Pride and Prejudice — Page 4

English → Japanese Preface Level 7/10

Rushworth, a_ coup de théâtre; _it connects itself in the strictest way with the course of the story earlier, and brings about the denouement with complete propriety.

ラッシュワースの、いわゆる「クー・ド・テアトル」は、物語の前半の流れと最も緊密に結びつき、完全に適切な形で結末をもたらす。

All the minor passages--the loves of Jane and Bingley, the advent of Mr. Collins, the visit to Hunsford, the Derbyshire tour--fit in after the same unostentatious, but masterly fashion.

すべての細かな挿話――ジェーンとビングリーの恋、コリンズ氏の登場、ハンズフォードへの訪問、ダービーシャーへの旅――も、同じく目立たないながらも巧みな手法で物語に組み込まれている。

There is no attempt at the hide-and-seek, in-and-out business, which in the transactions between Frank Churchill and Jane Fairfax contributes no doubt a good deal to the intrigue of_ Emma, _but contributes it in a fashion which I do not think the best feature of that otherwise admirable book.

フランク・チャーチルとジェーン・フェアファックスの間のやり取りにおいて『エマ』の謎めいた興趣に大いに貢献しているような、かくれんぼのような出たり入ったりの手法を用いようとする試みは一切ない。もっとも、その手法はそれ以外の点では称賛すべき作品の最良の特徴とは私には思えないのだが。

Although Miss Austen always liked something of the misunderstanding kind, which afforded her opportunities for the display of the peculiar and incomparable talent to be noticed presently, she has been satisfied here with the perfectly natural occasions provided by the false account of Darcy's conduct given by Wickham, and by the awkwardness (arising with equal naturalness) from the gradual transformation of Elizabeth's own feelings from positive aversion to actual love.

オースティン嬢は常に誤解のたぐいを好んでいたが、それはまもなく触れることになる彼女特有の比類なき才能を発揮する機会を与えてくれるからである。しかしここでは、ウィッカムがダーシーの行動について語った虚偽の話と、エリザベス自身の感情が明確な嫌悪から真の愛へと徐々に変化することから（同じく自然な形で）生じる気まずさという、まったく自然な機会に甘んじている。

I do not know whether the all-grasping hand of the playwright has ever been laid upon_ Pride and Prejudice; _and I dare say that, if it were, the situations would prove not startling or garish enough for the footlights, the character-scheme too subtle and delicate for pit and gallery.

劇作家の何でも取り込もうとする手が『高慢と偏見』に伸ばされたことがあるかどうか私は知らない。しかし、もしそうなったとしても、場面の設定は舞台の脚光を浴びるには衝撃的でも派手でもなく、人物構成は平土間や二階席には繊細すぎて微妙すぎることが証明されるだろうとあえて言いたい。

Vocabulary

の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.
いわゆる: iwayuru — So-called; what is commonly known as.
は: wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject.
物語: monogatari — Story, tale, or narrative.
前半: zenhan — First half of something.
流れ: nagare — Flow, current, or progression of events.
と: to — Particle meaning 'and' or 'with'.
最も: mottomo — Most; to the greatest degree.
緊密: kinmitsu — Close, tight, intimate connection or relationship.
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or manner.
結びつき: musubitsuki — Connection, link, or bond between things.
完全: kanzen — Complete, perfect, total.
適切: tekisetsu — Appropriate, suitable, proper.
な: na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
形: katachi — Form, shape, manner.
で: de — Particle indicating means, location of action.
結末: ketsumatsu — Conclusion, ending, or outcome of a story.
を: wo — Direct object particle.
もたらす: motarasu — To bring about, cause, or produce a result.
すべて: subete — All, everything, entirely.
細かな: komakana — Fine, detailed, minute, small.
挿話: souwa — Episode, anecdote, or subplot within a narrative.
恋: koi — Romantic love, longing, infatuation.
氏: shi — Mr.; honorific title for adult males.
登場: toujou — Appearance, entrance; a character appearing on stage.
へ: e — Directional particle meaning 'to' or 'toward'.
訪問: houmon — Visit, call upon someone or somewhere.
旅: tabi — Journey, trip, travel.
も: mo — Also, too; inclusive particle.
同じく: onajiku — Likewise, similarly, in the same way.
目立たない: medatanai — Inconspicuous, unnoticeable, not standing out.
ながら: nagara — While doing; conjunction indicating simultaneous actions.
巧みな: takumina — Skillful, clever, dexterous.
手法: shuhou — Technique, method, approach used in craft.
組み込まれ: kumikomare — Incorporated, built in, integrated into something.
て: te — Te-form conjunction connecting sequential actions.
いる: iru — To exist (animate); indicates ongoing state/action.
間: aida / ma — Between; interval of time or space.
やり取り: yaritori — Exchange, interaction, back-and-forth communication.
おいて: oite — In, at, regarding (formal location/context marker).
謎めいた: nazoмeita — Mysterious, enigmatic, puzzling in nature.
興趣: kyoushu — Interest, charm, appeal, engaging quality.
大いに: ooi ni — Greatly, highly, to a large degree.
貢献: kouken — Contribution, service rendered to something.
し: shi — Conjunctive form of suru (to do).
よう: you — Appears to; seems like; expresses resemblance or intent.
かくれんぼ: kakurenbo — Hide-and-seek; concealment game metaphor.
出たり: detari — Coming in and out alternately (te-form listing).
入ったり: haitari — Entering alternately; used in paired action listing.
用いよう: mochiiyou — Volitional form of 'to use'; intending to use.
する: suru — To do, to perform an action.
試み: kokoromi — Attempt, trial, endeavor.
一切: issai — Everything; (with negative) none whatsoever.
ない: nai — Negative auxiliary; does not exist, is not.
もっとも: mottomo — However, that said; introducing a qualification.
その: sono — That (demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing).
それ: sore — That (pronoun referring to previously mentioned thing).
以外: igai — Other than, except for, besides.
点: ten — Point, aspect, respect.
称賛: shousan — Praise, admiration, commendation.
す: su — Classical/literary form of suru (to do).
べき: beki — Should, ought to; expressing obligation or expectation.
作品: sakuhin — Work of art, literary or artistic creation.
最良: sairyou — Best, finest, most excellent.
特徴: tokucho — Characteristic, feature, distinctive quality.
私: watashi — I, me (first-person pronoun).
思えない: omoenai — Cannot think, cannot believe, unable to feel.
だ: da — Copula; informal 'is/am/are'.
が: ga — Subject particle; also conjunction meaning 'but'.
嬢: jou — Miss; young lady; honorific for unmarried woman.
常に: tsuneni — Always, constantly, at all times.
誤解: gokai — Misunderstanding, misconception, mistaken interpretation.
たぐい: tagui — Kind, sort, variety, type of thing.
好んで: kononde — Fondly, by preference, willingly, with liking.
い: i — Stem of iru; to be, to exist (animate).
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary marker.
まもなく: mamonaku — Soon, shortly, before long.
触れる: fureru — To touch, to mention, to refer to.
こと: koto — Thing, fact, matter (nominalizer).
なる: naru — To become; to result in.
彼女: kanojo — She, her; also can mean girlfriend.
特有: tokuyuu — Peculiar to, unique to, characteristic of.
比類なき: hirui naki — Unparalleled, matchless, without equal.
才能: sainou — Talent, ability, gift.
発揮: hakki — Demonstration, display of one's ability or talent.
機会: kikai — Opportunity, occasion, chance.
与えて: ataete — Giving, providing (te-form of ataeru).
くれる: kureru — To give (to me/us); to do a favor for speaker.
から: kara — Because; from (particle indicating reason or origin).
ある: aru — To exist, to be (inanimate); there is.
しかし: shikashi — However, but, nevertheless.
ここ: koko — Here, this place.
行動: koudou — Action, behavior, conduct.
ついて: tsuite — About, concerning, regarding (following a noun).
語った: katatta — Spoke, narrated, told (past tense of kataru).
虚偽: kyogi — Falsehood, lie, untruth.
話: hanashi — Story, talk, conversation, account.
自身: jishin — Oneself, personally, one's own self.
感情: kanjou — Emotion, feeling, sentiment.
明確: meikaku — Clear, definite, explicit.
嫌悪: ken'o — Hatred, disgust, strong aversion.
真: shin / makoto — True, genuine, real.
愛: ai — Love, affection.
徐々に: jojo ni — Gradually, little by little, slowly.
変化: henka — Change, transformation, variation.
自然な: shizenna — Natural, spontaneous, unforced.
生じる: shoujiru — To arise, occur, be produced.
気まずさ: kimazusa — Awkwardness, discomfort in social situation.
いう: iu — To say, to call, to be called.
まったく: mattaku — Completely, utterly, entirely; really.
甘んじて: amanjite — Contentedly accepting; submitting willingly to something.
劇作家: gekisakka — Playwright, dramatist, one who writes plays.
何でも: nandemo — Anything and everything, whatever it may be.
取り込もう: torikомоu — Volitional form of to incorporate, to take in.
手: te — Hand; also means means or method.
高慢: kouman — Pride, arrogance, haughtiness.
偏見: henken — Prejudice, bias, preconceived notion.
伸ばされた: nobасаreta — Stretched out, extended, reached (passive past).
か: ka — Question particle; or (alternatives).
どうか: douka — Whether or not; please (in requests).
知ら: shira — Stem of shiru (to know); not knowing.
もし: moshi — If, supposing that (conditional opener).
そう: sou — So, that way, like that.
なった: natta — Became, turned into (past tense of naru).
場面: bamen — Scene, situation, moment in a story.
設定: settei — Setting, configuration, establishment of conditions.
舞台: butai — Stage, theater setting, scene of action.
脚光: kyakkou — Footlights; being in the spotlight, public attention.
浴びる: abiru — To bathe in, to be showered with (light, praise).
衝撃的: shougekiteki — Shocking, startling, impactful.
派手: hade — Showy, flashy, gaudy, ostentatious.
なく: naku — Without, lacking (conjunctive negative form).
人物: jinbutsu — Person, character, personage in a story.
構成: kousei — Composition, structure, makeup.
や: ya — And (listing particle); or.
繊細: sensai — Delicate, sensitive, fine, subtle.
すぎて: sugite — Too much (conjunctive form of sugiru).
微妙: bimyou — Subtle, delicate, nuanced.
証明: shoumei — Proof, demonstration, verification.
される: sareru — Passive auxiliary; to be done to one.
だろう: darou — Probably, likely; expresses conjecture.
あえて: aete — Daring to, deliberately, intentionally despite difficulty.
言いたい: iitai — Want to say, wish to express.

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