The Yellow Wallpaper — Page 2

English → Japanese Full Text Level 6/10

So I take phosphates or phosphites—whichever it is, and tonics, and journeys, and air, and exercise, and am absolutely forbidden to "work" until I am well again.

それで私はリン酸塩かリン酸塩化合物か——どちらかわからないけれど——それと強壮剤、旅行、新鮮な空気、運動を取り入れており、回復するまで「仕事」をすることは固く禁じられています。

Personally, I disagree with their ideas.

個人的には、私は彼らの考えに同意しません。

Personally, I believe that congenial work, with excitement and change, would do me good.

個人的には、刺激や変化を伴う自分に合った仕事が、私には良いはずだと思っています。

But what is one to do?

でも、どうすればよいというのでしょう？

I did write for a while in spite of them; but it does exhaust me a good deal—having to be so sly about it, or else meet with heavy opposition.

彼らに反して、しばらくの間は書いていました。しかし、それはひどく疲れるのです——こっそりとやらなければならなかったり、さもなければ強い反対にあうので。

I sometimes fancy that in my condition if I had less opposition and more society and stimulus—but John says the very worst thing I can do is to think about my condition, and I confess it always makes me feel bad.

私の状態では、もっと反対が少なく、人との交わりや刺激が多ければ——と思うことがあります。しかしジョンは、私にできる最も悪いことは自分の状態について考えることだと言い、実際それを考えるといつも気分が悪くなると白状せざるを得ません。

So I will let it alone and talk about the house.

だから、そのことは置いておいて、家の話をしましょう。

The most beautiful place! It is quite alone, standing well back from the road, quite three miles from the village. It makes me think of English places that you read about, for there are hedges and walls and gates that lock, and lots of separate little houses for the gardeners and people.

なんと美しい場所でしょう！道路からかなり奥まったところにひっそりと立っており、村からおよそ三マイルも離れています。生け垣や塀や鍵のかかる門があり、庭師や使用人たちのための小さな家々がたくさんあって、本で読むようなイギリスの屋敷を思わせます。

There is a delicious garden! I never saw such a garden—large and shady, full of box-bordered paths, and lined with long grape-covered arbors with seats under them.

すばらしい庭園があります！こんな庭園は見たことがありません——広くて木陰が多く、ツゲの縁取りのある小道が続き、ぶどうの葉に覆われた長いあずまやが並び、その下にベンチが置かれています。

There were greenhouses, too, but they are all broken now.

温室もありましたが、今はすべて壊れています。

There was some legal trouble, I believe, something about the heirs and co-heirs; anyhow, the place has been empty for years.

何か法的な問題があったようで、相続人と共同相続人に関することだったと思います。いずれにせよ、その場所は長年空き家になっています。

Vocabulary

それで: sorede — And so; therefore; as a result of that.
私: watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
は: wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.
か: ka — Question particle placed at sentence end.
どちら: dochira — Which one; which of two options.
わから: wakara — Stem form of 'wakaranai'; not knowing or understanding.
ない: nai — Negative auxiliary; not; does not exist.
けれど: keredo — But; however; although; conjunction of contrast.
それ: sore — That; that thing; referring to something previously mentioned.
と: to — And; with; quotation particle; connecting particle.
旅行: ryokō — Travel; a trip or journey to another place.
新鮮な: shinsen na — Fresh; new and clean, not stale or old.
空気: kūki — Air; the atmosphere surrounding us; fresh air.
運動: undō — Exercise; physical activity or movement for health.
を: wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.
取り入れ: toriire — To incorporate; to take in or adopt something.
て: te — Te-form connective particle linking verbs or clauses.
おり: ori — Humble or formal form of 'iru'; to be doing.
回復: kaifuku — Recovery; regaining health or a previous good state.
する: suru — To do; general-purpose action verb in Japanese.
まで: made — Until; up to; as far as a point in time.
仕事: shigoto — Work; job; occupation or professional duties.
こと: koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into noun phrases.
固く: kataku — Firmly; strictly; in a rigid or resolute manner.
禁じ: kinji — To prohibit; to forbid an action or behavior.
られ: rare — Passive auxiliary suffix indicating an action received.
い: i — Shortened auxiliary 'iru'; indicates ongoing state or action.
ます: masu — Polite verb ending indicating formal or respectful speech.
個人的: kojinteki — Personal; individual; relating to one's own opinion.
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, location, time, or purpose.
彼ら: karera — They; them; third-person plural pronoun.
の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle linking nouns.
考え: kangae — Thought; idea; opinion or way of thinking.
同意: dōi — Agreement; consent; to agree with someone's view.
し: shi — Conjunctive form of suru; also lists reasons or actions.
ませ: mase — Polite imperative or negative auxiliary stem form.
ん: n — Negative ending; contracted form of 'nai' or 'no'.
刺激: shigeki — Stimulation; excitement; something that triggers a response.
や: ya — And; listing particle connecting nouns as examples.
変化: henka — Change; variation; transformation from one state to another.
伴う: tomonau — To accompany; to involve; to come together with.
自分: jibun — Oneself; myself; reflexive pronoun referring to self.
合っ: at(te) — To suit; to match; to be appropriate for someone.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary; indicates a completed action.
が: ga — Subject marker particle; also used as contrast conjunction.
良い: yoi — Good; fine; favorable; of high quality or standard.
はず: hazu — Should be; expectation that something is supposed to happen.
だ: da — Informal copula meaning 'is' or 'are'.
思っ: omot(te) — Thinking; te-form of 'omou', to think or feel.
でも: demo — But; even so; however; a conjunction of contrast.
どう: dō — How; in what way; used in questions about manner.
すれ: sure — Conditional form of 'suru'; if one does.
ば: ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'.
よい: yoi — Good; well; fine; expressing approval or adequacy.
いう: iu — To say; to call something; to express in words.
でしょう: deshō — Probably; right?; polite conjecture or seeking agreement.
反し: hanshi — Going against; contrary to; opposing advice or expectations.
しばらく: shibaraku — For a while; for some time; temporarily.
間: aida / ma — Between; interval; period of time or space.
書い: kai(te) — Writing; te-form of 'kaku', to write.
まし: mashi — Polite past auxiliary stem; part of 'mashita'.
しかし: shikashi — However; but; a conjunction showing contrast or reversal.
ひどく: hidoku — Terribly; severely; very much in a negative sense.
疲れる: tsukareru — To get tired; to become fatigued from exertion.
です: desu — Polite copula meaning 'is', 'am', or 'are'.
こっそり: kossori — Secretly; stealthily; doing something without being noticed.
やら: yara — Whether; or; listing uncertain things or expressing vagueness.
なけれ: nakere — Conditional negative stem; must do, cannot avoid.
なら: nara — If; in the case that; conditional conjunction.
なかっ: nakat(ta) — Past negative auxiliary; was not; did not exist.
たり: tari — Listing actions alternately; doing things like this and that.
さも: samo — Otherwise; or else; as if; expressing a consequence.
強い: tsuyoi — Strong; powerful; intense; not weak.
反対: hantai — Opposition; objection; the opposite or against something.
あう: au — To meet; to encounter; to experience something happening.
ので: node — Because; since; causal conjunction explaining a reason.
状態: jōtai — State; condition; the current situation or status.
で: de — At; by; with; particle indicating place, means, or cause.
もっと: motto — More; further; to a greater degree than before.
少なく: sukunaku — Less; fewer; in a small amount or quantity.
人: hito / jin — Person; human being; people in general.
交わり: majiwari — Association; fellowship; socializing with other people.
多けれ: takere — Conditional form of 'ōi'; if there are many.
思う: omou — To think; to feel; to believe or consider something.
あり: ari — Formal/literary form of 'aru'; to exist or be.
できる: dekiru — Can do; to be able to; to be possible.
最も: mottomo — Most; extremely; the superlative degree in Japanese.
悪い: warui — Bad; wrong; poor quality; harmful or negative.
ついて: tsuite — About; regarding; concerning a particular topic.
考える: kangaeru — To think about; to consider or ponder something.
言い: ii — Saying; stem form of 'iu', to say or speak.
実際: jissai — Actually; in reality; in practice or in truth.
いつも: itsumo — Always; usually; all the time; habitually.
気分: kibun — Feeling; mood; one's mental or physical condition.
悪く: waruku — Badly; poorly; adverbial form of 'warui', bad.
なる: naru — To become; to turn into a new state.
白状: hakujō — Confession; admitting the truth; coming clean about something.
せ: se — Causative stem form; making or letting someone do something.
ざる: zaru — Classical negative auxiliary; cannot help but; must do.
得: e / uru — Can; to be able to obtain or gain; potential.
だから: dakara — Therefore; that is why; for that reason.
その: sono — That; the; demonstrative adjective modifying a noun.
置い: oite — Placing; te-form of 'oku', to put or place something.
おい: oi — Hey; informal exclamation to get someone's attention.
家: ie / uchi — House; home; one's dwelling or household.
話: hanashi — Story; talk; conversation; something to be discussed.
ましょう: mashō — Let's; polite volitional form suggesting doing something together.
なんと: nanto — How; what; expressing surprise or admiration.
美しい: utsukushii — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing in appearance.
場所: basho — Place; location; a specific spot or area.
道路: dōro — Road; street; a path for vehicles or pedestrians.
から: kara — From; because; particle indicating origin or reason.
かなり: kanari — Quite; fairly; considerably; more than a little.
ところ: tokoro — Place; spot; point in time; circumstance.
ひっそり: hissori — Quietly; in a secluded and still manner.
立っ: tatte — Standing; te-form of 'tatsu', to stand or be situated.
村: mura — Village; a small rural community or settlement.
およそ: oyoso — About; approximately; roughly a certain amount.
三: san — Three; the number 3.
マイル: mairu — Mile; unit of distance equal to about 1.6 kilometers.
も: mo — Also; too; even; as much as; particle of addition.
離れ: hanare — Away; separated; detached; at a distance from something.
塀: hei — Wall; fence; an enclosing barrier around a property.
鍵: kagi — Key; lock; a device used to open or lock doors.
かかる: kakaru — To hang on; to be locked; to take time or cost.
門: mon — Gate; an entrance structure to a property or building.
使用人: shiyōnin — Servant; employee; a person employed in a household.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people; indicates a group of persons.
ため: tame — For; for the purpose of; for the sake of.
小さな: chīsana — Small; little; tiny; of small size.
たくさん: takusan — Many; a lot; plenty; a large quantity of something.
あっ: atte — Existing; being there; te-form of 'aru'.
本: hon — Book; a bound publication containing written content.
読む: yomu — To read; to look at and understand written text.
よう: yō — Like; as if; seeming to; expressing resemblance.
な: na — Adjectival particle connecting na-adjectives to nouns.
イギリス: igirisu — England; Britain; the United Kingdom in Japanese usage.
屋敷: yashiki — Manor; estate; a large old-fashioned residence.
思わせ: omowase — Causing one to think; making someone feel or imagine.
すばらしい: subarashii — Wonderful; splendid; magnificent; impressively good.
庭園: teien — Garden; a formal or decorative planted outdoor area.
こんな: konna — This kind of; such as this; of this sort.
見た: mita — Saw; past tense of 'miru', to see or look at.
広く: hiroku — Widely; spaciously; adverbial form of 'hiroi', wide.
多く: ōku — Many; much; a large number or great quantity.
ある: aru — To exist; there is; to be present (inanimate).
小道: komichi — Path; narrow lane; a small trail through a garden.
続き: tsuzuki — Continuation; something that continues or follows on.
ぶどう: budō — Grape; the fruit or vine of the grapevine plant.
葉: ha — Leaf; foliage; the flat green part of a plant.
覆わ: ōwa — Covering; stem form of 'ōu', to cover or overspread.
れ: re — Passive auxiliary suffix; receiving an action done by another.
長い: nagai — Long; lengthy; extended in distance or duration.
並び: narabi — Row; line; arrangement of things side by side.
下: shita — Under; below; beneath; lower position.
ベンチ: benchi — Bench; an outdoor seat for sitting in a garden.
置か: oka — Placing; stem form of 'oku', to put or set down.
温室: onshitsu — Greenhouse; a glass structure for growing plants.
今: ima — Now; currently; at the present time.
すべて: subete — All; everything; entirely; without exception.
壊れ: koware — Breaking; being broken; stem of 'kowareru', to break.
何か: nanika — Something; some kind of unspecified thing.
法的: hōteki — Legal; relating to the law or legal proceedings.
問題: mondai — Problem; issue; question requiring attention or resolution.
共同: kyōdō — Joint; cooperative; shared between two or more parties.
関する: kansuru — To relate to; to concern; regarding a particular matter.
だっ: datta — Past form of 'da'; was; informal past copula.
思い: omoii — Thought; feeling; recollection or sense about something.
いずれ: izure — Either; eventually; sooner or later; whichever.
せよ: seyo — In any case; be that as it may; regardless.
長年: naganen — For many years; over a long period of time.
空き家: akiya — Vacant house; an empty or unoccupied dwelling.
なっ: natte — Becoming; te-form of 'naru', to become or turn into.

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