Sense and Sensibility — Page 4
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"There is no knowing what _they_ may expect," said the lady, "but we are not to think of their expectations: the question is, what you can afford to do."
「彼女たちが何を期待しているかは分かりませんが」と夫人は言った、「彼女たちの期待を考える必要はありません。問題は、あなたが何をしてあげられるかということです。」
"Certainly—and I think I may afford to give them five hundred pounds a-piece. As it is, without any addition of mine, they will each have about three thousand pounds on their mother's death—a very comfortable fortune for any young woman."
「確かに――そして私は彼女たちにそれぞれ五百ポンドを渡せると思います。現状では、私が何も足さなくても、母親の死後にそれぞれ約三千ポンドを受け取ることになります――どんな若い女性にとっても非常に快適な財産です。」
"To be sure it is; and, indeed, it strikes me that they can want no addition at all. They will have ten thousand pounds divided amongst them. If they marry, they will be sure of doing well, and if they do not, they may all live very comfortably together on the interest of ten thousand pounds."
「確かにそうです。そして実際、彼女たちには何も足す必要がないと思えてきました。彼女たちは一万ポンドを分け合うことになります。結婚すれば、うまくやっていけるでしょうし、もし結婚しなければ、一万ポンドの利子で皆一緒にとても快適に暮らせるでしょう。」
"That is very true, and, therefore, I do not know whether, upon the whole, it would not be more advisable to do something for their mother while she lives, rather than for them—something of the annuity kind I mean.—My sisters would feel the good effects of it as well as herself. A hundred a year would make them all perfectly comfortable."
「それはまったくその通りです。したがって、全体的に見て、彼女たちのためよりも、母親が生きている間に母親のために何かしてあげる方が賢明ではないかと思います――年金のようなものを意味しています。――私の義理の姉妹たちも、母親自身と同様にその恩恵を受けられるでしょう。年に百ポンドあれば、皆が完全に快適に暮らせます。」
His wife hesitated a little, however, in giving her consent to this plan.
しかし、妻はこの計画に同意するにあたって、少し躊躇した。
"To be sure," said she, "it is better than parting with fifteen hundred pounds at once. But, then, if Mrs. Dashwood should live fifteen years we shall be completely taken in."
「確かに」と彼女は言った、「一度に千五百ポンドを手放すよりは良いです。でも、ダッシュウッド夫人が十五年も生きたら、私たちは完全に損をしてしまいます。」
"Fifteen years! my dear Fanny; her life cannot be worth half that purchase.
「十五年！ ファニー、彼女の命はその半分の価値もありません。
Vocabulary
- 彼女たち
- kanojotachi — They (referring to a group of females).
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.
- 何
- nani — What; used to ask about unknown things.
- を
- wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.
- 期待
- kitai — Expectation; hope; anticipation of something.
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.
- いる
- iru — To be; indicates ongoing or continuous action.
- か
- ka — Question particle placed at end of sentence.
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle highlighting sentence topic.
- 分かり
- wakari — Stem of wakaru; to understand or know.
- と
- to — Quotation particle; also means 'and' or 'with'.
- 夫人
- fujin — Madame; a married woman or lady of status.
- 言っ
- it(te) — Said; past tense conjunctive form of iu.
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker in Japanese.
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.
- 考える
- kangaeru — To think; to consider or reflect on something.
- 必要
- hitsuyou — Necessity; something needed or required.
- あり
- ari — There is; formal stem of aru (to exist).
- 問題
- mondai — Problem; issue or question requiring attention.
- あなた
- anata — You; second-person singular pronoun in Japanese.
- あげ
- age — Stem of ageru; to give (to someone else).
- られる
- rareru — Potential or passive auxiliary verb ending.
- という
- to iu — Called; meaning; used to define or quote something.
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; nominalizes verbs or clauses.
- です
- desu — Polite copula meaning 'is,' 'am,' or 'are.'
- 確か
- tashika — Certain; sure; indeed; used to affirm something.
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or time.
- そして
- soshite — And then; furthermore; connecting two statements.
- 私
- watashi — I; first-person singular pronoun in Japanese.
- それぞれ
- sorezore — Each; respectively; every one individually.
- 五百
- gohyaku — Five hundred; the number 500.
- ポンド
- pondo — Pound; British unit of currency or weight.
- 渡せる
- wataseru — Can hand over; able to give or transfer.
- 思い
- omoi — Thought; feeling; stem of omou (to think).
- ます
- masu — Polite present/future tense verb ending.
- 現状
- genjou — Current situation; present state of affairs.
- で
- de — Particle indicating location, means, or condition.
- も
- mo — Also; even; too; inclusive particle in Japanese.
- なく
- naku — Without; negative conjunctive form of nai.
- 母親
- hahaoya — Mother; one's female parent.
- 死後
- shigo — After death; posthumously; following someone's passing.
- 約
- yaku — Approximately; about; roughly a certain amount.
- 三千
- sanzen — Three thousand; the number 3,000.
- 受け取る
- uketoru — To receive; to accept something given to you.
- なり
- nari — Become; a form indicating transition or result.
- どんな
- donna — What kind of; what sort of thing.
- 若い
- wakai — Young; youthful in age or appearance.
- 女性
- josei — Woman; female person; the female gender.
- とっ
- tot(te) — For; conjunctive form of totte (for the sake of).
- 非常
- hijou — Extremely; very; an unusually high degree.
- 快適
- kaiteki — Comfortable; pleasant; agreeable living conditions.
- な
- na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
- 財産
- zaisan — Property; assets; personal wealth or fortune.
- そう
- sou — So; that way; expressing agreement or likelihood.
- 実際
- jissai — Actually; in reality; in practice or fact.
- 足す
- tasu — To add; to supplement; to make sufficient.
- ない
- nai — Not; negative form of existence or action.
- 一万
- ichiman — Ten thousand; the number 10,000.
- 分け合う
- wakeau — To share; to divide among multiple people.
- 結婚
- kekkon — Marriage; the union of two people.
- ば
- ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when.'
- うまく
- umaku — Well; skillfully; successfully managing something.
- やっ
- yat(te) — Conjunctive form of yaru (to do or manage).
- いける
- ikeru — Can get by; able to manage or make do.
- でしょ
- desho — Probably; right; seeking confirmation or speculating.
- もし
- moshi — If; used to introduce a hypothetical condition.
- なけれ
- nakere — If not; conditional negative form of nai.
- 利子
- rishi — Interest; money earned on a loan or savings.
- 皆
- minna — Everyone; all people together as a group.
- 一緒
- issho — Together; in the same place or doing the same.
- とても
- totemo — Very; extremely; to a great degree.
- 暮らせる
- kuraseru — Can live; able to get by or make a living.
- それ
- sore — That; referring to something near the listener.
- まったく
- mattaku — Completely; absolutely; entirely; quite so.
- その
- sono — That (attributive); modifying a nearby noun.
- 通り
- toori — As said; exactly as; in that manner.
- したがって
- shitagatte — Therefore; consequently; as a result of that.
- 全体的
- zentaiteki — Overall; general; pertaining to the whole picture.
- 見て
- mite — Looking at; seeing; conjunctive form of miru.
- ため
- tame — For; in order to; for the sake of something.
- より
- yori — Than; more than; comparative particle in Japanese.
- 生き
- iki — Living; stem of ikiru (to live or be alive).
- 間
- aida / ma — While; during; the period or interval of time.
- 何か
- nanika — Something; anything; an unspecified thing.
- あげる
- ageru — To give (to someone else); to offer something.
- 方
- hou — Way; direction; option; the better alternative.
- 賢明
- kenmei — Wise; sensible; showing good judgment or wisdom.
- 年金
- nenkin — Pension; annual allowance paid regularly to someone.
- よう
- you — Like; as if; similar to; a way or manner.
- もの
- mono — Thing; object; nominalizing or explanatory particle.
- 意味
- imi — Meaning; significance; what something signifies.
- 義理
- giri — Duty; obligation; social or moral responsibility.
- 姉妹たち
- shimaitachi — Sisters; a group of female siblings or sisterhood.
- 自身
- jishin — Oneself; themselves; one's own self.
- 同様
- douyou — Similarly; in the same way; likewise.
- 恩恵
- onkei — Benefit; blessing; favor received from someone.
- 受け
- uke — Receiving; stem of ukeru (to receive or accept).
- 年
- nen — Year; counter for years; annual.
- 百
- hyaku — One hundred; the number 100.
- あれ
- are — That (over there); referring to a distant thing.
- 完全
- kanzen — Complete; perfect; total; without any deficiency.
- 暮らせ
- kurase — Potential stem of kurasu (to live or get by).
- しかし
- shikashi — However; but; introducing a contrasting statement.
- 妻
- tsuma — Wife; one's own spouse (female).
- この
- kono — This (attributive); modifying a nearby noun.
- 計画
- keikaku — Plan; scheme; a structured course of action.
- 同意
- doui — Agreement; consent; approval of a proposal.
- する
- suru — To do; general-purpose action verb in Japanese.
- あたって
- atatte — Upon doing; when it comes to; in regard to.
- 少し
- sukoshi — A little; a small amount; slightly.
- 躊躇
- chūcho — Hesitation; reluctance; wavering before a decision.
- 彼女
- kanojo — She; her; girlfriend; third-person female pronoun.
- 一度
- ichido — Once; one time; a single occasion.
- 千五百
- sengohyaku — One thousand five hundred; the number 1,500.
- 手放す
- tebanasu — To let go of; to give up or release something.
- 良い
- yoi / ii — Good; fine; favorable; of high quality.
- でも
- demo — But; however; even so; introducing contrast.
- 十五年
- jūgonen — Fifteen years; a period of fifteen years.
- たら
- tara — If; when; conditional past tense form.
- 私たち
- watashitachi — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.
- 損
- son — Loss; disadvantage; being worse off financially.
- しまい
- shimai — End up doing; regrettable completion of action.
- 命
- inochi — Life; one's living existence or lifespan.
- 半分
- hanbun — Half; one of two equal portions of something.
- 価値
- kachi — Value; worth; importance of something or someone.
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