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English → Japanese Preface Level 6/10

But Odysseus yearning to see if it were but the smoke leap upwards from his own land, hath a desire to die.

しかしオデュッセウスは、故郷の地から煙が立ち上るのをひと目見たいと焦がれ、死を望んでいるのです。

As for thee, thine heart regardeth it not at all, Olympian!

それなのに、あなたはまったく心に留めようとなさらない、オリュンポスの神よ！

What! Did not Odysseus by the ships of the Argives make thee free offering of sacrifice in the wide Trojan land?

そもそも！広大なトロイアの地において、アルゴスの船々のそばで、オデュッセウスはあなたに惜しみなく生贄を捧げたではありませんか？

Wherefore wast thou then so wroth with him, O Zeus?'

それゆえ、なぜあなたは彼に対してそれほど怒りを抱かれるのですか、ゼウスよ？」

The "Odyssey" (as every one knows) abounds in passages borrowed from the "Iliad"; I had wished to print these in a slightly different type, with marginal references to the "Iliad," and had marked them to this end in my MS.

『オデュッセイア』には（誰もが知るように）『イリアス』から借用された箇所が豊富に含まれており、私はこれらをわずかに異なる字体で印刷し、『イリアス』への欄外注を付して、その目的のために草稿に印をつけておいた。

I found, however, that the translation would be thus hopelessly scholasticised, and abandoned my intention.

しかしながら、そうすると翻訳が救いようなく学術的なものになってしまうと気づき、その意図を断念した。

I would nevertheless urge on those who have the management of our University presses, that they would render a great service to students if they would publish a Greek text of the "Odyssey" with the Iliadic passages printed in a different type, and with marginal references.

それでもなお、私は大学出版局を管理する方々に強く訴えたい。もし『オデュッセイア』のギリシャ語本文を、『イリアス』に由来する箇所を異なる字体で印刷し、欄外注を付して出版してくださるなら、学生たちに多大な恩恵をもたらすことになるだろうと。

I have given the British Museum a copy of the "Odyssey" with the Iliadic passages underlined and referred to in MS.; I have also given an "Iliad" marked with all the Odyssean passages, and their references; but copies of both the "Iliad" and "Odyssey" so marked ought to be within easy reach of all students.

私は大英博物館に、『イリアス』に由来する箇所に下線を引き草稿で参照を記した『オデュッセイア』の写しを寄贈した。また、『オデュッセイア』に関連するすべての箇所とその参照を記した『イリアス』も寄贈した。しかし、このように印をつけた『イリアス』と『オデュッセイア』の両方の写しは、すべての学生が容易に手の届くところに置かれるべきである。

Vocabulary

しかし: shikashi — Conjunction meaning 'however' or 'but'.
は: wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic.
故郷: kokyō — One's hometown or homeland.
の: no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.
地: chi — Land, ground, or place.
から: kara — Particle meaning 'from' or 'because'.
煙: kemuri — Smoke rising from a fire or source.
が: ga — Subject-marking particle identifying the grammatical subject.
立ち上る: tachiagaru — To rise up, as smoke or flames do.
を: wo — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.
ひと目: hitome — A single glance; seeing something just once.
見たい: mitai — Want to see; expresses desire to look.
と: to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quoting particle.
焦がれ: kogare — To yearn or long intensely for something.
死: shi — Death; the end of life.
望ん: nozon — Stem form of 'nozomu', meaning to wish or desire.
で: de — Particle indicating location, means, or connecting clauses.
いる: iru — To exist (animate); indicates ongoing action or state.
です: desu — Polite copula meaning 'is', 'am', or 'are'.
それ: sore — That; refers to something near the listener.
な: na — Sentence-final particle expressing emotion or emphasis.
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, location, time, or target.
あなた: anata — You; second-person singular pronoun in Japanese.
まったく: mattaku — Completely, entirely, not at all (with negative).
心: kokoro — Heart, mind, or spirit; inner feelings.
留めよう: tomeyō — Volitional form of 'tomeru'; to pay attention to.
なさら: nasara — Honorific negative stem of 'nasaru'; not to do.
ない: nai — Negative auxiliary; indicates absence or negation.
神: kami — God, deity, or divine spirit.
よ: yo — Sentence-final particle for assertion or addressing someone.
そもそも: somosomo — In the first place; to begin with; originally.
広大: kōdai — Vast, extensive, or immense in scale.
において: ni oite — At, in, or regarding a particular place or context.
そば: soba — Beside, nearby; also a type of buckwheat noodle.
惜しみ: oshimi — Grudging; sparing; reluctance to give or lose something.
なく: naku — Without; negative connective form of 'nai'.
生贄: ikenie — Sacrifice; a living offering to a deity.
捧げ: sasage — To offer, dedicate, or present reverently.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.
あり: ari — Stem of 'aru'; to exist or there is/was.
ませ: mase — Polite auxiliary verb stem used in formal speech.
ん: n — Colloquial negative or sentence-final explanatory particle.
か: ka — Question particle placed at end of a sentence.
それゆえ: soreyue — Therefore, for that reason, consequently.
なぜ: naze — Why; asking for a reason or cause.
彼: kare — He, him; third-person masculine pronoun.
対し: taishi — Toward, against, or in response to something.
て: te — Connective particle linking sequential or related actions.
それほど: sorehodo — To that extent; that much; so greatly.
怒り: ikari — Anger, rage, or wrath.
抱か: daka — Stem of 'idaku'; to hold, harbor, or embrace.
れる: reru — Passive or honorific auxiliary verb suffix.
誰: dare — Who; interrogative pronoun asking about a person.
も: mo — Also, too, or even; inclusive particle.
知る: shiru — To know, to be aware of something.
よう: yō — Appears that; like; as if; expressing resemblance.
借用: shakuyō — Borrowing; using something taken from another source.
さ: sa — Nominalizing suffix or sentence-final softening particle.
れ: re — Passive auxiliary indicating an action done to subject.
箇所: kasho — A specific place, passage, or point in text.
豊富: hōfu — Abundant, rich, or plentiful in quantity.
含ま: fukuma — Stem of 'fukumu'; to include or contain.
おり: ori — Humble form of 'iru'; to be, to exist.
私: watashi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun.
これら: korera — These; plural demonstrative pronoun for nearby items.
わずか: wazuka — Slightly, only a little, a small amount.
異なる: kotonaru — To differ, to be different from something else.
字体: jitai — Typeface, font style, or form of a character.
印刷: insatsu — Printing; the process of producing printed text.
し: shi — Connective form of 'suru'; to do, connecting actions.
へ: e — Directional particle meaning 'toward' or 'to'.
付し: fushi — To attach, append, or add a note to something.
その: sono — That (near listener); demonstrative adjective modifying nouns.
目的: mokuteki — Purpose, goal, or objective of an action.
ため: tame — For the sake of; because of; in order to.
草稿: sōkō — Draft, manuscript, or rough copy of a text.
印: shirushi — Mark, sign, or symbol indicating something.
つけ: tsuke — To attach, mark, or put something onto something.
おい: oi — Stem of 'oku'; to place or leave in advance.
ながら: nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions.
そう: sō — So, that way; indicating agreement or such a manner.
する: suru — To do; general-purpose action verb in Japanese.
翻訳: hon'yaku — Translation; converting text from one language to another.
救い: sukui — Rescue, salvation, or saving grace.
学術: gakujutsu — Academic scholarship; systematic scientific or scholarly study.
的: teki — Suffix meaning '-like', '-ish', or 'relating to'.
もの: mono — Thing, object, or person; nominalizing expression.
なっ: nat- — Contracted stem of 'naru'; to become something.
しまう: shimau — To end up doing; completion with unintended result.
気づき: kizuki — Noticing, realizing, or becoming aware of something.
意図: ito — Intention, purpose, or deliberate aim.
断念: dannen — To abandon, give up, or renounce a plan.
なお: nao — Furthermore, still, additionally; transitional conjunction.
大学: daigaku — University; institution of higher education.
出版局: shuppankyoku — Publishing bureau or university press department.
管理: kanri — Management, administration, or oversight of something.
方々: katagata — Honorific plural for people; those in charge.
強く: tsuyoku — Strongly, powerfully, or with great force.
訴え: uttae — To appeal, appeal to, or make a plea.
たい: tai — Suffix expressing desire or wish to do something.
もし: moshi — If; conditional word introducing a hypothetical situation.
ギリシャ語: Girisha-go — The Greek language; language of ancient and modern Greece.
本文: honbun — Main text or body of a written document.
由来: yurai — Origin, derivation, or source of something.
出版: shuppan — Publication; the act of publishing books or texts.
くださる: kudasaru — Honorific form of 'kureru'; to give or do for.
なら: nara — Conditional 'if'; assuming a situation is the case.
学生: gakusei — Student; a person studying at school or university.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix used for people and animate beings.
多大: tadai — Great, enormous, or considerable in degree or amount.
恩恵: onkei — Benefit, blessing, or grace received from others.
もたらす: motarasu — To bring about, cause, or produce a result.
こと: koto — Thing, fact, or nominalizer for verb phrases.
なる: naru — To become; to result in a certain state.
だろう: darō — Probably; expresses conjecture or probability.
博物館: hakubutsukan — Museum; institution displaying artifacts and collections.
下線: kasen — Underline; a line drawn beneath text for emphasis.
引き: hiki — To draw, pull, or mark; stem form of 'hiku'.
参照: sanshō — Reference; to consult or refer to a source.
記し: shirushi / kishi — To note down, record, or write something.
写し: utsushi — Copy, transcript, or reproduction of a document.
寄贈: kizō — Donation; giving something as a gift to an institution.
また: mata — Also, again, or furthermore; additive conjunction.
関連: kanren — Relation, connection, or relevance between things.
すべて: subete — All, everything, or entirely without exception.
この: kono — This; demonstrative adjective for nearby things.
両方: ryōhō — Both; referring to two things or sides together.
容易: yōi — Easy, simple, or not difficult to do.
手: te — Hand; also used idiomatically for reach or access.
届く: todoku — To reach, arrive at, or be delivered to.
ところ: tokoro — Place, spot, or point in time or situation.
置か: oka — Stem of 'oku'; to place, put, or leave something.
べき: beki — Should, ought to; expresses obligation or expectation.
ある: aru — To exist, to be (inanimate); there is something.

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