The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 7
"At the East, not far from here," said one, "there is a great desert, and none could live to cross it."
「東の方に、ここからそう遠くないところに」と一人が言いました、「広大な砂漠があり、それを渡って生き延びることができる者はおりません。」
"It is the same at the South," said another, "for I have been there and seen it. The South is the country of the Quadlings."
「南も同じです」と別の者が言いました、「私はそこへ行って見てきましたから。南はクワドリングの国です。」
"I am told," said the third man, "that it is the same at the West. And that country, where the Winkies live, is ruled by the Wicked Witch of the West, who would make you her slave if you passed her way."
「西も同じだと聞いています」と三人目の男が言いました。「そしてウィンキーたちが住むその国は、西の悪い魔女に支配されており、もしあなたが魔女のそばを通れば、あなたを奴隷にしてしまうでしょう。」
"The North is my home," said the old lady, "and at its edge is the same great desert that surrounds this Land of Oz. I'm afraid, my dear, you will have to live with us."
「北は私の故郷です」とその老婦人は言いました、「そしてその端には、このオズの国を取り囲む同じ広大な砂漠があります。残念ですが、あなたは私たちと一緒に暮らすしかないでしょう。」
Dorothy began to sob at this, for she felt lonely among all these strange people.
ドロシーはこれを聞いて泣き始めました。見知らぬ人々の中で孤独を感じたからです。
Her tears seemed to grieve the kind-hearted Munchkins, for they immediately took out their handkerchiefs and began to weep also.
彼女の涙は心優しいマンチキンたちを悲しませたようで、彼らもすぐにハンカチを取り出して泣き始めました。
As for the little old woman, she took off her cap and balanced the point on the end of her nose, while she counted "One, two, three" in a solemn voice.
小さな老婦人はというと、帽子を脱いでその先端を鼻の先に乗せ、厳かな声で「いち、に、さん」と数えました。
At once the cap changed to a slate, on which was written in big, white chalk marks:
するとたちまち帽子は石板に変わり、その上には大きな白いチョークの文字で書かれていました：
"LET DOROTHY GO TO THE CITY OF EMERALDS"
「ドロシーをエメラルドの都へ行かせよ」
The little old woman took the slate from her nose, and having read the words on it, asked, "Is your name Dorothy, my dear?
小さな老婦人は鼻から石板を取り、そこに書かれた言葉を読んでから、「あなたのお名前はドロシーですか、坊や？」と尋ねました。
Vocabulary
- 東
- higashi — East; the eastern direction.
- の
- no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.
- 方
- hō — Direction; way; side; method.
- に
- ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or time.
- ここ
- koko — Here; this place nearby the speaker.
- から
- kara — From; starting point in space or time.
- そう
- sō — So; that way; in that manner.
- 遠く
- tōku — Far away; a distant place or distance.
- ない
- nai — Not; negation; does not exist.
- ところ
- tokoro — Place; spot; location; point in time.
- と
- to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker.
- 一人
- hitori — One person; alone; by oneself.
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle indicating the doer.
- 言い
- ii — Say; speak; utter (stem form of 言う).
- まし
- mashi — Polite past auxiliary verb stem (ました).
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary; indicates completed action.
- 広大
- kōdai — Vast; extensive; immense in size or scale.
- な
- na — Adjective-linking particle (na-adjective form).
- 砂漠
- sabaku — Desert; a dry, arid, sandy landscape.
- あり
- ari — There is/are; exist (stem of ある).
- それ
- sore — That; that thing near the listener.
- を
- wo — Direct object particle marking the object acted upon.
- 渡っ
- watatte — Cross over; traverse (a road, river, desert).
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle linking sequential actions.
- 生き延びる
- ikinobiru — Survive; live through a difficult situation.
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns.
- できる
- dekiru — Can do; be able; be possible.
- 者
- mono — Person; one who does something; individual.
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.
- おり
- ori — Be; exist (humble/formal form of いる).
- ませ
- mase — Polite auxiliary verb ending (part of ません).
- ん
- n — Negative ending; contraction of ない in polite speech.
- 南
- minami — South; the southern direction.
- も
- mo — Also; too; even; particle of inclusion.
- 同じ
- onaji — Same; identical; equal in quality or nature.
- です
- desu — Polite copula meaning 'is', 'are', 'am'.
- 別
- betsu — Different; separate; another; distinct from others.
- 私
- watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
- そこ
- soko — There; that place near the listener.
- へ
- e — Directional particle meaning toward; to a place.
- 行っ
- itte — Go; went (te-form of 行く).
- 見
- mi — See; look; observe (stem of 見る).
- き
- ki — Came (te-form stem of 来る, classical).
- 国
- kuni — Country; nation; land; kingdom.
- 西
- nishi — West; the western direction.
- だ
- da — Plain copula meaning 'is'; informal version of です.
- 聞い
- kiite — Heard; listened; asked (te-form of 聞く).
- い
- i — Be; exist (stem of いる, progressive/state).
- ます
- masu — Polite present/future verb ending.
- 三人目
- sannin-me — The third person in a group or sequence.
- 男
- otoko — Man; male person; boy.
- そし
- soshi — And then; furthermore (prefix of そして).
- たち
- tachi — Pluralizing suffix for people and animate beings.
- 住む
- sumu — Live; reside; dwell in a place.
- その
- sono — That (adjective); that particular (near listener).
- 悪い
- warui — Bad; evil; wicked; wrong; poor quality.
- 魔女
- majo — Witch; female sorcerer; evil magical woman.
- 支配
- shihai — Control; rule; domination over people or territory.
- さ
- sa — Passive/causative auxiliary suffix (part of される).
- れ
- re — Passive auxiliary verb ending (part of される).
- もし
- moshi — If; supposing; in the event that.
- あなた
- anata — You; second-person singular pronoun.
- そば
- soba — Near; beside; close to; nearby vicinity.
- 通れ
- toore — Pass through; go by (conditional of 通る).
- ば
- ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'.
- 奴隷
- dorei — Slave; person forced into servitude.
- し
- shi — Do; and (conjunctive or listing particle).
- しまう
- shimau — End up doing; complete an (often regrettable) action.
- でしょ
- desho — Probably; right?; polite conjecture or confirmation.
- う
- u — Volitional/presumptive auxiliary ending.
- 北
- kita — North; the northern direction.
- 故郷
- furusato — Hometown; birthplace; one's native land.
- 老婦人
- rōfujin — Elderly woman; old lady; aged female person.
- 端
- hashi — Edge; end; border; tip of something.
- この
- kono — This (adjective); this particular (near speaker).
- 取り囲む
- torikakomu — Surround; encircle; close in on all sides.
- 残念
- zannen — Unfortunate; regrettable; too bad; disappointing.
- 一緒
- issho — Together; with someone; at the same time.
- 暮らす
- kurasu — Live; get along; spend one's daily life.
- しか
- shika — Only; nothing but (used with negative verb).
- これ
- kore — This; this thing near the speaker.
- 泣き
- naki — Cry; weep (stem form of 泣く).
- 始め
- hajime — Begin; start (stem of 始める).
- 見知らぬ
- mishiranu — Unknown; unfamiliar; strange; never met before.
- 人々
- hitobito — People; various persons; folks (plural of 人).
- 中
- naka — Inside; among; in the middle of.
- で
- de — At; in; by means of (location/means particle).
- 孤独
- kodoku — Loneliness; solitude; isolation; feeling of aloneness.
- 感じ
- kanji — Feel; sense; feeling; sensation.
- 彼女
- kanojo — She; her; also means 'girlfriend'.
- 涙
- namida — Tears; teardrops shed from crying.
- 心優しい
- kokoro yasashii — Kind-hearted; gentle; tender and compassionate in nature.
- 悲しま
- kanashima — Grieve; be saddened (negative/causative stem of 悲しむ).
- せ
- se — Causative auxiliary suffix (part of させる/せる).
- よう
- yō — Let's; in order to; volitional or purpose expression.
- 彼ら
- karera — They; them; third-person plural pronoun.
- すぐ
- sugu — Immediately; right away; soon; without delay.
- ハンカチ
- hankachi — Handkerchief; small cloth for wiping or dabbing.
- 取り出し
- toridashi — Take out; pull out; retrieve from somewhere.
- 小さな
- chiisana — Small; little; tiny (attributive adjective form).
- いう
- iu — Say; call; be called; name something.
- 帽子
- bōshi — Hat; cap; headwear worn on the head.
- 脱い
- nuide — Take off; remove (clothing, hat) from body.
- 先端
- sentan — Tip; point; top end of an object.
- 鼻
- hana — Nose; the facial organ for smelling.
- 先
- saki — Tip; ahead; front; beyond; in front.
- 乗せ
- nose — Place on; put on top; balance on.
- 厳か
- ōgosoka — Solemn; grave; majestic; with dignified seriousness.
- 声
- koe — Voice; sound produced by speaking or singing.
- いち
- ichi — One; the number one; first.
- さん
- san — Three; the number three (also honorific suffix).
- 数え
- kazoe — Count; enumerate (stem of 数える).
- する
- suru — Do; perform; make; carry out an action.
- たちまち
- tachimachi — Instantly; at once; in a flash; immediately.
- 石板
- sekiban — Slate; stone slab used for writing on.
- 変わり
- kawari — Change; transform; become different (stem of 変わる).
- 上
- ue — Top; above; upper part; on top of.
- 大きな
- ōkina — Big; large; great (attributive adjective form).
- 白い
- shiroi — White; pale in color.
- チョーク
- chōku — Chalk; white stick used for writing on boards.
- 文字
- moji — Letter; character; written symbol or script.
- 書か
- kaka — Write (negative/passive stem of 書く).
- エメラルド
- Emerarudo — Emerald; precious green gemstone (Emerald City reference).
- 都
- miyako — Capital city; metropolis; grand city center.
- 行か
- ika — Go (negative/causative stem of 行く).
- せよ
- seyo — Make (someone) do; imperative causative command form.
- 取り
- tori — Take; get; remove (stem of 取る).
- 言葉
- kotoba — Word; language; speech; expression; vocabulary.
- 読ん
- yon — Read (contracted te-form stem of 読む).
- お名前
- onamae — (Your) name; polite form of 名前.
- か
- ka — Question marker particle at end of sentence.
- 坊や
- bōya — Little boy; young lad (familiar/affectionate address).
- 尋ね
- tazune — Ask; inquire; question (stem of 尋ねる).
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