The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 4

English → Japanese Chapter I Level 3/10

Aunt Em, badly frightened, threw open the trap door in the floor and climbed down the ladder into the small, dark hole.

エムおばさんはひどく怖がって、床の落とし戸を勢いよく開け、梯子を伝って小さな暗い穴の中へ降りていきました。

Dorothy caught Toto at last and started to follow her aunt.

ドロシーはようやくトトを捕まえて、おばさんの後を追おうとしました。

When she was halfway across the room there came a great shriek from the wind, and the house shook so hard that she lost her footing and sat down suddenly upon the floor.

部屋を半分ほど横切ったとき、風が大きな叫び声をあげ、家がひどく揺れたので、彼女は足をすべらせて突然床の上に座り込んでしまいました。

Then a strange thing happened.

そのとき、不思議なことが起きました。

The house whirled around two or three times and rose slowly through the air.

家は二、三回くるくると回り、ゆっくりと空中へ舞い上がりました。

Dorothy felt as if she were going up in a balloon.

ドロシーは気球で上昇しているような気がしました。

The north and south winds met where the house stood, and made it the exact center of the cyclone.

北と南からの風が家の建っている場所でぶつかり合い、家をサイクロンのちょうど中心にしました。

In the middle of a cyclone the air is generally still, but the great pressure of the wind on every side of the house raised it up higher and higher, until it was at the very top of the cyclone; and there it remained and was carried miles and miles away as easily as you could carry a feather.

サイクロンの中心では空気はたいてい静かですが、家のあらゆる側面にかかる風の強い圧力が家をどんどん高く押し上げ、ついにはサイクロンの頂点にまで達しました。そしてそこに留まったまま、まるで羽根を運ぶように簡単に、何マイルも何マイルも遠くへ運ばれていきました。

It was very dark, and the wind howled horribly around her, but Dorothy found she was riding quite easily.

あたりはとても暗く、風がひどい唸り声をあげて彼女の周りを吹き荒れていましたが、ドロシーは意外にも楽に揺られていることに気づきました。

After the first few whirls around, and one other time when the house tipped badly, she felt as if she were being rocked gently, like a baby in a cradle.

最初の何度かの回転と、家がひどく傾いたもう一度を過ぎると、まるでゆりかごの中の赤ちゃんのように、優しく揺すられているような気がしました。

Toto did not like it.

トトはそれが気に入りませんでした。

Vocabulary

おばさん: obasan — Aunt; middle-aged woman.
は: wa — Topic marker particle.
ひどく: hidoku — Terribly; severely; very badly.
怖がって: kowagatte — Being afraid; showing fear.
床: yuka — Floor; the surface you walk on.
の: no — Possessive or linking particle.
落とし戸: otoshido — Trapdoor; hinged door in a floor.
を: wo — Object marker particle.
勢いよく: ikioiyoku — Vigorously; with force and energy.
開け: ake — Open (something); to lift or unlatch.
梯子: hashigo — Ladder; rungs used for climbing down.
伝って: tsutatte — Going along; climbing down step by step.
小さな: chiisana — Small; tiny in size.
暗い: kurai — Dark; lacking light.
穴: ana — Hole; opening or hollow space.
中: naka — Inside; interior; middle.
へ: e — Directional particle indicating movement toward.
降りて: orite — Going down; descending.
いきました: ikimashita — Went; moved away (progressive action).
ようやく: yōyaku — Finally; at last after effort.
捕まえ: tsukamaе — Catch; grab and hold something.
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting actions.
後: ato — After; following in time or sequence.
追おう: oō — Intend to chase; let's follow after.
と: to — Quotation/intent particle; and; with.
しました: shimashita — Did; performed an action (past tense).
部屋: heya — Room; an enclosed living space.
半分: hanbun — Half; one of two equal parts.
ほど: hodo — About; approximately; to the extent of.
横切った: yokogitta — Crossed; went across a space.
とき: toki — When; at the time that something happens.
風: kaze — Wind; moving air current.
が: ga — Subject marker particle.
大きな: ōkina — Big; large in size.
叫び声: sakebigoe — Scream; shout; loud cry.
あげ: age — Raise; let out (a sound or voice).
家: ie — House; home; building for living.
揺れた: yureta — Shook; swayed; trembled.
ので: node — Because; since; causal conjunction.
彼女: kanojo — She; her; a female person.
足: ashi — Foot; leg; lower limb.
すべらせ: suberase — Caused to slip; made slide.
突然: totsuzen — Suddenly; all at once; abruptly.
上: ue — Above; top; upper surface.
に: ni — Location/direction/time particle.
座り込んで: suwariкonde — Sat down heavily; plopped onto the floor.
しまいました: shimaimashita — Ended up doing; completed regrettably.
その: sono — That; referring to something nearby.
不思議な: fushigi na — Strange; mysterious; wonderful and puzzling.
こと: koto — Thing; fact; abstract event or matter.
起きました: okimashita — Happened; occurred; took place.
二: ni — Two; the number 2.
三回: sankai — Three times; three occurrences.
くるくる: kurukuru — Spinning round and round repeatedly.
回り: mawari — Turning; rotating; going around.
ゆっくり: yukkuri — Slowly; at a leisurely pace.
空中: kūchū — Midair; in the sky; aerial space.
舞い上がりました: maiаgarimashita — Soared up; rose floating into the air.
気球: kikyū — Hot-air balloon; gas-filled flying balloon.
で: de — By means of; at; with (particle).
上昇: jōshō — Ascent; rising upward; gaining altitude.
して: shite — Doing; conjunctive form of 'to do'.
いる: iru — To be; existing; ongoing state.
よう: yō — Like; as if; resembling (simile).
な: na — Adjectival linking particle (na-adjective form).
気: ki — Feeling; sensation; mood; spirit.
北: kita — North; the northern direction.
南: minami — South; the southern direction.
から: kara — From; since; because (particle).
建って: tatte — Standing built; erected in place.
場所: basho — Place; location; spot.
ぶつかり: butsukari — Colliding; crashing into each other.
合い: ai — Mutually; each other (suffix).
サイクロン: Saikuron — Cyclone; large rotating tropical storm.
ちょうど: chōdo — Exactly; just; precisely.
中心: chūshin — Center; central point; core.
空気: kūki — Air; atmosphere; the air around us.
たいてい: taitei — Usually; generally; most of the time.
静か: shizuka — Quiet; calm; peaceful.
です: desu — Is; am; are (polite copula).
あらゆる: arayuru — Every; all kinds of; every possible.
側面: sokumen — Side; flank; lateral surface.
かかる: kakaru — To apply; to be exerted; to act on.
強い: tsuyoi — Strong; powerful; intense.
圧力: atsuryoku — Pressure; force pressing on something.
どんどん: dondon — Rapidly; steadily progressing; more and more.
高く: takaku — High; highly; at a great height.
押し上げ: oshiage — Push up; lift upward with force.
ついに: tsuini — Finally; at last; in the end.
頂点: chōten — Peak; apex; highest point.
まで: made — Until; up to; as far as.
達しました: tasshimashita — Reached; arrived at; attained a point.
そして: soshite — And then; after that; furthermore.
そこ: soko — There; that place.
留まった: tomatta — Stayed; remained; stopped in place.
まま: mama — As is; remaining in a state.
まるで: marude — Just like; as if; exactly as though.
羽根: hane — Feather; wing; light floating object.
運ぶ: hakobu — To carry; to transport; to convey.
簡単: kantan — Easy; simple; not difficult.
何: nan / nani — What; how many; some number of.
マイル: mairu — Mile; unit of distance measurement.
も: mo — Also; even; as many as (particle).
遠く: tōku — Far away; at a great distance.
運ばれて: hakobarete — Being carried; transported by something.
あたり: atari — Around; vicinity; surrounding area.
とても: totemo — Very; extremely; quite.
暗く: kuraku — Darkly; dimly; in a dark manner.
ひどい: hidoi — Terrible; awful; severe.
唸り声: unarigoe — Growling or roaring sound; low rumble.
周り: mawari — Surroundings; around; circumference.
吹き荒れて: fukiarete — Raging; blowing violently; storming wildly.
いました: imashita — Was; existed; ongoing past state.
意外: igai — Unexpected; surprising; contrary to expectation.
楽: raku — Comfortable; easy; relaxed.
揺られて: yurarete — Being rocked; swayed; gently shaken.
気づきました: kidzukimashita — Noticed; realized; became aware of.
最初: saisho — First; the beginning; at the start.
何度: nando — How many times; several times.
か: ka — Question particle; some (uncertain amount).
回転: kaiten — Rotation; spinning; revolving.
傾いた: katamuita — Tilted; leaned; became slanted.
もう: mō — Already; anymore; soon; once more.
一度: ichido — Once; one time; one occasion.
過ぎる: sugiru — To pass; to go by; to exceed.
ゆりかご: yurikago — Cradle; rocking baby bed.
赤ちゃん: akachan — Baby; infant; very young child.
優しく: yasashiku — Gently; kindly; softly.
揺すられて: yusurarete — Being rocked; shaken gently back and forth.
それ: sore — That; that thing (near listener).
気に入り: ki ni iri — Liking; being pleased with something.
ませんでした: masendeshita — Did not; negative polite past ending.

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