Peter Pan — Page 8

English → Japanese Chapter I. Level 4/10

It would be an easy map if that were all, but there is also first day at school, religion, fathers, the round pond, needle-work, murders, hangings, verbs that take the dative, chocolate pudding day, getting into braces, say ninety-nine, three-pence for pulling out your tooth yourself, and so on, and either these are part of the island or they are another map showing through, and it is all rather confusing, especially as nothing will stand still.

もしそれだけならば簡単な地図になるのだろうが、他にも、学校の最初の日、宗教、父親たち、丸い池、針仕事、殺人、絞首刑、与格をとる動詞、チョコレートプディングの日、ズボン吊りをつけること、九十九と言ってみること、自分で歯を抜いて三ペンスもらうこと、などなどがあり、これらが島の一部なのか、それとも透けて見える別の地図なのかはわからず、何もじっとしていないから、すべてがなんとも混乱している。

Of course the Neverlands vary a good deal.

もちろん、ネバーランドはそれぞれかなり異なっている。

John's, for instance, had a lagoon with flamingoes flying over it at which John was shooting, while Michael, who was very small, had a flamingo with lagoons flying over it.

たとえばジョンのネバーランドには、フラミンゴが飛び交うラグーンがあって、ジョンはそこで射撃をしていた。一方、とても小さなマイケルのネバーランドには、ラグーンが飛び交うフラミンゴがいた。

John lived in a boat turned upside down on the sands, Michael in a wigwam, Wendy in a house of leaves deftly sewn together.

ジョンは砂浜にひっくり返したボートの中に住み、マイケルはウィグワムに、ウェンディは巧みに縫い合わせた葉っぱの家に住んでいた。

John had no friends, Michael had friends at night, Wendy had a pet wolf forsaken by its parents, but on the whole the Neverlands have a family resemblance, and if they stood still in a row you could say of them that they have each other's nose, and so forth.

ジョンには友達がおらず、マイケルには夜だけ友達がいて、ウェンディは親に見捨てられたオオカミをペットにしていた。しかし概して、ネバーランドたちには家族的な似通いがあり、もし一列に並んで静止していたなら、互いに同じ鼻をしているなどと言えるだろう。

On these magic shores children at play are for ever beaching their coracles.

この魔法の岸辺では、遊ぶ子供たちが永遠に小舟を浜に乗り上げ続けている。

We too have been there; we can still hear the sound of the surf, though we shall land no more.

私たちもかつてそこにいた。もう二度と上陸することはないけれど、波の音はまだ聞こえてくる。

Of all delectable islands the Neverland is the snuggest and most compact, not large and sprawly, you know, with tedious distances between one adventure and another, but nicely crammed.

あらゆる魅力的な島の中でも、ネバーランドは最もこぢんまりとしてまとまっており、冒険と冒険の間に退屈な距離があるような、広大でだらしない島ではなく、こぢんまりと詰まった島なのだ。

Vocabulary

もし: moshi — If; used to introduce a conditional clause
それだけ: sore dake — That much; only that; just that amount
なら: nara — If; conditional particle expressing supposition
ば: ba — If; conditional verb suffix in Japanese grammar
簡単: kantan — Simple; easy; not complicated or difficult
な: na — Adjectival linking particle; also negation in commands
地図: chizu — Map; a drawn representation of an area
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, location, time, or purpose
なる: naru — To become; to turn into something different
の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese
だろう: darou — Probably; expresses conjecture or supposition
が: ga — Subject marker particle; also means 'but'
他: hoka — Other; another; the rest; elsewhere
も: mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle
学校: gakkou — School; an institution for education
最初: saisho — First; the very beginning; at first
日: hi / nichi — Day; sun; daytime; daily
宗教: shuukyou — Religion; a system of spiritual belief
父親: chichиoya — Father; one's male parent
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings
丸い: marui — Round; circular; spherical in shape
池: ike — Pond; a small body of still water
針仕事: harishigoto — Needlework; sewing done by hand with needle
殺人: satsujin — Murder; the act of killing a person
絞首刑: koushukei — Death by hanging; capital punishment by rope
を: wo / o — Object marker particle indicating direct object
とる: toru — To take; to grab; to get; to capture
動詞: doushi — Verb; a word expressing action or state
チョコレート: chokoreeto — Chocolate; a sweet food made from cacao
プディング: pudingu — Pudding; a soft sweet dessert dish
ズボン: zubon — Trousers; pants worn on the lower body
吊り: tsuri — Hanging; suspending something from above
つける: tsukeru — To attach; to turn on; to apply to something
こと: koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for abstract concepts
九十九: kyuujuuku — Ninety-nine; the number 99
と: to — And; with; quotation particle; conditional if
言っ: it(te) — Said; conjugated form of 言う (to say)
て: te — Te-form connective particle linking verb phrases
みる: miru — To try doing; to see; to look; to attempt
自分: jibun — Oneself; myself; yourself; one's own self
で: de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or cause
歯: ha — Tooth; teeth; a hard structure in the mouth
抜い: nui — Pulled out; extracted (conjugated form of 抜く)
三: san — Three; the number 3
もらう: morau — To receive; to get something from someone
など: nado — Etc.; and so on; among other things
あり: ari — There is; existing (classical/formal form of ある)
これら: korera — These; plural form of これ (this)
島: shima — Island; a landmass surrounded by water
一部: ichibu — A part; one portion; some section of something
か: ka — Question particle; or; expresses doubt or choice
それとも: soretomo — Or; otherwise; used to present an alternative
透け: suke — Transparency; being see-through (stem of 透ける)
見える: mieru — To be visible; to appear; to seem; can see
別: betsu — Separate; different; another; distinct from others
は: wa — Topic marker particle; contrasting particle
わから: wakara — Don't understand (stem of わからない, not knowing)
ず: zu — Without doing; classical negative verb suffix
何: nani / nan — What; which; something unspecified or unknown
じっと: jitto — Motionlessly; fixedly; staying perfectly still
し: shi — And; listing particle; also verb stem of する
い: i — Existence verb stem; being (present, animate)
ない: nai — Not; negative ending for verbs and adjectives
から: kara — Because; from; since; after doing something
すべて: subete — All; everything; entirely; the whole of something
なんとも: nantomo — Utterly; indescribably; somehow; in some way
混乱: konran — Confusion; disorder; chaos; state of being mixed up
いる: iru — To exist; to be (for animate things); to stay
もちろん: mochiron — Of course; naturally; certainly; needless to say
それぞれ: sorezore — Each; respectively; every one individually
かなり: kanari — Quite; considerably; fairly; rather a lot
異なっ: kotonат(te) — Differed; varied (te-form of 異なる, to differ)
たとえば: tatoeba — For example; for instance; to illustrate
フラミンゴ: furamingo — Flamingo; a pink long-legged wading bird
飛び交う: tobikau — To fly about; to flit back and forth
ラグーン: raguun — Lagoon; a shallow body of water near the sea
あっ: a(t) — Oh!; Ah!; exclamation of sudden realization
そこ: soko — There; that place; that location nearby
射撃: shageki — Shooting; gunfire; firing at a target
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending in Japanese
一方: ippou — On the other hand; one side; meanwhile
とても: totemo — Very; extremely; quite; incredibly so
小さな: chiisana — Small; little; tiny (prenominal adjective form)
砂浜: sunahama — Sandy beach; a stretch of sand by water
ひっくり返し: hikkurikaeshi — Overturned; flipped upside down completely
ボート: booto — Boat; a small vessel for traveling on water
中: naka / chuu — Inside; middle; among; within something
住み: sumi — Living; residing (stem of 住む, to live)
巧み: takumi — Skillfully; cleverly; with great dexterity
縫い合わせ: nuiawase — Sewn together; joined by stitching with thread
葉っぱ: happa — Leaf; a flat green part of a plant
家: ie / uchi — House; home; a building where people live
住ん: sun(de) — Living in; residing (conjunctive form of 住む)
友達: tomodachi — Friend; a person one has a close bond with
おら: ora — I; me (rough, informal first-person pronoun)
夜: yoru — Night; nighttime; the hours after dark
だけ: dake — Only; just; merely; limited to that amount
親: oya — Parent; mother or father; one's parents
見捨て: misute — Abandoned; forsaken (stem of 見捨てる, to abandon)
られ: rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix
オオカミ: ookami — Wolf; a large wild canine predator
ペット: petto — Pet; a domesticated animal kept as companion
しかし: shikashi — However; but; nevertheless; on the contrary
概し: gaishi — Generally; on the whole; in most cases
家族: kazoku — Family; one's relatives living together
的: teki — Suffix meaning -like, -ish, or -al (resembling)
似通い: nitsukiai — Resembling each other; having similar characteristics
一列: ichiretsu — A single row; one line of people or things
並ん: naraн(de) — Lined up; arranged in a row (form of 並ぶ)
静止: seishi — Stillness; being motionless; coming to a standstill
たら: tara — If; when; conditional form expressing result after action
互い: tagai — Each other; one another; mutually between two parties
同じ: onaji — Same; identical; equal; not different
鼻: hana — Nose; the organ used for smelling and breathing
言える: ieru — Can say; it can be said; able to state
この: kono — This (prenominal); used before a noun nearby
魔法: mahou — Magic; sorcery; supernatural power or spell
岸辺: kishibe — Shore; waterside; the edge alongside a body of water
遊ぶ: asobu — To play; to have fun; to enjoy leisure time
子供: kodomo — Child; children; a young person not yet adult
永遠: eien — Eternity; forever; everlasting without end
小舟: kobune — Small boat; a little vessel on water
浜: hama — Beach; shoreline; sandy or pebbly waterfront area
乗り上げ: noriage — Running aground; boarding; mounting onto a surface
続け: tsuzuke — Continuing; keep doing (stem of 続ける, to continue)
私: watashi — I; me; the first-person singular pronoun
かつて: katsute — Once; formerly; at one time in the past
もう: mou — Already; anymore; soon; no longer; again
二度と: nidoto — Never again; not a second time; no more
上陸: jouriku — Landing; going ashore; disembarking onto land
する: suru — To do; to make; to perform an action
けれど: keredo — But; however; although; even though
波: nami — Wave; a moving swell of water on the surface
音: oto — Sound; noise; an audible vibration heard by ears
まだ: mada — Still; yet; not yet; continuing up to now
聞こえ: kiкое — Audible; can be heard (stem of 聞こえる)
くる: kuru — To come; to arrive; to approach the speaker
あらゆる: arayuru — Every; all kinds of; any and all possible
魅力: miryoku — Charm; attraction; appeal; fascinating quality
最も: mottomo — Most; the greatest degree; extremely; above all
こぢんまり: kojinmari — Compact; cozy; snugly small and neatly contained
まとまっ: matomат(te) — Organized; pulled together; coherently arranged
おり: ori — Being; existing (formal/literary form of いる)
冒険: bouken — Adventure; a daring exciting undertaking or experience
間: aida / ma — Between; interval; gap; a space or period of time
退屈: taikutsu — Boredom; tedium; feeling dull and uninterested
距離: kyori — Distance; the space between two points or places
ある: aru — To exist; there is; to be located (inanimate)
よう: you — Seems like; in a way; manner; appearance
広大: koudai — Vast; expansive; wide and large in extent
だらしない: darashinai — Slovenly; untidy; lacking self-discipline or order
なく: naku — Without; not having; lacking (negative connective form)
詰まっ: tsumат(te) — Packed; crammed; stuffed full (form of 詰まる)
だ: da — Is; am; are; plain-form copula ending a sentence

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