Wuthering Heights — Page 1

English → Japanese CHAPTER II Level 8/10

Yesterday afternoon set in misty and cold.

昨日の午後は霧がかかり、寒くなってきた。

I had half a mind to spend it by my study fire, instead of wading through heath and mud to Wuthering Heights.

ヒースと泥の中をかき分けてワザリング・ハイツへ向かう代わりに、書斎の暖炉のそばで過ごそうかという気持ちが半分あった。

On coming up from dinner, however, (N.B.—I dine between twelve and one o'clock; the housekeeper, a matronly lady, taken as a fixture along with the house, could not, or would not, comprehend my request that I might be served at five)—on mounting the stairs with this lazy intention, and stepping into the room, I saw a servant-girl on her knees surrounded by brushes and coal-scuttles, and raising an infernal dust as she extinguished the flames with heaps of cinders.

しかし、夕食から戻ってきたとき（注：私は十二時から一時の間に食事をする。家政婦は家と一緒に備品として引き継いだ貫禄のある婦人で、五時に給仕してほしいという私の要望を理解できなかったか、あるいは理解しようとしなかった）、そのような怠惰な意図を抱いて階段を上り、部屋に足を踏み入れると、召使いの娘がブラシや石炭入れに囲まれて膝まずき、大量の燃えかすで炎を消しながらひどい埃を立てているのが見えた。

This spectacle drove me back immediately; I took my hat, and, after a four-miles' walk, arrived at Heathcliff's garden-gate just in time to escape the first feathery flakes of a snow shower.

この光景に私はすぐに引き返す気になり、帽子を取って、四マイルを歩いた末に、雪のひとひらが舞い始める直前にヒースクリフの庭の門に到着した。

On that bleak hill top the earth was hard with a black frost, and the air made me shiver through every limb.

あの荒涼とした丘の頂では、大地は黒い霜で固く凍りつき、空気は体の隅々まで震えが走るほど冷たかった。

Being unable to remove the chain, I jumped over, and, running up the flagged causeway bordered with straggling gooseberry-bushes, knocked vainly for admittance, till my knuckles tingled and the dogs howled.

鎖を外すことができなかったので、飛び越えて、まばらなグーズベリーの茂みに縁取られた石畳の道を駆け上がり、指の関節がひりひりし犬が吠えるまで、虚しく戸を叩き続けた。

"Wretched inmates!" I ejaculated, mentally, "you deserve perpetual isolation from your species for your churlish inhospitality.

「惨めな住人たちめ！」と私は心の中で叫んだ、「その無礼なもてなしのなさで、同類から永遠に孤立する報いを受けるがいい。

At least, I would not keep my doors barred in the day-time.

少なくとも、私なら昼間に戸に閂をかけたままにはしない。

I don't care—I will get in!"

構うものか——中に入ってやる！」

So resolved, I grasped the latch and shook it vehemently.

そう決意して、私は掛け金を掴み、激しく揺さぶった。

Vocabulary

昨日: kinō — Yesterday; the day before today.
の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.
午後: gogo — Afternoon; the period after noon.
は: wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese grammar.
霧: kiri — Fog or mist obscuring visibility.
が: ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese grammar.
かかり: kakari — To hang over, settle upon, or descend.
寒く: samuku — Cold; adverbial form of cold (samui).
なって: natte — Becoming; te-form of naru, to become.
きた: kita — Has come to be; indicates gradual change over time.
と: to — And; with; quotation particle in Japanese.
泥: doro — Mud; wet, soft earth mixed with water.
中: naka — Inside; middle; among a space or group.
を: wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.
かき分け: kakiwake — To push through, part aside with hands.
て: te — Te-form conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.
へ: e — Directional particle indicating movement toward destination.
向かう: mukau — To head toward; to face a direction or destination.
代わり: kawari — Instead of; a substitute or replacement.
に: ni — Particle indicating location, time, or indirect object.
書斎: shosai — Study room; a private room for reading and writing.
暖炉: danro — Fireplace; a hearth for indoor heating.
そば: soba — Beside; near; in the vicinity of something.
で: de — Particle indicating location of action or means.
過ごそう: sugosō — Let's spend time; volitional form of sugosu.
か: ka — Question particle; or expressing uncertainty or option.
という: to iu — Called; said to be; expressing description or quotation.
気持ち: kimochi — Feeling; emotion; a mental or emotional state.
半分: hanbun — Half; one part divided into two equal portions.
あった: atta — There was; past tense of aru (to exist).
しかし: shikashi — However; but; a conjunction expressing contrast.
夕食: yūshoku — Dinner; the evening meal of the day.
から: kara — From; after; because; indicating origin or cause.
戻って: modotte — Returning; te-form of modoru, to return.
とき: toki — When; the time or moment something occurs.
注: chū — Note; annotation; a supplementary remark or explanation.
私: watashi — I; me; the first-person singular pronoun.
十二時: jūni-ji — Twelve o'clock; noon or midnight depending on context.
一時: ichiji — One o'clock; a specific time on the clock.
間: あいだ (aida) / かん (kan) — Between; interval of time or space.
食事: shokuji — Meal; the act of eating food.
する: suru — To do; general-purpose action verb in Japanese.
家政婦: kaseifu — Housekeeper; a woman employed to manage a household.
家: ie / ka — House; home; family; a place of residence.
一緒: issho — Together; jointly; at the same time or place.
備品: bihin — Fixtures or equipment included with a property.
として: toshite — As; in the capacity of; in the role of.
引き継い: hikitsui(da) — To take over; inherit a role or responsibility.
だ: da — Copula; plain form of desu, meaning 'is/are'.
貫禄: kanroku — Dignity; commanding presence; impressive personal authority.
ある: aru — To exist; to have; existence of inanimate things.
婦人: fujin — Lady; woman; a refined or mature female person.
五時: go-ji — Five o'clock; a specific hour of the day.
給仕: kyūji — To wait at table; serving food and drink.
して: shite — Doing; te-form of suru connecting clauses.
ほしい: hoshii — Want someone to do something; expressing a desire.
要望: yōbō — Request; demand; a strong expression of desired need.
理解: rikai — Understanding; comprehension of a concept or situation.
でき: deki — Can do; able; stem of dekiru (to be able).
なかった: nakatta — Did not; past negative form of nai (not exist).
しよう: shiyō — Let's do; volitional form of suru.
しなかった: shinakatta — Did not do; past negative of suru.
その: sono — That; refers to something near the listener.
よう: yō — Like; appearance; seeming; a way or manner.
な: na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
怠惰: taida — Laziness; idleness; lack of effort or diligence.
意図: ito — Intention; purpose; a planned aim or objective.
抱い: daite / idai(te) — Holding; harboring a feeling or intention.
階段: kaidan — Staircase; steps used to go between floors.
上り: nobori — Going up; ascending a staircase or slope.
部屋: heya — Room; an enclosed space inside a building.
足: ashi — Foot; leg; the lower limb used for walking.
踏み入れる: fumiireru — To step into; to enter a place on foot.
召使い: meshitsukai — Servant; a person employed to perform household tasks.
娘: musume — Girl; daughter; a young female person.
ブラシ: burashi — Brush; a tool with bristles for cleaning or grooming.
や: ya — And; listing particle for non-exhaustive enumeration.
囲まれ: kakomare — Surrounded; encircled by objects or people.
膝まずき: hizamazuki — Kneeling; being on one's knees on the ground.
大量: tairyō — Large quantity; an abundance of something.
燃えかす: moekasu — Cinders; ash; remnants left after burning.
炎: honō — Flame; fire; a burning light or blaze.
消し: keshi — Extinguishing; putting out a fire or light.
ながら: nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction.
ひどい: hidoi — Terrible; awful; extreme in a negative sense.
埃: hokori — Dust; fine particles of dirt floating in air.
立て: tate — Raising; stirring up; continuous action suffix.
いる: iru — To be; to exist; indicates ongoing action or state.
見え: mie — Visible; able to be seen; appearing to the eye.
た: ta — Past tense suffix for verbs and adjectives.
この: kono — This; refers to something close to the speaker.
光景: kōkei — Scene; sight; a view or spectacle observed visually.
すぐ: sugu — Immediately; right away; without delay.
引き返す: hikikaésu — To turn back; to retrace one's steps.
気: ki — Mind; spirit; feeling; inclination or intention.
なり: nari — Becoming; a resultant state or change.
帽子: bōshi — Hat; cap; a head covering worn outdoors.
取っ: totte — Taking; grabbing; te-form of toru (to take).
四: shi / yon — Four; the number four.
マイル: mairu — Mile; a unit of distance approximately 1.6 kilometers.
歩い: aruite — Walking; te-form of aruku (to walk).
末: sue — End; conclusion; the final stage of something.
雪: yuki — Snow; frozen precipitation falling from clouds.
ひとひら: hitohira — One flake; a single thin piece of snow or petal.
舞い: mai — Dancing; floating; drifting gently through the air.
始める: hajimeru — To begin; to start an action.
直前: chokuzen — Just before; immediately prior to an event.
庭: niwa — Garden; yard; an outdoor area beside a building.
門: mon — Gate; an entrance door or archway.
到着: tōchaku — Arrival; reaching a destination or endpoint.
し: shi — Did; conjunctive form connecting completed actions.
あの: ano — That over there; refers to something distant from both.
荒涼: kōryō — Desolate; bleak; barren and dreary in appearance.
した: shita — Did; past tense of suru; also 'below'.
丘: oka — Hill; a small elevated landform.
頂: itadaki — Summit; peak; the highest point of a hill.
大地: daichi — Earth; ground; the vast surface of the land.
黒い: kuroi — Black; dark; having the color black.
霜: shimo — Frost; ice crystals formed on cold surfaces overnight.
固く: kataku — Firmly; hard; adverbial form of katai (hard/firm).
凍りつき: kōritsuki — Frozen solid; locked in ice completely.
空気: kūki — Air; atmosphere; the air surrounding us.
体: karada — Body; the physical form of a living being.
隅々: sumizumi — Every corner; every nook of a space or body.
まで: made — Until; up to; as far as a limit.
震え: furue — Shiver; trembling from cold or fear.
走る: hashiru — To run; to rush through or across something.
ほど: hodo — To the extent that; about; approximately.
冷たかった: tsumetakatta — Was cold; past tense of tsumetai (cold to touch).
鎖: kusari — Chain; a series of linked metal rings or restraints.
外す: hazusu — To remove; to unfasten or detach something.
こと: koto — Thing; matter; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns.
飛び越え: tobikoe — Leaping over; jumping across an obstacle.
まばら: mabara — Sparse; scattered thinly with gaps between.
茂み: shigemi — Thicket; dense cluster of shrubs or bushes.
縁取ら: fuchidora — Bordered; edged; having a border or trim around.
れた: reta — Passive past suffix; was done to the subject.
石畳: ishidatami — Cobblestone; a pavement made of flat stones.
道: michi — Path; road; a way for walking or traveling.
駆け上がり: kakeagari — Running up; dashing upward along a path.
指: yubi — Finger; one of the digits on a hand.
関節: kansetsu — Joint; the connection point between two bones.
ひりひり: hirihiri — Stinging; tingling pain on skin from cold or irritation.
犬: inu — Dog; a domesticated canine animal.
吠える: hoeru — To bark; to howl; said of a dog's cry.
虚しく: munashiku — In vain; futilely; without result or meaning.
戸: to — Door; a panel that opens and closes an entrance.
叩き: tataki — Knocking; striking repeatedly on a surface or door.
続け: tsuzuke — Continuing; keeping on doing without stopping.
惨め: mijime — Miserable; wretched; in a pitiful or sorry state.
住人: jūnin — Resident; inhabitant; a person who lives in a place.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people or living beings.
め: me — Pejorative suffix expressing contempt for a person.
心: kokoro — Heart; mind; inner feelings or thoughts.
叫ん: sakende — Shouting; crying out; te-form of sakebu.
無礼: burei — Rudeness; impoliteness; disrespectful behavior toward others.
もてなし: motenashi — Hospitality; reception; the way guests are treated.
なさ: nasa — Lack of; absence of a quality (nominalizing suffix).
同類: dōrui — Same kind; fellow; of the same type or character.
永遠: eien — Eternity; forever; without end in time.
孤立: koritsu — Isolation; being cut off from others; solitude.
報い: mukui — Reward; retribution; the consequence one deserves.
受ける: ukeru — To receive; to accept; to undergo something.
いい: ii — Good; fine; that would serve them right.
少なくとも: sukunakutomo — At least; at the minimum; no less than.
なら: nara — If; in that case; a conditional conjunction.
昼間: hiruma — Daytime; the hours of daylight during the day.
かけた: kaketa — Did apply; past tense of kakeru (to lock/apply).
まま: mama — As is; unchanged condition; leaving something as it is.
しない: shinai — Do not do; negative present form of suru.
構う: kamau — To mind; to care about; to concern oneself with.
もの: mono — Thing; indicates reasoning or provides an explanation.
入っ: hatte / haitte — Entering; te-form of hairu (to enter).
やる: yaru — To do; to give; casual form expressing determined action.
そう: sō — So; that way; expressing agreement or determination.
決意: ketsui — Determination; firm resolution to do something.
掴み: tsukami — Grabbing; gripping firmly with the hand.
激しく: hageshiku — Violently; fiercely; with great intensity or force.
揺さぶっ: yusabutta / yusaburi — Shaking vigorously; rattling back and forth forcefully.

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