I drove out to Victor's with the idea of drinking a gimlet and sitting around until the evening edition of the morning papers was on the street.
drive out
(車で向かう)
[動]
go somewhere by car
with the idea of
(しようと思って)
[句]
with the intention of
sit around
(ぶらぶらする)
[動]
do nothing in particular
evening edition
(夕刊)
[名]
a newspaper that is published in the evening
morning papers
(朝刊)
[名]
a newspaper that is published in the morning
on the street
(出る)
[句]
available for sale
私はジムレットを飲み、朝刊の夕刊が出るまでぶらぶらしようと思って、車でヴィクターズに向かった。
But the bar was crowded and it wasn't any fun.
crowded
(混んでいる)
[形]
having a lot of people in a small space
fun
(楽しい)
[名]
something that provides mirth or amusement
しかし、バーは混んでいて、ちっとも楽しくなかった。
When the barkeep I knew got around to me he called me by name.
私が知っているバーテンダーが私のところに来ると、私の名前を呼んだ。
He went away and came back with the drink.
彼は去って行き、飲み物を持って戻ってきた。
I pecked at it to make it last, because I didn't feel like getting a glow on.
peck
(ちびちび飲む)
[動]
to eat or drink in small amounts
make it last
(長持ちさせる)
[動]
to make something continue for a long time
get a glow on
(酔う)
[動]
to become drunk
私はそれを長持ちさせるためにちびちび飲んだ。酔いたくなかったからだ。
Either I would get really stiff or stay sober.
stiff
(酔う)
[形]
not moving or bending easily
私は本当に酔うか、しらふのままになるかのどちらかだった。
After a while I had another of the same.
have another
(もう一杯飲む)
[動]
to have an additional one of something
the same
(同じもの)
[名]
the same thing
しばらくして、私は同じものをもう一杯飲んだ。
It was just past six when the kid with the papers came into the bar.
just past six
(ちょうど6時を過ぎた頃)
[名]
a time that is just after 6 o'clock
新聞を持った子供がバーに入ってきたのはちょうど6時を過ぎた頃だった。
One of the barkeeps yelled at him to beat it, but he managed one quick round of the customers before a waiter got hold of him and threw him out.
beat it
(出ていけ)
[動]
to go away
round
(周り)
[名]
a circular or curved shape
hold
(捕まえる)
[動]
to take and keep something in your hand or hands
throw
(放り出す)
[動]
to move something with a lot of force
バーテンダーの1人が彼に出ていけと怒鳴ったが、彼はウェイターが彼を捕まえて放り出す前に、客の周りを1周することができた。
I was one of the customers.
私は客の1人だった。
I opened up the Journal and glanced at page 1A.
open up
(開く)
[動]
to make or become open
私はジャーナルを開き、1面をちらっと見た。
They had made it.
it
(それを)
[代]
the thing or object previously mentioned
彼らはそれを成し遂げた。
It was all there.
全てそこにあった。
They had reversed the photostat by making it black on white and by reducing it in size they had fitted it into the top half of the page.
reverse
(反転する)
[動]
turn the other way around
彼らは白地に黒字の反転写真にし、サイズを縮小してページの上半分に収めていた。
There was a short brusque editorial on another page.
別のページには短い無愛想な社説があった。
There was a half column by Lonnie Morgan with a by-line, on still another page.
half column
(半段の囲み記事)
[名]
a half column
by-line
(署名入り)
[名]
a line of text that gives the author's name
another page
(別のページ)
[名]
a different page
別のページにはロニー・モーガンによる署名入りの半段の囲み記事があった。
Lonnie Morgan's piece was a straightforward factual recapitulation of the facts and happenings involved in the Lennox case and the “suicide” of Roger Wade--the facts as they had been published.
piece
(記事)
[名]
an article in a newspaper or magazine
straightforward
(率直な)
[形]
honest and direct
factual
(事実の)
[形]
based on or concerned with fact
recapitulation
(要約)
[名]
a summary of the main points of something
Roger Wade
(ロジャー・ウェイド)
[名]
a person's name
ロニー・モーガンの記事は、レノックス事件とロジャー・ウェイドの「自殺」に関係する事実と出来事の率直な事実の要約だった。公表された事実だ。
It added nothing, deduced nothing, imputed nothing.
deduce
(推論する)
[動]
reach a conclusion by reasoning
impute
(非難する)
[動]
attribute something to someone or something
何も付け加えず、何も推論せず、何も非難していなかった。
It was clear concise businesslike reporting.
concise
(簡潔な)
[形]
giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words
businesslike
(ビジネスライクな)
[形]
practical and efficient
reporting
(報告)
[名]
the action or process of giving a report
明確で簡潔なビジネスライクな報告だった。
The editorial was something else.
something else
(別物)
[名]
something different
社説は別物だった。
It asked questions--the kind a newspaper asks of public officials when they are caught with jam on their faces.
public official
(公職者)
[名]
a person who is in a position of authority in a government or other public organization
社説は質問していた。新聞が公職者に、顔にジャムを塗りたくった状態で捕まった時にするような質問だ。
When he got there he grunted about the steps and said he would drink a cup of coffee if I had one.
get there
(着く)
[動]
arrive at a place
grunt
(ぶつぶつ言う)
[動]
utter a low guttural sound
彼はここに着くと階段についてぶつぶつ言い、コーヒーがあれば一杯飲むと言った。
I said I would make some.
私はコーヒーを入れると言った。
While I made it he wandered around the house and made himself very much at home.
wander
(歩き回る)
[動]
to move about aimlessly or unsystematically
make oneself at home
(くつろぐ)
[動]
to relax and feel comfortable in a place that is not your own
私がコーヒーを入れている間に彼は家の中を歩き回り、とてもくつろいでいた。
I carried some coffee into the living room and he parked himself and sipped it.
私はコーヒーを居間に運び、彼は腰を下ろしてそれをすすった。
He lit one of my cigarettes and puffed at it for a minute or two, then put it out.
彼は私のタバコに火をつけ、1、2分吸ってから消した。
“Getting so I don't care for the stuff,” he said.
「タバコを吸わなくなってきた」と彼は言った。
“Maybe it's the TV commercials.
TV commercial
(テレビコマーシャル)
[名]
a television advertisement
「たぶんテレビコマーシャルのせいだ。
They make you hate everything they try to sell.
彼らは売ろうとしているものすべてを嫌いにさせる。
God, they must think the public is a halfwit.
神よ、彼らは一般大衆を半分白痴だと思っているに違いない。
Every time some jerk in a white coat with a stethoscope hanging around his neck holds up some toothpaste or a pack of cigarettes or a bottle of beer or a mouthwash or a jar of shampoo or a little box of something that makes a fat wrestler smell like mountain lilac I always make a note never to buy any.
jerk
(馬鹿)
[名]
a stupid or foolish person
stethoscope
(聴診器)
[名]
a medical instrument for listening to the action of the heart or lungs
mouthwash
(マウスウォッシュ)
[名]
an over-the-counter liquid product used to rinse the mouth
shampoo
(シャンプー)
[名]
a liquid preparation containing detergents for washing the hair
make a note
(メモする)
[動]
to write something down as a reminder
首に聴診器をぶら下げた白衣の馬鹿が歯磨き粉やタバコの箱やビール瓶やマウスウォッシュやシャンプーや太ったレスラーを山のライラックのような香りにする小さな箱を掲げるたびに、私は決して買わないとメモする。
Hell, I wouldn't buy the product even if I liked it.
地獄、私はその製品が好きだったとしても買わない。
You read the Journal, huh?”
ジャーナルを読むんだな?」
“Springer is hopping mad.
hopping mad
(怒り狂っている)
[形]
very angry
「スプリンガーは怒り狂っている。
Lawford, the deputy D.A. that got the letter this morning, claims he took it straight to his boss, but it makes a guy wonder.
deputy D.A.
(地方検事補)
[名]
a person who assists the district attorney
claim
(主張する)
[動]
state or assert that something is the case
straight
(直に)
[副]
without deviation or interruption
make a guy wonder
(人々を不思議にさせる)
[動]
cause someone to be curious or puzzled
今朝手紙を受け取った地方検事補のローフォードは、それを上司に直に渡したと主張しているが、それは人々を不思議にさせる。
What the Journal printed looks like a straight reproduction from the original.”
straight
(直接)
[形]
extending or moving uniformly in one direction only
reproduction
(複写)
[名]
a copy of something
ジャーナルが印刷したものは、原本から直接複写したもののように見える。」
“Serves him right,” Ohls went on.
serve
(報い)
[動]
to be suitable or sufficient for
「彼には当然の報いだ」とオールズは続けた。
“Springer ought to have handled it himself.
「スプリンガーは自分で処理すべきだった。
Personally I don't figure it was Lawford that leaked.
leak
(漏らす)
[動]
to allow something to pass or escape through a hole or crack
個人的には、漏らしたのはローフォードだとは思わない。
He's a politician too.”
彼もまた政治家だ。」
He stared at me woodenly.
woodenly
(無表情に)
[副]
in a stiff, awkward, or expressionless manner
彼は私を無表情に見つめた。
He leaned forward and smiled--a little wolfishly.
wolfishly
(狼のように)
[副]
in a wolfish manner
彼は前かがみになって微笑んだ--少し狼のように。
“No cop likes it when a private citizen does police work behind his back.
「一般市民が警察の仕事を背後で行うことを好む警官はいない。
If you had connected up Wade and the Lennox frail for me the time Wade got dead I'd have made out.
frail
(弱み)
[名]
a weakness or defect in someone or something
make out
(理解する)
[動]
to understand or comprehend
ウェードが死んだ時にウェードとレノックスの弱みを私に結びつけていたら、私は理解していただろう。
If you had connected up Mrs. Wade and this Terry Lennox I'd have had her in the palm of my hand--alive.
connect up
(結びつける)
[動]
to join or fasten together
have in the palm of one's hand
(手のひらに乗せる)
[熟]
to have complete control over someone or something
ウェード夫人とこのテリー・レノックスを結びつけていたら、私は彼女を私の手のひらに--生きたまま--乗せていただろう。
If you had come clean from the start Wade might be still alive.
come clean
(白状する)
[動]
to tell the truth about something that you have been hiding
start
(最初)
[名]
the beginning of something
最初から白状していたら、ウェードはまだ生きていたかもしれない。
Not to mention Lennox.
レノックスは言うまでもない。
You figure you're a pretty smart monkey, don't you?”
自分をかなり賢い猿だと思ってるんだろ?」
“Nothing. It's too late.
「何も。もう遅い。
I told you a wise guy never fools anybody but himself.
賢い奴は自分以外は誰も騙せないって言ったろ。
I told you straight and clear.
straight
(はっきり)
[形]
going or lying in a direct line
はっきり言ったはずだ。
So it didn't take.
take
(うまくいく)
[動]
be successful or effective
だから、うまくいかなかった。
Right now it might be smart for you to leave town.
leave town
(町を出る)
[動]
to depart from a town
今すぐ町を出るのが賢明かもしれない。
Nobody likes you and a couple of guys that don't like people do something about it.
誰も君を好きじゃないし、君を好きじゃない連中が何かする。
I had the word from a stoolie.”
have the word
(聞いた)
[動]
receive information
stoolie
(密告者)
[名]
a person who provides information about criminals or criminal activity to the police
密告者から聞いたんだ」
“I'm not that important, Bernie.
「私はそんなに重要じゃないよ、バーニー。
Let's stop snarling at each other.
snarl
(いがみ合う)
[動]
to growl with bared teeth
お互いにいがみ合うのはやめよう。
Until Wade was dead you didn't even enter the case.
be dead
(死ぬ)
[動]
to stop living
enter
(関係する)
[動]
to become involved in something
ウェードが死ぬまでは君は事件に関係していなかった。
After that it didn't seem to matter to you and to the coroner or to the D.A. or to anybody.
その後は君にとっても検死官にとっても検察官にとっても誰にとっても問題ではなかったようだ。
Maybe I did some things wrong.
もしかしたら私は何か間違ったことをしたかもしれない。
But the truth came out.
come out
(明らかになる)
[動]
become known or apparent
しかし真実は明らかになった。
You could have had her yesterday afternoon--with what?”
yesterday afternoon
(昨日の午後)
[名]
the afternoon of the day before today
have
(捕まえる)
[動]
to catch or capture
with what
(何で)
[名]
with what thing or things
昨日の午後彼女を捕まえられたかもしれないのにー何でだ?」
He stood up abruptly.
abruptly
(急に)
[副]
quickly and without warning
彼は急に立ち上がった。
His face was red.
be red
(赤い)
[動]
of a color intermediate between orange and violet, as of blood, fire, or rubies
彼の顔は赤かった。
“Okay, wise guy. She'd have been alive.
be alive
(生きている)
[動]
to be living or not dead
「いいだろう、賢い奴め。彼女は生きていただろう。
We could have booked her on suspicion.
我々は彼女を容疑者として逮捕できたかもしれない。
You wanted her dead, you punk, and you know it.”
彼女が死ぬことを望んだんだ、このチンピラ、そしてそれを知っているんだ。」
“I wanted her to take a good long quiet look at herself.
take a look
(見つめる)
[動]
to look at something
「私は彼女に自分自身を長く静かに見つめて欲しかったんだ。
What she did about it was her business.
彼女がそれについて何をするかはその人の勝手だ。
I wanted to clear an innocent man.
clear
(晴らす)
[動]
to free from accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt
私は無実の人を晴らしたいと思った。
I didn't give a good goddam how I did it and I don't now.
give a good goddam
(よくわからない)
[動]
to not care about something
私はそれをどうやってやったのか、そして今もそうなのか、よくわからない。
I'll be around when you feel like doing something about me.”
feel like
(したい)
[動]
to want to do something
doing something
(何かしたい)
[動]
to perform an action
about me
(私について)
[前]
on the subject of me
私について何かしたいと思ったら、私は近くにいるよ」
“The hard boys will take care of you, buster.
hard
(硬派)
[形]
not easily broken, bent, or pierced
take care of
(始末する)
[動]
to deal with or attend to
「硬派の男たちがあなたを始末するぞ、バスター。
I won't have to bother.
私はわざわざする必要はないだろう。
You think you're not important enough to bother them.
あなたは彼らを煩わすほど重要ではないと思っている。
As a P.I. named Marlowe, check.
私立探偵のマーロウとして、チェック。
You're not.
be not
(違う)
[動]
be not
あなたは違う。
As a guy who was told where to get off and blew a raspberry in their faces publicly in a newspaper, that's different.
raspberry
(ラズベリー)
[名]
a small round red or black fruit
publicly
(公然と)
[副]
in a way that is known or seen by many people
どこで降りるかを言われ、新聞で公然と彼らの顔にラズベリーを吹きかけた男として、それは違う。
That hurts their pride.”
それは彼らのプライドを傷つける。」