War and Peace — Page 5

English → Japanese CHAPTER I Level 8/10

À propos," she added, becoming calm again, "I am expecting two very interesting men tonight, le Vicomte de Mortemart, who is connected with the Montmorencys through the Rohans, one of the best French families.

「そういえば」と彼女は再び落ち着きを取り戻しながら付け加えた。「今夜、とても興味深い二人の方がいらっしゃるのよ。ヴィコント・ド・モルトマールは、ローアン家を通じてモンモランシー家と縁続きで、フランスでも屈指の名家の出なの。

He is one of the genuine émigrés, the good ones.

本物の亡命者の一人で、良い方なのよ。

And also the Abbé Morio. Do you know that profound thinker? He has been received by the Emperor. Had you heard?"

それからアッベ・モリオも来るわ。あの深い思想家をご存じかしら？皇帝陛下にもお目通りが叶ったのよ。ご存じでしたか？」

"I shall be delighted to meet them," said the prince.

「お会いできれば光栄です」と公爵は言った。

"But tell me," he added with studied carelessness as if it had only just occurred to him, though the question he was about to ask was the chief motive of his visit, "is it true that the Dowager Empress wants Baron Funke to be appointed first secretary at Vienna? The baron by all accounts is a poor creature."

「ところで」と彼は、まるで今思いついたかのように、わざとらしい無頓着さを装いながら付け加えた。実際には、これこそが訪問の主な目的であったのだが。「皇太后陛下がウィーンの一等書記官にフンケ男爵を任命させたいとお望みだというのは本当ですか？男爵はどう見ても取るに足らない人物のようですが。」

Prince Vasíli wished to obtain this post for his son, but others were trying through the Dowager Empress Márya Fëdorovna to secure it for the baron.

ワシーリー公爵はこの地位を息子のために得ようとしていたが、別の者たちは皇太后マリヤ・フョードロヴナを通じて男爵のためにその地位を確保しようとしていた。

Anna Pávlovna almost closed her eyes to indicate that neither she nor anyone else had a right to criticize what the Empress desired or was pleased with.

アンナ・パーヴロヴナはほとんど目を閉じかけた。それは、皇后陛下のご意向やお好みを批判する権利は、自分にも他の誰にもないということを示すためであった。

"Baron Funke has been recommended to the Dowager Empress by her sister," was all she said, in a dry and mournful tone.

「フンケ男爵は皇太后陛下の妹君からお勧めを受けたのです」と彼女は乾いた悲しげな口調でそれだけを言った。

As she named the Empress, Anna Pávlovna's face suddenly assumed an expression of profound and sincere devotion and respect mingled with sadness, and this occurred every time she mentioned her illustrious patroness.

皇后陛下のお名前を口にする際、アンナ・パーヴロヴナの顔には突然、深く誠実な敬慕と尊敬の念が悲しみと混じり合った表情が浮かんだ。それは彼女が高名な後援者について言及するたびに起こることであった。

Vocabulary

そう: sou — Yes; that's right; indicating agreement or confirmation.
いえ: ie — No; well; used to correct or contradict a statement.
ば: ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'.
と: to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker.
彼女: kanojo — She; her; also used to mean girlfriend.
は: wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject of discussion.
再び: futatabi — Again; once more; a second time.
落ち着き: ochitsuki — Calmness; composure; settling down emotionally.
を: wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.
取り戻し: torimodoshi — Regaining; recovering something lost, like composure.
ながら: nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions.
付け加え: tsukekuwae — Adding to; supplementing what was previously said.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb indicating completed action.
今夜: konya — Tonight; this evening.
とても: totemo — Very; extremely; quite; highly.
興味深い: kyoumibukaii — Very interesting; deeply fascinating; arousing great curiosity.
二人: futari — Two people; a pair of individuals.
の: no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.
方: kata — Person; polite way of referring to someone.
が: ga — Subject marker particle indicating the grammatical subject.
いらっしゃる: irassharu — Honorific verb meaning to be, come, or go.
よ: yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting or informing the listener.
家: ke / ie — Family; household; a noble or distinguished clan.
通じ: tsuuji — Through; via; connected by means of something.
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or related actions.
縁続き: enzuzuki — Related by blood or marriage; family connection.
で: de — Particle indicating location, means, or cause.
フランス: Furansu — France; the European country.
も: mo — Also; too; even; particle indicating inclusion.
屈指: kusshi — Leading; foremost; counted among the very best.
名家: meika — Distinguished family; renowned house of high reputation.
出: de — From; originating from a place or background.
な: na — Attributive form of copula; informal explanatory particle.
本物: honmono — The real thing; genuine; authentic article or person.
亡命者: boumeisha — Exile; refugee; person who fled their home country.
一人: hitori — One person; alone; by oneself.
良い: yoi / ii — Good; fine; excellent; favorable.
それ: sore — That; referring to something previously mentioned.
から: kara — From; because; after; indicating origin or reason.
来る: kuru — To come; to arrive at a place.
わ: wa — Sentence-ending particle expressing feminine assertion or emotion.
あの: ano — That (over there); used to refer to something known.
深い: fukai — Deep; profound; intense in degree or thought.
思想家: shisouka — Thinker; philosopher; person of profound intellectual ideas.
ご存じ: gozonji — Honorific expression meaning 'do you know?'
かしら: kashira — I wonder; feminine sentence-ending expressing uncertainty.
皇帝: koutei — Emperor; supreme ruler of an empire.
陛下: heika — Your Majesty; honorific title for an emperor or king.
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, location, time, or recipient.
お: o — Honorific prefix showing respect toward the subject.
目通り: medoori — An audience with; being received by a high personage.
叶っ: kanai — Granted; fulfilled; a wish or hope coming true.
でし: deshi — Polite past auxiliary; formal copula past form fragment.
か: ka — Question-ending particle turning sentence into a question.
会い: ai — Meeting; an encounter with someone.
でき: deki — Can do; be able to; capability or possibility.
れ: re — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.
光栄: kouei — Honor; glory; feeling honored by an occasion.
です: desu — Polite copula meaning 'is', 'am', or 'are'.
公爵: koushaku — Duke; highest rank of European hereditary nobility.
言っ: ii — Said; spoken; past form of 'to say'.
ところ: tokoro — Place; situation; just about to; at the point of.
彼: kare — He; him; referring to a male person.
まるで: marude — Just like; as if; entirely; used in comparisons.
今: ima — Now; the present moment.
思いつい: omoitsui — Just thought of; hit upon an idea suddenly.
よう: you — As if; appearing like; seeming to be something.
わざとらしい: wazatorashii — Affected; deliberately conspicuous; unnaturally intentional in manner.
無頓着: mutonchaku — Indifferent; unconcerned; careless about one's surroundings.
さ: sa — Noun suffix indicating a quality; casual sentence particle.
装い: yosooi — Appearance; attire; the way one presents oneself.
実際: jissai — In reality; actually; in fact; in practice.
これ: kore — This; referring to something near the speaker.
こそ: koso — Emphatic particle meaning precisely this; none other than.
訪問: houmon — Visit; calling upon someone at their residence.
主な: omona — Main; principal; primary; most important.
目的: mokuteki — Purpose; goal; objective; aim of an action.
あっ: a — Oh; ah; exclamation of surprise or realization.
だ: da — Plain form copula meaning 'is' or 'am'.
皇太后: koutaigou — Empress Dowager; mother of the reigning emperor.
ウィーン: Wiin — Vienna; capital city of Austria.
一等: ittou — First class; first rank; highest grade.
書記官: shokikan — Secretary; official clerk in a diplomatic mission.
男爵: danshaku — Baron; the lowest rank of European hereditary nobility.
任命: ninmei — Appointment; designation to an official position or role.
せ: se — Causative auxiliary suffix making someone do something.
たい: tai — Want to; desire to do something.
望み: nozomi — Wish; hope; desire; aspiration for something.
という: to iu — Called; known as; the fact that; quoting something.
本当: hontou — True; real; genuine; truly; really.
どう: dou — How; in what way; what do you think.
見て: mite — Looking at; seeing; observing; te-form of 'to see'.
取る: toru — To take; to get; to perceive or interpret something.
足ら: tara — Not worth; insufficient; falling short of a standard.
ない: nai — Not; negative form indicating absence or non-existence.
人物: jinbutsu — Person; individual; character; figure of some importance.
この: kono — This; attributive demonstrative referring to nearby thing.
地位: chii — Position; status; rank in society or organization.
息子: musuko — Son; one's own male child.
ため: tame — For the sake of; because of; in order to.
得よ: eyo — Obtain; acquire; imperative to get or attain something.
う: u — Volitional suffix expressing intention or conjecture.
し: shi — Conjunctive particle listing multiple reasons or actions.
い: i — Verb ending for i-adjectives or continuative verb form.
別: betsu — Different; separate; another; distinct from this one.
者: mono / sha — Person; one who does something; individual.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.
その: sono — That; attributive demonstrative for previously mentioned thing.
確保: kakuho — Securing; ensuring; obtaining and holding something firmly.
しよ: shiyo — Volitional form of 'suru'; let's do; intend to do.
ほとんど: hotondo — Almost; nearly; mostly; for the most part.
目: me — Eye; eyes; gaze; vision.
閉じ: toji — Closing; shutting eyes or a book.
かけ: kake — About to; on the verge of; half-done action.
皇后: kougou — Empress; the wife of an emperor.
ご: go — Honorific prefix showing respect toward the subject.
意向: ikou — Intention; will; inclination; what one wishes to do.
や: ya — And; listing particle connecting multiple nouns loosely.
好み: konomi — Preference; taste; liking; personal inclination toward something.
批判: hihan — Criticism; critique; judging something negatively.
する: suru — To do; to make; general-purpose action verb.
権利: kenri — Right; entitlement; legal or moral claim to something.
自分: jibun — Oneself; myself; yourself; reflexive self-reference.
他: hoka / ta — Other; another; besides; the rest.
誰: dare — Who; which person; anyone.
こと: koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer for actions.
示す: shimesu — To show; to indicate; to demonstrate something clearly.
妹君: imouto-gimi — Honorific term for someone's younger sister.
勧め: susume — Recommendation; advice; encouragement to do something.
受け: uke — Receiving; accepting; taking in something offered.
乾い: kawai — Dry; dried out; lacking moisture or warmth.
悲しげ: kanashige — Looking sad; appearing sorrowful; seeming mournful.
口調: kuchou — Tone of voice; manner of speaking; intonation.
それだけ: soredake — Just that; only that much; to that extent.
名前: namae — Name; the word used to identify a person.
口: kuchi — Mouth; lips; an opening; way of speaking.
際: sai / kiwa — Occasion; at the time of; edge or brink.
顔: kao — Face; facial expression; appearance.
突然: totsuzen — Suddenly; abruptly; without warning.
深く: fukaku — Deeply; profoundly; to a great depth.
誠実: seijitsu — Sincere; honest; faithful; genuinely earnest in manner.
敬慕: keibu — Admiration and respect; revering someone with deep affection.
尊敬: sonkei — Respect; esteem; holding someone in high regard.
念: nen — Feeling; sense; strong emotion or concern about something.
悲しみ: kanashimi — Sadness; grief; sorrow; feeling of deep unhappiness.
混じり合っ: majiriat — Mixed together; blended; intermingled emotions or things.
表情: hyoujou — Facial expression; look on someone's face.
浮かん: ukan — Floating up; arising; an expression appearing on face.
高名: koumei — Famous; renowned; of high reputation or distinction.
後援者: kouensha — Patron; supporter; sponsor; one who backs another.
ついて: tsuite — About; concerning; regarding a topic or person.
言及: genkyuu — Mention; reference to; bringing up a topic.
たび: tabi — Each time; whenever; every occasion something happens.
起こる: okoru — To happen; to occur; to take place; to arise.

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