Peter Pan — Page 1
THE SHADOW
影
Mrs. Darling screamed, and, as if in answer to a bell, the door opened, and Nana entered, returned from her evening out.
ダーリング夫人は悲鳴を上げた。そしてまるでベルに応えるかのように、ドアが開き、ナナが外出から戻って入ってきた。
She growled and sprang at the boy, who leapt lightly through the window.
ナナは唸り声を上げて少年に飛びかかったが、少年は軽やかに窓から飛び出した。
Again Mrs. Darling screamed, this time in distress for him, for she thought he was killed, and she ran down into the street to look for his little body, but it was not there; and she looked up, and in the black night she could see nothing but what she thought was a shooting star.
ダーリング夫人は再び悲鳴を上げた。今度は少年のことが心配で、死んでしまったと思ったのだ。彼女は通りに駆け下りて小さな体を探したが、どこにも見当たらなかった。見上げると、暗い夜空には流れ星と思えるものしか見えなかった。
She returned to the nursery, and found Nana with something in her mouth, which proved to be the boy's shadow.
彼女は子供部屋に戻ると、ナナが口に何かをくわえているのを見つけた。それは少年の影だった。
As he leapt at the window Nana had closed it quickly, too late to catch him, but his shadow had not had time to get out; slam went the window and snapped it off.
少年が窓から飛び出そうとした時、ナナは素早く窓を閉めたが、少年を捕まえるには遅すぎた。しかし影は逃げ出す間がなく、窓がバタンと閉まって影を切り離してしまったのだ。
You may be sure Mrs. Darling examined the shadow carefully, but it was quite the ordinary kind.
ダーリング夫人が影を注意深く調べたことは言うまでもないが、それはごく普通の影だった。
Nana had no doubt of what was the best thing to do with this shadow.
ナナはこの影をどうすべきか、迷うことなくわかっていた。
She hung it out at the window, meaning "He is sure to come back for it; let us put it where he can get it easily without disturbing the children."
ナナは影を窓の外に吊るした。「きっと取りに戻ってくるだろう。子供たちを起こさずに取れる場所に置いておきましょう」という意味だった。
But unfortunately Mrs. Darling could not leave it hanging out at the window, it looked so like the washing and lowered the whole tone of the house.
しかし残念ながら、ダーリング夫人は影を窓の外に吊るしたままにしておくことができなかった。洗濯物のように見えて、家全体の品位を落としてしまうからだった。
She thought of showing it to Mr.
彼女はそれをダーリング氏に見せようと思った。
Vocabulary
- 影
- kage — Shadow or silhouette of a person or object
- ダーリング
- dāringu — Darling; term of endearment for a loved one
- 夫人
- fujin — Madame; a married woman or wife
- は
- wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese grammar
- 悲鳴
- himei — Scream or shriek of fear or pain
- を
- wo — Object-marking particle in Japanese grammar
- 上げ
- age — To raise or let out, as a sound
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb in Japanese grammar
- そして
- soshite — And then; connecting two sequential events
- まるで
- marude — Just like; as if; used for comparisons
- ベル
- beru — Bell; a ringing signal or chime
- に
- ni — Directional or target particle in Japanese grammar
- 応える
- kotaeru — To respond or answer to a call
- か
- ka — Question marker or uncertainty particle
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese
- よう
- yō — Resemblance or manner; like or as if
- ドア
- doa — Door; an entrance or exit panel
- が
- ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese grammar
- 開き
- hiraki — Opening; the act of something opening up
- 外出
- gaishutsu — Going out; leaving one's home or building
- から
- kara — From; indicates origin or starting point
- 戻っ
- modot(te) — Returned; came back to a previous place
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases
- 入っ
- hait(te) — Entered; went or came inside a place
- き
- ki — Came; directional auxiliary indicating movement toward speaker
- 唸り声
- unarigoe — Growl or groan; low threatening animal sound
- 少年
- shōnen — Boy; a young male child or youth
- 飛びかかっ
- tobikakat(te) — Pounced or leaped at someone or something
- 軽やか
- karoyaka — Light and nimble; moving gracefully and easily
- 窓
- mado — Window; an opening in a wall for light
- 飛び出し
- tobidashi — Jumped out; dashed out suddenly from somewhere
- 再び
- futatabi — Again; once more; a second time
- 今度
- kondo — This time; now; the current occasion
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for abstract concepts
- 心配
- shinpai — Worry or anxiety about something uncertain
- で
- de — At or by means of; instrumental particle
- 死ん
- shin(de) — Died; past form of the verb to die
- しまっ
- shimat(te) — Auxiliary indicating regrettable or completed action
- と
- to — Quotation particle or conjunctive meaning and
- 思っ
- omot(te) — Thought; had a particular feeling or idea
- だ
- da — Copula; plain form of is or was
- 彼女
- kanojo — She or her; third-person female pronoun
- 通り
- tōri — Street or road; also means as expected
- 駆け下り
- kakeori — Ran down; rushed downward along a path
- 小さな
- chīsana — Small or little; describing something of small size
- 体
- karada — Body; the physical form of a person
- 探し
- sagashi — Searching; looking for someone or something
- どこ
- doko — Where; interrogative for location or place
- も
- mo — Also or even; inclusive or emphatic particle
- 見当たら
- mitatara — Found; can be spotted or located somewhere
- なかっ
- nacat(ta) — Was not; negative past auxiliary form
- 見上げる
- miageru — To look up; gaze upward toward the sky
- 暗い
- kurai — Dark; having little or no light
- 夜空
- yozora — Night sky; the sky seen after sunset
- 流れ星
- nagareboshi — Shooting star; a meteor streaking across sky
- 思える
- omoeru — To seem or appear; can be thought of
- もの
- mono — Thing; object or something abstract
- しか
- shika — Only; nothing but; used with negatives
- 見え
- mie — Can be seen; is visible to the eye
- 子供部屋
- kodomobēya — Children's room; a bedroom designated for kids
- 戻る
- modoru — To return; go back to a previous place
- 口
- kuchi — Mouth; the opening used for eating and speaking
- 何か
- nanika — Something; an unspecified thing or object
- くわえ
- kuwae — Holding in the mouth; carrying with teeth
- いる
- iru — To be; existence verb for animate beings
- 見つけ
- mitsuke — Found; discovered something previously unknown
- それ
- sore — That; refers to something near the listener
- だっ
- dat(ta) — Was; plain past form of the copula
- 飛び出そ
- tobidaso — About to jump out; volitional form of fly out
- う
- u — Volitional suffix indicating intent or conjecture
- し
- shi — And also; conjunctive or reason-listing particle
- 時
- toki — Time; moment when something happens
- 素早く
- subayaku — Quickly and swiftly; with rapid movement
- 閉め
- shime — Closed; shut a door or window firmly
- 捕まえる
- tsukamaeru — To catch or capture someone or something
- 遅すぎ
- osōsugi — Too late; past the appropriate time already
- しかし
- shikashi — However; but; introduces a contrasting statement
- 逃げ出す
- nigedasu — To run away; escape from a situation
- 間
- ma — Interval or gap; space between two points
- なく
- naku — Without; lacking; negative conjunctive form
- バタン
- batan — Slam; onomatopoeia for a door banging shut
- 閉まっ
- shimat(te) — Closed shut; a door or lid closed
- 切り離し
- kirihanaoshi — Detached or separated; cut off from something
- 注意深く
- chūibukaku — Carefully; with close attention and caution
- 調べ
- shirabe — Examined or investigated something thoroughly
- 言う
- iu — To say or speak; express in words
- まで
- made — Until or up to a certain point or time
- ない
- nai — Nonexistent; negative form of existence or adjective
- ごく
- goku — Extremely; very; used to intensify an adjective
- 普通
- futsū — Ordinary or normal; nothing special about it
- この
- kono — This; demonstrative adjective for nearby things
- どう
- dō — How; in what way or manner
- べき
- beki — Should or ought to; expresses moral obligation
- 迷う
- mayou — To hesitate or be uncertain about a decision
- わかっ
- wakat(te) — Understood; came to know or realize something
- い
- i — Continuative form of iru; ongoing state
- 外
- soto — Outside; the area beyond a building or enclosure
- 吊るし
- tsurushi — Hung or suspended something from above
- きっと
- kitto — Surely; certainly; expressing strong expectation
- 取り
- tori — Taking or fetching something from a place
- くる
- kuru — To come; movement toward the speaker
- だろ
- daro — Probably; conjectural form of the copula
- 子供
- kodomo — Child or children; young person not yet adult
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings
- 起こさ
- okosa — Wake up; causative base of to wake
- ず
- zu — Without doing; negative conjunctive verb ending
- 取れる
- toreru — Can take or retrieve; potential form of take
- 場所
- basho — Place or location; a specific spot or area
- 置い
- oite — Placed or left something at a location
- おき
- oki — Leaving in place; auxiliary for future preparation
- ましょ
- mashō — Let's do; polite volitional verb ending
- という
- to iu — Called or meaning; used to explain or quote
- 意味
- imi — Meaning or significance of a word or action
- 残念
- zannen — Regrettable or unfortunate; expressing disappointment
- ながら
- nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction
- まま
- mama — As is; leaving something in its current state
- おく
- oku — To leave or keep in a state for later
- でき
- deki — Can do; potential form of to be able
- 洗濯物
- sentakumono — Laundry; washed or unwashed clothing items
- 家
- ie — House or home; a place where people live
- 全体
- zentai — Whole or entire; the totality of something
- 品位
- hin'i — Dignity or decorum; graceful and respectable quality
- 落とし
- otoshi — Dropped or lowered; brought down in status
- 氏
- shi — Mr. or Ms.; formal honorific suffix for names
- 見せよ
- miseyo — Show; imperative form of to show or display
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