Won from the Waves — Page 6
They had retreated back a few paces to avoid the salt showers.
彼らは塩水の飛沫を避けるために、数歩後退していた。
Adam still seemed somewhat unwilling to give up putting to sea, when the dull sound of a gun from the offing reached their ears.
アダムはまだ出航を諦めることに多少気が進まない様子だったが、そのとき沖合から砲声の鈍い音が彼らの耳に届いた。
Another and another followed.
さらにもう一発、また一発と続いた。
"There is a ship on Norton Sands," observed one of the men.
「ノートン・サンズに船が乗り上げているぞ」と男たちの一人が言った。
"Those guns are too far off for that," answered Halliburt.
「それにしては砲声が遠すぎる」とハリバートが答えた。
Two others followed, and then came the thunder-sounding reports of several fired together.
さらに二発続き、そして複数の砲が一斉に放たれた雷鳴のような轟音が響いた。
"I was sure those were not guns of distress.
「あれは遭難信号の砲声ではないと思っていた。
They come from ships in action, depend on that; and the news is true we heard yesterday, that the French and English are at it again," exclaimed Adam.
あれは交戦中の船からのものだ、間違いない。昨日聞いたニュースは本当だった、フランスとイギリスがまた戦争を始めたというのが」とアダムが声を上げた。
"I thought we shouldn't long remain friends with the Mounsiers."
「フランス野郎どもとは長くは友好関係を保てないと思っていたよ。」
"Good luck be with the English ships!" cried one of the fishermen.
「イギリスの船に幸運あれ！」と漁師の一人が叫んだ。
"Amen to that! but they must be careful what they are about, for with the wind dead on shore, if they knock away each other's spars, they are both more than likely to drift on Norton Sands, and if they do, the Lord have mercy on them," said Adam, solemnly.
「まったくその通り！しかし彼らは気をつけなければならない。風がまともに陸へ吹きつけているから、お互いの帆柱を打ち倒し合えば、どちらもノートン・サンズへ流されてしまう可能性が高い。そうなれば、神のご慈悲があらんことを」とアダムは厳かに言った。
"Whichever gets the victory, they will be in a bad way, as I fear, after all, it will be a dirty night.
「どちらが勝利を収めようとも、彼らは苦境に立たされるだろう。やはり今夜は荒れた夜になりそうだ。
The wind has shifted three points to the eastward since I left home, and it's blowing twice as hard as it did ten minutes ago.
家を出てから風が東へ三ポイント変わったし、十分前の二倍の強さで吹いている。
We may as well run the Nancy up to her moorings, lads."
ナンシー号を係留場所に引き上げるとしよう、みんな。」
Vocabulary
- 彼ら
- karera — They; third-person plural pronoun referring to people.
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.
- 塩水
- shiosui — Salt water; water containing dissolved salt.
- の
- no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.
- 飛沫
- shibuki — Spray; water droplets scattered through the air.
- を
- wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.
- 避ける
- sakeru — To avoid; to keep away from something.
- ため
- tame — For the purpose of; in order to do something.
- に
- ni — Directional or purpose particle with multiple functions.
- 数歩
- suuho — A few steps; several paces of walking distance.
- 後退
- koutai — Retreat; stepping or moving backward away from something.
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle linking sequential or concurrent actions.
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.
- まだ
- mada — Still; not yet; continuing state up to present.
- 出航
- shukkou — Departure by ship; setting sail from a port.
- 諦める
- akirameru — To give up; to abandon hope or an attempt.
- こと
- koto — Thing; nominalizer turning verbs into noun phrases.
- 多少
- tashoo — More or less; somewhat; a little bit.
- 気
- ki — Spirit; mood; feeling or inclination toward something.
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle; also marks contrast or emphasis.
- ない
- nai — Negative auxiliary; indicates something does not occur.
- 様子
- yousu — Appearance; state; the look or condition of something.
- だっ
- datta — Past copula; was; indicates past state or identity.
- その
- sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing.
- とき
- toki — Time; moment; when a certain event occurs.
- 沖合
- okiai — Offshore; the open sea area away from coast.
- から
- kara — From; indicating origin, cause, or starting point.
- 砲声
- housei — Sound of cannon fire; report of a gun.
- 鈍い
- nibui — Dull; blunt; not sharp in sensation or sound.
- 音
- oto — Sound; noise produced by something audible.
- 耳
- mimi — Ear; the organ used for hearing sounds.
- 届い
- todoita — Reached; arrived at a destination or recipient's ears.
- さらに
- sarani — Furthermore; even more; additionally on top of that.
- もう
- mou — Already; another; one more; soon or by now.
- 一発
- ippatsu — One shot; a single discharge of a firearm.
- また
- mata — Again; also; once more; another instance occurs.
- 続い
- tsuzuita — Continued; followed in succession after something else.
- 船
- fune — Ship; boat; a vessel for traveling on water.
- 乗り上げ
- noriage — Running aground; a ship becoming stuck on something.
- いる
- iru — To exist; indicates ongoing action or current state.
- ぞ
- zo — Emphatic sentence-final particle asserting something forcefully.
- 男たち
- otokotachi — Men; a group of male people together.
- 一人
- hitori — One person; a single individual among a group.
- 言っ
- itta — Said; spoke; past tense of the verb iu.
- それ
- sore — That; refers to something previously mentioned or nearby.
- 遠
- too — Far; distant; a great distance away from here.
- すぎる
- sugiru — Too much; exceeding a reasonable or appropriate degree.
- 答え
- kotae — Answer; reply; response given to a question.
- 二発
- nihatsu — Two shots; two discharges of cannon or gunfire.
- 続き
- tsuzuki — Continuation; sequel; what follows after an event.
- そして
- soshite — And then; subsequently; connecting sequential events together.
- 複数
- fukusuu — Plural; multiple; more than one of something.
- 砲
- hou — Cannon; artillery; a large gun weapon.
- 一斉
- issei — Simultaneously; all at once; in unison together.
- 放た
- hanata — Fired; released; discharged, as of a cannon shot.
- 雷鳴
- raimei — Thunder; the loud rumbling sound accompanying lightning.
- よう
- you — Like; similar to; resembling in appearance or sound.
- 轟音
- gouon — Roaring sound; thunderous noise; loud rumbling boom.
- 響い
- hibiita — Echoed; resounded; a sound reverberating through space.
- あれ
- are — That over there; distal demonstrative pronoun or interjection.
- 遭難
- sounan — Distress; being in danger, especially at sea.
- 信号
- shingou — Signal; a sign used to communicate information.
- で
- de — Particle indicating location of action, means, or cause.
- 思っ
- omotta — Thought; believed; past tense of to think.
- 交戦
- kousen — Combat; engaging in battle or armed conflict.
- 中
- naka / chuu — Inside; middle; in the midst of something ongoing.
- もの
- mono — Thing; used to nominalize or add explanatory nuance.
- だ
- da — Copula; is; plain form assertion of a state.
- 間違い
- machigai — Mistake; error; something incorrect or a misunderstanding.
- 昨日
- kinou — Yesterday; the day immediately before today.
- 聞い
- kiita — Heard; listened to; past tense of to hear.
- ニュース
- nyuusu — News; current events reported through media outlets.
- 本当
- hontou — True; real; indeed; something that is actually factual.
- フランス
- Furansu — France; the European nation known for its culture.
- イギリス
- Igirisu — England or Britain; island nation in northwestern Europe.
- 戦争
- sensou — War; armed conflict between nations or large groups.
- 始め
- hajime — Beginning; start; the commencement of something new.
- いう
- iu — To say; to call; to be referred to as.
- 声
- koe — Voice; the sound produced when speaking or calling.
- 上げ
- age — Raised; lifted; to raise one's voice or object.
- 野郎
- yarou — Fellow; guy; a rough or vulgar term for man.
- ども
- domo — Plural suffix indicating a group, often with contempt.
- 長く
- nagaku — Long; for a long time; in a prolonged manner.
- 友好
- yuukou — Friendship; friendly relations between people or nations.
- 関係
- kankei — Relationship; connection; association between people or things.
- 保て
- tamote — Maintain; imperative form of tamotsu, to keep or preserve.
- よ
- yo — Sentence-final particle adding assertion or mild emphasis.
- 幸運
- kouun — Good luck; fortune; favorable circumstances ahead.
- 漁師
- ryoushi — Fisherman; a person who catches fish professionally.
- 叫ん
- sakenda — Shouted; cried out; past tense of to yell.
- まったく
- mattaku — Completely; absolutely; indeed; expressing strong agreement or exasperation.
- 通り
- toori — As expected; exactly; a street or as per something.
- しかし
- shikashi — However; but; conjunction introducing a contrasting statement.
- つけ
- tsuke — Attach; mind; imperative stem of tsukeru, to fasten.
- ば
- ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when something occurs.
- なら
- nara — If; conditional copula expressing a hypothetical situation.
- 風
- kaze — Wind; moving air; breeze affecting weather conditions.
- まとも
- matomo — Proper; decent; directly facing or straight-on direction.
- 陸
- riku — Land; shore; ground as opposed to sea.
- へ
- e — Directional particle indicating movement toward a destination.
- 吹きつけ
- fukitsuke — Blowing against; wind driving directly onto something.
- お互い
- otagai — Each other; mutually; between two or more parties.
- 帆柱
- hobashira — Mast; the tall vertical pole supporting a ship's sails.
- 打ち倒し
- uchitaoshi — Knocking down; striking something until it falls over.
- どちら
- dochira — Which; either one; referring to one of two options.
- も
- mo — Also; even; both; inclusive particle adding to subjects.
- 流さ
- nagasa — Swept away; base of nagasu, to let drift away.
- しまう
- shimau — To end up doing; completing an action, often regrettably.
- 可能性
- kanousei — Possibility; likelihood; chance that something may happen.
- 高い
- takai — High; tall; expensive; of great degree or level.
- そう
- sou — So; that way; it seems; indicating agreement or assumption.
- 神
- kami — God; deity; a divine or supernatural being.
- ご
- go — Honorific prefix used with certain nouns for politeness.
- 慈悲
- jihi — Mercy; compassion; benevolent kindness toward those suffering.
- あら
- ara — Oh; expression of mild surprise, often used by women.
- 厳か
- ougosoka — Solemn; grave; majestic in manner or atmosphere.
- 勝利
- shouri — Victory; triumph; winning in a contest or battle.
- 収め
- osome — Achieved; obtained; to gain or secure a result.
- とも
- tomo — Even if; though; even when acknowledging something conceded.
- 苦境
- kukyou — Difficult situation; predicament; hard or trying circumstances.
- れる
- reru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix in Japanese.
- だろう
- darou — Probably; I suppose; expressing conjecture or probability.
- やはり
- yahari — As expected; after all; just as one thought.
- 今夜
- konya — Tonight; this evening; the current night.
- 荒れ
- are — Rough; stormy; becoming wild or turbulent conditions.
- 夜
- yoru — Night; the dark period after sunset before dawn.
- 家
- ie — House; home; the place where one lives.
- 出
- de — Exit; going out; departure from an enclosed place.
- 東
- higashi — East; the cardinal direction toward the sunrise.
- 三
- san — Three; the number 3 in Japanese counting.
- ポイント
- pointo — Point; a unit of direction, score, or measurement.
- 変わっ
- kawatta — Changed; shifted; past tense of to change direction.
- 十分
- juubun — Enough; sufficient; fully adequate for the purpose.
- 前
- mae — Before; in front; earlier in time or space.
- 二倍
- nibai — Twice; double; two times the amount or strength.
- 強さ
- tsuyosa — Strength; intensity; the degree of force or power.
- 吹い
- fuita — Blew; past tense of fuku, wind blowing strongly.
- 号
- gou — Number; name suffix used for ships, issues, or models.
- 係留
- keiryuu — Mooring; anchoring a vessel securely in one place.
- 場所
- basho — Place; location; a specific spot or position.
- 引き上げる
- hikiageru — To pull up; to move a vessel to safer ground.
- しよう
- shiyou — Let's do; volitional form suggesting a group action.
- みんな
- minna — Everyone; all; the whole group of people present.
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