The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 5
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
- は
- 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
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing grammatical particle
- ため
- tame — For the purpose of; because of; sake
- に
- ni — Directional or purpose grammatical particle
- 灯り
- akari — Light; lamp; soft illumination source
- が
- 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
- い
- i — Stem of iru; existing or being (animate)
- た
- ta — Past tense grammatical ending marker
- ついに
- tsuini — Finally; at last; after a long wait
- 私
- watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun
- 耳
- mimi — Ear; organ of hearing
- を
- 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
- て
- 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
- し
- shi — Conjunctive form; and/also linking verb ending
- 始める
- hajimeru — To begin; to start doing something
- な
- 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
- 見
- 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
- で
- de — At/by/with; location or means particle
- 東
- higashi — East; eastern direction
- へ
- e — Toward; directional particle indicating movement
- と
- 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
- 男
- 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
- か
- 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
- 角
- 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
- 次
- 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
- 体
- 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
- だ
- da — Copula; is/are (plain present form)
- 話
- hanashi — Story; talk; conversation; spoken account
- 聞け
- kike — If one hears; conditional of kiku (listen)
- ば
- 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
- 目
- 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
- も
- 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
- 汗
- ase — Sweat; perspiration on the body
- かか
- kaka — Broke out; stem of kakaru (to be covered in)
- せ
- se — Causative stem; made someone do action
- 集まっ
- atsumat- — Gathered; assembled (stem of atsumaru)
- き
- 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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