Peter Pan — Page 10

English → Japanese Chapter I. Level 4/10

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"Oh no, he isn't grown up," Wendy assured her confidently, "and he is just my size."

「いいえ、彼は大人じゃないわ」とウェンディは自信を持って請け合った、「そして彼はちょうど私と同じくらいの大きさなの」

She meant that he was her size in both mind and body; she didn't know how she knew, she just knew it.

彼女は心も体も自分と同じくらいだということを言いたかったのだ。どうして分かるのかは自分でも分からなかったが、ただそう分かったのだった。

Mrs. Darling consulted Mr. Darling, but he smiled pooh-pooh.

ダーリング夫人はダーリング氏に相談したが、彼はばかばかしいという顔で笑った。

"Mark my words," he said, "it is some nonsense Nana has been putting into their heads; just the sort of idea a dog would have.

「よく覚えておくがいい」と彼は言った、「あれはナナが子供たちの頭に吹き込んだたわごとだ。犬が考えそうなことだよ。

Leave it alone, and it will blow over."

放っておけば、自然に消えてしまうさ」

But it would not blow over and soon the troublesome boy gave Mrs. Darling quite a shock.

しかしそれは消えることなく、やがてその厄介な少年はダーリング夫人にかなりの衝撃を与えた。

Children have the strangest adventures without being troubled by them.

子供たちは不思議なことに、どんな奇妙な冒険をしても少しも気にかけないものだ。

For instance, they may remember to mention, a week after the event happened, that when they were in the wood they had met their dead father and had a game with him.

たとえば、森の中で死んだお父さんに会って一緒に遊んだということを、その出来事が起きてから一週間後にふと思い出して話したりするのだ。

It was in this casual way that Wendy one morning made a disquieting revelation.

ウェンディがある朝、不安をかき立てるような打ち明け話をしたのも、ちょうどこんなふうに何気ない調子でのことだった。

Some leaves of a tree had been found on the nursery floor, which certainly were not there when the children went to bed, and Mrs. Darling was puzzling over them when Wendy said with a tolerant smile:

子供部屋の床に木の葉が何枚か落ちているのが見つかった。子供たちが寝るときには確かになかったものだ。ダーリング夫人がそれを不思議に思っていると、ウェンディが寛大な微笑みを浮かべて言った。

"I do believe it is that Peter again!"

「きっとまたあのピーターだわ！」

"Whatever do you mean, Wendy?"

「いったいどういうことなの、ウェンディ？」

"It is so naughty of him not to wipe his feet," Wendy said, sighing.

「足を拭かないなんて、あの子ったら本当にいけないわ」とウェンディはため息をついて言った。

She was a tidy child.

彼女はきちんとした子供だった。

Vocabulary

いいえ: iie — No; a polite negative response.
彼: kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun.
は: wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.
大人: otona — Adult; a fully grown person.
じゃ: ja — Casual contraction of では; used before negatives.
ない: nai — Not; negative auxiliary indicating absence or negation.
わ: wa — Sentence-ending particle expressing assertion or emotion.
と: to — And; with; quotation particle connecting clauses or nouns.
自信: jishin — Self-confidence; belief in one's own abilities.
を: wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.
持っ: mot(te) — Hold; have; carry (stem form of 持つ).
て: te — Te-form conjunction connecting sequential actions.
請け合っ: ukekat(te) — Guarantee; assure; vouch for something confidently.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker.
そして: soshite — And then; furthermore; connecting two statements.
ちょうど: choudo — Exactly; just; precisely the right amount.
私: watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
同じ: onaji — Same; identical; equal in nature or degree.
くらい: kurai — About; approximately; to the extent of.
の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle linking nouns.
大き: ooki(sa) — Big; large (stem form of 大きい).
さ: sa — Suffix forming a noun indicating degree or size.
な: na — Adjectival connector or emphatic sentence-ending particle.
彼女: kanojo — She; her; third-person feminine pronoun.
心: kokoro — Heart; mind; inner feelings or spirit.
も: mo — Also; too; both; inclusive particle.
体: karada — Body; the physical form of a person.
自分: jibun — Oneself; one's own self or person.
だ: da — Casual copula meaning 'is' or 'am'.
という: to iu — Called; known as; the fact that.
こと: koto — Thing; fact; abstract noun nominalizer.
言い: ii(tai) — Say; tell (stem form of 言う).
たかっ: takat(ta) — Wanted to (past form of たい desire auxiliary).
どう: dou — How; in what way or manner.
し: shi — Do; connective form of する verb.
分かる: wakaru — Understand; know; become clear.
か: ka — Question marker particle at sentence end.
で: de — At; by means of; location or method particle.
分から: wakara(nakatta) — Not understand (negative stem of 分かる).
なかっ: nakat(ta) — Past negative auxiliary; did not exist or occur.
が: ga — Subject marker particle; also means 'but'.
ただ: tada — Just; merely; simply; only.
そう: sou — So; that way; it seems like that.
分かっ: wakat(ta) — Understood; knew (past form of 分かる).
だっ: dat(ta) — Was; were (past form of copula だ).
夫人: fujin — Mrs.; wife; a respectful term for a woman.
氏: shi — Mr.; Ms.; honorific suffix for names.
に: ni — To; at; in; direction or location particle.
相談: soudan — Consultation; discussion; seeking advice from someone.
ばかばかしい: bakabakashii — Ridiculous; absurd; utterly foolish or nonsensical.
顔: kao — Face; facial expression; appearance.
笑っ: warat(te) — Laughed; smiled (past/te-form of 笑う).
よく: yoku — Well; often; frequently; thoroughly.
覚え: oboe — Memory; remembering (stem of 覚える).
おく: oku — To do in advance; to leave in a state.
いい: ii — Good; fine; nice; acceptable.
言っ: it(te) — Said; told (te/past form of 言う).
あれ: are — That over there; that thing; demonstrative pronoun.
子供: kodomo — Child; children; young person.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.
頭: atama — Head; mind; the top of the body.
吹き込ん: fukikon(de) — Blow into; instill ideas into someone's mind.
たわごと: tawagoto — Nonsense; drivel; foolish or meaningless talk.
犬: inu — Dog; a domesticated canine animal.
考え: kangae — Thought; idea; thinking; opinion.
よ: yo — Sentence-ending particle adding assertion or emphasis.
放っ: hōt(te) — Leave alone; let go; abandon (te-form of 放つ).
おけ: oke — Imperative of おく; leave it as is.
ば: ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'.
自然: shizen — Nature; naturally; on its own without intervention.
消え: kie — Disappear; vanish (stem form of 消える).
しまう: shimau — End up doing; finish; complete an action regrettably.
しかし: shikashi — However; but; a conjunctive expressing contrast.
それ: sore — That; referring to something near the listener.
消える: kieru — To disappear; to vanish; to fade away.
なく: naku — Without; not (conjunctive negative form).
やがて: yagate — Before long; soon; eventually; in due time.
その: sono — That; the (demonstrative adjective modifying a noun).
厄介: yakkai — Troublesome; nuisance; burden; difficult to handle.
少年: shounen — Boy; youth; young male person.
かなり: kanari — Quite; fairly; considerably; rather.
衝撃: shougeki — Shock; impact; a sudden powerful disturbance.
与え: atae — Give; provide; bestow (stem of 与える).
不思議: fushigi — Strange; mysterious; wonderful; hard to explain.
どんな: donna — What kind of; what sort of.
奇妙: kimyou — Strange; odd; peculiar; bizarre in nature.
冒険: bouken — Adventure; daring undertaking or risky venture.
少し: sukoshi — A little; a small amount; slightly.
気: ki — Spirit; feeling; mood; attention; energy.
かけ: kake — Apply; begin; concern oneself (stem of かける).
もの: mono — Thing; object; used for soft assertion or explanation.
たとえ: tatoe — Even if; suppose; for example.
森: mori — Forest; woods; a wooded area.
中: naka — Inside; middle; among; within.
死ん: shin(de) — Died; dead (te-form of 死ぬ).
お父さん: otousan — Father; dad; polite term for one's father.
会っ: at(te) — Met; encountered (te/past form of 会う).
一緒: issho — Together; at the same time or place.
遊ん: ason(de) — Played; had fun (te-form of 遊ぶ).
出来事: dekigoto — Event; happening; incident; occurrence.
起き: oki — Occur; wake up (stem of 起きる).
から: kara — From; after; because; starting point particle.
一: ichi — One; the number one.
週間: shuukan — Week; a period of seven days.
後: ato / go — After; later; behind; subsequent point in time.
ふと: futo — Suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly; on a whim.
思い出し: omoidashi — Recalled; remembered (stem of 思い出す).
話し: hanashi — Story; talk; conversation (stem of 話す).
たり: tari — Listing particle indicating representative actions.
する: suru — To do; to perform; general action verb.
ある: aru — There is; exist (for inanimate things).
朝: asa — Morning; the early part of the day.
不安: fuan — Anxiety; unease; worry; feeling of insecurity.
かき立てる: kakitateru — Stir up; arouse; stimulate a feeling intensely.
よう: you — Like; as if; it seems; resembling.
打ち明け話: uchiakedanashi — Confession; candid talk; heart-to-heart disclosure.
こんな: konna — This kind of; like this; such.
ふう: fuu — Way; manner; style; fashion.
何気ない: nanigenai — Casual; nonchalant; unintentional; offhand manner.
調子: choushi — Tone; condition; rhythm; manner of speaking.
部屋: heya — Room; a space within a building.
床: yuka / toko — Floor; the surface one walks on indoors.
木: ki — Tree; wood; a plant with a trunk.
葉: ha — Leaf; leaves; foliage of a plant or tree.
何枚: nanmai — How many flat things; counter for sheets or leaves.
落ち: ochi — Fall; drop; come down (stem of 落ちる).
いる: iru — To be; to exist (for animate beings).
見つかっ: mitsukat(ta) — Was found; discovered (past form of 見つかる).
寝る: neru — Sleep; go to bed; lie down.
とき: toki — Time; moment; when; occasion.
確か: tashika — Certainly; surely; if I recall correctly.
思っ: omot(te) — Thought; felt (te/past form of 思う).
寛大: kandai — Generous; tolerant; magnanimous; broad-minded.
微笑み: hohoemi — Smile; a gentle, soft facial expression of warmth.
浮かべ: ukabe — Show; float; display (stem of 浮かべる, e.g., a smile).
きっと: kitto — Surely; certainly; definitely; without doubt.
また: mata — Again; also; furthermore; once more.
あの: ano — That (over there); that well-known; demonstrative adjective.
いったい: ittai — What on earth; just what; emphatic question word.
どういう: douiu — What kind of; what sort of; how do you mean.
足: ashi — Foot; leg; the lower limb of the body.
拭か: nuka(nakute) — Wipe; dry off (stem of 拭く in negative context).
なんて: nante — Such a thing as; how (expressing surprise or disdain).
子: ko — Child; kid; used affectionately or critically.
ったら: ttara — Speaking of; that (exasperated or affectionate reference).
本当: hontou — Really; truly; indeed; genuine truth.
いけない: ikenai — No good; must not; that is wrong or bad.
ため息: tameiki — Sigh; a deep breath expressing fatigue or resignation.
つい: tsui — Unintentionally; spontaneously; before one realizes.
きちんと: kichinto — Properly; neatly; correctly; in an orderly manner.

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