The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 4
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"There is nothing to be done," said the little woman calmly.
「どうにもなりませんよ」と小さな女性は静かに言いました。
"But who was she?" asked Dorothy.
「でも、あの人は誰だったの？」とドロシーは尋ねました。
"She was the Wicked Witch of the East, as I said," answered the little woman.
「先ほど申し上げましたように、東の悪い魔女ですよ」と小さな女性は答えました。
"She has held all the Munchkins in bondage for many years, making them slave for her night and day.
「彼女は長年にわたってマンチキンたちを支配し、昼も夜も奴隷のように働かせていたのです。
Now they are all set free, and are grateful to you for the favor."
今やみんな自由になり、あなたのご恩に感謝しています」
"Who are the Munchkins?" inquired Dorothy.
「マンチキンって誰？」とドロシーは聞きました。
"They are the people who live in this land of the East where the Wicked Witch ruled."
「悪い魔女が支配していたこの東の国に住む人たちのことですよ」
"Are you a Munchkin?" asked Dorothy.
「あなたはマンチキンなの？」とドロシーは尋ねました。
"No, but I am their friend, although I live in the land of the North.
「いいえ、でも私は北の国に住んでいますが、彼らの友人です。
When they saw the Witch of the East was dead the Munchkins sent a swift messenger to me, and I came at once.
東の魔女が死んだとわかったとき、マンチキンたちはすぐに使者を私のもとへ送り、私はすぐに来ました。
I am the Witch of the North."
私は北の魔女です」
"Oh, gracious!" cried Dorothy.
「まあ、大変！」とドロシーは叫びました。
"Are you a real witch?"
「あなたは本物の魔女なの？」
"Yes, indeed," answered the little woman.
「ええ、そうですよ」と小さな女性は答えました。
"But I am a good witch, and the people love me.
「でも私は良い魔女で、人々から愛されています。
I am not as powerful as the Wicked Witch was who ruled here, or I should have set the people free myself."
ここを支配していた悪い魔女ほど強くはありませんでした。そうでなければ、自分で人々を自由にしていたでしょう」
"But I thought all witches were wicked," said the girl, who was half frightened at facing a real witch.
「でも魔女はみんな悪いものだと思っていた」と少女は言いました。本物の魔女を目の前にして、半ば怖がっていました。
"Oh, no, that is a great mistake.
「ああ、いいえ、それは大きな間違いですよ。
There were only four witches in all the Land of Oz, and two of them, those who live in the North and the South, are good witches.
オズの国全体に魔女はたった四人しかおらず、そのうちの二人、北と南に住む魔女たちは良い魔女なのです。
Vocabulary
- どうにも
- dou ni mo — No matter what; used to express helplessness or impossibility.
- なりません
- narimasen — Will not become; negative polite form of naru.
- よ
- yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting or informing the listener.
- と
- to — Quotation particle meaning 'said that' or 'thinking that'.
- 小さな
- chiisana — Small; tiny; used attributively before a noun.
- 女性
- josei — Woman; female person; formal term for adult woman.
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject of discussion.
- 静かに
- shizuka ni — Quietly; calmly; in a peaceful or silent manner.
- 言いました
- iimashita — Said; polite past tense form of the verb iu.
- でも
- demo — But; however; used to introduce a contrasting statement.
- あの
- ano — That (over there); demonstrative adjective for distant things.
- 人
- hito — Person; human being; individual.
- 誰
- dare — Who; used to ask about a person's identity.
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing particle; also softens questions.
- 尋ね
- tazune — Asked; inquired; stem form of the verb tazuneru.
- 先ほど
- sakihodo — A little while ago; just before; earlier.
- 申し上げ
- moushiage — Humbly said or told; humble form of to say.
- ように
- you ni — As I mentioned; in the manner of; just as.
- 東
- higashi — East; the eastern direction or region.
- 悪い
- warui — Bad; evil; wicked; of poor quality or morals.
- 魔女
- majo — Witch; a woman who practices magic or sorcery.
- です
- desu — Polite copula meaning 'is,' 'am,' or 'are.'
- 答え
- kotae — Answer; reply; response to a question or problem.
- 彼女
- kanojo — She; her; also used to mean girlfriend in modern usage.
- 長年
- naganen — Many years; a long period of time; for years.
- わたって
- watatte — Spanning; over the course of; extending across a period.
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people; indicates a group of persons.
- を
- wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object of a verb.
- 支配
- shihai — Control; rule; domination over people or a territory.
- 昼
- hiru — Daytime; noon; the middle of the day.
- も
- mo — Also; too; even; additive particle used for emphasis.
- 夜
- yoru — Night; nighttime; the evening hours.
- 奴隷
- dorei — Slave; a person forced to work without freedom.
- 働かせ
- hatarakase — Made to work; causative form of the verb hataraku.
- 今や
- ima ya — Now; by now; at this point in time.
- みんな
- minna — Everyone; all; everybody in a group.
- 自由
- jiyuu — Freedom; liberty; the state of being unrestricted.
- なり
- nari — Became; conjunctive form of naru meaning to become.
- あなた
- anata — You; second-person pronoun used in polite conversation.
- ご恩
- go-on — Kindness; debt of gratitude; favor received from another.
- 感謝
- kansha — Gratitude; thankfulness; appreciation for someone's help.
- 聞き
- kiki — Heard; listened; stem form of the verb kiku.
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle; also used for contrast or emphasis.
- この
- kono — This; demonstrative adjective for things close to the speaker.
- 国
- kuni — Country; nation; land; region.
- 住む
- sumu — To live; to reside; to dwell in a place.
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; act; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns.
- な
- na — Negative or prohibitive sentence-ending particle; soft negation.
- いいえ
- iie — No; a polite negative response or denial.
- 私
- watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun in polite speech.
- 北
- kita — North; the northern direction or region.
- 住んで
- sunde — Living; residing; te-form of the verb sumu.
- 彼ら
- karera — They; them; third-person plural pronoun.
- 友人
- yuujin — Friend; companion; a person one has a friendly relationship with.
- 死んだ
- shinda — Died; past tense of the verb shinu meaning to die.
- わかった
- wakatta — Understood; realized; past tense of wakaru.
- とき
- toki — Time; moment; occasion when something happens.
- すぐ
- sugu — Immediately; right away; without delay.
- 使者
- shisha — Messenger; envoy; a person sent to deliver a message.
- もと
- moto — To; toward; place where someone is; origin or source.
- へ
- e — Directional particle indicating movement toward a destination.
- 送り
- okuri — Sent; dispatched; stem form of the verb okuru.
- 来
- ki — Came; arrived; stem form of the verb kuru meaning to come.
- まあ
- maa — Well; oh my; exclamation expressing mild surprise or hesitation.
- 大変
- taihen — Terrible; serious; very; expressing difficulty or surprise.
- 叫び
- sakebi — Cried out; exclaimed; stem form of the verb sakebu.
- 本物
- honmono — Real thing; genuine; authentic; not a fake or imitation.
- ええ
- ee — Yes; that's right; affirmative response in casual speech.
- そう
- sou — That's right; so; in that way; affirmative or confirmatory.
- 良い
- yoi — Good; fine; excellent; of high quality or moral standard.
- 人々
- hitobito — People; folks; plural form referring to a group of persons.
- から
- kara — From; because; since; indicates starting point or reason.
- 愛された
- aisareta — Was loved; passive past tense of the verb aisuru.
- ここ
- koko — Here; this place; the location near the speaker.
- ほど
- hodo — To the extent of; as much as; degree or extent.
- 強く
- tsuyoku — Strongly; powerfully; adverbial form of the adjective tsuyoi.
- ありません
- arimasen — Is not; does not exist; polite negative form of aru.
- でした
- deshita — Was; were; polite past tense form of the copula desu.
- なければ
- nakereba — If not; unless; conditional negative form of nai.
- 自分
- jibun — Oneself; myself; yourself; reflexive pronoun for any person.
- でしょう
- deshou — Probably; I suppose; polite speculative form of desu.
- もの
- mono — Thing; object; used to soften or explain a statement.
- 思って
- omotte — Thinking; feeling; te-form of the verb omou.
- 少女
- shoujo — Girl; young female; a young woman or female child.
- 目
- me — Eye; eyes; also used to mean sight or perspective.
- 前
- mae — Before; in front of; earlier; the front side.
- 半ば
- nakaba — Halfway; in the middle; partially; half of something.
- 怖がって
- kowagatte — Being afraid; feeling scared; te-form of kowagaru.
- ああ
- aa — Ah; oh; exclamation expressing realization, surprise, or emotion.
- それ
- sore — That; it; demonstrative pronoun for things near the listener.
- 大きな
- ookina — Big; large; great; attributive adjective used before nouns.
- 間違い
- machigai — Mistake; error; misunderstanding; something done incorrectly.
- 全体
- zentai — Whole; entire; overall; the totality of something.
- たった
- tatta — Only; merely; just; emphasizing a small number or amount.
- 四人
- yonin — Four people; a group consisting of four persons.
- しか
- shika — Only; nothing but; used with negatives to mean 'only.'
- おらず
- orazu — Not being present; negative form of oru meaning to exist.
- その
- sono — That; demonstrative adjective for things near the listener.
- うち
- uchi — Among; within; inside; one of a group or set.
- 二人
- futari — Two people; a pair of persons; a couple.
- 南
- minami — South; the southern direction or region.
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