Treasure Island — Page 5
Now the leg would be cut off at the knee, now at the hip; now he was a monstrous kind of a creature who had never had but the one leg, and that in the middle of his body.
ある時は膝のところで足を切断され、ある時は腰のところで切断され、またある時は、最初から一本しか足がなく、しかもそれが体の真ん中に生えているという、おぞましい化け物になっていた。
To see him leap and run and pursue me over hedge and ditch was the worst of nightmares.
彼が生け垣や溝を飛び越えて走り、私を追いかけてくる姿を見るのは、この上ない悪夢だった。
And altogether I paid pretty dear for my monthly fourpenny piece, in the shape of these abominable fancies.
こうして私は、毎月の四ペニー硬貨の代償として、これらの忌まわしい妄想という形で、かなり高い代償を払っていたのだった。
But though I was so terrified by the idea of the seafaring man with one leg, I was far less afraid of the captain himself than anybody else who knew him.
しかし、一本足の船乗りという存在にこれほど怯えていたにもかかわらず、船長その人に対しては、彼を知る誰よりも、私はずっと恐れを感じていなかった。
There were nights when he took a deal more rum and water than his head would carry; and then he would sometimes sit and sing his wicked, old, wild sea-songs, minding nobody; but sometimes he would call for glasses round and force all the trembling company to listen to his stories or bear a chorus to his singing.
彼が頭で受け止めきれないほどのラム酒と水を飲んだ夜もあった。そういう時、彼はただ座って、誰にも構わず、邪悪で古びた荒々しい海の歌を歌うこともあったが、時には全員に酒を注がせ、震える居合わせた人々全員に、自分の話を聞かせるか、歌の合唱に加わることを強いた。
Often I have heard the house shaking with "Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum," all the neighbours joining in for dear life, with the fear of death upon them, and each singing louder than the other to avoid remark.
「ヨーホーホー、ラムの瓶が一本」という歌で家が揺れるのを、私はしばしば耳にした。近所の人々は皆、死ぬ思いで、死の恐怖を抱きながら、目立たないようにと、我先にと大声で歌に加わっていた。
Vocabulary
- ある
- aru — A certain; to exist; used attributively
- 時
- toki — Time; moment; occasion
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle
- 膝
- hiza — Knee; lap
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing particle
- ところ
- tokoro — Place; point; the part where
- で
- de — At; by means of; particle indicating location or means
- 足
- ashi — Foot; leg
- を
- wo — Object marker particle
- 切断
- setsudan — Amputation; cutting off a limb
- 腰
- koshi — Waist; hips; lower back
- また
- mata — Also; again; moreover
- 最初
- saisho — The very beginning; first; originally
- から
- kara — From; since; because
- 一本
- ippon — One long thin object; one leg
- しか
- shika — Only; nothing but (with negative)
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle
- なく
- naku — Without; not having; lacking
- しかも
- shikamo — Moreover; furthermore; on top of that
- それ
- sore — That; it; that thing
- 体
- karada — Body; physical frame
- 真ん中
- mannaka — Right in the middle; center
- に
- ni — In; at; to; particle indicating location or direction
- 生え
- hae — Growing out of; sprouting from
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting actions
- いる
- iru — To be; ongoing state of action
- という
- to iu — Called; known as; the fact that
- おぞましい
- ozomashii — Horrifying; ghastly; revolting; deeply disturbing
- 化け物
- bakemono — Monster; supernatural creature; frightening being
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending
- 彼
- kare — He; him
- 生け垣
- ikegaki — Hedge; living fence made of plants
- や
- ya — And; or; listing particle
- 溝
- mizo — Ditch; groove; gutter; trench
- 飛び越え
- tobikoe — Leaping over; jumping across an obstacle
- 走り
- hashiri — Running; dash; the act of running
- 私
- watashi — I; me; first-person pronoun
- 追いかけ
- oikake — Chasing; pursuing someone or something
- くる
- kuru — To come; to come toward the speaker
- 姿
- sugata — Figure; appearance; form; sight
- 見る
- miru — To see; to look at; to watch
- この上ない
- kono ue nai — Utmost; nothing could be more so; extreme
- 悪夢
- akumu — Nightmare; terrifying dream
- こう
- kou — In this way; like this; thus
- し
- shi — And; conjunction listing reasons
- 毎月
- maitsuki — Every month; monthly
- 四
- yon / shi — Four; the number four
- 硬貨
- kōka — Coin; metal currency
- 代償
- daishō — Price; compensation; cost paid for something
- と
- to — And; with; quotation particle
- これら
- korera — These; these things (plural demonstrative)
- 忌まわしい
- imawashii — Abominable; detestable; cursed; ill-omened
- 妄想
- mōsō — Delusion; wild fantasy; obsessive imagination
- 形
- katachi — Shape; form; appearance
- かなり
- kanari — Considerably; fairly; quite a lot
- 高い
- takai — High; tall; expensive
- しかし
- shikashi — However; but; nevertheless
- 一本足
- ippon ashi — One-legged; having only a single leg
- 船乗り
- funanori — Sailor; seaman; one who rides ships
- 存在
- sonzai — Existence; being; presence
- これほど
- korehodo — This much; to this extent; so greatly
- 怯え
- obiе — Fear; being frightened; cowering from dread
- も
- mo — Also; even; too; inclusive particle
- かかわら
- kakawara — Despite; regardless of (stem of にもかかわらず)
- ず
- zu — Without; negative conjunctive ending
- 船長
- senchō — Ship captain; commander of a vessel
- その人
- sono hito — That person; him; her
- 対し
- taishi — Toward; regarding; in contrast to
- 知る
- shiru — To know; to be aware of
- 誰
- dare — Who; which person
- より
- yori — Than; more than; from
- ずっと
- zutto — Much more; far; all along; continuously
- 恐れ
- osore — Fear; dread; terror; apprehension
- 感じ
- kanji — Feeling; sense; impression
- 頭
- atama — Head; mind; top part
- 受け止め
- ukеtome — Accepting; absorbing; taking in mentally
- きれ
- kire — Able to fully do; suffix of capability/completion
- ない
- nai — Not; does not exist; negative adjective
- ほど
- hodo — To the extent that; as much as
- ラム酒
- ramushū — Rum; alcoholic spirit distilled from sugarcane
- 水
- mizu — Water; fresh water
- だ
- da — Copula; is; are; plain form
- 夜
- yoru — Night; evening
- そう
- sō — So; like that; in that way
- いう
- iu — To say; to speak; to be called
- ただ
- tada — Just; merely; simply; only
- 構わ
- kamawa — Not minding; regardless; not caring
- 邪悪
- jaaku — Evil; wicked; malicious; sinister
- 古び
- furubi — Worn and old; aged; antiquated
- 荒々しい
- araarashii — Rough; wild; fierce; violent in manner
- 海
- umi — Sea; ocean
- 歌
- uta — Song; poem; lyrics
- 歌う
- utau — To sing; to chant a song
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer
- 全員
- zen'in — All members; everyone present; entire group
- 酒
- sake — Alcohol; sake; alcoholic beverage
- 注が
- tsuga — Pour; filling glasses (stem of 注ぐ)
- せ
- se — Causative ending; make someone do
- 震える
- furueru — To tremble; to shake; to shiver with fear
- 居合わせ
- iawase — Being present at the scene; happening to be there
- 人々
- hitobito — People; persons; folks
- 自分
- jibun — Oneself; one's own self
- 話
- hanashi — Story; talk; conversation; tale
- せる
- seru — Causative auxiliary; to make or let do
- か
- ka — Question particle; or; whether
- 合唱
- gasshō — Chorus; singing together in unison
- 加わる
- kuwawaru — To join; to participate; to be added
- 強い
- tsuyoi — Strong; powerful; intense
- 瓶
- bin — Bottle; glass container for liquids
- 家
- ie — House; home; building
- 揺れる
- yureru — To shake; to sway; to rock
- しばしば
- shibashiba — Often; frequently; repeatedly
- 耳
- mimi — Ear; hearing
- 近所
- kinjo — Neighborhood; nearby area; vicinity
- 皆
- mina — Everyone; all people; everybody
- 死ぬ
- shinu — To die; to pass away
- 思い
- omoi — Thought; feeling; wish; expectation
- 死
- shi — Death; dying
- 恐怖
- kyōfu — Terror; intense fear; horror
- 抱き
- daki — Holding; embracing; harboring a feeling
- ながら
- nagara — While; even though; at the same time
- 目立た
- medatа — Standing out; being conspicuous (stem of 目立つ)
- よう
- yō — In order to; so as to; seeming like
- 我先
- waresaki — Each for themselves; scrambling to be first
- 大声
- ōgoe — Loud voice; shouting; raising one's voice
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