The Adventures of Roderick Random — Page 6
My father, being informed of what had happened, flew to the embraces of his darling spouse, and while he loaded his offspring with paternal embraces, could not forbear shedding a flood of tears on beholding the dear partner of his heart (for whose ease he would have sacrificed the treasures of the east) stretched upon a flock bed, in a miserable apartment, unable to protect her from the inclemencies of the weather.
父は何が起きたかを知らされると、愛する妻のもとへ飛んで行き、わが子に父親らしい抱擁を与えながらも、心の愛しい伴侶が（その安楽のためなら東洋の財宝をも捧げたであろう相手が）みすぼらしい部屋の粗末な寝台に横たわり、悪天候からも守られぬ有様を目にして、涙を抑えることができなかった。
It is not to be supposed that the old gentleman was ignorant of what passed, though he affected to know nothing of the matter, and pretended to be very much surprised, when one of his grandchildren, by his eldest son deceased, who lived with him as his heir apparent, acquainted him with the affair; he determined therefore to observe no medium, but immediately (on the third day after her delivery) sent her a peremptory order to be gone, and turned off the servant who had preserved her life.
その老紳士が何が起きたかを知らなかったとは考えられず、何も知らないふりをして、亡き長男の子で跡継ぎとして同居していた孫の一人から事の次第を告げられた際にも、大いに驚いたように見せかけていたのだった。それゆえ彼は中間的な対応など取らないと決め、すぐさま（出産から三日目に）彼女に立ち去るよう厳命し、彼女の命を救った使用人を解雇した。
This behaviour so exasperated my father that he had recourse to the most dreadful imprecations; and on his bare knees implored that Heaven would renounce him if ever he should forget or forgive the barbarity of his sire.
この仕打ちに父は激しく憤り、恐ろしい呪いの言葉を口にするに至り、素膝をついて、もし父親の残酷な行いをいつか忘れたり許したりするようなことがあれば、天が自分を見捨てんことをと祈り願った。
The injuries which this unhappy mother received from her removal in such circumstances, and the want of necessaries where she lodged, together with her grief and anxiety of mind, soon threw her into a languishing disorder, which put an end to her life.
この不幸な母親が、かかる状況での移送によって受けた傷と、宿泊先での生活必需品の欠乏、そして悲しみと心の不安が重なり、やがて彼女は衰弱の病に倒れ、それが彼女の命を奪った。
Vocabulary
- 父
- chichi — Father; one's own father
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar
- 何
- nani — What; something unknown or unspecified
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar
- 起き
- oki — To happen, occur, or wake up (stem form)
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb in Japanese
- か
- ka — Question marker particle in Japanese grammar
- を
- wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar
- 知ら
- shira — To know; be aware of (stem form)
- され
- sare — Passive auxiliary verb form in Japanese
- る
- ru — Verb ending indicating present or future tense
- と
- to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or 'when'
- 愛する
- aisuru — To love; to hold deep affection for someone
- 妻
- tsuma — Wife; one's own spouse (female)
- の
- no — Possessive or linking particle in Japanese
- もと
- moto — Beside; near; at someone's place or side
- へ
- e — Directional particle meaning 'toward' or 'to'
- 飛ん
- ton — To fly; to rush quickly somewhere (conjunctive)
- で
- de — Particle indicating means, location, or manner
- 行き
- yuki — To go; to proceed toward a destination
- わが子
- wagako — One's own child; my child (possessive)
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or indirect object
- 父親
- chichioya — Father; a man in the role of parent
- らしい
- rashii — Seeming like; befitting; characteristic of something
- 抱擁
- houyou — Embrace; hugging someone warmly and affectionately
- 与え
- atae — To give; to bestow something upon someone
- ながら
- nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions
- も
- mo — Also; even; too; particle adding emphasis
- 心
- kokoro — Heart; mind; one's inner feelings or spirit
- 愛しい
- itoshii — Beloved; dear; cherished with deep affection
- 伴侶
- hanryo — Companion; life partner; spouse or close partner
- その
- sono — That; referring to something previously mentioned
- 安楽
- anraku — Comfort; ease; peaceful and comfortable living
- ため
- tame — For the sake of; in order to benefit
- なら
- nara — If; conditional particle expressing hypothetical situation
- 東洋
- touyou — The East; the Orient; Eastern world or Asia
- 財宝
- zaihou — Treasure; riches; valuable possessions or wealth
- 捧げ
- sasage — To offer; to dedicate something to someone
- あろう
- arou — Would be; presumptive or speculative form of 'aru'
- 相手
- aite — Partner; companion; the other person or counterpart
- みすぼらしい
- misuborashii — Shabby; miserable-looking; wretched in appearance
- 部屋
- heya — Room; a space within a building or house
- 粗末
- somatsu — Crude; rough; of poor quality or condition
- な
- na — Adjectival particle connecting na-adjectives to nouns
- 寝台
- shindai — Bed; sleeping platform or berth for resting
- 横たわり
- yokotawari — To lie down; to recline horizontally on surface
- 悪天候
- akutenkou — Bad weather; harsh or unfavorable meteorological conditions
- から
- kara — From; because of; particle indicating cause or origin
- 守ら
- mamora — To protect; to guard; to keep safe (stem)
- ぬ
- nu — Negative auxiliary verb; classical form of 'nai'
- 有様
- arisama — State; condition; appearance or situation of something
- 目
- me — Eye; eyesight; one's gaze or visual perception
- し
- shi — Conjunctive verb form or listing particle in Japanese
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions or states
- 涙
- namida — Tears; teardrops shed from the eyes while crying
- 抑える
- osaeru — To suppress; to hold back; to restrain emotions
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns
- でき
- deki — To be able to; can do (stem form)
- なかっ
- nakatt — Past negative form of 'nai'; was not able
- 老紳士
- roushinsshi — Old gentleman; an elderly man of refined manner
- 考え
- kangae — Thought; idea; thinking or contemplating something
- られ
- rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix in Japanese
- ず
- zu — Negative conjunctive form; without doing something
- ない
- nai — Negative form; there is not; does not exist
- ふり
- furi — Pretense; feigning; acting as if something is so
- 亡き
- naki — Late; deceased; the one who has passed away
- 長男
- chounan — Eldest son; the firstborn male child in family
- 子
- ko — Child; offspring; a young person or son/daughter
- 跡継ぎ
- atotsugi — Heir; successor; one who inherits family lineage
- 同居
- doukyо — Living together; cohabiting under the same roof
- い
- i — Verb stem of 'iru'; to be or exist
- 孫
- mago — Grandchild; a child of one's son or daughter
- 一人
- hitori — One person; alone; a single individual
- 事
- koto — Matter; thing; fact; an event or affair
- 次第
- shidai — Circumstances; as soon as; depending on the situation
- 告げ
- tsuge — To tell; to inform; to announce to someone
- 際
- sai — Occasion; time; at the moment of an event
- 大いに
- ooini — Greatly; very much; to a large extent
- 驚い
- odoroi — To be surprised; to be astonished or shocked
- よう
- you — Seeming; appearing to be; in the manner of
- 見せかけ
- misekake — Pretense; façade; making something appear a certain way
- だっ
- datt — Past tense form of the copula 'da' (was)
- それゆえ
- soreyue — Therefore; for that reason; consequently because of that
- 彼
- kare — He; him; that man; third-person male pronoun
- 中間的
- chuukanteki — Intermediate; middle-ground; neither extreme in approach
- 対応
- taiou — Response; dealing with; handling a situation appropriately
- など
- nado — Et cetera; and so on; things like; such as
- 取ら
- tora — To take; to adopt; to choose an action
- 決め
- kime — To decide; to determine; to make a choice
- すぐさま
- sugusama — Immediately; at once; without any delay whatsoever
- 出産
- shussan — Childbirth; giving birth; the act of delivering baby
- 三日目
- mikkame — Third day; the day that is numbered three
- 彼女
- kanojo — She; her; girlfriend; third-person female pronoun
- 立ち去る
- tachisaru — To leave; to depart; to go away from somewhere
- 厳命
- genmei — Strict order; stern command given with authority
- 命
- inochi — Life; one's vital existence; also means order/command
- 救っ
- sukutt — To save; to rescue; to deliver from danger
- 使用人
- shiyounin — Servant; employee; one who serves or works for another
- 解雇
- kaiko — Dismissal; firing; termination of employment contract
- この
- kono — This; referring to something nearby the speaker
- 仕打ち
- shiuchi — Treatment; especially cruel or unfair treatment of someone
- 激しく
- hageshiku — Intensely; violently; fiercely; with great force or passion
- 憤り
- ikidouri — Indignation; anger; resentment toward an injustice
- 恐ろしい
- osoroshii — Terrible; frightening; dreadful in nature or appearance
- 呪い
- noroi — Curse; a hex or evil wish placed upon someone
- 言葉
- kotoba — Words; language; what is expressed through speech
- 口
- kuchi — Mouth; the opening used for speaking or eating
- する
- suru — To do; to perform; to carry out an action
- 至り
- itari — Reaching to; arriving at a state or extreme point
- つい
- tsui — Involuntarily; unintentionally; before one realizes it
- もし
- moshi — If; in case; used to introduce a hypothesis
- 残酷
- zankoku — Cruel; brutal; merciless in action or character
- 行い
- okonai — Deed; conduct; one's actions or behavior over time
- いつか
- itsuka — Someday; at some point in the future or past
- 忘れ
- wasure — To forget; to fail to remember something
- たり
- tari — Particle listing actions as representative examples
- 許し
- yurushi — Forgiveness; pardon; granting clemency to someone
- あれ
- are — Imperative or conditional form; let there be; if so
- ば
- ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' in Japanese grammar
- 天
- ten — Heaven; the sky; a divine or celestial realm
- 自分
- jibun — Oneself; myself; one's own self or person
- 見捨て
- misute — To abandon; to forsake; to leave someone behind
- ん
- n — Colloquial negative or nominalizing contracted particle
- 祈り
- inori — Prayer; a wish or plea directed to a higher power
- 願っ
- negatt — To wish; to hope; to earnestly desire something
- 不幸
- fukou — Misfortune; unhappiness; an unfortunate state or event
- 母親
- hahaoya — Mother; a woman in the role of a parent
- かかる
- kakaru — To be subjected to; to undergo; to be afflicted by
- 状況
- joukyou — Situation; circumstances; the current state of affairs
- 移送
- isou — Transfer; transportation of a person or thing elsewhere
- よっ
- yott — By means of; due to; through (colloquial contraction)
- 受け
- uke — To receive; to undergo; to be subjected to something
- 傷
- kizu — Wound; injury; a physical or emotional hurt
- 宿泊先
- shukuhakusaki — Place of lodging; accommodation where one is staying
- 生活必需品
- seikatsu hitsujuhin — Daily necessities; essential items needed for basic living
- 欠乏
- ketsubou — Shortage; lack; deficiency of something necessary
- そして
- soshite — And then; after that; furthermore; connecting events
- 悲しみ
- kanashimi — Sadness; grief; deep sorrow felt emotionally
- 不安
- fuan — Anxiety; unease; worry about an uncertain situation
- 重なり
- kasanari — Overlapping; accumulating; piling up one upon another
- やがて
- yagate — Before long; eventually; in due course of time
- 衰弱
- suijaku — Weakness; debilitation; decline in physical strength
- 病
- yamai — Illness; disease; a sickness afflicting the body
- 倒れ
- taore — To collapse; to fall down due to illness or exhaustion
- それ
- sore — That; it; referring to something previously mentioned
- 奪っ
- ubatt — To snatch away; to take by force; to deprive of
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