The Count of Monte Cristo — Page 1
Chapter 1. Marseilles—The Arrival
第一章 マルセイユ――入港
On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the _Pharaon_ from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.
1815年2月24日、ノートルダム・ド・ラ・ガルドの見張りが、スミルナ、トリエステ、ナポリから来た三檣船《ファラオン》号を発見した。
As usual, a pilot put off immediately, and rounding the Château d'If, got on board the vessel between Cape Morgiou and Rion island.
いつものように、水先案内人がすぐに小舟を漕ぎ出し、イフ城を回り込んで、モルジウ岬とリオン島の間で船に乗り込んだ。
Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with spectators; it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship, like the _Pharaon_, has been built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocee docks, and belongs to an owner of the city.
慣例どおり、サン・ジャン要塞の城壁にはたちまち見物人があふれた。マルセイユでは船が入港するのはいつでも一大事であり、とりわけその船が《ファラオン》号のように、旧フォセの船渠で建造・艤装・積荷を済ませ、市内の船主に属している場合はなおさらだった。
The ship drew on and had safely passed the strait, which some volcanic shock has made between the Calasareigne and Jaros islands; had doubled Pomègue, and approached the harbor under topsails, jib, and spanker, but so slowly and sedately that the idlers, with that instinct which is the forerunner of evil, asked one another what misfortune could have happened on board.
船は進んで、カラザレーニュ島とジャロス島の間に火山の衝撃が生み出した海峡を無事に通過し、ポメーグ島を回り込み、トップセルとジブとスパンカーを張って港へと近づいてきた。しかしその動きがあまりにもゆっくりと落ち着き払っていたため、暇を持て余した人々は、不吉を予感させるあの本能に駆られて、船上で何か不幸が起きたのではないかと互いに囁き合った。
However, those experienced in navigation saw plainly that if any accident had occurred, it was not to the vessel herself, for she bore down with all the evidence of being skilfully handled, the anchor a-cockbill, the jib-boom guys already eased off, and standing by the side of the pilot, who was steering the _Pharaon_ towards the narrow entrance of the inner port, was a young man, who, with activity and vigilant eye, watched every motion of the ship, and repeated each direction of the pilot.
しかし航海に経験を積んだ者たちには、たとえ何らかの事故が起きたとしても、それは船自体に関するものではないことが一目瞭然だった。船は熟練した操舵の証をすべて備えて進んでおり、錨はいつでも投錨できる位置に吊り上げられ、ジブ・ブームのガイはすでに緩められていた。そして《ファラオン》号を内港の狭い入り口へと操る水先案内人の傍らには一人の若者が立っており、機敏に、油断なき目で船のあらゆる動きを見守り、水先案内人の指示をひとつひとつ繰り返していた。
Vocabulary
- 第一章
- dai ichi shō — Chapter one; the first chapter of a book.
- 入港
- nyūkō — Entering a port; arrival of a ship.
- 2月
- nigatsu — February; the second month of the year.
- 24日
- nijūyokka — The 24th day of a month.
- 見張り
- mihари — A lookout; someone keeping watch or guard.
- から
- kara — From; indicating origin or starting point.
- 来た
- kita — Came; past tense of the verb 'to come'.
- 号
- gō — Suffix denoting a ship's name or number.
- 発見
- hakken — Discovery; to find or spot something.
- いつも
- itsumo — Always; as usual; habitually.
- すぐ
- sugu — Immediately; right away; without delay.
- 小舟
- kobune — A small boat or skiff.
- 漕ぎ出し
- kogidashi — Setting out by rowing; pushing off in a boat.
- 回り込ん
- mawarikonde — Going around; circumnavigating an obstacle.
- 間
- aida / ma — Between; the space or interval between things.
- 船
- fune — A ship or boat; a seafaring vessel.
- 乗り込ん
- norikonde — Boarding; getting onto a vehicle or vessel.
- 慣例
- kanrei — Custom; convention; established practice.
- どおり
- dōri — In accordance with; following a rule or custom.
- 要塞
- yōsai — A fortress; a strongly fortified military structure.
- 城壁
- jōheki — Castle walls; the ramparts of a fortification.
- たちまち
- tachimachi — Instantly; in no time; all of a sudden.
- 見物人
- kenbutsunin — Spectators; onlookers watching a scene.
- あふれ
- afure — Overflowing; crowded to capacity with people.
- いつでも
- itsudemo — Whenever; at any time; always ready.
- 一大事
- ichidaiji — A major event; something of great importance.
- とりわけ
- toriwake — Especially; particularly; above all else.
- 旧
- kyū — Old; former; of the past.
- 建造
- kenzō — Construction; building of a large structure or ship.
- 積荷
- tsumini — Cargo; the goods loaded onto a ship.
- 済ませ
- sumasete — Having finished; completing a task or process.
- 市内
- shinai — Within the city; inside city limits.
- 船主
- senshu — A shipowner; the owner of a vessel.
- 属し
- zokushi — Belonging to; being affiliated with a group.
- 場合
- baai — A case; a situation or circumstance.
- なおさら
- naosara — All the more; even more so than before.
- 火山
- kazan — A volcano; a mountain that can erupt.
- 衝撃
- shōgeki — An impact; a shock or forceful collision.
- 生み出し
- umidashi — Producing; generating or giving rise to something.
- 海峡
- kaikyō — A strait; a narrow channel of water between landmasses.
- 無事
- buji — Safely; without incident; in good condition.
- 通過
- tsūka — Passing through; transit without stopping.
- 回り込み
- mawarikomi — Going around; navigating around an obstacle.
- 張っ
- hatte — Spreading or setting; unfurling sails or a surface.
- 港
- minato — A harbor or port; where ships dock.
- 近づい
- chikazuite — Approaching; drawing near to something.
- 動き
- ugoki — Movement; motion; the way something moves.
- ゆっくり
- yukkuri — Slowly; in an unhurried, leisurely manner.
- 落ち着き払っ
- ochitsukiharatte — Being perfectly calm and composed; unruffled.
- 暇
- hima — Free time; leisure; being unoccupied.
- 持て余し
- moteamashi — Having too much of something; being at a loss.
- 人々
- hitobito — People; the general public; folks.
- 不吉
- fukitsu — Ominous; unlucky; foreboding bad things to come.
- 予感
- yokan — A premonition; a feeling that something will happen.
- 本能
- honnō — Instinct; an innate impulse or natural drive.
- 駆ら
- kura — Being driven or compelled by instinct or emotion.
- 船上
- senjō — On board a ship; aboard a vessel.
- 不幸
- fukō — Misfortune; unhappiness; a sad event.
- 互い
- tagai — Mutual; each other; reciprocal.
- 囁き合っ
- sasayakiatte — Whispering to one another; murmuring among themselves.
- 航海
- kōkai — A voyage; sailing at sea; navigation.
- 経験
- keiken — Experience; knowledge gained through practice.
- 積ん
- tsunde — Having accumulated; piling up experience or cargo.
- 者
- mono / sha — A person; someone who does or knows something.
- たとえ
- tatoe — Even if; supposing that; hypothetically.
- 何らか
- nanraka — Some kind of; some sort of unspecified thing.
- 事故
- jiko — An accident; an unexpected harmful incident.
- 一目瞭然
- ichimoku ryōzen — Obvious at a glance; immediately clear to anyone.
- 熟練
- jukuren — Skilled; experienced; highly proficient at something.
- 証
- akashi — Proof; evidence; a sign or testament of something.
- 錨
- ikari — An anchor; heavy device holding a ship in place.
- 位置
- ichi — Position; location; a place in space.
- 吊り上げ
- tsuriage — Hoisting up; lifting something by suspension.
- 緩め
- yurume — Loosening; slackening a rope or tension.
- 狭い
- semai — Narrow; small in width; confined in space.
- 入り口
- iriguchi — An entrance; a doorway or opening to a place.
- 操る
- ayatsuru — To maneuver; to skillfully control or handle something.
- 傍ら
- katawara — Beside; at the side of; nearby someone.
- 一人
- hitori — One person; a single individual; alone.
- 若者
- wakamono — A young person; a youth; a young man.
- 機敏
- kibin — Agile; quick and alert; nimble in action.
- 油断
- yudan — Carelessness; letting one's guard down; inattention.
- 目
- me — An eye; vision; gaze.
- あらゆる
- arayuru — Every; all possible; every kind of thing.
- 見守り
- mimamori — Watching over; keeping a close protective eye on.
- 指示
- shiji — Instructions; directions; orders given to someone.
- ひとつひとつ
- hitotsu hitotsu — One by one; each and every one individually.
- 繰り返し
- kurikaeshi — Repetition; repeating something over and over again.
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