The Yellow Wallpaper — Page 13
He says no one but myself can help me out of it, that I must use my will and self-control and not let any silly fancies run away with me.
彼は、私自身以外に誰も私をそこから救い出すことはできないと言う。意志と自制心を使い、くだらない空想に振り回されてはいけないと。
There's one comfort, the baby is well and happy, and does not have to occupy this nursery with the horrid wallpaper.
一つだけ慰めがある。赤ちゃんは元気で幸せであり、この恐ろしい壁紙のある子供部屋を使わずに済んでいる。
If we had not used it that blessed child would have! What a fortunate escape! Why, I wouldn't have a child of mine, an impressionable little thing, live in such a room for worlds.
もし私たちがこの部屋を使っていなければ、あのかわいそうな子が使っていたことだろう！なんと幸運な難を逃れたことか！いくら頼まれても、感受性の強い幼いわが子をこんな部屋に住まわせるものか。
I never thought of it before, but it is lucky that John kept me here after all. I can stand it so much easier than a baby, you see.
以前はそんなことを考えたことがなかったが、結局ジョンが私をここに置いてくれたのは幸運だった。赤ちゃんよりも私の方がずっと耐えられるから。
Of course I never mention it to them any more,—I am too wise,—but I keep watch of it all the same.
もちろん、もう彼らにそのことを話すことはない。私は賢くなりすぎた。それでも、ずっと見張り続けている。
There are things in that paper that nobody knows but me, or ever will.
あの壁紙には、私以外には誰も知らない、そしてこれからも誰も知ることのないものがある。
Behind that outside pattern the dim shapes get clearer every day.
あの表の模様の裏に、ぼんやりとした形が日ごとにはっきりしてくる。
It is always the same shape, only very numerous.
いつも同じ形で、ただ数が非常に多い。
And it is like a woman stooping down and creeping about behind that pattern. I don't like it a bit. I wonder—I begin to think—I wish John would take me away from here!
そしてそれは、あの模様の裏でかがみ込んでうろうろしている女のようだ。少しも好きではない。不思議だ――考え始めてしまう――ジョンが私をここから連れ出してくれればいいのに！
It is so hard to talk with John about my case, because he is so wise, and because he loves me so.
ジョンに自分の病状について話すのはとても難しい。彼はとても賢く、そして私をとても愛しているから。
But I tried it last night.
でも昨夜、試みてみた。
It was moonlight. The moon shines in all around, just as the sun does.
月明かりの夜だった。月は太陽と同じように、あたり一面に光を降り注いでいる。
Vocabulary
- 彼
- kare — He; that person (male)
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle
- 私
- watashi — I; me; first-person pronoun
- 自身
- jishin — Oneself; personally; by oneself
- 以外
- igai — Other than; except; besides
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or target
- 誰
- dare — Who; which person
- も
- mo — Also; too; even; (with negative) no one
- を
- wo — Direct object marker particle
- そこ
- soko — There; that place nearby
- から
- kara — From; since; because
- 救い出す
- sukuidasu — To rescue; to save someone from danger
- こと
- koto — Thing; matter; fact; event
- でき
- deki — Can; be able to (stem of できる)
- ない
- nai — Not; does not exist; negative form
- と
- to — Particle meaning 'that' or 'and'; quoting particle
- 言う
- iu — To say; to speak; to state
- 意志
- ishi — Will; volition; determination
- 自制心
- jiseishin — Self-control; self-restraint; willpower
- 使い
- tsukai — Use; usage; errand; messenger
- くだらない
- kudaranai — Worthless; trivial; stupid; pointless
- 空想
- kūsō — Fantasy; daydream; idle imagination
- 振り回さ
- furimawasa — Swing around; be controlled by something
- れ
- re — Passive verb suffix
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting clauses
- いけ
- ike — Must not; cannot; stem of いけない
- 一つ
- hitotsu — One thing; one item
- だけ
- dake — Only; just; merely
- 慰め
- nagusamе — Comfort; consolation; solace
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle
- ある
- aru — To exist; to be; there is (inanimate)
- 赤ちゃん
- akachan — Baby; infant
- 元気
- genki — Healthy; energetic; in good spirits
- で
- de — Particle indicating place, means, or cause
- 幸せ
- shiawase — Happiness; good fortune; blessing
- あり
- ari — Exists; there is (classical/formal form)
- この
- kono — This (modifying a noun)
- 恐ろしい
- osoroshii — Terrible; frightening; dreadful; horrible
- 壁紙
- kabegami — Wallpaper; wall covering
- の
- no — Possessive or linking particle
- 子供
- kodomo — Child; children
- 部屋
- heya — Room; chamber
- 使わ
- tsukawa — Use (stem form of 使う)
- ず
- zu — Without doing; negative classical suffix
- 済ん
- sun — Finish; be done; get by without
- いる
- iru — To be; to exist (animate beings)
- もし
- moshi — If; in case; supposing that
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people or animals
- 使っ
- tsukatte — Using (te-form of 使う)
- い
- i — Auxiliary verb stem; to be (continuous)
- なけれ
- nakere — If not; unless (conditional negative)
- ば
- ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if'
- あの
- ano — That (over there); those (distant)
- かわいそう
- kawaisō — Pitiful; poor thing; deserving sympathy
- な
- na — Adjectival linking particle; don't (prohibitive)
- 子
- ko — Child; young one
- た
- ta — Past tense verb suffix
- だろ
- daro — Probably; I suppose; conjecture form
- う
- u — Volitional/probabilistic suffix
- なんと
- nanto — How; what a; exclamation of surprise
- 幸運
- kōun — Good luck; fortune; lucky circumstance
- 難
- nan — Difficulty; trouble; hardship; disaster
- 逃れ
- nogare — Escape; avoid; evade (stem of 逃れる)
- か
- ka — Question particle; or; uncertainty marker
- いくら
- ikura — No matter how much; how much (price/degree)
- 頼ま
- tanoma — Ask; request; beg (stem of 頼む)
- 感受性
- kanjusei — Sensitivity; receptiveness; emotional susceptibility
- 強い
- tsuyoi — Strong; powerful; intense
- 幼い
- osanai — Young; infantile; childish
- わが子
- waga ko — My own child; one's beloved child
- こんな
- konna — This kind of; such a
- 住ま
- suma — Live; reside; dwell (stem of 住む)
- わせる
- waseru — Causative suffix; make someone do something
- もの
- mono — Thing; object; person; matter
- 以前
- izen — Before; previously; formerly
- そんな
- sonna — Such; that kind of; like that
- 考え
- kangae — Thought; idea; opinion; thinking
- なかっ
- nakatta — Did not; was not (past negative stem)
- 結局
- kekkyoku — After all; in the end; ultimately
- ここ
- koko — Here; this place
- 置い
- oite — Place; put; leave behind (te-form)
- くれ
- kure — Give (to me); do for me (imperative)
- だっ
- datta — Was; were (past copula stem)
- より
- yori — Than; from; more than (comparative)
- 方
- hō — Direction; way; side; alternative option
- ずっと
- zutto — All along; much more; continuously
- 耐え
- tae — Endure; bear; withstand (stem of 耐える)
- られる
- rareru — Can; passive or potential verb suffix
- もちろん
- mochiron — Of course; naturally; certainly
- もう
- mō — Already; anymore; soon; again
- 彼ら
- karera — They; them (group including males)
- その
- sono — That (near listener); those
- 話す
- hanasu — To speak; to talk; to tell
- 賢く
- kashikoku — Cleverly; wisely; intelligently
- なり
- nari — Become; grow into (stem of なる)
- すぎ
- sugi — Too much; excessive; overly
- それ
- sore — That; it (near the listener)
- でも
- demo — But; however; even so
- 見張り
- mihari — Watch; guard; keeping watch
- 続け
- tsuzuke — Continue; keep doing (stem of 続ける)
- 知ら
- shira — Know; be aware (stem of 知る)
- そして
- soshite — And then; and; after that
- これ
- kore — This; this thing (close to speaker)
- 知る
- shiru — To know; to learn; to find out
- 表
- omote — Front; surface; outside; face
- 模様
- moyō — Pattern; design; condition; appearance
- 裏
- ura — Back; reverse side; hidden side
- ぼんやり
- bonyari — Vaguely; hazily; absentmindedly; dimly
- した
- shita — Did; was (past tense of する)
- 形
- katachi — Shape; form; figure; appearance
- 日ごと
- higoto — Day by day; each day; daily
- はっきり
- hakkiri — Clearly; distinctly; plainly
- し
- shi — Conjunctive form of する; and; moreover
- くる
- kuru — To come; to become (progressive change)
- いつ
- itsu — When; at what time
- 同じ
- onaji — Same; identical; equal
- ただ
- tada — Just; merely; only; free of charge
- 数
- kazu — Number; count; quantity
- 非常
- hijō — Extraordinary; very; extremely; emergency
- 多い
- ōi — Many; numerous; a lot
- かがみ
- kagami — Mirror; looking glass
- 込ん
- kon — Crowded; included; deeply (compound suffix)
- うろうろ
- urouro — Wandering around aimlessly; loitering
- 女
- onna — Woman; female
- よう
- yō — Appears; seems like; in the manner of
- だ
- da — Is; am; are (plain copula)
- 少し
- sukoshi — A little; a few; somewhat
- 好き
- suki — Like; fond of; pleasing
- 不思議
- fushigi — Strange; mysterious; wonder; curious
- 始め
- hajime — Beginning; start; first
- しまう
- shimau — End up doing; finish; put away
- 連れ出し
- tsuredashi — Take someone out; lead away
- くれれ
- kurere — If (someone) gives/does for me (conditional)
- いい
- ii — Good; fine; nice; all right
- 自分
- jibun — Oneself; myself; yourself
- 病状
- byōjō — Condition of illness; medical condition
- ついて
- tsuite — About; concerning; regarding
- とても
- totemo — Very; extremely; quite
- 難しい
- muzukashii — Difficult; hard; complicated
- 愛し
- aishi — Love; cherish (stem of 愛する)
- 昨夜
- sakuya — Last night; yesterday evening
- 試み
- kokoromi — Attempt; try; effort; trial
- み
- mi — Looking; viewing (suffix); stem of 見る
- 月明かり
- tsukiakari — Moonlight; light from the moon
- 夜
- yoru — Night; nighttime; evening
- 月
- tsuki — Moon; month
- 太陽
- taiyō — Sun; the solar body
- あたり
- atari — Around; approximately; vicinity
- 一面
- ichimen — Entire surface; one side; all over
- 光
- hikari — Light; radiance; beam of light
- 降り注い
- furisosoide — Pour down; rain down; flood with light
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