The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Complete — Page 15
On the other hand, should he yield to the transports of gratitude or affection, which is always apt to exaggerate, and produce no more than the genuine effusions of his heart, the world will make no allowance for the warmth of his passion, but ascribe the praise he bestows to interested views and sordid adulation.
一方、感謝や愛情の高ぶりに身を委ねた場合、それは常に誇張しがちであり、心からの真摯な感情を表したに過ぎないとしても、世間は彼の情熱の熱さを斟酌せず、彼が与える賞賛を私利私欲や卑しい追従のためと決めつけるだろう。
Sometimes too, dazzled by the tinsel of a character which he has no opportunity to investigate, he pours forth the homage of his admiration upon some false Maecenas, whose future conduct gives the lie to his eulogium, and involves him in shame and confusion of face.
また時には、詳しく調べる機会もないまま、ある人物の見せかけの輝きに目を奪われ、偽りのメセナに対して賛美の言葉を注ぎ込み、その後のその人物の行いが彼の賞賛の言葉を嘘にし、彼を恥辱と赤面の中に陥れることもある。
Such was the fate of a late ingenious author [the Author of the "Seasons"], who was so often put to the blush for the undeserved incense he had offered in the heat of an enthusiastic disposition, misled by popular applause, that he had resolved to retract, in his last will, all the encomiums which he had thus prematurely bestowed, and stigmatise the unworthy by name—a laudable scheme of poetical justice, the execution of which was fatally prevented by untimely death.
これはある故人の才気ある作家［『四季』の著者］の運命であった。彼は熱狂的な気質のもと、世間の喝采に惑わされて捧げた不当な賞賛のために幾度となく赤面させられたため、遺言の中で時期尚早に与えたすべての賞賛を撤回し、不徳の者を名指しで非難することを決意していた。それは詩的正義の称賛すべき計画であったが、その実行は不慮の死によって無念にも阻まれた。
Whatever may have been the fate of other dedicators, I, for my own part, sit down to write this address, without any apprehension of disgrace or disappointment; because I know you are too well convinced of my affection and sincerity to repine at what I shall say touching your character and conduct.
他の献呈者たちがどのような運命を辿ったとしても、私自身は、恥辱や失望を何ら恐れることなく、この献辞を書き記すために筆を執る。なぜなら、あなたは私の愛情と誠実さを十分に確信しているがゆえに、私があなたの人柄と行いについて述べることに不満を抱くことはないと知っているからである。
Vocabulary
- 一方
- ippou — On the other hand; one side of a matter.
- 感謝
- kansha — Gratitude; feeling or expressing thankfulness.
- や
- ya — And; listing particle connecting nouns loosely.
- 愛情
- aijou — Affection; deep love toward someone or something.
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.
- 高ぶり
- takaburi — Excitement; state of heightened emotion or agitation.
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose.
- 身
- mi — One's body, self, or personal circumstances.
- を
- wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar.
- 委ね
- yudane — To entrust; surrender oneself to something.
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb in Japanese.
- 場合
- baai — Case; situation; circumstance under which something occurs.
- それ
- sore — That; referring to something previously mentioned.
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese sentences.
- 常
- tsune — Always; usually; at all times.
- 誇張
- kochou — Exaggeration; overstating facts beyond reality.
- し
- shi — Conjunctive form of する; also listing conjunction.
- がち
- gachi — Tendency to; prone to doing something often.
- で
- de — Particle indicating means, location, or copula form.
- あり
- ari — To be; existential or copula verb form.
- 心
- kokoro — Heart; mind; one's inner feelings or spirit.
- から
- kara — From; because; particle indicating origin or cause.
- 真摯
- shinshi — Sincere; earnest; serious attitude toward something.
- な
- na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
- 感情
- kanjou — Emotion; feeling; one's inner emotional state.
- 表し
- aramashi — To express; show or convey feelings outwardly.
- 過ぎ
- sugi — Too much; excessively doing or being something.
- ない
- nai — Negative auxiliary; does not; is not present.
- と
- to — Particle meaning and, with, or quotation marker.
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential verb actions.
- も
- mo — Also; even; too; inclusive particle in Japanese.
- 世間
- seken — Society; the world; public opinion or community.
- 彼
- kare — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun in Japanese.
- 情熱
- jounetsu — Passion; intense enthusiasm or fervor for something.
- 熱
- netsu — Heat; fever; passionate enthusiasm or intensity.
- さ
- sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives; degree of a quality.
- 斟酌
- shinshaku — Consideration; taking circumstances into account carefully.
- ず
- zu — Negative verb ending; without doing something.
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.
- 与える
- ataeru — To give; to provide or bestow something to someone.
- 賞賛
- shousan — Praise; admiration; highly commending someone's achievement.
- 私利私欲
- shiri shiyoku — Self-interest; personal greed and selfish desires.
- 卑し
- iyashi — Base; mean; low in character or morals.
- い
- i — Adjective ending or verb form for existence.
- 追従
- tsuijuu — Flattery; sycophancy; following or fawning over someone.
- ため
- tame — For the sake of; purpose or benefit of.
- 決め
- kime — To decide; determine; make a firm judgment.
- つける
- tsukeru — To attach; affix; or conclude firmly about something.
- だろ
- daro — Probably; informal presumptive form of copula.
- う
- u — Volitional or presumptive ending in Japanese verbs.
- また
- mata — Also; again; furthermore; in addition to that.
- 時
- toki — Time; moment; occasion when something occurs.
- 詳しく
- kuwashiku — In detail; thoroughly; with close examination.
- 調べる
- shiraberu — To investigate; examine or look into something carefully.
- 機会
- kikai — Opportunity; chance; favorable moment to do something.
- まま
- mama — As is; unchanged state; remaining in current condition.
- ある
- aru — To exist; there is; to have something.
- 人物
- jinbutsu — Person; individual; character notable for their qualities.
- 見せかけ
- misekake — Pretense; appearance; something that looks but isn't genuine.
- 輝き
- kagayaki — Radiance; brilliance; shining or glittering appearance.
- 目
- me — Eye; vision; viewpoint or point of observation.
- 奪わ
- ubawa — To be taken away; seized or stolen from someone.
- れ
- re — Passive or potential verb suffix in Japanese.
- 偽り
- itsuwari — Falsehood; lie; deception or fraudulent misrepresentation.
- 対し
- taishi — Toward; in relation to; directed at something.
- 賛美
- sanbi — Praise; glorification; expressing deep admiration or worship.
- 言葉
- kotoba — Word; language; expression; verbal communication.
- 注ぎ込み
- sosogikomi — To pour into; invest heavily into something.
- その後
- sonogo — After that; subsequently; following that event.
- その
- sono — That; demonstrative adjective modifying a noun.
- 行い
- okonai — Conduct; behavior; actions one performs in life.
- 嘘
- uso — Lie; falsehood; untruthful statement or deception.
- 恥辱
- chijoku — Disgrace; humiliation; shameful dishonor brought upon oneself.
- 赤面
- sekimen — Blushing; reddening face from shame or embarrassment.
- 中
- naka — Inside; middle; among; within a group.
- 陥れる
- otoshireru — To trap; cause someone to fall into disgrace.
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns.
- これ
- kore — This; referring to something near the speaker.
- 故人
- kojin — Deceased person; someone who has already died.
- 才気
- saiki — Talent; wit; natural intellectual brilliance or cleverness.
- 作家
- sakka — Author; writer; person who creates literary works.
- 四季
- shiki — Four seasons; spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
- 著者
- chosha — Author; writer; the person who wrote a book.
- 運命
- unmei — Fate; destiny; one's predetermined course in life.
- あっ
- a — Ah; exclamation expressing surprise or realization.
- 熱狂
- nekkyou — Frenzy; wild enthusiasm; being passionately carried away.
- 的
- teki — Suffix meaning -like, -ish, or pertaining to.
- 気質
- kishitsu — Temperament; disposition; natural character or personality traits.
- もと
- moto — Under; based on; origin or foundation of something.
- 喝采
- kassai — Applause; cheering; enthusiastic acclaim from an audience.
- 惑わ
- madowa — To be misled; confused or deceived by something.
- 捧げ
- sasage — To dedicate; offer; devote something to someone.
- 不当
- futou — Unjust; unreasonable; not appropriate or fair.
- 幾度
- ikudo — Many times; repeatedly; on numerous occasions.
- なく
- naku — Without; lacking; negative connective verb form.
- られ
- rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.
- 遺言
- yuigon — Will; testament; final wishes left before death.
- 時期尚早
- jiki shousou — Premature; too early; not yet the right time.
- 与え
- atae — To give; grant; provide to someone or something.
- すべて
- subete — All; everything; the entire amount or collection.
- 撤回
- tekkai — Withdrawal; retraction; taking back a previous statement.
- 不徳
- futoku — Immorality; lack of virtue; moral deficiency or wickedness.
- 者
- mono — Person; one who does or has a quality.
- 名指し
- nazashi — Naming directly; singling out a specific person.
- 非難
- hinan — Criticism; blame; harsh condemnation of someone's actions.
- する
- suru — To do; to perform an action or activity.
- 決意
- ketsui — Determination; firm resolve; strong decision to act.
- 称賛
- shousan — Admiration; praise; commending someone for their merit.
- べき
- beki — Should; ought to; expressing moral obligation or duty.
- 計画
- keikaku — Plan; project; a scheme or organized course of action.
- 実行
- jikkou — Execution; implementation; carrying out a plan or action.
- 不慮
- furyo — Unexpected; unforeseen; accidental or unanticipated circumstance.
- 死
- shi — Death; the end of life; dying.
- よっ
- yo — By means of; due to; because of something.
- 無念
- munen — Regret; frustration; deep disappointment over unfulfilled intentions.
- 阻ま
- hasama — To be blocked; hindered; prevented from proceeding.
- 他
- ta / hoka — Other; another; the rest; different from this.
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.
- どの
- dono — Which; what kind of; interrogative adjective modifier.
- よう
- you — Manner; way; appearance; seeming like something.
- 辿っ
- tadot — To trace; follow; retrace a path or course.
- 私
- watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun in Japanese.
- 自身
- jishin — Oneself; personally; emphasis on the subject themselves.
- 失望
- shitsubou — Disappointment; disillusionment; loss of hope or expectation.
- 何ら
- nanra — Any; whatsoever; used in negative contexts meaning nothing.
- 恐れる
- osoreru — To fear; be afraid of something or someone.
- この
- kono — This; demonstrative adjective close to the speaker.
- 書き記す
- kakirusu — To write down; record something in written form.
- 筆
- fude — Brush; writing implement; one's writing style or skill.
- 執る
- toru — To take up; handle; wield a tool or role.
- なぜなら
- nazenara — Because; the reason being; introducing an explanation.
- あなた
- anata — You; second-person pronoun in Japanese.
- 誠実
- seijitsu — Integrity; sincerity; being honest and genuinely trustworthy.
- 十分
- juubun — Sufficient; enough; adequately satisfying a requirement.
- 確信
- kakushin — Conviction; certainty; firm belief in something's truth.
- いる
- iru — To be; to exist; used for animate beings.
- ゆえ
- yue — Therefore; because; reason or cause for something.
- 人柄
- hitogara — Personality; character; the nature or disposition of someone.
- つい
- tsui — Unintentionally; inadvertently; doing something without thinking.
- 述べる
- noberu — To state; describe; express verbally or in writing.
- 不満
- fuman — Dissatisfaction; discontent; feeling that something is insufficient.
- 抱く
- idaku — To hold; embrace; harbor a feeling or thought.
- 知っ
- shit — To know; be aware of; have knowledge of something.
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