Wuthering Heights — Page 4
She was slender, and apparently scarcely past girlhood: an admirable form, and the most exquisite little face that I have ever had the pleasure of beholding; small features, very fair; flaxen ringlets, or rather golden, hanging loose on her delicate neck; and eyes, had they been agreeable in expression, that would have been irresistible: fortunately for my susceptible heart, the only sentiment they evinced hovered between scorn and a kind of desperation, singularly unnatural to be detected there.
彼女は細身で、どうやらまだ少女時代を出たばかりのようだった。すばらしい体つきで、私がこれまで目にした喜びの中で最も可憐な小さな顔をしていた。目鼻立ちは小さく、とても色白で、亜麻色の、いやむしろ黄金色のカールした髪が、その繊細な首筋に緩やかにかかっていた。その瞳は、もし表情が穏やかであったなら抗いがたいものであっただろうが、私の傷つきやすい心にとって幸いなことに、その瞳が示す感情は軽蔑とある種の絶望との間をただよっており、そこに見て取るにはひどく不自然なものだった。
The canisters were almost out of her reach; I made a motion to aid her; she turned upon me as a miser might turn if any one attempted to assist him in counting his gold.
茶筒は彼女の手がほとんど届かないところにあった。私は手を貸そうと身振りをした。すると彼女は、守銭奴が金を数えるのを誰かが手伝おうとしたときに振り返るように、私の方へ向き直った。
"I don't want your help," she snapped; "I can get them for myself."
「あなたの助けなんていらないわ」と彼女はぴしゃりと言った。「自分でできるもの」
"I beg your pardon!" I hastened to reply.
「失礼しました！」と私は急いで答えた。
"Were you asked to tea?" she demanded, tying an apron over her neat black frock, and standing with a spoonful of the leaf poised over the pot.
「お茶に招かれたの？」と彼女は詰問した。きちんとした黒いワンピースの上にエプロンを結びながら、スプーン一杯の茶葉をポットの上にかざして立っていた。
"I shall be glad to have a cup," I answered.
「一杯いただければ嬉しいですね」と私は答えた。
"Were you asked?" she repeated.
「招かれたの？」と彼女は繰り返した。
"No," I said, half smiling. "You are the proper person to ask me."
「いいえ」と私は半ば微笑みながら言った。「あなたこそが私を招く適切な方ですよ」
She flung the tea back, spoon and all, and resumed her chair in a pet; her forehead corrugated, and her red under-lip pushed out, like a child's ready to cry.
彼女はスプーンごと茶葉を放り戻し、むっとした様子で椅子に戻った。額にしわを寄せ、赤い下唇を今にも泣き出しそうな子供のように突き出していた。
Vocabulary
- 彼女
- kanojo — She; her; girlfriend
- は
- wa — Topic-marking grammatical particle
- 細身
- hosomi — Slender build; slim figure
- で
- de — Conjunctive particle indicating manner or state
- どうやら
- dōyara — It seems; apparently; seemingly
- まだ
- mada — Still; not yet; even now
- 少女
- shōjo — Young girl; maiden; adolescent female
- 時代
- jidai — Era; age; period of time
- を
- wo — Object-marking grammatical particle
- 出た
- deta — Came out; left; exited (past tense)
- ばかり
- bakari — Just; only; nothing but; approximately
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing grammatical particle
- よう
- yō — Seems like; appears to be; resemblance
- だっ
- da(tte) — Was; copula past tense informal form
- た
- ta — Past tense grammatical suffix
- すばらしい
- subarashii — Wonderful; splendid; magnificent; superb
- 体つき
- karadatsuki — Body shape; figure; physical build
- 私
- watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun
- が
- ga — Subject-marking grammatical particle
- これ
- kore — This; this thing here
- まで
- made — Until; up to; as far as
- 目
- me — Eye; eyes; sight; vision
- に
- ni — Direction, location, or purpose particle
- し
- shi — And; do; verbal connective form
- 喜び
- yorokobi — Joy; delight; pleasure; happiness
- 中
- naka — Inside; among; within a group
- 最も
- mottomo — Most; extremely; the greatest degree
- 可憐
- karen — Lovely; sweet; charming; adorably delicate
- な
- na — Adjectival linking particle for na-adjectives
- 小さな
- chiisana — Small; little; tiny (attributive form)
- 顔
- kao — Face; facial features; countenance
- て
- te — Conjunctive te-form grammatical connector
- い
- i — Continuative form of verb iru (to be)
- 目鼻立ち
- mehanachi — Facial features; arrangement of eyes and nose
- 小さく
- chīsaku — Small; in a small way (adverbial form)
- とても
- totemo — Very; extremely; quite; highly
- 色白
- irojiro — Fair-skinned; having pale white complexion
- 亜麻色
- amairo — Flaxen color; light golden-brown hue
- いや
- iya — No; rather; or rather; correction
- むしろ
- mushiro — Rather; instead; on the contrary
- 黄金色
- koganeiro — Golden color; rich gold-like hue
- カール
- kāru — Curl; curled hair (loanword from English)
- 髪
- kami — Hair; one's hair on the head
- その
- sono — That; the (demonstrative prenominal adjective)
- 繊細
- sensai — Delicate; fine; sensitive; subtle
- 首筋
- kubisūji — Nape of neck; back of the neck
- 緩やか
- yuruyaka — Gentle; gradual; soft; relaxed
- かかっ
- kaka(tte) — Hanging; falling over; cascading (continuative)
- 瞳
- hitomi — Pupil of eye; eyes; gaze
- もし
- moshi — If; supposing; in case that
- 表情
- hyōjō — Facial expression; look on one's face
- 穏やか
- odayaka — Calm; gentle; serene; peaceful
- あっ
- a(tte) — Being; existing (continuative copula form)
- なら
- nara — If; in that case; conditional particle
- 抗い
- aragai — Resistance; struggling against; opposition
- がたい
- gatai — Hard to; difficult to (suffix form)
- もの
- mono — Thing; something; a certain quality
- だろう
- darō — Probably; I suppose; conjecture ending
- 傷つき
- kizutsuki — Being wounded; getting hurt; injury
- やすい
- yasui — Easy to; prone to (suffix form)
- 心
- kokoro — Heart; mind; spirit; feelings
- とっ
- to(tte) — For; taking; in terms of (te-form)
- 幸い
- saiwai — Fortunate; lucky; blessing; good fortune
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer
- 示す
- shimesu — To show; to indicate; to demonstrate
- 感情
- kanjō — Emotion; feeling; sentiment; passion
- 軽蔑
- keibetsu — Contempt; scorn; disdain; looking down on
- と
- to — And; with; quotation particle; together
- ある
- aru — To exist; to be; there is
- 種
- shū / tane — Kind; sort; type; species
- 絶望
- zetsubō — Despair; hopelessness; giving up all hope
- 間
- aida / ma — Between; interval; space; gap
- ただよっ
- tadayo(tte) — Drifting; floating; hovering (continuative form)
- おり
- ori — Being; present (humble continuative of iru)
- そこ
- soko — There; that place; that point
- 見て取る
- mitetoru — To perceive; to discern; to make out
- ひどく
- hidoku — Terribly; extremely; severely; awfully
- 不自然
- fushizen — Unnatural; awkward; forced; artificial
- 手
- te — Hand; arm; means; technique
- ほとんど
- hotondo — Almost; nearly; hardly; mostly
- 届か
- todoka(nai) — Not reaching; failing to reach (negative stem)
- ない
- nai — Not; there is not; negative ending
- ところ
- tokoro — Place; point; just about to
- 貸そう
- kasō — Let me lend; I'll lend (volitional form)
- 身振り
- miburi — Gesture; body movement; physical motion
- すると
- suru to — Then; thereupon; at that moment
- 守銭奴
- shusendo — Miser; penny-pincher; greedy hoarder of money
- 金
- kane / kin — Money; gold; metal; currency
- 数える
- kazoeru — To count; to enumerate; to calculate
- 誰か
- dareka — Someone; somebody; anyone
- 手伝おう
- tetsudaō — Let me help; I'll assist (volitional form)
- とき
- toki — Time; moment; occasion; when
- 振り返る
- furikaeru — To look back; to turn around; to reflect
- 方
- hō / kata — Direction; way; person; side
- へ
- e — Toward; to; directional particle
- 向き直っ
- mukinaot(te) — Turning to face; turning directly toward
- あなた
- anata — You; second-person singular pronoun
- 助け
- tasuke — Help; assistance; aid; rescue
- なんて
- nante — Such a thing as; how; expressing dismissal
- いら
- ira(nai) — Not needed; don't need (stem of iranai)
- わ
- wa — Feminine sentence-ending emphatic particle
- ぴしゃり
- pisharu — Sharply; curtly; with a snap; bluntly
- 言っ
- i(tte) — Saying; said (te-form of iu)
- 自分
- jibun — Oneself; myself; yourself; one's own
- できる
- dekiru — Can do; be able to; be possible
- 失礼
- shitsurei — Rude; discourteous; excuse me; rudeness
- まし
- mashi — Better; preferable; comparatively acceptable
- 急い
- iso(de) — Hurrying; rushing; in haste (te-form)
- 答え
- kotae — Answer; reply; response; solution
- お茶
- ocha — Tea; green tea; honorific prefix added
- 招か
- mane(ka) — Being invited; being called (passive stem)
- れ
- re — Passive or receptive grammatical suffix
- 詰問
- kitsumon — Questioning sharply; demanding an explanation
- きちんと
- kichinto — Properly; neatly; correctly; in order
- 黒い
- kuroi — Black; dark-colored (adjective form)
- ワンピース
- wanpīsu — One-piece dress; dress (loanword from English)
- 上
- ue / jō — Above; on top; upper; over
- エプロン
- epuron — Apron (loanword from English)
- 結び
- musubi — Tying; knot; binding; fastening
- ながら
- nagara — While; as; doing simultaneously
- スプーン
- supūn — Spoon (loanword from English)
- 一杯
- ippai — One cup; one spoonful; full
- 茶葉
- chaha — Tea leaves; loose-leaf tea
- ポット
- potto — Pot; teapot; kettle (loanword)
- 立っ
- ta(tte) — Standing; stood (te-form of tatsu)
- いただけ
- itadake — Could you; would you (humble potential stem)
- ば
- ba — If; conditional grammatical suffix
- 嬉しい
- ureshii — Happy; glad; pleased; joyful
- です
- desu — Polite copula meaning 'is/am/are'
- ね
- ne — Isn't it; right; seeking agreement particle
- 繰り返し
- kurikaeshi — Repetition; repeatedly; over and over
- いいえ
- iie — No; not at all; disagreement response
- 半ば
- nakaba — Halfway; in the middle; partly; half
- 微笑み
- hohoemi — Smile; gentle smile; soft expression
- こそ
- koso — Indeed; precisely; emphatic particle
- 招く
- maneku — To invite; to beckon; to cause
- 適切
- tekisetsu — Appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
- よ
- yo — Assertive sentence-ending emphatic particle
- ごと
- goto — Together with; including; wholesale
- むっと
- mutto — With a sulky pout; irritated; huffily
- 様子
- yōsu — Appearance; state; condition; manner
- 椅子
- isu — Chair; seat; stool
- 戻っ
- modo(tte) — Returning; going back (te-form of modoru)
- 額
- hitai — Forehead; brow; face above eyes
- しわ
- shiwa — Wrinkle; crease; furrow in skin
- 寄せ
- yose — Drawing together; gathering; furrowing
- 赤い
- akai — Red; crimson; scarlet (adjective form)
- 下唇
- shitakuchibiru — Lower lip; bottom lip of mouth
- 今
- ima — Now; at this moment; currently
- も
- mo — Also; too; even; as well (particle)
- 泣き出し
- nakidashi — Bursting into tears; beginning to cry
- そう
- sō — So; like that; seems about to
- 子供
- kodomo — Child; children; kid; young person
- 突き出し
- tsukidashi — Sticking out; pushing forward; protruding
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