The Hound of the Baskervilles — Page 3
I confess, my dear fellow, that I am very much in your debt."
「白状しますが、親愛なる君、私は君に大変な借りがあります。」
He had never said as much before, and I must admit that his words gave me keen pleasure, for I had often been piqued by his indifference to my admiration and to the attempts which I had made to give publicity to his methods.
彼がそれほどのことを言ったことは今までになく、私はその言葉が非常に嬉しかったことを認めなければならない。というのも、私は彼の方法を世に広めようとする試みや、私の称賛に対する彼の無関心にしばしば傷ついていたからである。
I was proud, too, to think that I had so far mastered his system as to apply it in a way which earned his approval.
また、彼の承認を得る形でその方法を応用できるほど彼のシステムを習得したと思うと、誇らしくもあった。
He now took the stick from my hands and examined it for a few minutes with his naked eyes.
彼は今、私の手からステッキを受け取り、数分間肉眼でそれを調べた。
Then with an expression of interest he laid down his cigarette, and carrying the cane to the window, he looked over it again with a convex lens.
それから、興味深そうな表情で煙草を置き、杖を窓のところへ持っていって、凸レンズで再びそれを調べた。
"Interesting, though elementary," said he as he returned to his favourite corner of the settee.
「興味深いが、初歩的だ」と彼はソファのお気に入りの隅に戻りながら言った。
"There are certainly one or two indications upon the stick.
「杖には確かに一つか二つの手がかりがある。
It gives us the basis for several deductions."
それはいくつかの推論の根拠を与えてくれる。」
"Has anything escaped me?" I asked with some self-importance.
「何か見落としがありましたか？」と私はやや得意げに尋ねた。
"I trust that there is nothing of consequence which I have overlooked?"
「重要なことを見落としてはいないと思いますが？」
"I am afraid, my dear Watson, that most of your conclusions were erroneous.
「残念ながら、親愛なるワトソン君、あなたの結論のほとんどは誤りでした。
When I said that you stimulated me I meant, to be frank, that in noting your fallacies I was occasionally guided towards the truth.
あなたが私を刺激したと言ったとき、率直に言えば、あなたの誤りに気づくことで、私は時折真実へと導かれたということです。
Not that you are entirely wrong in this instance.
この場合、あなたが全く間違っているというわけではありません。
The man is certainly a country practitioner.
その男は確かに地方の開業医です。
And he walks a good deal."
そして彼はかなり歩きます。」
"Then I was right.
「では、私は正しかったのですね。
Vocabulary
- 白状
- hakujō — Confession; admitting the truth about something.
- します
- shimasu — Polite form of 'to do'.
- 親愛
- shin'ai — Dear; beloved; expressing affection or closeness.
- 君
- kimi — You; informal second-person pronoun.
- 私
- watashi — I; first-person singular pronoun.
- 大変
- taihen — Very; greatly; also means 'difficult situation'.
- 借り
- kari — Debt; something owed to another person.
- 彼
- kare — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun.
- それほど
- sorehodo — To that extent; that much; so much.
- 言った
- itta — Said; past tense of 'to say'.
- 今まで
- ima made — Until now; up to this point in time.
- 言葉
- kotoba — Word; language; expression; phrase.
- 非常
- hijō — Extremely; very; extraordinary degree.
- 嬉しかった
- ureshikatta — Was happy; felt glad or pleased.
- 認める
- mitomeru — To acknowledge; admit; recognize something as true.
- なければならない
- nakereba naranai — Must; have to; obligation or necessity.
- 方法
- hōhō — Method; way; means of doing something.
- 世
- yo — World; society; the public realm.
- 広める
- hiromeru — To spread; to disseminate; make widely known.
- 試み
- kokoromi — Attempt; trial; effort to do something.
- 称賛
- shōsan — Praise; admiration; commendation for achievement.
- に対する
- ni taisuru — Toward; regarding; in relation to something.
- 無関心
- mukanshin — Indifference; lack of interest or concern.
- しばしば
- shibashiba — Often; frequently; repeatedly occurring.
- 傷ついた
- kizutsuite — Hurt; wounded; emotionally or physically injured.
- 承認
- shōnin — Approval; recognition; official acknowledgment.
- 得る
- eru — To obtain; to gain; to acquire something.
- 形
- katachi — Form; shape; manner; style of something.
- 応用
- ōyō — Application; practical use of knowledge or skill.
- できる
- dekiru — To be able to; can; to become possible.
- システム
- shisutemu — System; organized method or structure.
- 習得
- shūtoku — Acquisition; mastering a skill or knowledge.
- 誇らしく
- hokorashiku — Proudly; in a proud or boastful manner.
- ステッキ
- sutekki — Walking stick; cane used for support.
- 受け取り
- uketori — Receiving; accepting something handed over.
- 数分間
- sūfunkan — For several minutes; a few minutes duration.
- 肉眼
- nikugan — Naked eye; unaided human vision.
- 調べる
- shiraberu — To examine; investigate; look into something carefully.
- 興味深い
- kyōmi bukai — Interesting; deeply fascinating; arousing great curiosity.
- 表情
- hyōjō — Facial expression; look on one's face.
- 煙草
- tabako — Tobacco; cigarette; smoking material.
- 置く
- oku — To place; to put something down somewhere.
- 杖
- tsue — Cane; walking stick; staff for support.
- 窓
- mado — Window; an opening in a wall.
- 持っていく
- motte iku — To take along; carry something somewhere.
- 再び
- futatabi — Again; once more; a second time.
- 初歩的
- shohoteki — Elementary; basic; introductory level of knowledge.
- ソファ
- sofa — Sofa; couch; upholstered seat for sitting.
- お気に入り
- okiniiri — Favorite; preferred; most-liked person or thing.
- 隅
- sumi — Corner; nook; edge of a room.
- 戻る
- modoru — To return; go back to a previous place.
- ながら
- nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions.
- 確かに
- tashika ni — Certainly; indeed; without doubt.
- 手がかり
- tegakari — Clue; lead; hint useful for solving something.
- 推論
- suiron — Reasoning; inference; logical deduction from facts.
- 根拠
- konkyo — Basis; grounds; evidence supporting a conclusion.
- 与える
- ataeru — To give; to provide; to grant something.
- 見落とす
- miotosу — To overlook; miss; fail to notice something.
- やや
- yaya — Somewhat; slightly; a little bit.
- 得意げ
- tokuige — Looking smug; self-satisfied; showing off pride.
- 尋ねる
- tazuneru — To ask; inquire; pose a question to someone.
- 重要
- jūyō — Important; significant; of great consequence.
- 残念
- zannen — Regrettable; disappointing; too bad unfortunately.
- 結論
- ketsuron — Conclusion; final judgment reached through reasoning.
- 誤り
- ayamari — Error; mistake; incorrect judgment or action.
- 刺激
- shigeki — Stimulus; stimulation; something that provokes reaction.
- 率直
- sotchoku — Frank; straightforward; direct and honest in speech.
- 気づく
- kizuku — To notice; realize; become aware of something.
- 時折
- tokiori — Occasionally; sometimes; at times now and then.
- 真実
- shinjitsu — Truth; reality; what is actually the case.
- 導かれる
- michibikareru — To be led; guided toward a conclusion.
- 全く
- mattaku — Completely; entirely; absolutely; used for emphasis.
- 間違っている
- machigatte iru — To be wrong; incorrect; mistaken about something.
- 男
- otoko — Man; male person; adult male individual.
- 地方
- chihō — Region; local area; rural district or province.
- 開業医
- kaigyōi — General practitioner; doctor with private medical practice.
- かなり
- kanari — Fairly; considerably; quite a lot or degree.
- 歩く
- aruku — To walk; to move on foot somewhere.
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