The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 5
There is a fatality about all physical and intellectual distinction, the sort of fatality that seems to dog through history the faltering steps of kings.
あらゆる肉体的・知的な卓越には、宿命というものがつきまとう——歴史を通じて王たちのよろめく足取りを追いかけるような、そういう種類の宿命が。
It is better not to be different from one's fellows.
仲間たちと異なっていないほうがよいのだ。
The ugly and the stupid have the best of it in this world.
醜い者と愚かな者こそが、この世で最もよい思いをする。
They can sit at their ease and gape at the play.
彼らはゆったりと腰を下ろし、芝居を呆然と眺めていられる。
If they know nothing of victory, they are at least spared the knowledge of defeat.
勝利を何も知らないとしても、少なくとも敗北を知らずに済む。
They live as we all should live—undisturbed, indifferent, and without disquiet.
彼らは我々すべてが生きるべき姿のように生きている——乱されることなく、無関心で、不安もなく。
They neither bring ruin upon others, nor ever receive it from alien hands.
彼らは他者に破滅をもたらすこともなく、見知らぬ者の手から破滅を受けることもない。
Your rank and wealth, Harry; my brains, such as they are—my art, whatever it may be worth; Dorian Gray's good looks—we shall all suffer for what the gods have given us, suffer terribly."
君の地位と富、ハリー。私の頭脳、たいしたものでもないが——私の芸術、どれほどの価値があるかはともかく。ドリアン・グレイの美貌——神々が与えてくださったものゆえに、我々はみな苦しむことになる、ひどく苦しむことに。」
"Dorian Gray? Is that his name?" asked Lord Henry, walking across the studio towards Basil Hallward.
「ドリアン・グレイ？それが彼の名前ですか？」とロード・ヘンリーは尋ね、スタジオを横切ってバジル・ホールワードのほうへ歩み寄った。
"Yes, that is his name. I didn't intend to tell it to you."
「そうです、それが彼の名前です。あなたにお話しするつもりはなかったのですが。」
"But why not?"
「でも、なぜですか？」
"Oh, I can't explain.
「ああ、うまく説明できません。
When I like people immensely, I never tell their names to any one.
誰かをとても好きになると、その人の名前を誰にも決して話しません。
It is like surrendering a part of them.
それはその人の一部を手放してしまうようなものですから。
I have grown to love secrecy.
私はすっかり秘密というものが好きになりました。
It seems to be the one thing that can make modern life mysterious or marvellous to us.
それこそが、現代の生活を我々にとって神秘的あるいは驚異的なものにしうる唯一のものであるように思われます。
The commonest thing is delightful if one only hides it.
最もありふれたことも、ただそれを隠しさえすれば、喜ばしいものになります。
When I leave town now I never tell my people where I am going.
今では町を離れるとき、どこへ行くのか家の者には決して話しません。
If I did, I would lose all my pleasure.
もし話してしまえば、楽しみがすっかり失われてしまうでしょう。
Vocabulary
- あらゆる
- arayuru — Every single; all possible kinds of things
- 肉体的
- nikutaiteki — Physical; relating to the body
- 知的
- chiteki — Intellectual; relating to the mind or intellect
- 卓越
- takuetsu — Excellence; superiority above all others
- 宿命
- shukumei — Fate; destiny one cannot escape
- つきまとう
- tsukimatou — To follow persistently; to haunt or cling to
- 歴史
- rekishi — History; the record of past events
- 通じ
- tsuuji — Through; via; across a span of time
- 王
- ou — King; monarch; ruler of a kingdom
- よろめく
- yoromeku — To stagger; to totter unsteadily while walking
- 足取り
- ashidori — Gait; manner or style of walking
- 追いかける
- oikakeru — To chase; to run after something or someone
- 種類
- shurui — Type; category; kind or variety of thing
- 仲間
- nakama — Companion; fellow member of a group
- 異なっ
- kotonatte — Differing; being different from something else
- 醜い
- minikui — Ugly; unattractive in appearance or character
- 者
- mono — Person; individual with a particular characteristic
- 愚か
- oroka — Foolish; stupid; lacking wisdom or sense
- こそ
- koso — Emphatic particle stressing the preceding word
- この世
- konoyo — This world; the present life on earth
- 最も
- mottomo — Most; to the greatest degree possible
- 思い
- omoi — Thought; feeling; deep emotion or sentiment
- 彼ら
- karera — They; those people; third-person plural pronoun
- ゆったり
- yuttari — Leisurely; relaxed; comfortably at ease
- 腰
- koshi — Waist; hips; lower back region of body
- 下ろし
- oroshi — Lowering; settling down onto a seat
- 芝居
- shibai — Play; theatrical performance; drama on stage
- 呆然
- bouzen — Dumbfounded; stunned; staring in blank amazement
- 眺め
- nagame — View; gazing at a scene or spectacle
- 勝利
- shouri — Victory; triumph in a contest or struggle
- 少なくとも
- sukunakutomo — At least; at a minimum amount or degree
- 敗北
- haiboku — Defeat; loss in battle or competition
- ず
- zu — Classical negative auxiliary meaning 'without doing'
- 済む
- sumu — To get by; to end without needing something
- 我々
- wareware — We; us; first-person formal plural pronoun
- すべて
- subete — All; everything; every single thing
- 生きる
- ikiru — To live; to be alive; to exist
- べき
- beki — Should; ought to; expressing moral obligation
- 姿
- sugata — Figure; form; appearance of a person or thing
- 乱さ
- midasa — Disturbing; disrupting; throwing into disorder
- 無関心
- muкансhin — Indifference; lack of interest or concern
- 不安
- fuan — Anxiety; unease; worry about the future
- 他者
- tasha — Others; other people; those outside oneself
- 破滅
- hametsu — Ruin; destruction; complete downfall of someone
- もたらす
- motarasu — To bring about; to cause something to happen
- 見知らぬ
- mishiranu — Unknown; unfamiliar; a stranger one doesn't know
- 手
- te — Hand; means; agent through which something happens
- 受ける
- ukeru — To receive; to undergo; to accept something
- 君
- kimi — You; informal second-person singular pronoun
- 地位
- chii — Status; social position; rank in society
- 富
- tomi — Wealth; riches; great material prosperity
- 頭脳
- zunou — Brain; intellect; mental capacity or intelligence
- たいした
- taishita — Considerable; remarkable; significant in degree
- 芸術
- geijutsu — Art; fine arts; creative artistic expression
- どれほど
- dorehodo — How much; to what extent or degree
- 価値
- kachi — Value; worth; importance of something
- ともかく
- tomokaku — Anyway; in any case; setting that aside
- 美貌
- bibou — Beautiful looks; stunning physical appearance
- 神々
- kamigami — Gods; divine beings; multiple deities
- 与え
- atae — Giving; bestowing something upon someone
- くださっ
- kudasatte — Honored giving; respectful form of giving
- ゆえ
- yue — Because; therefore; reason or cause for something
- みな
- mina — Everyone; all people; every single person
- 苦しむ
- kurushimu — To suffer; to be in pain or anguish
- ひどく
- hidoku — Terribly; awfully; to a severe degree
- 彼
- kare — He; him; third-person masculine singular pronoun
- 名前
- namae — Name; the word used to identify someone
- 尋ね
- tazune — Asking; inquiring about something from someone
- スタジオ
- sutajio — Studio; artist's working or creative space
- 横切っ
- yokogitte — Crossing; walking across a space or room
- 歩み寄っ
- ayumiyotte — Approaching; walking toward someone or something
- お話し
- ohanashi — Talking; telling; polite form of speaking
- つもり
- tsumori — Intention; plan; meaning to do something
- なぜ
- naze — Why; for what reason; interrogative adverb
- うまく
- umaku — Well; skillfully; successfully in a good way
- 説明
- setsumei — Explanation; description clarifying something to someone
- 誰か
- dareka — Someone; a certain unspecified person
- とても
- totemo — Very; extremely; to a great degree
- 好き
- suki — Like; fond of; having affection for something
- 決して
- kesshite — Never; absolutely not; used with negative verb
- 話し
- hanashi — Talk; speech; story; act of speaking
- 一部
- ichibu — Part; a portion of a whole; one section
- 手放し
- tebanashi — Letting go; releasing something from one's grasp
- しまう
- shimau — To end up doing; completion with regret nuance
- すっかり
- sukkari — Completely; entirely; thoroughly without remainder
- 秘密
- himitsu — Secret; something kept hidden from others
- 現代
- gendai — Modern times; the present age or era
- 生活
- seikatsu — Life; daily living; everyday existence and routine
- 神秘的
- shinpiteki — Mysterious; mystical; having a hidden divine quality
- あるいは
- aruiwa — Or; alternatively; perhaps one or the other
- 驚異的
- kyouiteki — Astounding; amazing; inspiring wonder or awe
- しうる
- shiuru — Can do; capable of doing; potential form
- 唯一
- yuiitsu — Only; sole; the single one of its kind
- ありふれ
- arifure — Common; ordinary; run-of-the-mill; unremarkable
- ただ
- tada — Just; merely; simply; only that and nothing more
- 隠し
- kakushi — Hiding; concealing something from others
- さえ
- sae — Even; as long as; minimum condition particle
- 喜ばしい
- yorokobashii — Joyful; delightful; something worthy of celebration
- 町
- machi — Town; city; urban district or neighborhood
- 離れる
- hanareru — To leave; to separate from a place or person
- もし
- moshi — If; supposing that; hypothetical conditional opener
- 楽しみ
- tanoshimi — Enjoyment; pleasure; something to look forward to
- 失わ
- ushinawa — Losing; being deprived of something valued
- でしょう
- deshou — Probably; I suppose; polite conjecture ending
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