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Street after street and all the folks asleep—street after street, all lighted up as if for a procession and all as empty as a church—till at last I got into that state of mind when a man listens and listens and begins to long for the sight of a policeman.

通りから通りへと、人々はみな眠っており――通りから通りへと、まるで行列のために灯りが灯されたように明るく、しかし教会のようにがらんとしていた――ついに私は、耳を澄まし耳を澄ませて、警官の姿を渇望し始めるような心境に陥った。

All at once, I saw two figures: one a little man who was stumping along eastward at a good walk, and the other a girl of maybe eight or ten who was running as hard as she was able down a cross street.

突然、私は二つの人影を見た。一つはかなりの速足で東へとどしどし歩いている小柄な男で、もう一つは脇道を全力で走っている八歳か十歳くらいの少女だった。

Well, sir, the two ran into one another naturally enough at the corner; and then came the horrible part of the thing; for the man trampled calmly over the child's body and left her screaming on the ground.

ところで、その二人は角でごく自然にぶつかった。そして次に恐ろしいことが起きた。男は平然と子供の体を踏みにじり、少女を地面に残して叫ばせたままにしたのだ。

It sounds nothing to hear, but it was hellish to see.

話に聞けば何でもないように思えるが、目で見るのは地獄のようだった。

It wasn't like a man; it was like some damned Juggernaut.

それは人間のすることではなく、まるで恐ろしいジャガーノートのようだった。

I gave a few halloa, took to my heels, collared my gentleman, and brought him back to where there was already quite a group about the screaming child.

私は大声で怒鳴り、すぐに走り出して、その男の襟首を捕まえ、叫んでいる子供の周りにすでにかなりの人だかりができているところへ連れ戻した。

He was perfectly cool and made no resistance, but gave me one look, so ugly that it brought out the sweat on me like running.

男は完全に冷静で抵抗もしなかったが、私に一瞥をくれた。その目つきがあまりにも凄まじく、走ったときのように私に汗をかかせた。

The people who had turned out were the girl's own family; and pretty soon, the doctor, for whom she had been sent, put in his appearance.

集まってきた人々は少女の家族だった。そしてほどなく、少女が呼びに行っていた医者が姿を現した。

Vocabulary

通り
toori — Street or avenue; also means 'as expected'
から
kara — From; because; starting point particle
へと
e to — Toward; directional particle combination
人々
hitobito — People; various persons in a group
wa — Topic-marking grammatical particle
みな
mina — Everyone; all people present
眠っており
nemutte ori — Were sleeping; in a state of sleep
まるで
marude — Just like; as if; exactly resembling something
行列
gyooretsu — Procession, parade, or long queue of people
no — Possessive or nominalizing grammatical particle
ため
tame — For the purpose of; because of; sake
ni — Directional or purpose grammatical particle
灯り
akari — Light; lamp; soft illumination source
ga — Subject-marking grammatical particle
灯さ
tomosa — To light up; illuminate (causative base form)
れた
reta — Passive past tense grammatical ending
よう
yoo — Appears like; seems as if; resemblance
明るく
akaruku — Brightly; in a bright or cheerful manner
しかし
shikashi — However; but; contrastive conjunction
教会
kyookai — Church; Christian place of worship
がらんと
garanto — Completely empty; hollow and deserted inside
して
shite — Te-form of suru; connecting verb doing/being
i — Stem of iru; existing or being (animate)
ta — Past tense grammatical ending marker
ついに
tsuini — Finally; at last; after a long wait
watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun
mimi — Ear; organ of hearing
o — Object-marking grammatical particle
澄まし
sumashi — To strain one's ears; listen carefully
澄ませ
sumase — Causative form of澄む; sharpen one's hearing
te — Te-form connective; links sequential actions
警官
keikan — Police officer; uniformed law enforcement officer
姿
sugata — Figure; appearance; visible form of person
渇望
katsuboo — Intense longing; desperate craving for something
shi — Conjunctive form; and/also linking verb ending
始める
hajimeru — To begin; to start doing something
na — Sentence-final particle expressing emotion/realization
心境
shinkyoo — State of mind; inner mental or emotional state
陥っ
おちいっ (ochiit-) — To fall into; to be trapped in a state
突然
totsuzen — Suddenly; all at once; without warning
二つ
futatsu — Two things; a pair of objects
人影
hitokage — Human silhouette; shadowy figure of a person
mi — To see; observe (verb stem form)
一つ
hitotsu — One thing; a single item or unit
かなり
kanari — Considerably; fairly; quite a lot
速足
hayaashi — Quick pace; fast walking stride
de — At/by/with; location or means particle
higashi — East; eastern direction
e — Toward; directional particle indicating movement
to — And; with; quotation or companion particle
どしどし
doshidoshi — Steadily and heavily; marching boldly forward
歩い
arui — Walked; te/past stem of aruku (to walk)
いる
iru — To be; to exist (for animate beings)
小柄
kogara — Small build; petite in stature
otoko — Man; male person
もう
moo — Already; another; soon; used for emphasis
脇道
wakimichi — Side road; narrow alley branching off main street
全力
zenryoku — Full strength; with all one's energy
走っ
hashit- — Ran; stem of hashiru (to run)
八歳
hassai — Eight years old; age of eight
ka — Question particle; or; uncertainty marker
十歳
jussai — Ten years old; age of ten
くらい
kurai — About; approximately; around that amount
少女
shoojo — Young girl; female child or adolescent
だっ
dat- — Past copula stem; was/were (plain form)
ところ
tokoro — Place; point in time; just about to
その
sono — That; those (referring to nearby thing)
二人
futari — Two people; a pair of persons
kado — Corner; street corner; edge of building
ごく
goku — Extremely; very; utterly (intensifier adverb)
自然
shizen — Natural; nature; occurring without force
ぶつかっ
butsukat- — Collided; crashed into (stem of butsukaru)
そして
soshite — And then; after that; furthermore
tsugi — Next; following; subsequent thing or event
恐ろしい
osoroshii — Terrible; horrifying; dreadful and frightening
こと
koto — Thing; fact; abstract matter or event
起き
oki — Occurred; happened (stem of okiru)
平然
heizen — Calmly; composedly; without any visible emotion
子供
kodomo — Child; children; young person
karada — Body; physical form of a person
踏みにじり
fuminijiri — Trampled; crushed underfoot with disregard
地面
jimen — Ground; surface of the earth
残し
nokoshi — Left behind; abandoned on the ground
叫ば
sakeba — Screamed; conditional stem of sakebu (to scream)
せた
seta — Causative past; made someone do something
まま
mama — As is; leaving unchanged; in that state
da — Copula; is/are (plain present form)
hanashi — Story; talk; conversation; spoken account
聞け
kike — If one hears; conditional of kiku (listen)
ba — Conditional particle meaning if/when
何でも
nandemo — Anything; whatever it is; no matter what
ない
nai — Not; does not exist; negative ending
思える
omoeru — Can think; seems; potential form of omou
me — Eye; vision; point of view
見る
miru — To see; to look at; to observe
地獄
jigoku — Hell; infernal realm; nightmarish situation
それ
sore — That; it; referring to previously mentioned thing
人間
ningen — Human being; mankind; a person
する
suru — To do; to make; general action verb
なく
naku — Without; lacking; negating adverbial form
大声
oogoe — Loud voice; shouting at high volume
怒鳴り
donari — Yelling; shouting angrily at someone
すぐ
sugu — Immediately; right away; very soon
走り出し
hashiridashi — Started running; broke into a run suddenly
襟首
erikubi — Scruff of the neck; collar area of neck
捕まえ
tsukamaе — Caught; seized; grabbed hold of someone
叫ん
sakeN- — Shouted; screamed (contracted stem of sakebu)
周り
mawari — Surroundings; around; people nearby
すでに
sudeni — Already; by this point; prior to now
人だかり
hitodakari — Crowd; gathering of curious onlookers
でき
deki — Was formed; came about; stem of dekiru
連れ戻し
tsuremoodoshi — Brought back; escorted someone back forcibly
完全
kanzen — Complete; perfect; total; fully without exception
冷静
reisei — Calm; composed; cool-headed under pressure
抵抗
teikou — Resistance; opposition; fighting back against
mo — Also; even; too; inclusive particle
なかっ
nakatт- — Was not; past negative of nai (not exist)
一瞥
ippetsu — A glance; one quick look at something
くれ
kure — Give me; te-form request (kudasai informal)
目つき
Look in one's eyes; facial expression via eyes
あまり
amari — Too much; excessively; not very (with negatives)
凄まじく
susamajiku — Tremendously; ferociously; in an intense manner
とき
toki — Time; moment; when something occurs
ase — Sweat; perspiration on the body
かか
kaka — Broke out; stem of kakaru (to be covered in)
se — Causative stem; made someone do action
集まっ
atsumat- — Gathered; assembled (stem of atsumaru)
ki — Came; classical past auxiliary of kuru (come)
家族
kazoku — Family; one's relatives and household members
ほどなく
hodonaku — Before long; shortly after; soon thereafter
呼び
yobi — Called; summoned (stem of yobu, to call)
行っ
it- — Went; past stem of iku (to go)
医者
isha — Doctor; physician; medical professional
現し
arawashi — Appeared; showed up; made visible (stem form)
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