The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 13
My elder brother won't die, and my younger brothers seem never to do anything else."
「兄は死のうとしないし、弟たちときたら、それ以外のことは何もしないように見える」
"Harry!" exclaimed Hallward, frowning.
「ハリー!」ホールワードは眉をひそめながら叫んだ。
"My dear fellow, I am not quite serious.
「親愛なる君、私は本気じゃないよ。
But I can't help detesting my relations.
でも、自分の身内を嫌悪せずにはいられないんだ。
I suppose it comes from the fact that none of us can stand other people having the same faults as ourselves.
それはきっと、誰しも他人が自分と同じ欠点を持っているのを我慢できないという事実からきているんだろうね。
I quite sympathize with the rage of the English democracy against what they call the vices of the upper orders.
私は、イギリスの民主主義が上流階級の悪徳と呼ぶものに対して抱く怒りに、大いに共感するよ。
The masses feel that drunkenness, stupidity, and immorality should be their own special property, and that if any one of us makes an ass of himself, he is poaching on their preserves.
大衆は、泥酔、愚鈍、不道徳は自分たちだけの特権であるべきで、上流の者が醜態を演じたりしたら、自分たちの縄張りを侵されたと感じるんだ。
When poor Southwark got into the divorce court, their indignation was quite magnificent.
かわいそうなサウスワーク卿が離婚裁判沙汰になったとき、彼らの憤慨ぶりはまったく見事なものだったよ。
And yet I don't suppose that ten per cent of the proletariat live correctly."
それでいて、プロレタリアートのうち正しく生きている者が十パーセントもいるとは思えないね」
"I don't agree with a single word that you have said, and, what is more, Harry, I feel sure you don't either."
「君の言ったことには一言も同意できない。それどころか、ハリー、君自身もそう思っていないと確信しているよ」
Lord Henry stroked his pointed brown beard and tapped the toe of his patent-leather boot with a tasselled ebony cane.
ヘンリー卿は尖った茶色の顎髭を撫でながら、房飾りのついた黒檀のステッキでエナメル靴の爪先を軽く叩いた。
"How English you are Basil!
「なんてイギリス人らしいんだ、ベイジル!
That is the second time you have made that observation.
それはもう二度目の指摘だよ。
If one puts forward an idea to a true Englishman—always a rash thing to do—he never dreams of considering whether the idea is right or wrong.
真のイギリス人に何か考えを提示しようものなら――それはいつも無謀なことなのだが――その考えが正しいか間違っているかを考えようなどとは夢にも思わない。
The only thing he considers of any importance is whether one believes it oneself.
彼が重要だと考える唯一のことは、提示した本人がそれを本当に信じているかどうかということだ。
Vocabulary
- 兄
- ani — Older brother in a family
- は
- wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese grammar
- 死の
- shi no — Of death; relating to death
- う
- u — Volitional verb ending expressing intention or suggestion
- と
- to — Particle meaning 'and,' 'with,' or quotation marker
- し
- shi — Verb stem or conjunction listing reasons
- ない
- nai — Negative auxiliary; 'does not,' 'is not'
- 弟
- otōto — Younger brother in a family
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people
- き
- ki — Verb stem of 'kuru' (to come) or conjunctive form
- たら
- tara — Conditional form meaning 'if' or 'when'
- それ
- sore — That; referring to something previously mentioned
- 以外
- igai — Other than; except for; besides
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese
- こと
- koto — Thing; matter; fact; abstract noun marker
- 何
- nani / nan — What; anything; something unspecified
- も
- mo — Also; too; even; emphasizing particle
- よう
- yō — Appears to be; seems like; resemblance expression
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or purpose
- 見える
- mieru — To appear; to seem; to be visible
- 眉
- mayu — Eyebrow; the hair above the eye
- を
- wo / o — Object-marking particle indicating direct object
- ひそめ
- hisome — To furrow or knit one's brows in concern
- ながら
- nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions
- 叫ん
- sakeben (stem: sakebi) — Shouted; cried out loudly
- だ
- da — Copula; plain form of 'is' or 'are'
- 親愛
- shin'ai — Dear; beloved; expressing affection or familiarity
- なる
- naru — To become; to turn into something
- 君
- kimi — You; an informal second-person pronoun
- 私
- watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun
- 本気
- honki — Serious; genuine; in earnest intention
- じゃ
- ja — Contraction of 'de wa'; informal copula or conjunction
- よ
- yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting or emphasizing
- でも
- demo — But; however; even so; contrasting conjunction
- 自分
- jibun — Oneself; one's own self
- 身内
- miuchi — One's own family; relatives; close people
- 嫌悪
- ken'o — Disgust; strong dislike or loathing
- せ
- se — Causative verb stem; causing someone to do something
- ず
- zu — Negative verb ending; without doing something
- い
- i — Verb stem of 'iru' (to exist/be present)
- られ
- rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb ending
- ん
- n — Informal negative or explanatory sentence ending
- きっと
- kitto — Surely; certainly; definitely; without doubt
- 誰しも
- dareshimo — Everyone; everybody without exception
- 他人
- tanin — Other people; strangers; someone else
- が
- ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese grammar
- 同じ
- onaji — Same; identical; not different
- 欠点
- ketten — Flaw; defect; shortcoming; weak point
- 持っ
- motte (stem: motsu) — Having; holding; possessing something
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions
- いる
- iru — To be; to exist (for animate beings)
- 我慢
- gaman — Patience; endurance; tolerating something difficult
- でき
- deki — Can do; to be able; capability stem
- いう
- iu — To say; to call; to be called
- 事実
- jijitsu — Fact; truth; reality; actual occurrence
- から
- kara — Because; from; since; causal particle
- だろ
- daro — Probably; I suppose; informal conjecture ending
- ね
- ne — Sentence-ending particle seeking agreement or confirmation
- イギリス
- Igirisu — Britain; the United Kingdom
- 民主主義
- minshushugi — Democracy; a system of democratic governance
- 上流
- jōryū — Upper class; aristocracy; high social standing
- 階級
- kaikyū — Social class; rank; stratum of society
- 悪徳
- akutoku — Vice; immorality; corrupt or wicked behavior
- 呼ぶ
- yobu — To call; to name; to summon someone
- もの
- mono — Thing; object; something abstract or concrete
- 対し
- taishi — Toward; against; in relation to something
- 抱く
- idaku / daku — To hold; to harbor feelings or emotions
- 怒り
- ikari — Anger; rage; strong feeling of displeasure
- 大いに
- ōini — Greatly; very much; to a large extent
- 共感
- kyōkan — Empathy; sympathy; sharing another's feelings
- する
- suru — To do; to perform; general action verb
- 大衆
- taishū — The masses; general public; common people
- 泥酔
- deisui — Dead drunk; extremely intoxicated state
- 愚鈍
- gudon — Stupidity; dullness; being slow-witted
- 不道徳
- fudōtoku — Immorality; unethical or morally wrong behavior
- だけ
- dake — Only; just; limited to that amount
- 特権
- tokken — Privilege; special right not available to all
- で
- de — Particle indicating means, location, or reason
- ある
- aru — To be; to exist (for inanimate things)
- べき
- beki — Should; ought to; expressing moral obligation
- 者
- mono / sha — Person; one who does something; individual
- 醜態
- shūtai — Disgraceful behavior; shameful spectacle or conduct
- 演じ
- enjiru (stem) — To perform; to play a role; act out
- たり
- tari — Listing actions alternately; doing things like...
- 縄張り
- nawabari — Territory; turf; domain one claims as own
- 侵さ
- okasa (stem: okasu) — To violate; to infringe upon; invade territory
- れ
- re — Passive voice auxiliary verb marker
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action
- 感じる
- kanjiru — To feel; to sense; to experience emotionally
- かわいそう
- kawaisō — Poor thing; pitiful; deserving of sympathy
- な
- na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjective to noun
- 卿
- kyō / kei — Lord; sir; honorific title for nobility
- 離婚
- rikon — Divorce; legal dissolution of a marriage
- 裁判
- saiban — Trial; court judgment; judicial proceeding
- 沙汰
- sata — Matter; affair; news; judgment or decision
- なっ
- natte (stem: naru) — Became; turned into; te-form of naru
- とき
- toki — Time; moment; when a situation occurs
- 彼ら
- karera — They; them; a group of people (male or mixed)
- 憤慨
- fungai — Indignation; strong anger at injustice
- ぶり
- buri — Manner; style; the way one acts
- まったく
- mattaku — Completely; utterly; indeed; expressing emphasis
- 見事
- migoto — Splendid; magnificent; skillful; impressive result
- だっ
- datta (stem) — Was; were; past tense of copula da
- でい
- de i (stem) — Being in a state; te-form of iru construction
- プロレタリアート
- puroretariāto — Proletariat; the working class in society
- うち
- uchi — Among; within; inside a group or period
- 正しく
- tadashiku — Correctly; rightly; in a proper manner
- 生き
- iki (stem: ikiru) — Living; to live; verb stem of ikiru
- 十
- jū — Ten; the number 10
- パーセント
- pāsento — Percent; per hundred; percentage unit
- 思え
- omoe (imperative of omou) — Think; believe; imperative or conditional form
- 言っ
- itte (stem: iu) — Said; stated; te-form of the verb iu
- 一言
- hitokoto — A single word; one brief remark
- 同意
- dōi — Agreement; consent; approval of an idea
- どころ
- dokoro — Far from; let alone; not even close
- か
- ka — Question particle or alternative marker in Japanese
- 自身
- jishin — Oneself; one's very own self (emphatic)
- そう
- sō — So; that way; I see; expressing agreement
- 思っ
- omotte (stem: omou) — Thinking; believing; te-form of omou
- 確信
- kakushin — Conviction; firm belief; strong certainty
- 尖っ
- togatte (stem: togaru) — Pointed; sharp; coming to a fine tip
- 茶色
- chairo — Brown; the color brown
- 顎髭
- agohige — Chin beard; facial hair on the chin
- 撫で
- nade (stem: naderu) — Stroking; caressing; gently rubbing with hand
- 房飾り
- fusakazari — Tassel; decorative fringe or hanging ornament
- つい
- tsui — Unintentionally; unconsciously; just a moment ago
- 黒檀
- kokutan — Ebony; a dark hard tropical wood
- ステッキ
- sutekki — Walking stick; cane used while walking
- エナメル
- enameru — Enamel; patent leather glossy coating material
- 靴
- kutsu — Shoes; footwear worn on the feet
- 爪先
- tsumasaki — Tiptoe; the tip of the toes or shoe
- 軽く
- karuku — Lightly; gently; without much force or weight
- 叩い
- tataite (stem: tataku) — Tapped; struck; hit gently with something
- なん
- nan — What; how many; informal interrogative form
- 人
- hito / nin / jin — Person; human being; individual
- らしい
- rashii — Seems like; typical of; apparently is so
- もう
- mō — Already; anymore; soon; expressing exasperation
- 二
- ni — Two; the number 2
- 度目
- dome — The nth time; counting occurrences of something
- 指摘
- shiteki — Pointing out; indicating a problem or fact
- 真
- shin / ma — Truth; genuine; real; authentic quality
- 何か
- nanika — Something; anything; some unspecified thing
- 考え
- kangae — Thought; idea; thinking; one's opinion
- 提示
- teiji — Presentation; showing; putting forward an idea
- しよ
- shiyo — Let's do; volitional informal form of suru
- なら
- nara — If; in that case; conditional conjunction
- いつも
- itsumo — Always; usually; all the time
- 無謀
- mubō — Reckless; rash; without careful forethought
- その
- sono — That; the; prenominal demonstrative adjective
- 正しい
- tadashii — Correct; right; proper; accurate answer
- 間違っ
- machigatte (stem: machigau) — Wrong; mistaken; te-form of machigau
- 考えよ
- kangaeyo — Think!; imperative or volitional form of consider
- など
- nado — Etc.; and so on; things like that
- 夢
- yume — Dream; a vision during sleep or aspiration
- 思わ
- omowa (stem: omou) — Think; negative or passive base of omou
- 彼
- kare — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun
- 重要
- jūyō — Important; significant; of great consequence
- 考える
- kangaeru — To think; to consider; to ponder something
- 唯一
- yuiitsu — Sole; only; one and only; unique
- 本人
- honnin — The person in question; oneself; the individual themselves
- 本当に
- hontōni — Truly; really; genuinely; in truth
- 信じ
- shinji (stem: shinjiru) — Believe; trust; verb stem of shinjiru
- どう
- dō — How; in what way; what do you think
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