Sense and Sensibility — Page 5
When he gave his promise to his father, he meditated within himself to increase the fortunes of his sisters by the present of a thousand pounds a-piece.
父親に約束をしたとき、彼は心の中で、姉妹たちにそれぞれ千ポンドを贈ることで彼女たちの財産を増やそうと思案していた。
He then really thought himself equal to it.
その時、彼は本当にそれが自分にできると思っていた。
The prospect of four thousand a-year, in addition to his present income, besides the remaining half of his own mother's fortune, warmed his heart, and made him feel capable of generosity.
現在の収入に加えて年四千ポンドという見通し、さらに亡き母の財産の残り半分を思うと、彼の心は温まり、気前よくできると感じさせた。
"Yes, he would give them three thousand pounds: it would be liberal and handsome!
「そうだ、彼女たちに三千ポンドを贈ろう。気前よく立派なことだ！」
It would be enough to make them completely easy.
それは彼女たちを完全に安心させるのに十分だろう。
Three thousand pounds! he could spare so considerable a sum with little inconvenience."
三千ポンド！これほどかなりの金額でも、ほとんど不自由なく出せるだろう。」
He thought of it all day long, and for many days successively, and he did not repent.
彼は一日中、そして何日も続けてそのことを考え、後悔しなかった。
No sooner was his father's funeral over, than Mrs. John Dashwood, without sending any notice of her intention to her mother-in-law, arrived with her child and their attendants.
父親の葬儀が終わるや否や、ジョン・ダッシュウッド夫人は義母に何の知らせも送らないまま、子供と召使いたちを連れてやって来た。
No one could dispute her right to come; the house was her husband's from the moment of his father's decease; but the indelicacy of her conduct was so much the greater, and to a woman in Mrs. Dashwood's situation, with only common feelings, must have been highly unpleasing;
彼女が来る権利を誰も否定できなかった。家は義父の死の瞬間から夫のものであった。しかし、彼女の振る舞いの無礼さはそれだけ一層大きく、ダッシュウッド夫人の立場にある女性にとって、普通の感情を持っていれば、非常に不快なものだったに違いない。
but in _her_ mind there was a sense of honor so keen, a generosity so romantic, that any offence of the kind, by whomsoever given or received, was to her a source of immovable disgust.
しかし彼女の心には、非常に鋭い名誉感覚と、非常に崇高な寛大さがあったため、誰によって与えられ、あるいは受けられたものであれ、そのような無礼はすべて、彼女にとって揺るぎない嫌悪の源であった。
Mrs.
ダッシュウッド夫人は、
Vocabulary
- 父親
- chichioya — Father; one's own father figure
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or purpose
- 約束
- yakusoku — Promise; agreement made between people
- を
- wo — Particle marking the direct object of a verb
- した
- shita — Past tense of 'suru'; did, made
- とき
- toki — Time; moment when something occurs
- 彼
- kare — He; third-person male pronoun
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar
- 心
- kokoro — Heart; mind; inner feelings or spirit
- の
- no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns
- 中
- naka — Inside; within; the middle of something
- で
- de — Particle indicating location, means, or context
- 姉妹
- shimai — Sisters; female siblings collectively
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings
- それぞれ
- sorezore — Each; respectively; individually for each one
- 千
- sen — One thousand; the number 1,000
- ポンド
- pondo — Pound; British unit of currency or weight
- 贈る
- okuru — To give; to present a gift to someone
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verb phrases
- 彼女
- kanojo — She; her; third-person female pronoun
- 財産
- zaisan — Property; assets; personal wealth or estate
- 増やそう
- fuyasou — Volitional form of 'increase'; let's increase
- と
- to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker
- 思案
- shian — Deliberation; careful thought or consideration
- して
- shite — Te-form of 'suru'; doing, connecting actions
- いた
- ita — Past progressive form of 'iru'; was doing
- その
- sono — That; demonstrative adjective for nearby things
- 時
- toki — Time; moment; a particular point in time
- 本当
- hontou — Truth; reality; truly, really, genuinely
- それ
- sore — That; demonstrative pronoun for nearby object
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar
- 自分
- jibun — Oneself; one's own self or person
- できる
- dekiru — To be able to; can do something
- 思っ
- omot(te) — Thinking; te-form stem of 'omou' (to think)
- て
- te — Te-form connective particle linking clauses
- 現在
- genzai — Present; currently; the current time or state
- 収入
- shuunyuu — Income; earnings; revenue received regularly
- 加え
- kuwaе — Adding; in addition to something else
- 年
- nen — Year; annual; relating to one year
- 四千
- yonsen — Four thousand; the number 4,000
- という
- to iu — Called; known as; that which is said
- 見通し
- mitooshi — Outlook; forecast; prospect for the future
- さらに
- sara ni — Furthermore; even more; additionally, beyond that
- 亡き
- naki — Late; deceased; the now-dead person
- 母
- haha — Mother; one's own mother
- 残り
- nokori — Remainder; what is left over or remaining
- 半分
- hanbun — Half; one half of a total amount
- 思う
- omou — To think; to feel; to believe something
- 温まり
- atatamari — Warming up; becoming warm inside emotionally
- 気前
- kimae — Generosity; liberal spirit in giving things
- よく
- yoku — Well; often; adverb of manner or frequency
- 感じ
- kanji — Feeling; sense; impression received emotionally
- させ
- sase — Causative form making someone do something
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending in Japanese
- そうだ
- sou da — That's right; I see; expressing realization
- 三千
- sanzen — Three thousand; the number 3,000
- 贈ろう
- okurou — Volitional form of 'give'; let's give a gift
- 立派
- rippa — Splendid; fine; admirable; magnificent deed
- な
- na — Adjectival copula linking na-adjectives to nouns
- だ
- da — Copula; plain form of 'is' or 'are'
- 完全
- kanzen — Complete; perfect; fully done without flaw
- 安心
- anshin — Peace of mind; relief; feeling reassured
- さ
- sa — Nominalizing suffix or casual sentence filler
- せる
- seru — Causative suffix; to make or let someone do
- 十分
- juubun — Sufficient; enough; fully adequate amount
- だろう
- darou — Probably; I suppose; expressing conjecture
- これほど
- korehodo — To this extent; this much; so much as this
- かなり
- kanari — Quite; considerably; fairly large in degree
- 金額
- kingaku — Amount of money; sum; monetary figure
- でも
- demo — But; even so; even; nevertheless or however
- ほとんど
- hotondo — Almost; nearly; for the most part
- 不自由
- fujiyuu — Inconvenience; lack; not having enough of something
- なく
- naku — Without; lacking; te-form of negative 'nai'
- 出せる
- daseru — Able to put out; can afford to spend
- 一日中
- ichinichijuu — All day long; throughout the entire day
- そして
- soshite — And then; and; connecting sequential events
- 何日
- nannichi — How many days; several days in number
- も
- mo — Also; even; as many as; inclusive particle
- 続け
- tsuzuke — Continue; keep doing; stem of 'tsuzukeru'
- 考え
- kangae — Thought; idea; consideration; way of thinking
- 後悔
- koukai — Regret; remorse; feeling sorry afterward
- し
- shi — Conjunctive form of verb or 'suru' stem
- なかっ
- nakat(ta) — Did not; past negative stem of 'nai'
- 葬儀
- sougi — Funeral; burial ceremony; memorial service
- 終わる
- owaru — To end; to finish; to come to a close
- や
- ya — As soon as; or; listing particle in Japanese
- 否や
- inaya — No sooner than; as soon as something happened
- 夫人
- fujin — Mrs.; madam; a married woman of status
- 義母
- gibo — Mother-in-law; stepmother by marriage relation
- 何
- nani — What; something; any kind of thing
- 知らせ
- shirase — Notice; notification; message sent to someone
- 送ら
- okura — Sending; stem of 'okuru' (to send something)
- ない
- nai — Not; negative auxiliary; does not exist
- まま
- mama — As is; unchanged state; leaving things as they are
- 子供
- kodomo — Child; children; young person or offspring
- 召使い
- meshitsukai — Servant; domestic helper working in household
- 連れ
- tsure — Bringing along; accompanying someone somewhere
- やっ
- yat(te) — Doing; coming (colloquial); te-form of 'yaru'
- 来
- ki — Coming; stem of 'kuru' (to come)
- 来る
- kuru — To come; to arrive at a place
- 権利
- kenri — Right; entitlement; legal or moral privilege
- 誰
- dare — Who; which person; someone unspecified
- 否定
- hitei — Denial; negation; refusing to acknowledge something
- でき
- deki — Can do; able; stem of 'dekiru' (to be able)
- 家
- ie — House; home; family dwelling or household
- 義父
- gifu — Father-in-law; stepfather by marriage relation
- 死
- shi — Death; dying; the end of life
- 瞬間
- shunkan — Instant; moment; a very brief point in time
- から
- kara — From; since; because; starting point particle
- 夫
- otto — Husband; one's own married male partner
- もの
- mono — Thing; object; nominalized explanatory nuance
- であっ
- deat(te) — Being; te-form of 'de aru' (formal copula)
- しかし
- shikashi — However; but; expressing contrast or contradiction
- 振る舞い
- furumai — Behavior; conduct; the way one acts
- 無礼
- burei — Rudeness; impoliteness; disrespectful behavior
- だけ
- dake — Only; just; merely; limiting particle in Japanese
- 一層
- issou — Even more; all the more; further degree
- 大きく
- ookiku — Largely; greatly; adverb from 'ookii' (big)
- 立場
- tachiba — Position; standpoint; one's social or situational role
- ある
- aru — To exist; to have; there is (inanimate)
- 女性
- josei — Woman; female; a person of female gender
- とっ
- tot(te) — For (someone); te-form of 'toru' or 'totte'
- 普通
- futsuu — Ordinary; normal; usual; average or common
- 感情
- kanjou — Emotion; feeling; sentiment experienced internally
- 持っ
- mot(te) — Having; holding; te-form of 'motsu' (to have)
- いれ
- ire — Conditional stem of 'iru'; if one has or is
- ば
- ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' in Japanese
- 非常
- hijou — Extremely; very; extraordinary degree of something
- 不快
- fukai — Discomfort; unpleasantness; feeling uneasy or upset
- だっ
- dat(ta) — Past plain copula; was; stem of 'da' past
- 違いない
- chigainai — No doubt; must be; certainly so without question
- 鋭い
- surudoi — Sharp; keen; acute; having a fine edge or wit
- 名誉
- meiyo — Honor; prestige; glory; one's good reputation
- 感覚
- kankaku — Sense; feeling; perception; sensory awareness
- 崇高
- suukou — Sublime; lofty; noble and elevated in character
- 寛大
- kandai — Generous; magnanimous; broad-minded and forgiving
- あっ
- at(te) — Being; having; te-form of 'aru' (to exist)
- ため
- tame — For the sake of; because of; due to purpose
- よっ
- yot(te) — By means of; due to; te-form of 'yoru'
- 与え
- atae — Giving; providing; stem of 'ataeru' (to give)
- られ
- rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix
- あるいは
- aruiwa — Or; alternatively; either one of two options
- 受け
- uke — Receiving; accepting; stem of 'ukeru'
- であれ
- de are — Whether it be; even if it is (formal)
- よう
- you — Seeming; appearing; volitional or purpose expression
- すべて
- subete — All; everything; the whole; entirely without exception
- 揺るぎ
- yurugi — Wavering; shaking; stem of 'yurugu' (to waver)
- 嫌悪
- ken'o — Disgust; hatred; strong aversion or loathing
- 源
- minamoto — Source; origin; root or origin of something
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