The Great Gatsby — Page 11

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She was extended full length at her end of the divan, completely motionless, and with her chin raised a little, as if she were balancing something on it which was quite likely to fall.

彼女は長椅子の自分の側に全身を伸ばして横たわり、まったく身動きもせず、顎をわずかに上げていた。まるで顎の上に何か落ちそうなものを乗せてバランスをとっているかのようだった。

If she saw me out of the corner of her eyes she gave no hint of it—indeed, I was almost surprised into murmuring an apology for having disturbed her by coming in.

彼女が目の端で私を見ていたとしても、そんな素振りはまったく見せなかった――それどころか、私は入ってきて彼女の邪魔をしたことへの謝罪の言葉をつい口にしそうになって、我ながら驚いたほどだった。

The other girl, Daisy, made an attempt to rise—she leaned slightly forward with a conscientious expression—then she laughed, an absurd, charming little laugh, and I laughed too and came forward into the room.

もう一人の女性、デイジーは立ち上がろうとした――真剣な表情でわずかに前傾みになった――そして彼女は笑った。馬鹿げた、愛らしい小さな笑いで、私も笑いながら部屋の中へと進み入った。

"I'm p-paralysed with happiness."

「し、し、幸せで体が麻痺しそう」

She laughed again, as if she said something very witty, and held my hand for a moment, looking up into my face, promising that there was no one in the world she so much wanted to see.

彼女はまた笑った。まるでとても気の利いたことを言ったかのように。そして少しの間私の手を握り、私の顔を見上げながら、世界中で私ほど会いたかった人はいないと言わんばかりだった。

That was a way she had.

それが彼女の流儀だった。

She hinted in a murmur that the surname of the balancing girl was Baker.

彼女はさりげなくつぶやいて、バランスをとっている女性の苗字がベイカーだと教えてくれた。

(I've heard it said that Daisy's murmur was only to make people lean toward her; an irrelevant criticism that made it no less charming.)

（デイジーのつぶやきは人を自分に引き寄せるためだけのものだという話を聞いたことがある。的外れな批評ではあるが、だからといって彼女の魅力が損なわれるわけでもなかった。）

At any rate, Miss Baker's lips fluttered, she nodded at me almost imperceptibly, and then quickly tipped her head back again—the object she was balancing had obviously tottered a little and given her something of a fright.

いずれにせよ、ベイカーさんの唇がかすかに動き、ほとんど気づかないほどの会釈をしてくれた。そしてすぐに頭を元の位置に戻した――バランスをとっていた物がわずかに揺れて、彼女を少し怖がらせたのは明らかだった。

Again a sort of apology arose to my lips.

また謝罪の言葉が口元に浮かんだ。

Almost any exhibition of complete self-sufficiency draws a stunned tribute from me.

完全な自足自立の姿を見せられると、私はほとんど反射的に感嘆の念を覚えてしまう。

Vocabulary

彼女: kanojo — girlfriend; she
長椅子: nagaisu — long bench; sofa
自分: jibun — oneself; myself; yourself
全身: zenshin — whole body; entire body
伸ばし: nobashi — stretching; extending
まったく: mattaku — completely; entirely; not at all
身動き: mimayoki — movement of the body; motion
せず: sezu — without doing; not doing
わずか: wazuka — slight; small; meager amount
上げ: age — raising; lifting; raising up
まるで: marude — just like; as if; exactly
何か: nanika — something; anything; some thing
そう: sou — so; in that way; like that
もの: mono — thing; object; something; person
乗せ: nose — placing on; loading; putting on
バランス: baransu — balance; equilibrium
いる: iru — to be; to exist; to stay
よう: you — appearance; manner; way; state
そんな: sonna — such; that kind of; that sort
素振り: soburi — pretense; appearance; gesture
見せ: mise — showing; displaying; showing off
それどころか: soredokoroka — far from that; rather; on contrary
邪魔: jama — obstacle; disturbance; hindrance
こと: koto — thing; matter; fact; case
謝罪: shazai — apology; apologies; apologizing
言葉: kotoba — word; words; language; speech
つい: tsui — just; only; recently; inadvertently
我ながら: waganagara — even I myself; myself thinking so
驚い: odoroita — surprised; astonished; amazed
ほど: hodo — degree; extent; about; approximately
もう: mou — already; still; again; anymore
一人: hitori — one person; alone; single person
女性: josei — woman; female; women
立ち上がろう: tachiagarou — trying to stand up; standing up
真剣: shinkaken — serious; earnest; in earnest
表情: hyoujou — expression; look; countenance
そして: soshite — and; then; and so
馬鹿げ: bakage — foolish; ridiculous; absurd
愛らしい: airasii — lovely; charming; adorable; cute
小さな: chiisana — small; tiny; little
笑い: warai — laugh; laughter; smile
ながら: nagara — while; during; whilst; as
部屋: heya — room; chamber; quarters
進み: susumi — advance; progress; forward movement
幸せ: shiawase — happiness; fortune; luck; joy
麻痺: mahi — numbness; paralysis; stupor
また: mata — again; also; besides; and
とても: totemo — very; much; very much; greatly
利い: kiki — effective; working; strong
少し: sukoshi — a little; a bit; slightly
握り: nigiri — grasping; grip; holding
見上げ: miage — looking up; gazing upward
世界中: sekaijuu — all over the world; worldwide
会い: ai — meeting; encounter; seeing
ない: nai — not; no; there is no
ばかり: bakari — only; merely; just; nothing but
それ: sore — that; it; that thing
流儀: ryuugi — way; style; manner; method
さりげなく: sarigenaaku — casually; nonchalantly; in an offhand way
つぶやい: tsubuyai — murmuring; muttering; whispering
苗字: myouji — surname; family name; last name
教え: oshie — teaching; instruction; lesson
くれ: kure — give me; do for me; please
つぶやき: tsubuyaki — murmur; whisper; mutter
引き寄せる: hikiyoseru — pulling towards; drawing close

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