The Scarlet Letter — Page 10

English → Japanese Full Text Level 8/10

Furthermore, on the left hand as you enter the front door, is a certain room or office, about fifteen feet square, and of a lofty height; with two of its arched windows commanding a view of the aforesaid dilapidated wharf, and the third looking across a narrow lane, and along a portion of Derby Street.

さらに、正面玄関を入って左手には、一室ないし事務室があり、およそ十五フィート四方で、天井が高く、アーチ形の窓のうち二つは前述の荒れ果てた波止場を見渡し、三つ目は細い路地を横切り、ダービー街の一角に沿った眺めを向いている。

All three give glimpses of the shops of grocers, block-makers, slop-sellers, and ship-chandlers; around the doors of which are generally to be seen, laughing and gossiping, clusters of old salts, and such other wharf-rats as haunt the Wapping of a seaport.

三つの窓はいずれも、食料雑貨商、滑車職人、古着屋、船具商などの店をちらりと映し出しており、それらの戸口のあたりには、笑いさざめきながら雑談にふける老水夫たちや、港町のウォッピングに巣くうような波止場のごろつきどもが、たいていたむろしているのが見られる。

The room itself is cobwebbed, and dingy with old paint; its floor is strewn with gray sand, in a fashion that has elsewhere fallen into long disuse; and it is easy to conclude, from the general slovenliness of the place, that this is a sanctuary into which womankind, with her tools of magic, the broom and mop, has very infrequent access.

部屋そのものは蜘蛛の巣が張り、古びた塗料で薄汚れており、床には灰色の砂が撒かれているが、これはほかの場所ではとうに廃れた習わしである。この場所のおよそだらしない様子から、ほうきとモップという魔法の道具を手にした女性というものが、ここへはめったに足を踏み入れないのだと容易に察しがつく。

In the way of furniture, there is a stove with a voluminous funnel; an old pine desk, with a three-legged stool beside it; two or three wooden-bottom chairs, exceedingly decrepit and infirm; and—not to forget the library—on some shelves, a score or two of volumes of the Acts of Congress, and a bulky Digest of the Revenue Laws.

家具といえば、大きな煙突管のついたストーブがあり、古い松材の机とその傍らに三本脚の腰掛けがあり、木の座面の椅子が二、三脚あるがどれもひどく老朽化してがたついており、そして——書庫のことも忘れてはならないが——棚の上には、合衆国議会法令集が二十冊ほどと、分厚い歳入法要覧が置かれている。

A tin pipe ascends through the ceiling, and forms a medium of vocal communication with other parts of the edifice.

ブリキの管が天井を貫いて上へ伸び、建物の他の部分との音声による連絡手段となっている。

Vocabulary

さらに: sara ni — Furthermore; in addition; even more so.
正面: shōmen — Front; facade; directly facing something.
玄関: genkan — Entryway or entrance hall of a building.
を: wo / o — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.
入っ: hait(te) — Entered; went inside (conjunctive form of 入る).
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.
左手: hidarite — Left-hand side; to the left.
に: ni — Directional/locative particle indicating location or direction.
は: wa — Topic-marking particle highlighting sentence subject.
一室: isshitsu — One room; a single chamber.
ない: nai — Negative auxiliary; does not exist or is not.
し: shi — Conjunctive particle listing reasons or items.
事務室: jimusshitsu — Office room; administrative workspace.
が: ga — Subject-marking particle identifying grammatical subject.
あり: ari — Exists; there is (literary form of ある).
およそ: oyoso — Approximately; roughly; about a certain amount.
十五: jūgo — Fifteen; the number 15.
フィート: fīto — Feet; unit of length measurement.
四方: shihō — All four directions; square dimensions on each side.
で: de — Particle indicating location of action or means.
天井: tenjō — Ceiling of a room or building.
高く: takaku — High; tall (adverbial form of 高い).
アーチ: āchi — Arch; curved architectural structure.
形: katachi / gata — Shape; form; appearance of something.
の: no — Possessive/linking particle connecting nouns.
窓: mado — Window; opening in a wall for light.
うち: uchi — Among; within a group or set.
二つ: futatsu — Two (items); a pair of things.
前述: zenjutsu — Previously mentioned; stated earlier in text.
荒れ果て: are hate — Completely desolate; utterly neglected and ruined.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker.
波止場: hatoba — Wharf; dock; pier for boats.
見渡し: miwatashi — Overlooking; surveying a wide view.
三つ目: mittsu me — The third one; third in sequence.
細い: hosoi — Narrow; thin; slender in width.
路地: roji — Alley; narrow lane between buildings.
横切り: yokogiri — Crossing; cutting across a path or road.
街: machi — Town; city; urban street area.
一角: ikkaku — One corner; a section of an area.
沿っ: sot(te) — Along; following the line of something.
眺め: nagame — View; scenery; a sight to behold.
向い: mukai — Facing; opposite side; across from.
いる: iru — To exist; to be (animate beings).
三つ: mittsu — Three (items); a set of three.
いずれ: izure — Either; any one; each of them.
も: mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle.
食料: shokuryō — Food; foodstuffs; provisions for eating.
雑貨: zakka — General goods; miscellaneous merchandise.
商: shō — Merchant; trader; dealer in goods.
滑車: kassha — Pulley; wheel used to lift loads.
職人: shokunin — Craftsman; artisan skilled in a trade.
古着屋: furugi-ya — Second-hand clothing store; used garment shop.
船具: funa-gu — Ship's tackle; nautical equipment and rigging.
など: nado — Et cetera; and so on; and others.
店: mise — Shop; store; retail establishment.
ちらり: chirari — A fleeting glance; briefly glimpsed sight.
と: to — Quotation/conjunction particle; and; with.
映し出し: utsushidashi — Projecting; reflecting; displaying an image.
おり: ori — Is (being); progressive auxiliary (literary).
それら: sorera — Those (things); referring to previously mentioned items.
戸口: toguchi — Doorway; entrance of a shop or house.
あたり: atari — Around; near; vicinity of a place.
笑い: warai — Laughter; a laugh; smiling.
さざめき: sazameki — Murmuring; rippling noise of voices together.
ながら: nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions.
雑談: zatsudan — Small talk; casual conversation; chatting idly.
ふける: fukeru — To indulge in; to be absorbed in.
老: rō — Old; aged; prefix indicating elderly person.
水夫: suifu — Sailor; seaman; mariner working on ships.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.
や: ya — And; listing particle connecting similar items.
港町: minatomachi — Port town; harbor city by the sea.
巣くう: sukuu — To nest; to lurk; to infest a place.
よう: yō — Like; as if; resembling a certain thing.
な: na — Adjectival/nominal modifier particle.
ごろつき: gorotsuki — Ruffian; hoodlum; loafing troublemaker.
ども: domo — Plural suffix, often derogatory for people.
たいてい: taitei — Usually; mostly; in most cases.
たむろ: tamuro — Loitering; gathering idly in a group.
見られる: mirareu — Can be seen; is observed; passive form.
部屋: heya — Room; chamber inside a building.
そのもの: sono mono — The thing itself; exactly that; itself.
蜘蛛: kumo — Spider; eight-legged arachnid creature.
巣: su — Nest; web; den of an animal.
張り: hari — Stretched; spread; covered with webs.
古び: furubi — Aged; worn with age; become old-looking.
塗料: toryō — Paint; coating material applied to surfaces.
薄汚れ: usugoshire — Grimy; slightly dirty; dingy in appearance.
床: yuka — Floor; ground surface inside a room.
灰色: haiiro — Gray; ash-colored; dull grey tone.
砂: suna — Sand; fine granular material.
撒か: maka / saka — Sprinkled; scattered over a surface.
れ: re — Passive verb suffix indicating action done to subject.
これ: kore — This; referring to something nearby.
ほか: hoka — Other; elsewhere; besides this.
場所: basho — Place; location; spot; area.
とうに: tō ni — Long ago; already; since a long time.
廃れ: sutare — Fallen into disuse; obsolete; abandoned practice.
習わし: narawashi — Custom; habit; traditional practice.
ある: aru — To exist; there is (inanimate).
この: kono — This (modifies a noun nearby).
だらしない: darashinai — Slovenly; untidy; lacking discipline or neatness.
様子: yōsu — Appearance; state; situation; how something looks.
から: kara — From; because; starting point particle.
ほうき: hōki — Broom; tool for sweeping floors.
モップ: moppu — Mop; cleaning tool for washing floors.
という: to iu — Called; known as; named; so-called.
魔法: mahō — Magic; sorcery; a miraculous power.
道具: dōgu — Tool; instrument; implement for a task.
手: te — Hand; hands as physical body part.
女性: josei — Woman; female person; women in general.
もの: mono — Thing; object; something; a person (softener).
ここ: koko — Here; this place; current location.
へ: e — Direction particle; toward; heading to.
めったに: metta ni — Rarely; seldom; hardly ever (with negative).
足: ashi — Foot; leg; stepping into a place.
踏み入れ: fumire — Stepping into; entering on foot.
だ: da — Copula; is; informal assertion ending.
容易: yōi — Easy; simple; not difficult.
察し: sasshi — Inference; surmising; guessing from clues.
つく: tsuku — To arrive at; to reach; to grasp.
家具: kagu — Furniture; movable household furnishings.
いえ: ie — To say; speaking of (conjunctive use).
ば: ba — Conditional particle; if; when.
大きな: ōkina — Large; big; of considerable size.
煙突: entotsu — Chimney; smokestack; flue pipe.
管: kan / kuda — Pipe; tube; cylindrical conduit.
つい: tsui — Connected to; leading into (also: unintentionally).
ストーブ: sutōbu — Stove; heater; indoor heating appliance.
古い: furui — Old; aged; not new.
松材: matsuzai — Pine wood; lumber made from pine.
机: tsukue — Desk; table for writing or working.
その: sono — That; referring to a previously mentioned thing.
傍ら: katawara — Beside; at the side of something.
三本: sanbon — Three (long objects); three sticks or legs.
脚: ashi / kyaku — Leg of furniture; support of a table.
腰掛け: koshikake — Stool; seat; something to sit on.
木: ki — Wood; tree; wooden material.
座面: zawamen — Seat surface; the part you sit on.
椅子: isu — Chair; seat with a back.
二: ni — Two; the number 2.
三脚: sankyaku — Tripod; three-legged stand or stool.
どれ: dore — Which one; which (of several options).
ひどく: hidoku — Terribly; severely; extremely (adverb).
老朽: rōkyū — Decay from age; dilapidation; worn out.
化: ka — Suffix meaning becoming; transformation into a state.
がたつい: gataitsui — Wobbling; rickety; shaking unsteadily.
そして: soshite — And then; and; furthermore (conjunction).
書庫: shoko — Bookroom; archive; library storeroom.
こと: koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer.
忘れ: wasure — Forgetting; to forget something.
なら: nara — If; speaking of; conditional conjunction.
棚: tana — Shelf; rack for storing items.
上: ue — Above; on top of; upper surface.
合衆国: gasshūkoku — United States (of America).
議会: gikai — Parliament; congress; legislative assembly.
法令: hōrei — Laws and ordinances; legal statutes.
集: shū — Collection; compilation; anthology of items.
二十: nijū — Twenty; the number 20.
冊: satsu — Counter for bound books or volumes.
ほど: hodo — About; approximately; to the extent of.
分厚い: buatsui — Thick; bulky; having great thickness.
歳入: sainyū — Government revenue; fiscal income collected.
法: hō — Law; regulation; legal statute.
要覧: Handbook; summary reference guide.
置か: oka — Placed; put (passive/conjunctive form of 置く).
ブリキ: buriki — Tin; tinplate; thin sheet metal.
貫い: tsuranui — Pierced through; running through; penetrating.
伸び: nobi — Extending; stretching; reaching upward or outward.
建物: tatemono — Building; structure; constructed edifice.
他: hoka / ta — Other; another; the rest.
部分: bubun — Part; portion; section of a whole.
音声: onsei — Voice; audio; spoken sound communication.
よる: yoru — By means of; due to; via (particle use).
連絡: renraku — Contact; communication; getting in touch.
手段: shudan — Means; method; way of doing something.
なっ: nat(te) — Became; turned into (conjunctive form of なる).

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