Wuthering Heights — Page 4
It includes kitchen and parlour, generally; but I believe at Wuthering Heights the kitchen is forced to retreat altogether into another quarter: at least I distinguished a chatter of tongues, and a clatter of culinary utensils, deep within; and I observed no signs of roasting, boiling, or baking, about the huge fireplace; nor any glitter of copper saucepans and tin cullenders on the walls.
一般的には台所と居間を兼ねているものだが、ワザリング・ハイツでは台所は完全に別の区画に追いやられているものと私は思う。少なくとも、奥の方から人々のおしゃべりや調理道具のがちゃがちゃという音が聞こえてきたし、大きな暖炉のそばには焼いたり煮たり蒸したりしている気配はなく、壁には銅の鍋や錫のザルが輝いている様子もなかった。
One end, indeed, reflected splendidly both light and heat from ranks of immense pewter dishes, interspersed with silver jugs and tankards, towering row after row, on a vast oak dresser, to the very roof.
片方の端には、巨大なオーク材の食器棚があり、銀の水差しやタンカードを交えながら、巨大なピューター製の皿が何列にも積み重なって屋根近くまで達しており、光と熱を見事に反射していた。
The latter had never been under-drawn: its entire anatomy lay bare to an inquiring eye, except where a frame of wood laden with oatcakes and clusters of legs of beef, mutton, and ham, concealed it.
天井は一度も板張りにされたことがなく、その構造全体が好奇の目にさらされていた。ただし、オートケーキや牛肉、羊肉、ハムの脚の塊を積み重ねた木の棚がそれを隠している部分は別であった。
Above the chimney were sundry villainous old guns, and a couple of horse-pistols: and, by way of ornament, three gaudily painted canisters disposed along its ledge.
煙突の上には古びたいかつい銃がいくつかと、馬上ピストルが二丁あった。そして飾りとして、派手な色に塗られた三つの缶が棚に並べられていた。
The floor was of smooth, white stone; the chairs, high-backed, primitive structures, painted green: one or two heavy black ones lurking in the shade.
床は滑らかな白い石でできており、椅子は背の高い素朴な造りで緑色に塗られていた。一脚か二脚の重い黒い椅子が薄暗い隅に置かれていた。
In an arch under the dresser reposed a huge, liver-coloured bitch pointer, surrounded by a swarm of squealing puppies; and other dogs haunted other recesses.
食器棚の下のアーチの中には、肝臓色の大きな雌のポインター犬が、キャンキャン鳴く子犬の群れに囲まれて横たわっていた。他の犬たちは他の窪みをうろついていた。
The apartment and furniture would have been nothing extraordinary as belonging to a homely, northern farmer, with a stubborn countenance, and stalwart limbs set out to advantage in knee-breeches and gaiters.
この部屋と家具は、頑固な顔つきをした質素な北部の農夫が、半ズボンとゲートルをうまく着こなし、たくましい手足を見せながら暮らす場所としては、何ら珍しいものではなかっただろう。
Vocabulary
- 一般的
- ippanteki — General, common, typical in most cases
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese sentences
- 台所
- daidokoro — Kitchen, room used for cooking food
- と
- to — Particle meaning 'and' or 'with'
- 居間
- ima — Living room, main room for relaxing
- を
- wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar
- 兼ね
- kane — Serve dual purpose, combine two functions
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases
- いる
- iru — To exist, to be (animate subjects)
- もの
- mono — Thing, object; used for explanatory nuance
- だ
- da — Copula, plain form of 'is/are'
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle; also means 'but'
- で
- de — Particle indicating location of action or means
- 完全
- kanzen — Complete, perfect, total without exception
- 別
- betsu — Separate, different, distinct from others
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing particle
- 区画
- kukaku — Section, partition, divided area or zone
- 追いやら
- oiyara — Drive away, push into, relegate somewhere
- れ
- re — Passive verb ending suffix
- 私
- watashi — I, me, first-person singular pronoun
- 思う
- omou — To think, believe, feel about something
- 少なく
- sukunaku — At least, few, not many in amount
- とも
- tomo — At least; also means 'together with'
- 奥
- oku — Interior, back part, deep inside space
- 方
- kata — Direction, person (polite), or side
- から
- kara — From, because, starting point particle
- 人々
- hitobito — People, various persons, folks around
- おしゃべり
- oshaberi — Chatting, chatter, talking casually together
- や
- ya — And (among others), listing particle
- 調理
- chōri — Cooking, food preparation in kitchen
- 道具
- dōgu — Tool, utensil, instrument for a task
- がちゃがちゃ
- gachagacha — Clanking, rattling noise of metal objects
- という
- to iu — Called, known as, said to be
- 音
- oto — Sound, noise produced by something
- 聞こえ
- kikoye — Be audible, can be heard (stem form)
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending
- し
- shi — And (listing reasons), verb stem ending
- 大きな
- ōkina — Large, big (prenominal adjective form)
- 暖炉
- danro — Fireplace, hearth for warming a room
- そば
- soba — Beside, near, close to something
- 焼い
- yaki — Grilling, roasting, baking food (stem)
- たり
- tari — Listing actions alternately (verb suffix)
- 煮
- ni — Boiling, simmering food in liquid
- 蒸し
- mushi — Steaming food with hot vapor
- 気配
- kehai — Sign, indication, presence or atmosphere
- なく
- naku — Without, lacking (negative adverbial form)
- 壁
- kabe — Wall, partition of a room or building
- 銅
- dō — Copper, reddish metallic element
- 鍋
- nabe — Pot, cooking pan used on stove
- 錫
- suzu — Tin, silvery metallic element or material
- ザル
- zaru — Colander, strainer basket for draining
- 輝い
- kagayai — Shining, gleaming, sparkling brightly (stem)
- 様子
- yōsu — Appearance, state, situation of something
- も
- mo — Also, too, even (inclusive particle)
- なかっ
- nakka — Was not, did not exist (negative past)
- 片方
- katahō — One side, one of a pair
- 端
- hashi — Edge, end, tip of something
- 巨大
- kyodai — Enormous, huge, gigantic in size
- な
- na — Adjectival noun connective particle
- 材
- zai — Material, lumber, wood used in construction
- 食器棚
- shokkidana — Cupboard, cabinet for storing dishes
- あり
- ari — There is/are (classical or formal form)
- 銀
- gin — Silver, precious whitish metallic element
- 水差し
- mizusashi — Pitcher, jug for pouring water
- 交え
- mazie — Mixing, interspersing among other things
- ながら
- nagara — While doing, simultaneously performing actions
- 製
- sei — Made of, manufactured from a material
- 皿
- sara — Plate, dish used for serving food
- 何列
- nanretsu — How many rows or columns stacked
- 積み重なっ
- tsumikasanatte — Piled up, stacked in layers (stem)
- 屋根
- yane — Roof, top covering of a building
- 近く
- chikaku — Near, close to, nearby location
- まで
- made — Until, up to, as far as
- 達し
- tasshi — Reaching, attaining a point or level
- おり
- ori — Being (formal/literary form of いる)
- 光
- hikari — Light, radiance, glow from source
- 熱
- netsu — Heat, warmth, high temperature
- 見事
- migoto — Splendid, excellent, impressive in appearance
- 反射
- hansha — Reflection, bouncing of light or heat
- い
- i — Continuative stem of iru or adjective
- 天井
- tenjō — Ceiling, inner upper surface of room
- 一度
- ichido — Once, one time; at some point
- 板張り
- itabari — Board-lined, planked surface or flooring
- さ
- sa — Nominalization suffix; casual filler word
- こと
- koto — Thing, fact, matter (abstract nominalizer)
- その
- sono — That, the (demonstrative adjective)
- 構造
- kōzō — Structure, construction, framework of something
- 全体
- zentai — Whole, entire, overall totality
- 好奇
- kōki — Curiosity, inquisitive interest in something
- 目
- me — Eye; also used for viewpoint or attention
- ただし
- tadashi — However, but, provided that (conjunction)
- 牛肉
- gyūniku — Beef, meat from cattle
- 羊肉
- yōniku — Mutton or lamb, meat from sheep
- ハム
- hamu — Ham, cured or smoked pork leg
- 脚
- ashi — Leg, limb of animal or furniture
- 塊
- katamari — Lump, chunk, mass of something
- 積み重ね
- tsumikasane — Stacking, piling up in layers
- 木
- ki — Tree, wood, timber material
- 棚
- tana — Shelf, rack for storing objects
- それ
- sore — That, it (mid-distance demonstrative pronoun)
- 隠し
- kakushi — Hiding, concealing something from view
- 部分
- bubun — Part, portion, section of a whole
- あっ
- atte — There being (te-form of aru)
- 煙突
- entotsu — Chimney, flue for smoke to exit
- 上
- ue — Above, top, upper position or surface
- 古び
- furubi — Worn, aged, looking old and weathered
- いかつい
- ikatsui — Rugged, tough-looking, stern in appearance
- 銃
- jū — Gun, firearm used for shooting
- いくつ
- ikutsu — How many, several, a number of
- か
- ka — Question particle or 'some' prefix
- 馬上
- bajō — On horseback, mounted on a horse
- ピストル
- pisutoru — Pistol, small handheld firearm
- 二丁
- nichō — Two (long objects like guns or tools)
- そして
- soshite — And then, furthermore, additionally
- 飾り
- kazari — Decoration, ornament, embellishment
- として
- toshite — As, in the role of, functioning as
- 派手
- hade — Gaudy, flashy, showy in color or style
- 色
- iro — Color, hue, tint of something
- 塗ら
- nura — Painting, coating with color (stem)
- 三つ
- mittsu — Three (items), the number three
- 缶
- kan — Can, tin container for storage
- 並べ
- narabe — Arranging in a row, lining up
- られ
- rare — Passive or potential verb suffix
- 床
- yuka — Floor, ground surface inside a building
- 滑らか
- nameraka — Smooth, sleek, without roughness
- 白い
- shiroi — White, pale in color
- 石
- ishi — Stone, rock used as material
- でき
- deki — Made of, able to be done (stem)
- 椅子
- isu — Chair, seat for sitting on
- 背
- se — Back of chair or human body
- 高い
- takai — Tall, high, expensive in degree
- 素朴
- soboku — Simple, plain, rustic in nature
- 造り
- tsukuri — Construction, make, build of something
- 緑色
- midoriiro — Green color, the hue green
- 一脚
- ikkyaku — One chair or legged item (counter)
- 二脚
- nikyaku — Two chairs or legged items (counter)
- 重い
- omoi — Heavy, weighty in physical mass
- 黒い
- kuroi — Black, dark in color
- 薄暗い
- usugurai — Dimly lit, gloomy, poorly illuminated
- 隅
- sumi — Corner, nook of a room or space
- 置か
- oka — Placed, put, set down (stem)
- 下
- shita — Below, under, lower position
- 中
- naka — Inside, middle, within something
- 肝臓
- kanzō — Liver, internal digestive organ
- 雌
- mesu — Female (animal), feminine of species
- 犬
- inu — Dog, domestic canine animal
- キャンキャン
- kyankyan — Yapping, yelping sound made by puppies
- 鳴く
- naku — To cry, bark, or make animal sound
- 子犬
- koinu — Puppy, young small dog
- 群れ
- mure — Pack, flock, group of animals
- 囲ま
- kakoma — Surrounded, encircled by something (stem)
- 横たわっ
- yokotawatte — Lying down, stretched out horizontally
- 他
- hoka — Other, another, the rest
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people or animals
- 窪み
- kubomi — Hollow, recess, indentation in surface
- うろつい
- urotsui — Roaming, wandering around aimlessly
- この
- kono — This (proximal demonstrative adjective)
- 部屋
- heya — Room, enclosed space inside building
- 家具
- kagu — Furniture, household furnishings and fixtures
- 頑固
- ganko — Stubborn, obstinate, unyielding in character
- 顔つき
- kaotsuki — Facial expression, look on one's face
- 質素
- shisso — Simple, frugal, plain and unpretentious
- 北部
- hokubu — Northern part, northern region of area
- 農夫
- nōfu — Farmer, agricultural worker in fields
- 半ズボン
- hanzubon — Short trousers, knee-length pants
- うまく
- umaku — Skillfully, well, successfully doing something
- 着こなし
- kikonashi — Wearing clothes stylishly and well
- たくましい
- takumashii — Sturdy, robust, powerfully built physique
- 手足
- teashi — Limbs, hands and feet of body
- 見せ
- mise — Showing, displaying to others (stem)
- 暮らす
- kurasu — To live, reside, spend one's life
- 場所
- basho — Place, location, spot or venue
- 何ら
- nanra — Any, nothing (used with negatives)
- 珍しい
- mezurashii — Rare, unusual, uncommon or strange
- だろう
- darō — Probably, I suppose, conjecture expression
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