Treasure Island — Page 7
People were frightened at the time, but on looking back they rather liked it; it was a fine excitement in a quiet country life, and there was even a party of the younger men who pretended to admire him, calling him a "true sea-dog" and a "real old salt" and such like names, and saying there was the sort of man that made England terrible at sea.
人々は当時恐怖を感じていたが、振り返ってみると、むしろそれを好んでいた。それは静かな田舎の生活における素晴らしい刺激であり、若い男たちの一団は彼を称賛するふりをして、「真の海の荒くれ者」や「本物の老水夫」などと呼び、イングランドを海上で恐れさせたような人物だと言っていた。
In one way, indeed, he bade fair to ruin us, for he kept on staying week after week, and at last month after month, so that all the money had been long exhausted, and still my father never plucked up the heart to insist on having more.
ある意味では、彼は確かに私たちを破滅させる勢いだった。というのも、彼は何週間も、そしてついには何ヶ月も逗留し続けたため、お金はとっくに底をついていたが、それでも父は追加の支払いを求める勇気を奮い起こすことができなかった。
If ever he mentioned it, the captain blew through his nose so loudly that you might say he roared, and stared my poor father out of the room.
父がそのことを口にするたびに、船長は鼻から息を吹き出して、まるで怒鳴るかのような大きな音を立て、かわいそうな父を睨みつけて部屋から追い出した。
I have seen him wringing his hands after such a rebuff, and I am sure the annoyance and the terror he lived in must have greatly hastened his early and unhappy death.
そのような拒絶の後、父が手をもみ絞っているのを私は見たことがある。そして、彼が生きていた中での苦悩と恐怖が、彼の早すぎる不幸な死を大いに早めたに違いないと私は確信している。
All the time he lived with us the captain made no change whatever in his dress but to buy some stockings from a hawker.
彼が私たちと暮らしていた間中、船長は行商人から靴下を買った以外、服装にいかなる変化も加えなかった。
One of the cocks of his hat having fallen down, he let it hang from that day forth, though it was a great annoyance when it blew.
帽子のつばの一方が垂れ下がると、風が吹く時には大変煩わしかったにもかかわらず、彼はその日からそのままぶら下がった状態にしておいた。
I remember the appearance of his coat, which he patched himself upstairs in his room, and which, before the end, was nothing but patches.
私は彼の上着の様子を覚えている。彼は二階の自分の部屋でそれを自分でつぎはぎし、最終的にはつぎはぎだらけになっていた。
Vocabulary
- 人々
- hitobito — People; referring to a group of persons
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar
- 当時
- tōji — At that time; back then
- 恐怖
- kyōfu — Fear; terror; intense fright
- を
- wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar
- 感じ
- kanji — To feel; a feeling or sensation
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases
- い
- i — Auxiliary verb indicating ongoing state or action
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb in Japanese
- が
- ga — Subject marker or conjunction meaning 'but'
- 振り返っ
- furikaette — Looking back; reflecting on past events
- みる
- miru — To try doing; to look or see
- と
- to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or 'when'
- むしろ
- mushiro — Rather; on the contrary; preferably
- それ
- sore — That; referring to something previously mentioned
- 好ん
- kokon — Liking; being fond of something
- で
- de — Particle indicating means, location, or cause
- 静か
- shizuka — Quiet; calm; peaceful and undisturbed
- な
- na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns
- 田舎
- inaka — Countryside; rural area; one's hometown
- の
- no — Possessive or descriptive linking particle
- 生活
- seikatsu — Life; daily living; lifestyle
- における
- ni okeru — In; within; pertaining to a specific context
- 素晴らしい
- subarashii — Wonderful; magnificent; splendid and impressive
- 刺激
- shigeki — Stimulation; excitement; a thrilling impulse
- あり
- ari — Existing; there is; a form of aru
- 若い
- wakai — Young; youthful in age
- 男
- otoko — Man; male person
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people
- 一団
- ichidan — A group; a band of people together
- 彼
- kare — He; him; referring to a male person
- 称賛
- shōsan — Admiration; praise; to highly commend someone
- する
- suru — To do; general action verb in Japanese
- ふり
- furi — Pretense; acting as if; feigning behavior
- し
- shi — Conjunctive form of suru; also listing conjunction
- 真
- shin — True; genuine; real; authentic
- 海
- umi — Sea; ocean; large body of water
- 荒くれ者
- arakuremono — Ruffian; rough and wild person; rowdy character
- や
- ya — Listing particle meaning 'and' among others
- 本物
- honmono — Genuine article; real thing; authentic
- 老水夫
- rōsuifu — Old sailor; aged seaman with experience
- など
- nado — Et cetera; and so on; among other things
- 呼び
- yobi — Calling; naming; to address someone
- イングランド
- Ingurando — England; country in Great Britain
- 海上
- kaijō — On the sea; maritime; at sea
- 恐れ
- osore — Fear; dread; apprehension of danger
- させ
- sase — Causative form making someone do something
- よう
- yō — Appearing like; seeming; intent to do
- 人物
- jinbutsu — Person; character; individual of note
- だ
- da — Copula; is; plain form of desu
- 言っ
- itte — Saying; having said; speaking
- ある
- aru — To exist; there is; to have
- 意味
- imi — Meaning; significance; sense of something
- 確か
- tashika — Certainly; surely; something reliably true
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or purpose
- 私
- watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun
- 破滅
- hametsu — Ruin; destruction; complete downfall or collapse
- させる
- saseru — To cause; to make someone do something
- 勢い
- ikioi — Momentum; force; vigor; impetus of action
- だっ
- datta — Was; past tense of copula da
- という
- to iu — Called; named; meaning that; quoting something
- も
- mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle
- 何週間
- nanshūkan — How many weeks; several weeks duration
- そして
- soshite — And then; after that; furthermore
- ついに
- tsuini — Finally; at last; in the end
- 何ヶ月
- nankagetsu — How many months; several months of time
- 逗留
- tōryū — Staying; lodging; remaining at a place
- 続け
- tsuzuke — Continuing; keeping on doing something
- ため
- tame — For the purpose of; because of; due to
- お金
- okane — Money; funds; currency
- とっくに
- tokkuni — Long ago; already; way before expected time
- 底
- soko — Bottom; base; the very end of something
- つい
- tsuite — Running out; reaching the end; exhausted
- でも
- demo — But; however; even so; nevertheless
- 父
- chichi — Father; one's own father
- 追加
- tsuika — Addition; extra; supplementary amount
- 支払い
- shiharai — Payment; settling a bill or debt
- 求める
- motomeru — To seek; to request; to demand something
- 勇気
- yūki — Courage; bravery; boldness to act
- 奮い起こす
- furui okosu — To muster up; to summon courage or energy
- こと
- koto — Thing; matter; fact; nominalizer for verbs
- でき
- deki — Being able to; capable of doing something
- なかっ
- nakatta — Was not; negative past tense form
- その
- sono — That; the; attributive demonstrative adjective
- 口
- kuchi — Mouth; opening; entrance; verbal expression
- たび
- tabi — Each time; whenever; every occasion
- 船長
- senchō — Ship captain; commander of a vessel
- 鼻
- hana — Nose; nasal organ on the face
- から
- kara — From; because; since; starting point particle
- 息
- iki — Breath; breathing; respiration
- 吹き出し
- fukidashi — Bursting out; snorting; sudden exhalation
- まるで
- marude — Just like; as if; completely resembling something
- 怒鳴る
- donaru — To shout; to yell; to bellow angrily
- か
- ka — Question particle; or; whether
- 大きな
- ōkina — Large; big; great in size
- 音
- oto — Sound; noise; audio
- 立て
- tate — Making a sound; raising; setting up
- かわいそう
- kawaisō — Poor thing; pitiful; feeling sorry for someone
- 睨みつけ
- nirami tsuke — Glaring at; staring menacingly at someone
- 部屋
- heya — Room; chamber; living space
- 追い出し
- oidashi — Driving out; expelling; forcing someone to leave
- 拒絶
- kyozetsu — Refusal; rejection; declining a request firmly
- 後
- ato — After; later; behind; subsequent
- 手
- te — Hand; arm; means; method
- もみ絞っ
- momi shibotte — Wringing hands; twisting nervously in distress
- いる
- iru — To be; to exist; for animate beings
- 見
- mi — Seeing; looking; observing something
- 生き
- iki — Living; being alive; sustaining life
- 中
- naka — Inside; middle; among; during
- 苦悩
- kunō — Anguish; suffering; deep mental distress
- 早すぎる
- hayasugiru — Too early; too fast; excessively soon
- 不幸
- fukō — Unhappiness; misfortune; unfortunate circumstances
- 死
- shi — Death; dying; end of life
- 大いに
- ōini — Greatly; largely; to a great extent
- 早め
- hayame — Hastening; accelerating; making something earlier
- 違いない
- chigainai — Must be; certainly; no doubt about it
- 確信
- kakushin — Conviction; firm belief; being certain of something
- 暮らし
- kurashi — Living; daily life; making a livelihood
- 間中
- あいだじゅう (aidajū) — Throughout; during the entire period of time
- 行商人
- gyōshōnin — Peddler; traveling merchant; hawker selling goods
- 靴下
- kutsushita — Socks; stockings; foot coverings worn inside shoes
- 買っ
- katte — Buying; having purchased something
- 以外
- igai — Other than; except; besides something
- 服装
- fukusō — Clothing; attire; one's manner of dress
- いかなる
- ikanaru — Any kind of; whatsoever; no matter what type
- 変化
- henka — Change; variation; transformation over time
- 加え
- kuwaete — Adding; in addition to; including furthermore
- 帽子
- bōshi — Hat; cap; headwear
- つば
- tsuba — Brim of a hat; visor; the projecting edge
- 一方
- ippō — On one hand; meanwhile; one side or direction
- 垂れ下がる
- taresagaru — To hang down; to droop; to sag downward
- 風
- kaze — Wind; breeze; air current
- 吹く
- fuku — To blow; wind blowing; to play wind instrument
- 時
- toki — Time; moment; when; occasion
- 大変
- taihen — Very; extremely; terribly; quite difficult
- 煩わしかっ
- wazurawashikatta — Was troublesome; was annoying; bothersome experience
- かかわらず
- kakawarazu — Despite; regardless of; notwithstanding circumstances
- その日
- sonohi — That day; on the very day mentioned
- そのまま
- onomama — As is; unchanged; in that same condition
- ぶら下がっ
- burasagatte — Hanging; dangling; suspended from above
- 状態
- jōtai — State; condition; situation; current status
- おい
- oi — Hey; oi; informal exclamation to get attention
- 上着
- uwagi — Jacket; coat; outer garment worn on top
- 様子
- yōsu — Appearance; state; how something looks or seems
- 覚え
- oboe — Memory; recollection; remembering something
- 二階
- nikai — Second floor; upstairs; two-story level
- 自分
- jibun — Oneself; myself; one's own self
- つぎはぎ
- tsugihagi — Patched; patchwork; mended with patches
- 最終的
- saishūteki — Final; ultimately; in the end result
- だらけ
- darake — Full of; covered with; riddled with something undesirable
- なっ
- natte — Becoming; having become; turning into a state
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