The Expedition of Humphry Clinker — Page 1
I have received your esteemed favour of the 13th ultimo, whereby it appeareth, that you have perused those same Letters, the which were delivered unto you by my friend, the reverend Mr Hugo Behn;
先月13日付けのご芳書を拝受いたしました。それによりますと、私の友人である尊敬すべきヒューゴ・ベーン師によってあなたにお届けされた例の書簡をご精読いただいたとのこと。
and I am pleased to find you think they may be printed with a good prospect of success;
それらが出版されれば良い成果が見込めるとお考えとのことで、嬉しく思っております。
in as much as the objections you mention, I humbly conceive, are such as may be redargued, if not entirely removed--
あなたがお挙げになった異議につきましては、私が謹んで考えますに、完全には払拭できないとしても、反論できるものと存じます。
And, first, in the first place, as touching what prosecutions may arise from printing the private correspondence of persons still living,
まず第一に、存命中の人物の私信を印刷することから生じうる訴訟についてですが、
give me leave, with all due submission, to observe, that the Letters in question were not written and sent under the seal of secrecy;
謹んで申し上げる機会をいただければ、問題の書簡は秘密の約束のもとに書かれ送られたものではございません。
that they have no tendency to the mala fama, or prejudice of any person whatsoever;
それらはいかなる人物の悪評や不利益を招く性質のものでもなく、
but rather to the information and edification of mankind:
むしろ人類の啓発と教化に資するものであります。
so that it becometh a sort of duty to promulgate them in usum publicum.
それゆえ、これらを公共の用に供するため公布することは、ある種の義務となります。
Besides, I have consulted Mr Davy Higgins, an eminent attorney of this place, who, after due inspection and consideration, declareth, That he doth not think the said Letters contain any matter which will be held actionable in the eye of the law.
さらに、当地の著名な弁護士であるデイヴィ・ヒギンズ氏に相談いたしましたところ、同氏は十分な検討と考察の末、当該書簡には法律上訴訟の対象となるような内容は含まれていないと思料するとの見解を示されました。
Vocabulary
- 先月
- sengetsu — Last month; the month before the current one.
- 日付け
- hizuke — Date written on a document or letter.
- の
- no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.
- ご
- go — Honorific prefix showing respect toward the listener.
- を
- wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.
- いたし
- itashi — Humble form of 'to do'; polite verb stem.
- まし
- mashi — Polite auxiliary verb stem indicating past tense.
- た
- ta — Past tense ending for verbs and adjectives.
- それ
- sore — That; a demonstrative pronoun for nearby things.
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or time.
- より
- yori — By means of; from; comparative particle.
- ます
- masu — Polite verb ending for present or future tense.
- と
- to — Quotation or conjunction particle meaning 'and' or 'that'.
- 私
- watashi — First-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.
- 友人
- yūjin — A friend; a personal acquaintance or companion.
- で
- de — Particle indicating place of action or means.
- ある
- aru — To exist; to be (for inanimate objects or facts).
- 尊敬
- sonkei — Respect; admiration; holding someone in high regard.
- す
- su — Classical or shortened form of verb 'suru' (to do).
- べき
- beki — Should; ought to; expresses moral obligation.
- 師
- shi — Master; teacher; revered expert in a field.
- よって
- yotte — By; therefore; because of; via a person.
- あなた
- anata — You; second-person pronoun in polite speech.
- お届け
- otodoke — Honorific delivery; respectfully delivering something to someone.
- さ
- sa — Passive or causative verb suffix; also nominalizer.
- れ
- re — Passive verb inflection indicating action done to subject.
- 例
- rei — Example; the said; the aforementioned item or matter.
- いただい
- itadai — Humble verb stem meaning 'to humbly receive'.
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns.
- それら
- sorera — Those things; plural demonstrative pronoun.
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.
- 出版
- shuppan — Publication; act of publishing books or writings.
- ば
- ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'.
- 良い
- yoi — Good; favorable; of high quality or merit.
- 成果
- seika — Result; achievement; productive outcome of effort.
- 見込め
- mikome — Can expect; potential for a certain outcome.
- る
- ru — Dictionary form verb ending indicating present or future.
- お考え
- okangae — Honorific form of 'thought' or 'opinion'.
- 嬉しく
- ureshiku — Happily; in a glad or pleased manner.
- 思っ
- omot- — Stem of 'to think'; feeling or believing something.
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or related actions.
- おり
- ori — Humble continuous form of 'to be' or 'to stay'.
- なっ
- nat- — Stem of 'to become'; transition to a new state.
- つき
- tsuki — Regarding; concerning; per item or matter.
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence topic.
- 考え
- kangae — Thought; idea; way of thinking about something.
- 完全
- kanzen — Complete; perfect; total without any deficiency.
- でき
- deki — Can do; be able to; capability verb stem.
- ない
- nai — Negative ending; not; does not exist.
- し
- shi — Conjunctive particle listing reasons; also verb stem.
- も
- mo — Also; too; even; inclusive addition particle.
- 反論
- hanron — Counterargument; rebuttal; opposing someone's claim.
- もの
- mono — Thing; person; matter; nominalizing or softening expression.
- 存じ
- zonji — Humble form of 'to know' or 'to think'.
- まず
- mazu — First of all; to begin with; for now.
- 第一
- daiichi — Number one; first; primary in order or importance.
- 中
- chū — Middle; during; among; within a range.
- 人物
- jinbutsu — Person; individual; character of notable significance.
- 印刷
- insatsu — Printing; reproducing text or images mechanically.
- する
- suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.
- から
- kara — From; because; starting point in time or space.
- 生じ
- shōji — To arise; to occur; to come into being.
- つい
- tsui — Regarding; concerning; about a particular subject.
- です
- desu — Polite copula meaning 'is,' 'am,' or 'are'.
- 申し上げる
- mōshiageru — Humble form of 'to say' or 'to tell'.
- 機会
- kikai — Opportunity; chance; favorable occasion for action.
- いただけ
- itadake — Potential humble form meaning 'can humbly receive'.
- 問題
- mondai — Problem; question; issue requiring attention.
- 秘密
- himitsu — Secret; confidential matter; something kept private.
- 約束
- yakusoku — Promise; agreement; commitment made between parties.
- もと
- moto — Under; based on; premise or condition governing something.
- 書か
- kaka — Stem of 'to write'; used in various conjugations.
- 送ら
- okura — Stem of 'to send'; dispatching something to someone.
- ござい
- gozai — Polite form of 'to exist'; formal copula stem.
- ませ
- mase — Polite imperative or negative ending in formal speech.
- ん
- n — Negative or emphatic sentence-final particle.
- や
- ya — Listing particle meaning 'and' among several items.
- 招く
- maneku — To invite; to cause; to bring about a result.
- 性質
- seishitsu — Nature; character; inherent quality of something.
- なく
- naku — Without; not having; negative connective adjective form.
- むしろ
- mushiro — Rather; on the contrary; preferably instead.
- 人類
- jinrui — Humanity; humankind; all human beings collectively.
- あり
- ari — Classical form of 'to exist' or 'to be'.
- それゆえ
- soreyue — Therefore; for that reason; consequently.
- これら
- korera — These things; plural demonstrative pronoun near speaker.
- 公共
- kōkyō — Public; communal; relating to the general community.
- 用
- yō — Use; purpose; service for a particular function.
- ため
- tame — For; for the sake of; in order to.
- 種
- shu — Kind; type; sort; species or variety.
- 義務
- gimu — Duty; obligation; responsibility one must fulfill.
- さらに
- sara ni — Furthermore; moreover; in addition; even more.
- 著名
- chomei — Famous; well-known; distinguished and widely recognized.
- な
- na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
- 弁護士
- bengoshi — Lawyer; attorney; licensed legal professional.
- 氏
- shi — Mr./Ms.; honorific suffix for a person's name.
- 相談
- sōdan — Consultation; discussion; seeking advice from someone.
- ところ
- tokoro — Place; point; situation; when (after verb).
- 十分
- jūbun — Sufficient; enough; thoroughly adequate in amount.
- 検討
- kentō — Examination; careful review and consideration of matter.
- 末
- sue — End; conclusion; after a process is complete.
- 法律
- hōritsu — Law; legislation; formal legal rule or statute.
- 上
- jō — Above; in terms of; from a legal standpoint.
- 対象
- taishō — Target; subject; object falling under a category.
- なる
- naru — To become; to turn into a new state.
- よう
- yō — Appears to; in a way that; so that.
- 内容
- naiyō — Content; substance; what is contained within something.
- 含ま
- fukuma — Stem of 'to include'; containing within a scope.
- い
- i — Verb stem of 'iru'; to be or exist (animate).
- 見解
- kenkai — Opinion; view; one's considered judgment on a matter.
- 示さ
- shimesa — Stem of 'to show'; presenting or expressing an opinion.
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