Won from the Waves — Page 13

English → Japanese CHAPTER ONE. Level 6/10

Several minutes at length elapsed, and no report was heard.

数分が経過したが、何の報告も聞こえなかった。

Adam listened--not another came.

アダムは耳を澄ませたが、次の音は来なかった。

The crew of the _Nancy_, however, persevered, but even Adam, as he observed the slow progress they had made, became convinced that their efforts would prove of no avail.

しかし、ナンシー号の乗組員たちは懸命に努力し続けたが、彼らの進みの遅さを見ていたアダムでさえ、その努力は無駄に終わると確信するようになった。

The gale continued to increase, the foaming seas leaped and roared around them more wildly than before.

強風は増し続け、泡立つ海は以前にも増して激しく彼らの周囲で跳ね上がり轟いた。

Even to return would now be an operation of danger, but Adam with sorrow saw that it must be attempted.

引き返すことさえも今や危険な行為となっていたが、アダムは悲しみとともにそれを試みなければならないと悟った。

For an hour or more no headway had been made.

一時間以上もの間、まったく前進できていなかった。

He waited for a lull, then giving the word, the boat was rapidly pulled round, and surrounded by hissing masses of foam, she rapidly shot back within the shelter of the harbour.

彼は風の凪ぎ間を待ち、合図を出すと、ボートは素早く向きを変え、泡の塊に囲まれながら、港の避難場所へと素早く戻っていった。

The sinews of her crew were too well strung to feel much fatigue under ordinary circumstances, but the strongest had to acknowledge that they could not have pulled much longer.

乗組員たちの体は通常の状況では疲労をほとんど感じないほど鍛えられていたが、最も屈強な者でさえ、これ以上長く漕ぎ続けることはできなかったと認めざるを得なかった。

"We must not give it up, though, lads," said Adam.

「しかし、諦めてはならないぞ、皆の者」とアダムは言った。

"I am sure no beachmen will be able to launch their boats to-night along the coast.

「今夜、海岸沿いで自分たちのボートを出せる浜辺の男は一人もいないだろう。

If the wind goes down ever so little, we must try it again; you will not think of deserting the poor people if there is a chance of saving them, I know that."

風が少しでも弱まれば、もう一度試みなければならない。救える可能性があるのに、あの不運な人々を見捨てようとは思わないだろう、それは分かっている。」

His crew responded to his appeal, and agreed to wait for the chance of being able to get off later in the night.

乗組員たちは彼の訴えに応え、夜が更けてから出発できる機会を待つことに同意した。

Vocabulary

数分: suufun — A few minutes; a short span of time.
が: ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.
経過: keika — Passage of time; elapsed duration.
した: shita — Past tense form of 'to do'; did.
何: nani / nan — What; nothing; any (interrogative pronoun).
の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.
報告: houkoku — Report; official account of an event.
も: mo — Also; even; either (inclusive particle).
聞こえ: kikoye / kikoе — To be audible; able to hear something.
なかった: nakatta — Past negative; there was not / did not.
は: wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.
耳: mimi — Ear; the organ used for hearing.
を: wo / o — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar.
澄ませ: sumase — To strain one's ears; listen intently.
次: tsugi — Next; the following one in sequence.
音: oto — Sound; noise; an audible vibration.
来: ki / ku — Come; arrival of something toward speaker.
しかし: shikashi — However; but; a contrasting conjunction.
号: gou — Number; name suffix for ships or vessels.
乗組員: norigumiin — Crew member; person working aboard a vessel.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people.
懸命: kenmei — Desperate effort; with all one's might.
に: ni — Direction, location, or purpose particle.
努力: doryoku — Effort; hard work toward a goal.
し: shi — Conjunctive form of する (to do).
続け: tsuzuke — Continue; keep doing without stopping.
彼ら: karera — They; a group of people (third person plural).
進み: susumi — Advancing; moving forward; progress.
遅: oso / chi — Slow; late; lacking speed or promptness.
さ: sa — Nominalizing suffix indicating degree or state.
見: mi — See; look; observe visually.
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.
い: i — Continuative form of いる (to be/exist).
で: de — Particle indicating means, location, or scope.
さえ: sae — Even; as long as (emphatic particle).
その: sono — That; the (demonstrative determiner for context).
無駄: muda — Useless; wasteful; futile effort or action.
終わる: owaru — To end; to finish; to conclude.
と: to — Quotation or conditional particle; and; with.
確信: kakushin — Conviction; firm belief or certainty about something.
する: suru — To do; to perform an action.
よう: you — Seem; appear; like; resembling (modal expression).
なった: natta — Became; came to be (past tense of なる).
強風: kyoufuu — Strong wind; gale; powerful air current.
増し: mashi — Increase; growing stronger or more intense.
泡立つ: awadatsu — To foam; to froth; to bubble up.
海: umi — Sea; ocean; large body of salt water.
以前: izen — Before; previously; formerly; earlier time.
激しく: hageshiku — Violently; intensely; fiercely; with great force.
周囲: shuui — Surroundings; circumference; the area around something.
跳ね上がり: haneagari — Leaping up; springing upward suddenly.
轟い: todoroки / todoroi — Roaring; rumbling; thundering loudly.
引き返す: hikiкaesu / hikikaеsu — To turn back; to retrace one's path.
こと: koto — Thing; fact; act (nominalizing expression).
今や: imaya — Now; at this point; by this time.
危険: kiken — Danger; risk; hazardous situation or condition.
な: na — Adjectival linking particle; prohibitive particle.
行為: koui — Act; deed; conduct; a deliberate action.
悲しみ: kanashimi — Sadness; grief; sorrow; emotional pain.
とも: tomo — Even so; although; both; together with.
それ: sore — That; it (mid-distance demonstrative pronoun).
試み: kokoromi — Attempt; trial; an effort to do something.
なければならない: nakereba naranai — Must; have to; obligation expression.
悟っ: sattо / satto — Realized; became aware; came to understand.
一時間: ichijikan — One hour; a duration of sixty minutes.
以上: ijou — More than; at least; above a certain amount.
間: aida / ma — Interval; period; space between two points.
まったく: mattaku — Completely; entirely; not at all (with negative).
前進: zenshin — Advance; forward movement; making progress.
でき: deki — Can do; be able to; capable of.
彼: kare — He; him; third-person male pronoun.
風: kaze — Wind; breeze; moving air current.
凪ぎ: nagi — Calm; lull; wind dying down at sea.
待ち: machi — Waiting; standby; anticipating something to happen.
合図: aizu — Signal; sign; a cue to start action.
出す: dasu — To put out; to emit; to send out.
ボート: booto — Boat; a small watercraft for rowing or sailing.
素早く: subayaku — Quickly; swiftly; with nimble speed.
向き: muki — Direction; facing; orientation of something.
変え: kae — Change; alter; switch direction or state.
泡: awa — Foam; bubbles; froth on liquid surface.
塊: katamari — Lump; mass; chunk of something grouped together.
囲まれ: kakomare — Surrounded; encircled; enclosed on all sides.
ながら: nagara — While doing; simultaneously; conjunction of actions.
港: minato — Harbor; port; a safe haven for ships.
避難: hinan — Evacuation; taking refuge; escaping to safety.
場所: basho — Place; location; spot; a specific area.
へ: e — Directional particle indicating movement toward somewhere.
戻っ: modottе / modotte — Returned; went back; reverted to previous place.
体: karada — Body; physical form of a living being.
通常: tsuujou — Normally; ordinarily; under usual circumstances.
状況: joukyou — Situation; circumstances; current state of affairs.
疲労: hirou — Fatigue; exhaustion; physical tiredness from exertion.
ほとんど: hotondo — Almost; mostly; barely; nearly all.
感じ: kanji — Feeling; sensation; impression; sense of something.
ほど: hodo — To the extent that; as much as; degree.
鍛え: kitae — Trained; hardened; tempered through rigorous exercise.
られ: rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.
最も: mottomo — Most; the greatest degree (superlative adverb).
屈強: kukkyou — Robust; tough; powerfully built and strong.
者: mono / sha — Person; individual; one who does something.
これ: kore — This; this thing (near demonstrative pronoun).
長く: nagaku — For a long time; lengthily; prolonged duration.
漕ぎ: kogi — Rowing; paddling a boat through water.
認め: mitome — Acknowledge; recognize; admit; accept as true.
ざる: zaru — Negative attributive form; unable to; must not.
得: e / u — Can; able to; obtain; acquire (potential use).
諦め: akirame — Give up; resign oneself; abandon hope.
ぞ: zo — Emphatic sentence-final particle (masculine, assertive).
皆: mina / minna — Everyone; all people present; the whole group.
言っ: itte / itta — Said; stated; past form of 言う (to say).
今夜: konya — Tonight; this evening; the current night.
海岸: kaigan — Coast; shoreline; area where land meets sea.
沿い: zoi / soi — Along; following the length of something.
自分: jibun — Oneself; myself; yourself (reflexive pronoun).
出せる: daseru — Can put out; able to produce or emit.
浜辺: hamabe — Beach; shoreline; sandy edge of the sea.
男: otoko — Man; male person; adult male individual.
一人: hitori — One person; alone; by oneself.
だろう: darou — Probably; I suppose; expressing conjecture.
少し: sukoshi — A little; slightly; a small amount.
弱まれ: yowаmare / yowamare — Weaken; become less strong (conditional form).
もう一度: mou ichido — Once more; one more time; again.
救える: sukueru — Can save; able to rescue someone.
可能性: kanousei — Possibility; likelihood; chance of occurring.
ある: aru — To exist; there is/are (inanimate existence).
あの: ano — That (distant); referring to something previously mentioned.
不運: fuun — Bad luck; misfortune; unfortunate circumstance.
人々: hitobito — People; various individuals; a group of persons.
見捨てよ: misuteyо / misuteyo — Abandon; forsake; leave someone behind (volitional form).
思わ: omowa — Think; believe; feel (negative or conjunctive base).
分かっ: wakattе / wakatte — Understand; know; realize; comprehend (past conjunctive).
いる: iru — To be; to exist (animate beings).
訴え: uttae — Appeal; plea; entreaty; making an earnest request.
応え: kotae / kotaе — Response; answer; reply to an appeal or call.
夜: yoru — Night; nighttime; the dark hours after sunset.
更け: fuke — Late night; deepening of the night hours.
から: kara — From; since; because (particle of origin or reason).
出発: shuppatsu — Departure; setting off; beginning a journey.
機会: kikai — Opportunity; chance; favorable occasion to act.
待つ: matsu — To wait; to await; to be patient for.
同意: doui — Agreement; consent; approval; concurrence with someone.

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