or locative particle; at, to, in.
ながめ: nagame — A view; a gaze; to look at scenery.
ながら: nagara — While doing something simultaneously; conjunction.
いったい: ittai — What on earth; used for emphasis in questions.
どこ: doko — Where; what place; interrogative location word.
で: de — At; by means of; location or method particle.
こんな: konna — This kind of; such a thing like this.
もの: mono — Thing; object; tangible or abstract item.
拾っ: hirou — To pick up; to find and collect something.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb in Japanese.
か: ka — Question marker particle at sentence end.
不思議: fushigi — Mystery; wonder; something strange and inexplicable.
うれしい: ureshii — Happy; glad; feeling joy or delight.
発見: hakken — Discovery; finding something new or unexpected.
や: ya — And; listing particle connecting multiple items.
そう: sou — So; that way; appearing to be something.
も: mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle.
ない: nai — Negative auxiliary; does not exist; not.
し: shi — Conjunction listing reasons; and also; furthermore.
これ: kore — This; referring to something near the speaker.
子猫: koneko — Kitten; a young small cat.
よう: you — Appearing like; seeming as if; manner.
かわいい: kawaii — Cute; adorable; endearing in appearance.
ばかり: bakari — Only; just; nothing but something.
頬: hoho — Cheek; the side of one's face.
押し当て: oshiate — To press against; to push something onto.
たり: tari — Listing actions as examples; doing things like.
あれ: are — That over there; refers to distant object.
大急ぎ: ooiogi — Great hurry; rushing with much urgency.
見え: mie — To be visible; to appear; to seem.
ところ: tokoro — Place; moment; situation; point in time.
しまい込ん: shimaikomu — To put away and store something securely.
いる: iru — To be; to exist (for animate beings).
でしょう: deshou — Probably; right?; expressing conjecture or confirmation.
朝: asa — Morning; the early part of the day.
目: me — Eye; eyesight; a point of view.
覚める: sameru — To wake up; to become conscious from sleep.
寝る: neru — To sleep; to lie down and rest.
とき: toki — Time; moment; when something occurs.
持っ: motsu — To hold; to have; to possess something.
いたずら: itazura — Mischief; prank; playful naughtiness.
心: kokoro — Heart; mind; spirit; inner feelings.
邪: ja — Evil; wicked; malicious intent or feeling.
な: na — Adjectival ending; or negative imperative particle.
感情: kanjou — Emotion; feeling; sentiment one experiences.
小さく: chiisakku — Smallly; in a small manner; reduced in size.
折りたたま: oritatamu — To fold up; to collapse into smaller form.
底: soko — Bottom; base; the deepest part of something.
しまわ: shimau — To put away; to finish; to store completely.
おり: ori — Being; existing; polite form of iru.
その: sono — That; the; referring to nearby mentioned thing.
上: ue — Above; top; upper part of something.
きれい: kirei — Beautiful; pretty; clean and tidy.
空気: kuuki — Air; atmosphere; mood of a situation.
通さ: toosu — To let through; to allow passage of something.
より: yori — Than; from; comparative or starting-point particle.
美しい: utsukushii — Beautiful; gorgeous; aesthetically pleasing.
思い: omoi — Thought; feeling; strong emotional sentiment.
広げ: hirogeru — To spread out; to expand; to unfold something.
身: mi — Body; oneself; one's own person.
つけ: tsukeru — To attach; to put on; to apply.
られる: rareru — Can do; passive form auxiliary verb.
準備: junbi — Preparation; getting ready for something.
ます: masu — Polite verb ending for present or future.
人: hito — Person; human being; individual.
地図: chizu — Map; a diagram showing geographical areas.
という: to iu — Called; known as; said to be something.
見: mi — To see; verb stem of miru.
こと: koto — Thing; fact; abstract matter or event.
ある: aru — To exist; to have (for inanimate things).
どう: dou — How; in what way; what about.
私: watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
分かり: wakari — Understanding; comprehension; to understand something.
ん: n — Negative or explanatory contraction particle.
医者: isha — Doctor; medical physician who treats patients.
ときどき: tokidoki — Sometimes; occasionally; from time to time.
体: karada — Body; physical form of a person.
他: hoka — Other; another; different from this one.
部分: bubun — Part; section; portion of a whole.
描き: egaki — Drawing; sketching; depicting something visually.
自分: jibun — Oneself; one's own self or person.
自身: jishin — Oneself; emphasizing one's own self personally.
ひどく: hidoku — Terribly; severely; extremely in a bad way.
興味深い: kyoumifukai — Very interesting; deeply fascinating; arousing much curiosity.
なりえ: narieru — Can become; capable of turning into something.
子供: kodomo — Child; young person; kids.
描こう: ekakou — Let's draw; volitional form of to draw.
する: suru — To do; to perform an action.
ごらん: goran — Please look; polite imperative to observe.
なさい: nasai — Please do; polite command or instruction.
それ: sore — That; referring to something near the listener.
混乱: konran — Confusion; chaos; disorder in a situation.
だけ: dake — Only; just; limited to that amount.
なく: naku — Without; not having; negative connective form.
いつも: itsumo — Always; usually; all the time.
ぐるぐる: guruguru — Round and round; spinning repeatedly in circles.
回り: mawari — Turning; going around; surrounding area.
続け: tsuzuke — To continue; to keep doing something ongoing.
です: desu — Polite copula; is; am; are.
から: kara — Because; from; starting point or reason.
カード: kaado — Card; a flat rectangular piece with information.
記さ: shirusa — To note; to write down; to record.
体温: taion — Body temperature; the heat of one's body.
ジグザグ: jiguzagu — Zigzag; moving in a sharp alternating pattern.
線: sen — Line; a stroke drawn on a surface.
あり: ari — There is; existing; being present.
それら: sorera — Those; plural form of that over there.
おそらく: osoraku — Probably; perhaps; most likely the case.
島: shima — Island; land surrounded by water.
道: michi — Road; path; way to go somewhere.
なぜなら: nazenara — Because; the reason being; for the reason that.
どちらか: dochiraka — Either one; whichever of the two options.
いえ: ie — No; or rather; used to correct oneself.
ば: ba — If; conditional verb form in Japanese.
あちこち: achikochi — Here and there; various places; all around.
驚く: odoroku — To be surprised; to be astonished by something.
ほど: hodo — To the extent; as much as; about.
鮮やか: azayaka — Vivid; bright; strikingly clear and vibrant.
色: iro — Color; hue; shade of appearance.
飛沫: shibuki — Spray; splashing drops of water or liquid.
沖合: okiai — Offshore; at sea some distance from shore.
サンゴ礁: sangoshou — Coral reef; underwater limestone structure built by corals.
粋: iki — Chic; stylish; refined elegance in taste.
感じ: kanji — Feeling; sense; impression received from something.
船: fune — Ship; boat; vessel for water travel.
野蛮人: yabanjin — Savage; barbarian; uncivilized primitive person.
人里離れ: hitozato hanare — Remote; secluded; far from human habitation.
隠れ家: kakurega — Hideout; hiding place; secret shelter or refuge.
たいてい: taitei — Usually; mostly; in most cases.
仕立て屋: shitateya — Tailor; a person who makes and alters clothes.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.
川: kawa — River; a natural flowing waterway.
流れる: nagareru — To flow; to stream; to run continuously.
洞窟: doukutsu — Cave; cavern; a hollow in rock or earth.
六人: rokunin — Six people; a group of six persons.
兄: ani — Older brother; one's elder male sibling.
持つ: motsu — To hold; to carry; to possess something.
王子: ouji — Prince; a male member of royal family.
急速: kyuusoku — Rapid; swift; happening at great speed.
朽ち: kuchi — To decay; to rot; to deteriorate over time.
いく: iku — To go; to proceed; to move toward.
小屋: koya — Hut; small shed; simple rustic shelter.
そして: soshite — And then; and so; connecting sequential events.
一人: hitori — One person; alone; by oneself.
とても: totemo — Very; extremely; quite a lot.
小さな: chiisana — Small; tiny; little in size.
おばあさん: obaasan — Grandmother; elderly woman; old lady.

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