The Great Gatsby — Page 9
Not even the effeminate swank of his riding clothes could hide the enormous power of that body—he seemed to fill those glistening boots until he strained the top lacing, and you could see a great pack of muscle shifting when his shoulder moved under his thin coat.
乗馬服の女々しい気取りも、その体の途方もない力を隠すことはできなかった――彼は上部の靴紐がはちきれんばかりに、あの輝く長靴をぴったりと満たしているように見え、薄いコートの下で肩が動くたびに、筋肉の大きな塊がうごめくのが見えた。
It was a body capable of enormous leverage—a cruel body.
それは途方もない力を発揮できる体だった――残酷な体だった。
His speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression of fractiousness he conveyed.
彼の話し声は、しゃがれた太いテノールで、彼が醸し出す横柄な印象をさらに強めていた。
There was a touch of paternal contempt in it, even toward people he liked—and there were men at New Haven who had hated his guts.
その声には、好意を持つ相手に対してさえ、父親のような侮蔑の色合いがあった――そして、ニューヘイブンには彼を腸の底から憎んでいた男たちがいた。
"Now, don't think my opinion on these matters is final," he seemed to say, "just because I'm stronger and more of a man than you are."
「さあ、こういった問題についての私の意見が最終的なものだとは思わないでくれ」と彼は言いたげだった、「単に私の方があなたより強くて男らしいからといって。」
We were in the same senior society, and while we were never intimate I always had the impression that he approved of me and wanted me to like him with some harsh, defiant wistfulness of his own.
私たちは同じ上級生のクラブに所属していたが、親密になることはなかったものの、彼が私を認め、独特の荒々しく反抗的な物悲しさをもって、私に好いてもらいたがっているという印象を私はいつも持っていた。
We talked for a few minutes on the sunny porch.
私たちは陽光の差し込むポーチで数分間話をした。
"I've got a nice place here," he said, his eyes flashing about restlessly.
「ここはいい場所だよ」と彼は言い、その目はせわしなくあたりを見回していた。
Turning me around by one arm, he moved a broad flat hand along the front vista, including in its sweep a sunken Italian garden, a half acre of deep, pungent roses, and a snub-nosed motorboat that bumped the tide offshore.
片腕で私をくるりと向かせると、彼は広くて平らな手を正面の眺めに沿って動かし、そのしぐさの中に、くぼんだイタリア式庭園、深く芳しいバラが咲き誇る半エーカーの土地、そして沖合で潮に揺られているずんぐりしたモーターボートを収めた。
"It belonged to Demaine, the oil man." He turned me around again, politely and abruptly. "We'll go inside.
「ここはデメイン、石油王の持ち物だったんだ。」彼は丁寧に、しかし唐突に、再び私をくるりと向かせた。「中に入ろう。
Vocabulary
- 乗馬服
- joubafuku — Equestrian clothing; riding outfit worn for horseback riding.
- 女々しい
- ononashii — Effeminate; unmanly; showing weakness or timidity unbecoming a man.
- 気取り
- kitori — Affectation; pretense; an affected or conceited manner.
- その
- sono — That; indicating something previously mentioned or nearby.
- 途方も
- tohomou — Absurd; outrageous; completely unreasonable or ridiculous.
- ない
- nai — Not; does not exist; negative suffix for verbs and adjectives.
- 隠す
- kakusu — To hide; to conceal; to keep something secret from view.
- こと
- koto — Thing; matter; fact; nominalizing particle for actions or events.
- でき
- deki — Ability; capability; can do; suffix indicating possibility or completion.
- なかっ
- nakatta — Was not; did not; past negative form of auxiliary verb.
- 上部
- joubu — Upper part; top section; the higher portion of something.
- 靴紐
- kutahimo — Shoelace; cord used to fasten shoes or boots.
- ばかり
- bakari — Only; just; approximately; particle indicating limit or extent.
- あの
- ano — That; indicating something previously mentioned or visible to speaker.
- 輝く
- kagayaku — To shine; to glitter; to gleam with light or radiance.
- 長靴
- nagagutsu — Long boots; tall footwear extending up the calf or higher.
- ぴったり
- pittari — Perfectly; exactly; fitting snugly or precisely without gaps.
- 満たし
- mitashi — Filling; satisfying; meeting or fulfilling requirements or needs.
- いる
- iru — To be; to exist; present progressive auxiliary verb marker.
- よう
- you — Appearance; manner; way; suffix indicating resemblance or possibility.
- 見え
- mie — Appearance; visibility; how something appears or looks to others.
- 薄い
- usui — Thin; light; pale; of small thickness or density.
- コート
- kooto — Coat; overcoat; outer garment worn for warmth or protection.
- 動く
- ugoku — To move; to shift; to change position or place.
- たび
- tabi — Every time; whenever; each occasion; also foot covering worn.
- 筋肉
- kiniku — Muscle; muscular tissue in the body; physical strength.
- 大きな
- ookina — Large; big; of considerable size or magnitude.
- それ
- sore — That; it; referring to previously mentioned thing or object.
- 発揮
- hakki — Display; manifestation; showing or exhibiting one's abilities openly.
- だっ
- datta — Was; past tense copula; indicating past state or condition.
- 残酷
- zankoku — Cruel; brutal; showing no compassion or mercy to others.
- 話し声
- hanashigoe — Speaking voice; tone of voice when talking or conversing.
- 太い
- futoi — Thick; fat; large in diameter or width.
- テノール
- tenooru — Tenor; male singing voice between baritone and alto ranges.
- 醸し出す
- kakumidassu — To create; to exude; to produce or emit quality or feeling.
- 横柄
- ouketsui — Arrogant; overbearing; showing disrespect or haughty superiority to others.
- 印象
- inshou — Impression; feeling or opinion formed from observation or experience.
- さらに
- sarani — Furthermore; additionally; even more; to an even greater degree.
- 強め
- tsuyome — Strengthen; intensify; making something stronger or more forceful.
- 好意
- koui — Goodwill; favor; friendly or kind intention toward someone.
- 持つ
- motsu — To hold; to carry; to possess or have something.
- 相手
- aite — Partner; opponent; the other person in interaction or negotiation.
- 対し
- taishi — Toward; against; facing; expressing opposition or direction toward.
- さえ
- sae — Even; particle indicating inclusion of extreme or unlikely case.
- 父親
- chichioya — Father; male parent; paternal figure in family relationship.
- 侮蔑
- bubetsu — Contempt; scorn; looking down on someone with disdain.
- 色合い
- iroa — Hue; shade; color tone or quality of something's appearance.
- から
- kara — From; because; since; indicating origin, reason, or starting point.
- 憎ん
- nikushinde — Hating; detesting; feeling intense dislike or hatred toward something.
- 男たち
- otokotachi — Men; males; plural form referring to multiple male persons.
- さあ
- saa — Well; come on; interjection prompting action or decision.
- こういった
- kououitta — This kind of; such; referring to type or category mentioned.
- 問題
- mondai — Problem; issue; question; something that needs resolution or discussion.
- つい
- tsui — Just; only; by chance; indicating recency or inadvertence.
- 意見
- iken — Opinion; view; perspective or judgment on a matter.
- 最終的
- saishuu teki — Final; ultimate; occurring at the end or conclusion.
- もの
- mono — Thing; object; person; nominalizing suffix for abstract nouns.
- 思わ
- omowa — Think; feel; suppose; tentative or incomplete thought expression.
- くれ
- kure — Give; do for me; benefactive auxiliary expressing favor received.
- 言い
- ii — Say; speak; tell; incomplete verb form of iu.
- 単に
- tanni — Simply; merely; only; expressing singularity or lack of complexity.
- あなた
- anata — You; second person pronoun; addressing someone respectfully.
- より
- yori — Than; from; more; comparative particle or source indicator.
- 強く
- tsuyoku — Strongly; powerfully; with great force or intensity.
- 男らしい
- otokorashii — Manly; masculine; having qualities considered appropriate for men.
- いっ
- itta — Said; told; past tense of iu indicating speech.
- 私たち
- watashitachi — We; us; first person plural pronoun for groups.
- 同じ
- onaji — Same; identical; alike; having no difference or variation.
- 上級生
- joukuusei — Senior student; upperclassman; student in higher grade level.
- クラブ
- kurabu — Club; organization or group of people with shared interest.
- 所属
- shozoku — Affiliation; membership; belonging to organization or group.
- 親密
- shinmitsu — Intimate; close; having warm personal relationship or connection.
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