Peter Pan — Page 12
She let down a tape from the window to the pavement, and it was a sheer drop of thirty feet, without so much as a spout to climb up by.
彼女は窓から舗道までテープを垂らしてみたが、よじ登るための雨どいひとつなく、ただまっすぐに三十フィートの高さがあるだけだった。
Certainly Wendy had been dreaming.
ウェンディはきっと夢を見ていたのだろう。
But Wendy had not been dreaming, as the very next night showed, the night on which the extraordinary adventures of these children may be said to have begun.
しかしウェンディは夢を見ていたわけではなかった。それはまさに翌晩に明らかになった——その夜こそ、子供たちの非凡な冒険が始まったと言うべき夜だったのである。
On the night we speak of all the children were once more in bed.
これからお話しするその夜、子供たちは皆またベッドに入っていた。
It happened to be Nana's evening off, and Mrs. Darling had bathed them and sung to them till one by one they had let go her hand and slid away into the land of sleep.
その夜はたまたまナナの休みで、ダーリング夫人は子供たちを風呂に入れ、歌を歌ってやり、一人ひとりが彼女の手を離して眠りの国へと滑り込んでいくまでそばにいた。
All were looking so safe and cosy that she smiled at her fears now and sat down tranquilly by the fire to sew.
みんなとても安らかで居心地よさそうに見えたので、彼女はかつての不安がおかしくなり、今は暖炉のそばに静かに腰を下ろして縫い物をしていた。
It was something for Michael, who on his birthday was getting into shirts.
それはマイケルのためのもので、彼は誕生日にシャツを着るようになっていた。
The fire was warm, however, and the nursery dimly lit by three night-lights, and presently the sewing lay on Mrs. Darling's lap.
しかし暖炉は暖かく、子供部屋は三つの夜間灯でほの暗く照らされており、やがて縫い物はダーリング夫人の膝の上に静かに落ち着いた。
Then her head nodded, oh, so gracefully.
それから彼女の頭がこっくりとした——ああ、なんとも優雅に。
She was asleep.
彼女は眠ってしまった。
Look at the four of them, Wendy and Michael over there, John here, and Mrs. Darling by the fire.
四人の様子をご覧なさい。あちらにウェンディとマイケル、こちらにジョン、そして暖炉のそばにダーリング夫人。
There should have been a fourth night-light.
夜間灯はもう一つあるべきだった。
While she slept she had a dream.
眠っている間、彼女は夢を見た。
She dreamt that the Neverland had come too near and that a strange boy had broken through from it.
ネバーランドが近づきすぎて、見知らぬ少年がそこから抜け出してきたという夢だった。
Vocabulary
- 彼女
- kanojo — She; her; girlfriend
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle
- 窓
- mado — Window of a building or vehicle
- から
- kara — From; starting point particle
- 舗道
- hodō — Pavement; paved sidewalk or road
- まで
- made — Until; up to; as far as
- テープ
- tēpu — Tape; strip of adhesive material
- を
- wo — Object marker particle
- 垂らし
- tarashi — Hanging down; letting something dangle
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting actions
- み
- mi — Try doing; attempt (auxiliary verb)
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb
- が
- ga — But; subject marker or contrast particle
- よじ登る
- yojinoboru — To climb up by gripping and clambering
- ため
- tame — For the purpose of; in order to
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing particle
- 雨どい
- amadoi — Drainpipe; gutter pipe on a building
- ひとつ
- hitotsu — One; a single item or thing
- なく
- naku — Without; lacking; not existing
- ただ
- tada — Just; merely; only; simply
- まっすぐ
- massugu — Straight; directly; without deviation
- に
- ni — Direction, location, or target particle
- 三十
- sanjū — Thirty; the number 30
- フィート
- fīto — Feet; unit of length measurement
- 高さ
- takasa — Height; vertical measurement of something
- ある
- aru — To exist; to be (inanimate things)
- だけ
- dake — Only; just; nothing but
- だっ
- da — Was; past copula (colloquial form)
- きっと
- kitto — Surely; certainly; without doubt
- 夢
- yume — Dream; vision during sleep
- 見
- mi — See; look; view (verb stem)
- い
- i — Auxiliary indicating ongoing state or action
- だろう
- darō — Probably; I suppose; conjecture ending
- しかし
- shikashi — However; but; nevertheless
- わけ
- wake — Reason; circumstance; meaning behind something
- で
- de — At; by means of; context particle
- なかっ
- nakatta — Was not; negative past auxiliary
- それ
- sore — That; that thing (near listener)
- まさに
- masani — Exactly; precisely; just as expected
- 翌晩
- yokuban — The following evening; next night
- 明らか
- akiraka — Clear; obvious; evident; apparent
- なっ
- natta — Became; turned into (past form of naru)
- その
- sono — That (modifying noun, near listener)
- 夜
- yoru — Night; nighttime
- こそ
- koso — Emphatic particle meaning 'it is precisely'
- 子供
- kodomo — Child; children; young person
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people or beings
- 非凡な
- hibon na — Extraordinary; exceptional; out of the ordinary
- 冒険
- bōken — Adventure; daring undertaking or experience
- 始まっ
- hajimatta — Started; began (past form of hajimaru)
- と
- to — Quotation particle; and; with
- 言う
- iu — To say; to speak; to tell
- べき
- beki — Should; ought to; must
- これから
- korekara — From now on; hereafter; starting now
- お話し
- ohanashi — Story; tale; honorific form of hanashi
- する
- suru — To do; to perform an action
- 皆
- mina — Everyone; all people; everybody
- また
- mata — Again; also; once more
- ベッド
- beddo — Bed; sleeping furniture
- 入っ
- haitta — Entered; went into (past of hairu)
- たまたま
- tamatama — By chance; coincidentally; accidentally
- 休み
- yasumi — Rest; day off; holiday; break
- 夫人
- fujin — Mrs.; wife; lady of the house
- 風呂
- furo — Bath; bathtub; bathing
- 入れ
- ire — Put in; place into; bathe (causative)
- 歌
- uta — Song; poem; musical vocal piece
- 歌っ
- utatta — Sang; performed a song (past form)
- やり
- yari — Doing; performing; managing (verb stem)
- 一人ひとり
- hitori hitori — One by one; each person individually
- 手
- te — Hand; arm; handle
- 離し
- hanashi — Releasing; letting go of something
- 眠り
- nemuri — Sleep; slumber; state of sleeping
- 国
- kuni — Country; land; kingdom; nation
- へ
- e — Toward; direction particle
- 滑り込ん
- suberikonda — Slipped into; glided into smoothly
- いく
- iku — To go; to proceed onward
- そば
- soba — Beside; near; close by
- みんな
- minna — Everyone; all of them; everybody
- とても
- totemo — Very; extremely; quite
- 安らか
- yasuraka — Peaceful; calm; tranquil; serene
- 居心地
- igokochi — Comfort; feeling of being at ease
- よさ
- yosa — Goodness; quality of being pleasant
- そう
- sō — So; like that; seeming that way
- 見え
- mie — Appear; look; seem (verb stem)
- かつて
- katsute — Once; formerly; in the past
- 不安
- fuan — Anxiety; unease; worry; insecurity
- おかしく
- okashiku — Strangely; oddly; in a funny way
- なり
- nari — Became; turned into (verb stem form)
- 今
- ima — Now; at this moment; currently
- 暖炉
- danro — Fireplace; hearth; open fire in room
- 静かに
- shizuka ni — Quietly; calmly; in a still manner
- 腰
- koshi — Waist; hips; lower back
- 下ろし
- oroshi — Lowering; setting down; sitting down
- 縫い物
- nuimono — Sewing; needlework; mending clothes
- し
- shi — And; doing (conjunctive verb form)
- もの
- mono — Thing; object; matter; item
- 彼
- kare — He; him; boyfriend
- 誕生日
- tanjōbi — Birthday; anniversary of one's birth
- シャツ
- shatsu — Shirt; garment worn on upper body
- 着る
- kiru — To wear; to put on clothing
- よう
- yō — So that; in order to; it seems
- 暖かく
- atatakaku — Warmly; in a warm manner
- 部屋
- heya — Room; chamber in a building
- 三つ
- mittsu — Three; three items or units
- 夜間灯
- yakantō — Night light; dim lamp used at night
- ほの暗く
- honoguraku — Dimly; faintly dark; softly shadowed
- 照らさ
- terasa — Illuminated; lit up (passive verb stem)
- れ
- re — Passive auxiliary verb ending
- おり
- ori — Being; existing (humble/formal form of iru)
- やがて
- yagate — Soon; before long; eventually
- 膝
- hiza — Knee; lap
- 上
- ue — Above; top; upper surface; on
- 落ち着い
- ochitsuita — Settled; calmed down; became composed
- それから
- sorekara — After that; then; and then
- 頭
- atama — Head; top part of the body
- こっくり
- kokkuri — Nodding; dozing off with head drooping
- ああ
- ā — Ah; oh; expression of realization or feeling
- なんとも
- nantomo — Truly; utterly; in every way
- 優雅
- yūga — Elegant; graceful; refined; tasteful
- 眠っ
- nemutta — Slept; fell asleep (past form of nemuru)
- しまっ
- shimatta — Ended up doing; completed an action
- 四人
- yonin — Four people; a group of four persons
- 様子
- yōsu — Appearance; state; situation; look
- ご覧
- goran — Please look; honorific form of miru
- なさい
- nasai — Please do; polite imperative ending
- あちら
- achira — Over there; that direction (far away)
- こちら
- kochira — This way; here; this side
- そして
- soshite — And then; and also; furthermore
- もう
- mō — Already; anymore; another; soon
- 一つ
- hitotsu — One; one thing; a single item
- いる
- iru — To be; to exist (animate beings)
- 間
- aida — While; interval; between; during
- 近づき
- chikazuki — Approaching; drawing near; getting closer
- すぎ
- sugi — Too much; excessively; passing beyond
- 見知らぬ
- mishiranu — Unknown; unfamiliar; strange; unacquainted
- 少年
- shōnen — Boy; young male; youth
- そこ
- soko — There; that place; over there
- 抜け出し
- nukedashi — Slipped out; escaped from; crept away
- き
- ki — Came; arrived (past stem of kuru)
- という
- to iu — Called; named; known as; that is
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