Having been condemned by nature and fortune to an active and restless life, in two months after my return I again left my native country and took shipping in the Downs on the 20th day of June, 1702, in the Adventure, Captain John Nicholas, a Cornishman, commander, bound for Surat.
active
(活動的)
[形]
characterized by energetic action or movement
restless
(落ち着きのない)
[形]
unable to rest or relax
take shipping
(出航する)
[動]
to go on a ship
the Downs
(ダウンズ)
[名]
a roadstead off the east coast of Kent, England
the 20th day of June, 1702
(一七〇二年六月二十日)
[名]
the 20th day of the month of June in the year 1702
Cornishman
(コーンウォール人)
[名]
a person from Cornwall
生まれつきの性質と運命によって、活動的で落ち着きのない生活を送ることになった私は、帰国後二ヶ月で再び故国を離れ、一七〇二年六月二十日、コーンウォール人ジョン・ニコラス船長の指揮するスーラト行きのアドベンチャー号に乗り、ダウンズから出航した。
We had a very prosperous gale till we arrived at the Cape of Good Hope, where we landed for fresh water;
have a gale
(大風が吹く)
[動]
experience a gale
arrive at
(着く)
[動]
reach a destination
Cape of Good Hope
(喜望峰)
[名]
a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of South Africa
land
(上陸する)
[動]
go ashore
fresh water
(真水)
[名]
water that is not salty
喜望峰に着くまで順風が吹き、そこで真水を補給するために上陸した。
but discovering a leak, we unshipped our goods and wintered there;
leak
(漏水)
[名]
a hole or crack that allows liquid to pass through
unship
(降ろす)
[動]
remove from a ship
winter
(越冬する)
[動]
spend the winter
しかし、船に漏水が発見されたので、荷物を降ろしてそこで越冬した。
for the captain falling sick of an ague, we could not leave the Cape till the end of March.
fall sick
(かかる)
[動]
become ill
ague
(マラリア)
[名]
a fever characterized by chills and shivering
Cape
(喜望峰)
[名]
a headland in South Africa
船長がマラリアにかかってしまったので、三月末まで喜望峰を離れることができなかった。
We then set sail, and had a good voyage till we passed the straits of Madagascar; but having got northward of that island, and to about five degrees south latitude, the winds, which in those seas are observed to blow a constant equal gale between the north and west from the beginning of December to the beginning of May, on the 19th of April began to blow with much greater violence and more westerly than usual, continuing so for twenty days together;
have a good voyage
(順調な航海)
[名]
a journey by water
pass
(通過する)
[動]
go past or across
Madagascar
(マダガスカル)
[名]
an island country in the Indian Ocean
northward
(北側)
[名]
the direction in which the north lies
blow
(吹く)
[動]
move or be moved by the wind
constant
(一定の)
[形]
non-varying
gale
(強風)
[名]
a very strong wind
beginning
(上旬)
[名]
the first part of something
その後出航し、マダガスカル海峡を通過するまでは順調な航海だったが、その島の北側に出て、南緯五度くらいまで来ると、この海域では十二月上旬から五月上旬まで北西の風が吹き続けるのが普通だが、四月十九日にはいつもよりずっと強く、西寄りの風が吹き始め、それが二十日間も続いた。
during which time we were driven a little to the east of the Molucca Islands, and about three degrees northward of the line, as our captain found by an observation he took the 2d of May, at which time the wind ceased, and it was a perfect calm;
Molucca Islands
(モルッカ諸島)
[名]
an archipelago in Indonesia
about three degrees
(三度ほど)
[名]
a unit of temperature
northward
(北に)
[副]
in a northerly direction
line
(赤道)
[名]
the equator
cease
(止む)
[動]
come or bring to an end
calm
(凪)
[名]
a period of calm weather
その間に船はモルッカ諸島の少し東、赤道から北に三度ほど流されたが、五月二日に船長が観測したところ、風が止んで、すっかり凪になった。
whereat I was not a little rejoiced.
whereat
(これに)
[副]
at which
not a little
(大いに)
[副]
very much
rejoice
(喜ぶ)
[動]
feel or show great joy or delight
これに私は大いに喜んだ。
But he, being a man well experienced in the navigation of those seas, bid us all prepare against a storm, which accordingly happened on the day following;
be well experienced in
(に精通している)
[動]
have a lot of knowledge or skill in
bid
(命じる)
[動]
order or command
prepare
(備える)
[動]
make ready for something
しかし、船長はこの海域の航海に精通した人物だったので、嵐に備えるよう全員に命じたが、その通りに翌日嵐になった。
for a southern wind, called the southern monsoon, began to set in.
southern
(南の)
[形]
of or relating to the south
set in
(吹き始める)
[動]
start to happen or exist
南モンスーンと呼ばれる南風が吹き始めたからである。
Finding it was like to overblow, we took in our spritsail, and stood by to hand the foresail;
overblow
(強くなる)
[動]
blow too hard
take in
(畳む)
[動]
furl
spritsail
(船首斜檣帆)
[名]
a sail extended by a sprit
stand by
(準備する)
[動]
be ready to act
foresail
(前檣帆)
[名]
the principal sail on the foremast
風が強くなりそうだったので、船首斜檣帆を畳み、前檣帆を畳む準備をした。
but making foul weather, we looked if the guns were all fast, and handed the mizzen.
make
(悪化する)
[動]
become worse
look
(確認する)
[動]
check or verify
gun
(大砲)
[名]
a weapon that fires a projectile using an explosive charge
fast
(固定されている)
[形]
firmly fixed or attached
hand
(畳む)
[動]
furl
しかし、天候が悪化したので、大砲がすべて固定されているか確認し、後檣帆を畳んだ。
The ship lay very broad off, so we thought it better spooning before the sea, than trying or hulling.
lay
(横倒しになる)
[動]
be in or assume a horizontal position
broad
(非常に)
[形]
of great extent from one side to the other
better
(よりよい)
[形]
of a more excellent or effective type or quality
spoon
(スプーン)
[名]
an implement with a handle and a shallow bowl-shaped container at the end, used for eating, stirring, and serving food
try
(試みる)
[動]
make an attempt or effort to do something
hull
(船体)
[名]
the main body of a ship or other vessel
船は非常に横倒しになっていたので、船首を風上に向けるよりも、船首を風下に向けて走らせる方がよいと考えた。
We reefed the foresail and set him, and hauled aft the foresheet;
reef
(畳む)
[動]
reduce the area of a sail by rolling or folding a portion of it
set
(張る)
[動]
cause to be in a specified state
haul
(引く)
[動]
pull or drag with a great deal of effort
aft
(後ろ)
[副]
at or toward the stern of a ship
foresheet
(前檣帆の帆脚索)
[名]
a rope that controls the angle of the foresail
前檣帆を畳んで張り、前檣帆の帆脚索を後ろに引いた。
the helm was hard a-weather.
helm
(舵)
[名]
a tiller or wheel for steering a ship or boat
hard
(向けられた)
[形]
firmly or vigorously
a-weather
(風上)
[名]
the direction from which the wind blows
舵は風上に向けられた。
The ship wore bravely.
wear
(回頭する)
[動]
change direction by turning around
bravely
(勇敢に)
[副]
in a courageous manner
船は勇敢に回頭した。
We belayed the fore-downhaul; but the sail was split, and we hauled down the yard and got the sail into the ship, and unbound all the things clear of it.
belay
(固定する)
[動]
make fast (a rope) by winding it round a cleat, pin, or other object
fore-downhaul
(前檣帆の下げ索)
[名]
a rope used to haul down the foresail
haul down
(下ろす)
[動]
pull or drag with force
yard
(帆桁)
[名]
a long slender piece of timber, metal, or plastic set up across a mast to support a sail
unbound
(解き放つ)
[動]
release from a bond or tie
前檣帆の下げ索を固定したが、帆が裂けてしまったので、帆桁を下ろして帆を船内に入れ、帆からすべてのものを解き放った。
It was a very fierce storm;
fierce
(激しい)
[形]
violent or intense in strength or degree
それはとても激しい嵐だった。
the sea broke strange and dangerous.
海は奇妙で危険な波を打った。
We hauled off upon the lanyard of the whipstaff and helped the man at helm.
haul off
(引っ張る)
[動]
pull or drag with great effort
lanyard
(索)
[名]
a short piece of rope or cord
whipstaff
(舵柄)
[名]
a vertical lever attached to the tiller of a ship
舵柄の索を引っ張って、舵をとる男を助けた。
We would not get down our topmast, but let all stand, because she scudded before the sea very well, and we knew that the topmast being aloft, the ship was the wholesomer and made better way through the sea, seeing we had sea room.
get down
(降ろす)
[動]
cause to come or go down
topmast
(トップマスト)
[名]
the second section of a mast, immediately above the lower mast
scud
(走る)
[動]
move fast with little or no effort
aloft
(上)
[副]
up in or into the air
wholesome
(健全)
[形]
promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit
make way
(進む)
[動]
move or travel
sea room
(海路)
[名]
the space needed to maneuver a ship safely
トップマストを取り下ろさずに、すべてを立てたままにした。なぜなら、船は海を前にとてもよく走り、トップマストが上にあると船はより健全で、海をよりよく進むことができるとわかっていたからだ。
When the storm was over we set foresail and mainsail and brought the ship to.
be over
(過ぎ去る)
[動]
have ended
foresail
(前帆)
[名]
the lowest sail on the foremast
mainsail
(主帆)
[名]
the principal sail on a mainmast
bring
(止める)
[動]
cause to come to a specified place
嵐が過ぎ去ると、前帆と主帆を張って船を止めた。
Then we set the mizzen, main-topsail and the fore-topsail.
mizzen
(後檣帆)
[名]
the lowest sail on the mizzenmast
main-topsail
(主檣上帆)
[名]
the second sail up from the deck on the mainmast
fore-topsail
(前檣上帆)
[名]
the second sail up from the deck on the foremast
それから、後檣帆、主檣上帆、前檣上帆を張った。
Our course was east-north-east, the wind was at southwest.
east-north-east
(東北東)
[名]
the direction midway between east and northeast
southwest
(南西)
[名]
the direction midway between south and west
進路は東北東、風は南西だった。
We got the starboard tacks aboard;
get
(取り込む)
[動]
obtain by care, effort, or the like
starboard
(右舷)
[名]
the right-hand side of a ship or aircraft looking forward
tack
(タッキング)
[名]
a change of direction when sailing into the ind
右舷のタッキングを船内に取り込んだ。
we cast off our weather braces and lifts;
cast off
(解く)
[動]
to untie or unfasten
weather
(風上側の)
[形]
on the side from which the wind is blowing
brace
(支索)
[名]
a rope used to support a spar or other object
lift
(索具)
[名]
a device for hoisting or lowering
風上側の支索と索具を解いた。
we set in the lee braces and hauled forward by the weather bowlings, and hauled them tight, and belayed them, and hauled over the mizzen-tack to windward, and kept her full and by as near as she would lie.
set in
(張る)
[動]
to put something in place
lee brace
(風下側の支索)
[名]
a rope used to adjust the angle of a sail
haul
(引っ張る)
[動]
to pull or drag with force
weather bowling
(風上側のボウリング)
[名]
a rope used to adjust the angle of a sail on the windward side of a ship
tight
(きつく)
[副]
firmly or closely
mizzen-tack
(後檣帆)
[名]
the lowest sail on the mizzenmast
windward
(風上側)
[名]
the direction from which the wind is blowing
full
(できるだけ)
[副]
to the greatest extent
lie
(保つ)
[動]
to be in or remain in a specified state
風下側の支索を張り、風上側のボウリングで前方に引っ張り、それをきつく引っ張って、それを固定し、後檣帆を風上側に引っ張り、船をできるだけ風上に保った。
On the 16th day of June, 1703, a boy on the topmast discovered land.
on the 16th day of June
(六月十六日)
[名]
the 16th day of the month of June
1703
(一七〇三年)
[名]
the year 1703
一七〇三年六月十六日、トップマストの少年が陸地を発見した。
On the 17th we came in full view of a great island, or continent (for we knew not whether), on the south side whereof was a small neck of land jutting out into the sea, and a creek too shallow to hold a ship of above one hundred tons.
on the 17th
(十七日)
[名]
the seventeenth day of the month
come in full view of
(はっきりと見える)
[動]
be able to see something clearly
continent
(大陸)
[名]
a large landmass on Earth
land
(陸地)
[名]
the solid, dry surface of the earth
jut out
(突き出る)
[動]
project out or upward
creek
(小川)
[名]
a small stream of water
too shallow
(浅すぎる)
[形]
not deep enough
one hundred
(百)
[名]
the number 100
ton
(トン)
[名]
a unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds
十七日、大きな島か大陸(どちらかわからない)がはっきりと見え、その南側には海に突き出た小さな陸地と、百トン以上の船を収容するには浅すぎる小川があった。
We cast anchor within a league of this creek, and our captain sent a dozen of his men well armed in the longboat, with vessels for water, if any could be found.
send
(送り出す)
[動]
to cause to go or be taken to a destination; to dispatch
dozen
(十二)
[名]
a group of twelve things
well armed
(武装した)
[形]
equipped with weapons
water
(水)
[名]
the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams, lakes, and seas, and is a major ingredient in all living matter and that when pure is an odorless, tasteless, very slightly compressibl...
私たちはこの小川から一リーグ以内に錨を下ろし、船長は水を汲むための容器を携えた十二人の武装した部下をロングボートに乗せて送り出した。
I desired his leave to go with them, that I might see the country and make what discoveries I could.
go with
(一緒に行く)
[動]
to accompany
discovery
(発見)
[名]
the act of finding something new
私は国を見て、できる限りの発見をするために、彼らと一緒に行く許可を船長に求めた。
When we came to land we saw no river or spring, nor any sign of inhabitants.
come to land
(上陸する)
[動]
go ashore
river
(川)
[名]
a large natural stream of water
spring
(泉)
[名]
a natural flow of water from an underground source
上陸した時、川も泉も住民のしるしも見当たらなかった。
Our men therefore wandered on the shore to find out some fresh water near the sea, and I walked alone about a mile on the other side, where I observed the country all barren and rocky.
wander
(さまよう)
[動]
move about or go to a place aimlessly or unsystematically
find out
(見つける)
[動]
discover or notice
other side
(反対側)
[名]
the side that is not this side
barren
(不毛の)
[形]
not producing or capable of producing offspring
rocky
(岩だらけの)
[形]
full of rocks
そのため、私たちの仲間は海の近くで真水を見つけようと岸をさまよい、私は反対側を約一マイル歩いたが、そこはすべて不毛で岩だらけだった。
I now began to be weary, and seeing nothing to entertain my curiosity, I returned gently down towards the creek;
begin to
(始める)
[動]
start to do something
be weary
(疲れる)
[動]
feel or show extreme tiredness
entertain
(そそる)
[動]
hold the attention of
私は疲れ始め、好奇心をそそるものも何も見えなかったので、小川に向かってゆっくりと戻った。
and the sea being full in my view, I saw our men already got into the boat and rowing for life to the ship.
海が視界いっぱいに広がり、仲間がすでにボートに乗って船に向かって必死に漕いでいるのが見えた。
I was going to holla after them, although it had been to little purpose, when I observed a huge creature walking after them in the sea, as fast as he could;
go to
(しようとする)
[動]
be about to do something
holla
(叫ぶ)
[動]
shout or call out
as
(できる限り)
[接]
to the extent or degree that
あまり意味はないが、彼らに叫ぼうとした時、巨大な生き物が海の中を全速力で彼らを追いかけているのに気づいた。
he waded not much deeper than his knees, and took prodigious strides.
deep
(深い)
[形]
of great vertical extent
knee
(膝)
[名]
the joint between the thigh and the lower leg
take
(進む)
[動]
move or travel in a specified direction
stride
(歩幅)
[名]
a long step
膝より深くはない水の中を歩き、驚くほど大きな歩幅で進んでいた。
But our men had the start of him half a league, and the sea thereabouts being full of sharp-pointed rocks, the monster was not able to overtake the boat.
half a league
(半リーグ)
[名]
a unit of distance equal to about three miles
start
(スタート)
[名]
the beginning of something
sharp-pointed
(尖った)
[形]
having a sharp point
monster
(怪物)
[名]
a large, ugly, and frightening imaginary creature
overtake
(追い抜く)
[動]
catch up with and pass someone or something going in the same direction
しかし、仲間は半リーグ先を進んでおり、その辺りの海は尖った岩だらけだったので、怪物はボートに追いつくことができなかった。
This I was afterwards told, for I durst not stay to see the issue of that adventure, but ran as fast as I could the way I first went, and then climbed up a steep hill which gave me some prospect of the country.
issue
(結末)
[名]
the final result or outcome
climb
(登る)
[動]
go up
hill
(丘)
[名]
a small mountain
これは後で聞いた話だが、私はその冒険の結末を見届ける勇気もなく、来た道を全速力で走り、それからこの国の景色が見える急な丘を登った。
I found it fully cultivated; but that which first surprised me was the length of the grass, which, in those grounds that seemed to be kept for hay, was above twenty feet high.
fully
(完全に)
[副]
completely
cultivated
(耕作された)
[形]
prepared and used for growing crops
surprise
(驚かされる)
[動]
cause to feel surprised
ground
(草地)
[名]
the surface of the earth
そこは完全に耕作されていたが、最初に驚かされたのは草の長さで、干し草用に刈り取られたと思われる草地では、草丈が20フィート以上もあった。
I fell into a highroad, for so I took it to be, though it served to the inhabitants only as a footpath through a field of barley.
fall into
(出る)
[動]
come or go into
take
(思う)
[動]
consider or regard in a specified way
serve
(すぎない)
[動]
be used for a particular purpose
footpath
(小道)
[名]
a path for pedestrians
barley
(大麦)
[名]
a cereal plant grown in temperate climates
私は大通りに出た、と私は思ったのだが、住民にとっては大麦畑を通る小道にすぎなかった。
Here I walked on for some time, but could see little on either side, it being now near harvest, and the corn rising at least forty feet.
could see
(見えた)
[動]
be able to see
either side
(どちら側)
[名]
one or the other of two things
harvest
(収穫)
[名]
the gathering of a crop
しばらく歩いたが、収穫期が近づいていて、とうもろこしが少なくとも40フィートもあるので、どちら側もほとんど見えなかった。
I was an hour walking to the end of this field, which was fenced in with a hedge of at least one hundred and twenty feet high, and the trees so lofty that I could make no computation of their altitude.
fence
(囲む)
[動]
to enclose with a fence
hedge
(生垣)
[名]
a fence or boundary formed by closely growing bushes or shrubs
one hundred and twenty
(120)
[数]
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and twelve
lofty
(高すぎる)
[形]
of imposing height
altitude
(高さ)
[名]
the vertical distance above a given level, especially above sea level or above the earth's surface
私はこの畑の端まで歩くのに1時間かかったが、そこは少なくとも120フィートの高さの生垣で囲まれていて、木々は高すぎてその高さを計算することができなかった。
There was a stile to pass from this field into the next.
pass
(行く)
[動]
move or travel
この畑から次の畑へ行くための踏み段があった。
It had four steps, and a stone to cross over when you came to the uppermost.
step
(段)
[名]
a flat surface on which you put your foot when you go up or down
uppermost
(一番上)
[形]
highest in place, position, or rank
4段の階段があり、一番上まで来ると石を越えて渡る。
It was impossible for me to climb this stile, because every step was six feet high, and the upper stone above twenty.
私にはこの踏み段を登ることは不可能だった、なぜならどの段も6フィートの高さで、上の石は20フィート以上あったからだ。
I was endeavoring to find some gap in the hedge, when I discovered one of the inhabitants in the next field advancing towards the stile, of the same size with him whom I saw in the sea pursuing our boat.
gap
(隙間)
[名]
an opening or break
discover
(見つける)
[動]
be the first to find or observe
stile
(踏み段)
[名]
a set of steps that allow people to climb over a fence or wall
pursue
(追いかける)
[動]
follow or chase
私が生垣に何か隙間がないか探そうと努力していた時、次の畑に住民の1人が踏み段に向かって進んでくるのをみつけたが、それは海で私たちのボートを追いかけていた人と同じ大きさだった。
He appeared as tall as an ordinary spire steeple, and took about ten yards at every stride, as near as I could guess.
spire
(尖塔)
[名]
a tall, narrow tower on a building, typically a church or cathedral, forming a tapering point at the top of a structure
steeple
(尖塔)
[名]
a tall, narrow tower on a building, typically a church or cathedral, forming a tapering point at the top of a structure
彼は普通の尖塔と同じくらい高く見え、私の推測では、一歩で約10ヤード進んだ。
I was struck with the utmost fear and astonishment, and ran to hide myself in the corn, whence I saw him at the top of the stile looking back into the next field on the right hand, and heard him call in a voice many degrees louder than a speaking trumpet;
hide
(隠れる)
[動]
put or keep out of sight; conceal
look back
(振り返る)
[動]
turn one's head and body to look in the direction from which one has come
call
(呼びかける)
[動]
cry out to (someone) in order to attract their attention
many degrees
(何倍も)
[名]
a unit of measurement of temperature
louder
(より大きな)
[形]
producing or capable of producing much noise
speaking trumpet
(拡声器)
[名]
a cone-shaped device used to amplify the human voice
私はこの上ない恐怖と驚愕に襲われ、走ってトウモロコシ畑に身を隠したが、そこから彼が踏み段の一番上で右手の次の畑を振り返っているのが見え、また彼が拡声器よりも何倍も大きな声で呼びかけるのが聞こえた。
but the noise was so high in the air, that at first I certainly thought it was thunder.
thunder
(雷)
[名]
the loud noise caused by lightning
しかし、その音は空中でとても高かったので、最初は確かに雷だと思った。
Whereupon seven monsters like himself came towards him with reaping hooks in their hands, each hook about the largeness of six scythes.
seven
(7人)
[数]
the number 7
reaping hook
(鎌)
[名]
a tool with a curved blade used for harvesting crops
hook
(鎌)
[名]
a tool with a curved blade used for harvesting crops
largeness
(大きさ)
[名]
the quality or state of being large
scythe
(大鎌)
[名]
a tool with a long curved blade used for mowing or reaping
すると、彼のような怪物が7人、手に鎌を持って彼の方へやってきたが、その鎌はどれも6本の大鎌を合わせたくらいの大きさだった。
These people were not so well clad as the first, whose servants or laborers they seemed to be;
these people
(これらの人々)
[名]
the people that are being talked about
not so well
(それほど立派ではない)
[副]
not as good
clad
(服装をする)
[動]
to be dressed in a particular way
これらの人々は最初の人々ほど立派な服装をしておらず、召使か労働者のように見えた。
for, upon some words he spoke, they went to reap the corn in the field where I lay.
some words
(何か)
[名]
an unspecified thing
reap
(刈り取る)
[動]
cut or gather a crop
というのも、彼が何か言うと、彼らは私が横たわっている畑のトウモロコシを刈り取りに行ったからだ。
I kept from them at as great a distance as I could, but was forced to move with extreme difficulty, for the stalks of the corn were sometimes not above a foot distant, so that I could hardly squeeze my body betwixt them.
keep from
(離れる)
[動]
stay away from
as great a distance as I could
(できるだけ遠く)
[名]
the greatest distance that I could
move with extreme difficulty
(非常に困難に移動する)
[動]
move with a lot of difficulty
stalk
(茎)
[名]
the main stem of a plant
sometimes
(時々)
[副]
occasionally
squeeze
(押し込む)
[動]
press firmly and usually from both sides
betwixt
(間に)
[前]
between
私はできるだけ彼らから離れていたが、トウモロコシの茎が時々1フィート以上離れていないので、その間に体を押し込むのが難しく、非常に困難に移動せざるを得なかった。
However, I made a shift to go forward till I came to a part of the field where the corn had been laid by the rain and wind.
make a shift
(工夫する)
[動]
to change from one thing to another
come to
(たどり着く)
[動]
to reach a place
rain
(雨)
[名]
water falling in drops from the sky
しかし、私はトウモロコシが雨と風で倒れている畑の部分にたどり着くまで、前進する工夫をした。
Here it was impossible for me to advance a step;
be impossible
(不可能である)
[動]
not able to be done or achieved
ここでは私には一歩も前進することは不可能だった。
for the stalks were so interwoven that I could not creep through, and the beards of the fallen ears so strong and pointed that they pierced through my clothes into my flesh.
be interwoven
(絡み合っている)
[動]
be intertwined
creep through
(這い抜ける)
[動]
crawl through
fallen ear
(落ちた穂)
[名]
an ear of corn that has fallen to the ground
beard
(ひげ)
[名]
the hair that grows on a man's face
pointed
(尖っている)
[形]
having a sharp point
というのも、茎があまりにも絡み合っていて、私は這い抜けることができず、落ちた穂のひげがとても強く尖っていて、私の服を突き刺して肉に食い込んだ。
At the same time I heard the reapers not above a hundred yards behind me.
reaper
(刈り取る人)
[名]
a person who harvests a crop
not above
(以内)
[副]
not more than
hundred
(100)
[名]
the number 100
同時に、私は刈り取る人たちが私の後ろ100ヤード以内にいるのを聞いた。
Being quite dispirited with toil, and wholly overcome by grief and despair, I lay down between two ridges, and heartily wished I might there end my days.
be dispirited with
(意気消沈する)
[動]
be discouraged or depressed
toil
(労苦)
[名]
hard work
overcome
(打ちひしがれる)
[動]
defeat or overpower
wish
(願う)
[動]
feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that is not easily attainable
労苦でかなり意気消沈し、悲しみと絶望に完全に打ちひしがれた私は、二つの畝の間に横たわり、そこで人生を終えたいと心から願った。
I bemoaned my desolate widow and fatherless children.
bemoan
(嘆く)
[動]
express deep regret or guilt for
desolate
(孤独な)
[形]
uninhabited and neglected
widow
(未亡人)
[名]
a woman whose husband has died
fatherless
(父親のいない)
[形]
having no father
私は孤独な未亡人と父親のいない子供たちを嘆いた。
I lamented my own folly and willfulness in attempting a second voyage against the advice of all my friends and relations.
lament
(嘆く)
[動]
express grief or sorrow for
folly
(愚かさ)
[名]
lack of good sense or judgment
willfulness
(頑固さ)
[名]
the quality of being determined to do what you want and not what other people want
私は友人や親戚の忠告を無視して二度目の航海を試みようとした自分の愚かさと頑固さを嘆いた。
In this terrible agitation of mind I could not forbear thinking of Lilliput, whose inhabitants looked upon me as the greatest prodigy that ever appeared in the world;
agitation
(動揺)
[名]
a state of anxiety or nervous excitement
mind
(心)
[名]
the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought
このようなひどい動揺の中で、私はリリパットを思い出さずにはいられなかった。リリパットの住民は私を世界に現れた最大の天才と見ていた。
where I was able to draw an imperial fleet in my hand, and perform those other actions which will be recorded forever in the chronicles of that empire, while posterity shall hardly believe them, although attested by millions.
record
(記録する)
[動]
set down in writing or some other permanent form
forever
(永遠に)
[副]
for all time; eternally
chronicle
(年代記)
[名]
a record of events arranged in order of time
million
(百万)
[名]
the number that is represented as a one followed by six zeros
そこでは私は帝国艦隊を手で引っ張ったり、その帝国の年代記に永遠に記録されるであろう他の行動をすることができたが、後世の人々はそれを信じることはできないだろう。
I reflected what a mortification it must prove to me to appear as inconsiderable in this nation as one single Lilliputian would be among us.
reflect
(思う)
[動]
to think carefully about something
mortification
(悔しさ)
[名]
a feeling of shame or humiliation
prove
(思う)
[動]
to show or make clear that something is true or exists
appear
(思われる)
[動]
to seem or be thought to be
inconsiderable
(取るに足りない)
[形]
not worth thinking about or taking into account
single
(一人の)
[形]
only one
私は、この国で一人のリリパット人が私たちの中にいるように取るに足りない存在であることが、私にとってどれほど悔しいことかを思った。
But this I conceived was to be the least of my misfortunes;
しかし、これは私の不幸の中では最も小さいものだと思った。
for, as human creatures are observed to be more savage and cruel in proportion to their bulk, what could I expect but to be a morsel in the mouth of the first among these enormous barbarians that should happen to seize me?
human creature
(人間)
[名]
a human being
be observed
(観察される)
[動]
be noticed or perceived
savage
(野蛮な)
[形]
fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed
morsel
(一口)
[名]
a small piece of food
barbarian
(野蛮人)
[名]
a member of a people regarded as uncivilized
人間は体格に比例してより野蛮で残酷であることが観察されているので、私を捕まえようとするこれらの巨大な野蛮人の中で最初の人の口の中の一口になること以外に何を期待できるだろうか?
Undoubtedly philosophers are in the right when they tell us that nothing is great or little otherwise than by comparison.
philosopher
(哲学者)
[名]
a person who studies or writes about philosophy
undoubtedly
(間違いなく)
[副]
without doubt; certainly
right
(正しい)
[形]
correct or true
comparison
(比較)
[名]
the act of comparing two or more things
哲学者たちが、比較以外に大小はないと語るのは間違いなく正しい。
It might have pleased fortune to let the Lilliputians find some nation where the people were as diminutive with respect to them, as they were to me.
diminutive
(小さい)
[形]
extremely or unusually small
リリパット人が、彼らにとって私と同じくらい小さな人々がいる国を見つけたら、運命は喜んだかもしれない。
And who knows but that even this prodigious race of mortals might be equally overmatched in some distant part of the world, whereof we have yet no discovery?
race
(種族)
[名]
a group of people who share similar and distinctive physical characteristics
equally
(同じように)
[副]
in the same manner
overmatch
(圧倒する)
[動]
be too powerful for
そして、この驚異的な人間の種族でさえ、世界のどこか遠くで同じように圧倒されているかもしれないことを誰が知っているだろうか?
Scared and confounded as I was, I could not forbear going on with these reflections, when one of the reapers approaching within ten yards of the ridge where I lay, made me apprehend that with the next step I should be squashed to death under his foot, or cut in two with his reaping hook.
scared
(怖い)
[形]
frightened; afraid
confounded
(混乱した)
[形]
confused; perplexed
ridge
(尾根)
[名]
a long, narrow elevation of land
squash
(押しつぶす)
[動]
crush or squeeze
私が横たわっている尾根の10ヤード以内に近づいてきた刈り手たちの一人が、次の一歩で私が彼の足の下で押しつぶされて死んでしまうか、彼の刈り取りフックで真っ二つに切られてしまうのではないかと心配させたので、私は怖くて混乱していたが、これらの反射を続けるのを我慢できなかった。
And therefore when he was again about to move, I screamed as loud as fear could make me;
about to
(しようとする)
[動]
be on the point of doing something
scream
(叫ぶ)
[動]
cry out loudly, as in pain, fright, or anger
だから、彼がまた動き出そうとしたとき、私は恐怖のあまり大声で叫んだ。
whereupon the huge creature trod short, and looking round about under him for some time, at last espied me as I lay on the ground.
tread
(踏み鳴らす)
[動]
step or walk on or over something
look round
(見回す)
[動]
turn one's head or body to look in different directions
about
(あたり)
[前]
on all sides of; around
espy
(見つける)
[動]
catch sight of
すると、その巨大な生き物は足を踏み鳴らし、しばらくの間、自分の下を見回していたが、ついに地面に横たわっている私を見つけた。
He considered awhile, with the caution of one who endeavors to lay hold on a small dangerous animal in such a manner that it shall not be able either to scratch or to bite him, as I myself have sometimes done with a weasel in England.
lay hold on
(捕まえる)
[動]
to take and hold
scratch
(引っかく)
[動]
to make a mark or wound on the surface of something with a sharp or pointed object
bite
(噛む)
[動]
to cut or wound with the teeth
weasel
(イタチ)
[名]
a small carnivorous mammal of the family Mustelidae
彼はしばらく考えていたが、私自身もイギリスでイタチを捕まえたことがあったように、小さな危険な動物を捕まえようとするときの注意を払って、引っかいたり噛んだりできないようにしていた。
At length he ventured to take me up behind, by the middle, between his forefinger and thumb, and brought me within three yards of his eyes, that he might behold my shape more perfectly.
forefinger
(人差し指)
[名]
the finger next to the thumb
ついに彼は、私の姿をもっとはっきりと見ようと、人差し指と親指で私の真ん中を後ろから持ち上げ、目の前3ヤード以内に近づけた。
I guessed his meaning, and my good fortune gave me so much presence of mind, that I resolved not to struggle in the least as he held me in the air above sixty feet from the ground, although he grievously pinched my sides, for fear I should slip through his fingers.
meaning
(意味)
[名]
what is meant by a word, text, concept, or action
presence of mind
(落ち着き)
[名]
the ability to think and act calmly and effectively, especially in a difficult situation
resolve
(決める)
[動]
decide firmly on a course of action
hold
(持ち上げる)
[動]
grasp, carry, or support with one's hands
slip
(滑り落ちる)
[動]
move or cause to move smoothly and quickly
私は彼の意味を推測し、幸運にも私は非常に落ち着いていたので、彼が私を地面から60フィート以上も空中に持ち上げたとき、彼が私の脇腹をひどくつねったにもかかわらず、私は彼の指の間から滑り落ちるのではないかと心配して、少しも抵抗しないことに決めた。
All I ventured was to raise my eyes towards the sun and place my hands together in a supplicating posture, and to speak some words in a humble melancholy tone, suitable to the condition I then was in;
supplicating
(懇願する)
[形]
asking or begging for something humbly
tone
(口調)
[名]
the quality of a sound
私が敢えてしたのは、太陽に向かって目を上げ、両手を合わせて懇願する姿勢を取り、当時の状況にふさわしい謙虚で憂鬱な口調で言葉を発することだけだった。
for I apprehended every moment that he would dash me against the ground, as we usually do any little hateful animal which we have a mind to destroy.
every moment
(一刻一刻と)
[名]
all the time
as
(ように)
[接]
in the way that
do
(やる)
[動]
to make, produce, or create
any
(どんな)
[限]
one, some, or all indiscriminately of whatever quantity; one or some
hateful
(嫌いな)
[形]
causing or worthy of hatred
destroy
(殺す)
[動]
to cause the destruction of
というのも、私たちが嫌いな小さな動物を殺すときによくやるように、彼が私を地面に叩きつけてしまうのではないかと、私は一刻一刻と心配していたからだ。
But my good star would have it, that he appeared pleased with my voice and gestures, and began to look upon me as a curiosity, much wondering to hear me pronounce articulate words, although he could not understand them.
have it
(そうである)
[動]
be in a specified state or condition
pleased
(満足している)
[形]
feeling or showing satisfaction
curiosity
(珍しいもの)
[名]
a strange or unusual object or fact
pronounce
(発する)
[動]
make the sound of
articulate
(はっきりとした)
[形]
expressed clearly
しかし、幸運なことに、彼は私の声と身振りに満足しているようで、私を珍しいものとして見始め、意味は理解できないものの、私がはっきりとした言葉を発するのを聞いてとても驚いていた。
In the meantime I was not able to forbear groaning and shedding tears, and turning my head towards my sides;
not able to
(できない)
[動]
not having the skill or power to do something
groan
(うめき声)
[名]
a deep, inarticulate sound of pain or grief
shed
(流す)
[動]
cause to flow
その間、私はうめき声を上げ、涙を流し、頭を横に向けずにはいられなかった。
letting him know, as well as I could, how cruelly I was hurt by the pressure of his thumb and finger.
as well as
(できる限り)
[副]
to the best of one's ability
cruelly
(ひどく)
[副]
in a way that causes pain or suffering
hurt
(傷つく)
[動]
to feel pain in a part of your body
pressure
(圧迫)
[名]
the application of force or weight to something
彼の親指と人差し指の圧迫によってどれほどひどく傷ついたかを、できる限り彼に伝えようとした。
He seemed to apprehend my meaning;
apprehend
(理解する)
[動]
perceive or understand
彼は私の言いたいことを理解したようだった。
for, lifting up the lappet of his coat, he put me gently into it, and immediately ran along with me to his master, who was a substantial farmer, and the same person I had first seen in the field.
lift up
(持ち上げる)
[動]
raise to a higher position
lappet
(襟)
[名]
a flap or fold of a garment
run along
(走って行く)
[動]
go quickly
substantial
(立派な)
[形]
of considerable importance, size, or worth
彼は上着の襟を持ち上げて、私をそっとその中に入れ、すぐに私を連れて主人のところまで走って行った。主人は立派な農夫で、私が最初に畑で見た人だった。
The farmer having (as I supposed by their talk) received such an account of me as his servant could give him, took a piece of a small straw, about the size of a walking staff, and therewith lifted up the lappets of my coat, which, it seems, he thought to be some kind of covering that nature had given me.
walking staff
(杖)
[名]
a stick used to support oneself when walking
農夫は(彼らの話から推測するに)召使が私について話せる範囲で私のことを聞き、杖ほどの大きさの小さな麦わらを1本取り、それで私の上着の襟を持ち上げた。彼はそれを自然が私に与えたある種の覆いと考えていたようである。
He blew my hair aside to take a better view of my face.
aside
(わきへ)
[副]
to or on one side
take a view
(よく見る)
[動]
look at something carefully
彼は私の顔をもっとよく見ようと、私の髪を吹き飛ばした。
He called his hands about him, and asked them, as I afterwards learned, whether they had ever seen in the fields any little creature that resembled me.
hand
(召使)
[名]
a person employed in a house on domestic duties or as a personal attendant
彼は召使たちを呼び集め、後で知ったことだが、畑で私に似た小さな生き物を見たことがあるかと尋ねた。
He then placed me softly on the ground upon all fours, but I got immediately up, and walked slowly backwards and forwards, to let those people see I had no intent to run away.
slowly
(ゆっくり)
[副]
not quickly; at a low speed
let
(示す)
[動]
allow or enable someone to do something
intent
(つもり)
[名]
intention; purpose
それから彼は私を四つん這いでそっと地面に置いたが、私はすぐに立ち上がり、逃げるつもりがないことを人々に示すためにゆっくりと前後に歩いた。
They all sat down in a circle about me, the better to observe my motions.
circle
(輪)
[名]
a round plane figure whose boundary (the circumference) consists of points equidistant from a fixed point (the center)
彼らは皆、私の動きをよく観察するために私の周りに輪になって座った。
I pulled off my hat, and made a low bow towards the farmer.
make a bow
(お辞儀をする)
[動]
bend the upper part of the body as a sign of respect
私は帽子を脱ぎ、農夫に向かって深々とお辞儀をした。
I fell on my knees, and lifted up my hands and eyes, and spoke several words as loud as I could.
fall on one's knees
(ひざまずく)
[動]
go down on one's knees
as loud as one can
(できるだけ大きな声で)
[副]
as loudly as one can
私はひざまずき、両手と目を上げ、できるだけ大きな声でいくつかの言葉を話した。
I took a purse of gold out of my pocket, and humbly presented it to him.
humbly
(差し出す)
[副]
having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance
present
(差し出す)
[動]
give something to someone formally or as a gift
私はポケットから金の財布を取り出し、彼に差し出した。
He received it on the palm of his hand, then applied it close to his eye to see what it was, and afterwards turned it several times with the point of a pin (which he took out of his sleeve), but could make nothing of it.
apply
(当てる)
[動]
bring into contact with
pin
(ピン)
[名]
a thin, pointed piece of metal with a sharp point at one end and a round head at the other
sleeve
(袖)
[名]
the part of a garment that covers the arm
make
(理解する)
[動]
come to understand
彼はそれを手のひらに受け取り、それが何であるかを見るために目の近くに当て、その後、(袖から取り出した)ピンの先で何度か回したが、何も理解できなかった。
Whereupon I made a sign that he should place his hand on the ground.
そこで私は彼に手を地面に置くように合図した。
I then took the purse, and opening it, poured all the gold into his palm.
pour
(注ぐ)
[動]
cause to flow in a stream
それから私は財布を取り出し、それを開けて、彼の手のひらにすべての金を注いだ。
There were six Spanish pieces of four pistoles each, besides twenty or thirty smaller coins.
Spanish
(スペイン貨)
[形]
of or relating to Spain or its people or language
pistole
(ピストル)
[名]
a former gold coin of Spain and Spanish America
coin
(硬貨)
[名]
a piece of metal with an official stamp, used as money
20枚か30枚の小さな硬貨のほかに、それぞれ4ピストルのスペイン貨が6枚あった。
I saw him wet the tip of his little finger upon his tongue, and take up one of my largest pieces, and then another, but he seemed to be wholly ignorant what they were.
wet
(濡らす)
[動]
make or become damp or moist
tip
(先)
[名]
the end of something pointed or projecting
little finger
(小指)
[名]
the smallest finger on the hand
another
(もう1枚)
[名]
an additional one
seem
(ようだった)
[動]
appear to be
彼が小指の先を舌で濡らし、私の一番大きな硬貨を1枚、また1枚と取り上げたが、それが何であるか全く知らないようだった。
He made me a sign to put them again into my purse, and the purse again into my pocket, which after offering it to him several times, I thought it best to do.
offer
(差し出す)
[動]
to present something to someone for them to accept or reject
彼は私にそれらを再び財布に入れ、財布を再びポケットに入れるように合図したが、何度か彼に差し出した後、そうするのが一番だと思った。
It was about twelve at noon and a servant brought in dinner.
about twelve
(12時頃)
[名]
approximately twelve o'clock
noon
(正午)
[名]
twelve o'clock in the daytime
bring in
(運んでくる)
[動]
to cause to come or go into a place
正午頃で、召使が夕食を運んできた。
It was only one substantial dish of meat (fit for the plain condition of a husbandman), in a dish of about four-and-twenty feet diameter.
only one
(1つだけ)
[名]
a single thing
fit
(ふさわしい)
[形]
of a suitable quality, standard, or type
husbandman
(農夫)
[名]
a farmer
four-and-twenty
(24)
[名]
the number 24
diameter
(直径)
[名]
a straight line passing from side to side through the center of a circle or sphere
それは直径約24フィートの皿に盛られた、肉のメインディッシュ(農夫の質素な生活にふさわしい)だけだった。
The company were the farmer and his wife, three children, and an old grandmother.
company
(同席)
[名]
the fact of being with someone
grandmother
(祖母)
[名]
the mother of one's father or mother
同席したのは農夫とその妻、3人の子供、そして老祖母だった。
When they were sat down, the farmer placed me at some distance from him on the table, which was thirty feet high from the floor.
some distance
(少し離れたところ)
[名]
a place that is not near
彼らが座ると、農夫は私を床から30フィートもあるテーブルの上に、自分から少し離れたところに置いた。
I was in a terrible fright, and kept as far as I could from the edge for fear of falling.
be in a terrible fright
(ひどく恐ろしい)
[動]
be very scared
keep
(離れる)
[動]
stay away from
edge
(端)
[名]
the outside limit of an object
私はひどく恐ろしくて、落ちるのが怖くて端からできるだけ離れていた。
The wife minced a bit of meat, then crumbled some bread on a trencher, and placed it before me.
mince
(刻む)
[動]
cut or chop into very small pieces
crumble
(砕く)
[動]
break or cause to break into small fragments
妻は肉を少し刻み、それから木皿にパンを少し砕いて私の前に置いた。
I made her a low bow, took out my knife and fork, and fell to eat, which gave them exceeding delight.
fork
(フォーク)
[名]
a pronged tool used for eating or serving food
fall to
(食べ始める)
[動]
start doing something
delight
(喜ぶ)
[名]
a feeling of great pleasure
私は彼女に深々とお辞儀をし、ナイフとフォークを取り出して食べ始めると、彼らは非常に喜んだ。
The mistress sent her maid for a small dram cup, which held about three gallons, and filled it with drink;
mistress
(女主人)
[名]
a woman in a position of authority or control
maid
(メイド)
[名]
a female domestic servant
dram
(酒杯)
[名]
a small drink of alcoholic liquor
cup
(杯)
[名]
a small container with a handle, used for drinking from
hold
(注ぐ)
[動]
contain or be able to contain
gallon
(ガロン)
[名]
a unit of volume for liquid measure equal to four quarts
女主人はメイドを小さな酒杯を取りに行かせ、そこに約3ガロンの酒を注いだ。
I took up the vessel with much difficulty in both hands, and in a most respectful manner drank to her ladyship’s health, expressing the words as loud as I could in English, which made the company laugh so heartily that I was almost deafened with the noise.
both hands
(両手)
[名]
the two hands of a person
respectful
(敬意を払った)
[形]
showing or expressing respect
express
(述べる)
[動]
to put into words
company
(一同)
[名]
a group of people
laugh
(笑う)
[動]
to make the sounds and movements of the face that express amusement
私は両手でとても苦労して杯を取り上げ、最も敬意を払った態度で奥様の健康を祝して飲み、できるだけ大きな声で英語で言葉を述べたが、それが一同をとても陽気に笑わせたので、私はその騒ぎでほとんど耳が聞こえなくなった。
This liquor tasted like a small cider, and was not unpleasant.
taste
(味がする)
[動]
have a particular flavor
small
(弱い)
[形]
little in size
cider
(リンゴ酒)
[名]
an alcoholic drink made from fermented apple juice
unpleasant
(不快な)
[形]
not pleasant
この酒は弱いリンゴ酒のような味がして、不快ではなかった。
Then the master made me a sign to come to his trencher side;
それから主人は私に彼の食器の側に来るように合図した。
but as I walked on the table, being in great surprise all the time, as the indulgent reader will easily conceive and excuse, I happened to stumble against a crust, and fell flat on my face, but received no hurt.
as I walked on the table
(私がテーブルの上を歩いていると)
[接]
at the same time that
being in great surprise
(驚きっぱなしだったので)
[動]
feel or show surprise
all the time
(終始)
[副]
always; on every occasion
as the indulgent reader will easily conceive and excuse
(寛大な読者なら容易に想像して許してくれるだろうが)
[接]
on the condition that
I happened to stumble against a crust
(パンの皮につまずいて)
[動]
trip or momentarily lose one's balance
fell flat on my face
(うつ伏せに倒れてしまった)
[動]
fall or cause to fall to the ground
received no hurt
(怪我はなかった)
[動]
be physically injured
しかし、私がテーブルの上を歩いていると、寛大な読者なら容易に想像して許してくれるだろうが、終始驚きっぱなしだったので、パンの皮につまずいてうつ伏せに倒れてしまったが、怪我はなかった。
I got up immediately, and observing the good people to be in much concern, I took my hat (which I held under my arm out of good manners), and waving it over my head, gave three huzzas, to show I had got no mischief by my fall.
get up
(起き上がる)
[動]
rise from a lying, sitting, or kneeling position
good people
(善良な人々)
[名]
people who are kind and generous
huzza
(万歳)
[名]
a shout of approval or encouragement
mischief
(怪我)
[名]
physical or mental harm or damage
私はすぐに起き上がり、善良な人々がとても心配しているのを見て、帽子を取り(礼儀正しく腕に抱えていた)、頭上で振り回して、転倒しても怪我をしていないことを示すために三回万歳をした。
But advancing forwards towards my master (as I shall henceforth call him), his youngest son, who sat next to him, an arch boy of about ten years old, took me up by the legs, and held me so high in the air that I trembled in every limb;
henceforth
(今後)
[副]
from this time on
youngest
(末っ子)
[形]
the least old
next to
(隣に)
[前]
immediately adjacent to
しかし、私の主人(今後はそう呼ぶことにする)の方へ進むと、彼の隣に座っていた末っ子の息子、十歳くらいのいたずらっ子が私の足をつかんで、空中に高く持ち上げたので、私は手足を震わせた。
but his father snatched me from him, and at the same time gave him such a box on the left ear as would have felled a European troop of horse to the earth, ordering him to be taken from the table.
snatch
(奪い取る)
[動]
take or grab suddenly and forcibly
left ear
(左耳)
[名]
the ear on the left side of the head
box
(平手打ち)
[名]
a slap with the open hand
fell
(倒す)
[動]
cause to fall
earth
(地面)
[名]
the ground; the surface of the world
しかし、彼の父親は私を彼から奪い取り、同時に彼の左耳にヨーロッパの騎兵隊を地面に倒すほどの平手打ちを食らわせ、彼をテーブルから連れ去るように命じた。
But being afraid the boy might owe me a spite, and well remembering how mischievous all children among us naturally are to sparrows, rabbits, young kittens, and puppy dogs, I fell on my knees, and pointing to the boy, made my master to understand as well as I could, that I desired his son might be pardoned.
be afraid
(心配になる)
[動]
be worried or anxious
owe
(恨む)
[動]
feel or show a strong feeling of dislike or hostility
mischievous
(いたずら)
[形]
causing trouble in a playful way
rabbit
(ウサギ)
[名]
a small mammal
kitten
(子猫)
[名]
a young cat
puppy
(子犬)
[名]
a young dog
point to
(指さす)
[動]
direct someone's attention to something
make someone understand
(理解させる)
[動]
cause someone to understand something
pardon
(許す)
[動]
excuse or forgive someone for an offense or mistake
しかし、少年が私を恨むのではないかと心配になり、私たちの国の子供たちが雀、ウサギ、子猫、子犬にどれほどいたずらをするかよく覚えていたので、私はひざまずいて少年を指さし、主人に息子を許して欲しいとできる限り理解させた。
The father complied, and the lad took his seat again, whereupon I went to him and kissed his hand, which my master took, and made him stroke me gently with it.
lad
(少年)
[名]
a boy or young man
take one's seat
(席に着く)
[動]
sit down
stroke
(なでる)
[動]
move one's hand gently and smoothly over
父親はそれに応じ、少年は再び席に着き、私は彼のところに行って彼の手にキスをすると、主人は彼の手を取って、それで私を優しくなでさせた。
In the midst of dinner, my mistress’s favorite cat leaped into her lap.
dinner
(食事)
[名]
the main meal of the day
favorite
(愛猫)
[形]
preferred before all others
cat
(猫)
[名]
a small domesticated carnivorous mammal with soft fur, a short snout, and retractile claws
食事の最中に、女主人の愛猫が彼女の膝に飛び乗った。
I heard a noise behind me like that of a dozen stocking weavers at work;
weaver
(編み機)
[名]
a person who makes fabric by weaving
私の後ろで、1ダースの靴下編み機が動いているような音が聞こえた。
and turning my head, I found it proceeded from the purring of this animal, who seemed to be three times larger than an ox, as I computed by the view of her head, and one of her paws, while her mistress was feeding and stroking her.
proceed
(出ている)
[動]
come from
purr
(喉を鳴らす)
[動]
make a low continuous vibratory sound
頭を向けると、その音はこの動物の喉を鳴らす音から出ていることがわかった。女主人が餌を与えて撫でている間に見た頭と前足から判断すると、牛の3倍はありそうだった。
The fierceness of this creature’s countenance altogether discomposed me, though I stood at the further end of the table, above fifty feet off;
creature
(動物)
[名]
an animal
fierceness
(恐ろしさ)
[名]
the quality of being fierce
discompose
(面食らわせる)
[動]
to disturb the composure of
私はテーブルの端の50フィート以上も離れたところに立っていたが、この動物の顔の恐ろしさにはすっかり面食らってしまった。
and though my mistress held her fast, for fear she might give a spring, and seize me in her talons.
hold fast
(しっかりと抱きかかえる)
[動]
to hold tightly
spring
(飛びかかる)
[動]
move or jump suddenly and rapidly
talon
(爪)
[名]
the claw of a bird of prey
そして女主人が、この動物が飛びかかって爪で私を捕まえるかもしれないと恐れて、しっかりと抱きかかえていたにもかかわらずだ。
But it happened there was no danger, for the cat took not the least notice of me when my master placed me within three yards of her.
take notice
(気にする)
[動]
become aware of
least
(全く)
[副]
to the smallest extent or degree
しかし、危険は何もなかった。主人が私を猫から3ヤード以内に置いても、猫は私を全く気にしなかった。
And as I have been always told, and found true by experience in my travels, that flying, or discovering fear, before a fierce animal is a certain way to make it pursue or attack you;
as I have been always told
(いつも言われているように)
[句]
as people have always told me
find true
(真実だとわかる)
[動]
discover to be true
flying
(逃げる)
[動]
move through the air with wings
discovering
(見せる)
[動]
find out or notice
fierce
(恐ろしい)
[形]
violent or aggressive; ferocious
certain
(確実な)
[形]
having or showing no doubt
いつも言われているように、また私の旅の経験から真実だとわかったことだが、恐ろしい動物の前で逃げたり、恐怖を見せたりすることは、その動物に追いかけられたたり、攻撃されたりする確実な方法である。
so I resolved, in this dangerous juncture, to show no manner of concern.
juncture
(状況)
[名]
a point of time when something happens
だから私はこの危険な状況で、心配する様子を一切見せないと決心した。
I walked with intrepidity five or six times before the very head of the cat, and came within half a yard of her;
intrepidity
(勇敢に)
[名]
fearless courage
five or six
(5、6回)
[名]
an integer
half a yard
(半ヤード)
[名]
a unit of length equal to 12 inches or 36 inches
私は猫の頭のすぐ前を5、6回勇敢に歩き、猫から半ヤード以内に近づいた。
whereupon she drew herself back, as if she were more afraid of me.
draw oneself back
(後ろに下がる)
[動]
move backwards
afraid
(恐れている)
[形]
scared or frightened
すると猫は私をもっと恐れているかのように、後ろに下がった。
I had less apprehension concerning the dogs, whereof three or four came into the room, as it is usual in farmers’ houses;
dog
(犬)
[名]
a domesticated carnivorous mammal that typically has a long snout, an acute sense of smell, and a barking, howling, or whining voice
three or four
(三、四匹)
[名]
the number 3 or 4
犬についてはそれほど心配していなかったが、農家の家ではよくあることだが、三、四匹が部屋に入ってきた。
one of which was a mastiff equal in bulk to four elephants, and a grey-hound somewhat taller than the mastiff, but not so large.
one of which
(そのうちの一匹)
[名]
one of the things just mentioned
mastiff
(マスチフ)
[名]
a large, powerful dog with a short coat
equal
(等しい)
[形]
the same in number, amount, or value
elephant
(象)
[名]
a large mammal with a long trunk and large ears
grey-hound
(グレイハウンド)
[名]
a tall, thin dog with a long head and neck
そのうちの一匹は、体の大きさが象四頭分もあるマスチフで、もう一匹はマスチフより少し背が高いが、それほど大きくはないグレイハウンドだった。
When dinner was almost done, the nurse came in with a child of a year old in her arms, who immediately spied me, and began a squall that you might have heard from London Bridge to Chelsea, after the usual oratory of infants, to get me for a plaything.
nurse
(乳母)
[名]
a person who cares for the sick or infirm
London Bridge
(ロンドン橋)
[名]
a bridge in London
Chelsea
(チェルシー)
[名]
a district in west London
usual
(特有の)
[形]
in accordance with or constituting a norm or standard
oratory
(雄弁)
[名]
the art of speaking eloquently
get
(しようと)
[動]
come to have or hold
plaything
(玩具)
[名]
a thing to play with
食事がほとんど終わると、乳母が1歳の子供を抱いて入ってきて、その子はすぐに私を見つけ、私を玩具にしようと、幼児特有の雄弁な言葉を並べた後、ロンドン橋からチェルシーまで聞こえそうな大声で泣き始めた。
The mother, out of pure indulgence, took me up, and put me towards the child, who presently seized me by the middle, and got my head in his mouth, where I roared so loud that the urchin was frighted, and let me drop;
indulgence
(甘やかし)
[名]
the act of indulging
take up
(抱き上げる)
[動]
to lift or raise
put
(差し出す)
[動]
to place or set
get
(入れる)
[動]
to cause to be in a specified state
urchin
(子供)
[名]
a mischievous young child
drop
(落とす)
[動]
to let or cause to fall
母親は、甘やかしから私を抱き上げ、子供の方へ差し出したが、子供はすぐに私の真ん中をつかみ、私の頭を口に入れたので、私は大声でわめき、子供はびっくりして私を落としてしまった。
and I should infallibly have broke my neck, if the mother had not held her apron under me.
apron
(エプロン)
[名]
a garment worn over the front of one's clothes to protect them from getting dirty
under
(下に)
[前]
below or beneath
母親がエプロンを私の下に敷いてくれなかったら、間違いなく首の骨を折っていただろう。
The nurse, to quiet her babe, made use of a rattle, which was a kind of hollow vessel filled with great stones, and fastened by a cable to the child’s waist;
quiet
(静める)
[動]
make or become silent or less noisy
babe
(赤ん坊)
[名]
a very young child
rattle
(ガラガラ)
[名]
a toy or other object that makes a rattling noise
fill
(詰める)
[動]
to put as much as possible into something
乳母は、赤ん坊を静めるために、大きな石を詰めた中空の容器のようなガラガラを使い、それをケーブルで子供の腰に固定した。
but all in vain, so that she was forced to apply the last remedy by giving it suck.
in vain
(無駄に)
[副]
to no purpose; without success
suck
(乳を与える)
[動]
draw into the mouth by creating a partial vacuum
しかし、すべてが無駄に終わり、乳母は最後の手段として乳を与えざるを得なくなった。
I must confess no object ever disgusted me so much as the sight of her monstrous breast, which I cannot tell what to compare with, so as to give the curious reader an idea of its bulk, shape, and color.
disgust
(嫌悪させる)
[動]
cause to feel disgust
monstrous
(怪物のような)
[形]
extremely and shockingly bad or evil
breast
(乳房)
[名]
either of the two soft, protruding organs on the upper front of a woman's body that produce milk after a baby is born
compare
(比べる)
[動]
estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between
白状するが、彼女の怪物のような乳房ほど私を嫌悪させたものはない。その大きさ、形、色を好奇心旺盛な読者に伝えるために、何と比べたらいいのかわからない。
I had a near sight of her, she sitting down the more conveniently to give suck, and I standing on the table.
have a near sight of
(間近に見る)
[動]
see something close up
give suck
(乳を与える)
[動]
feed a baby or young child from the breast
stand on
(上に立つ)
[動]
be in or move into an upright position on the top of
私は彼女を間近に見ていたが、彼女は乳を与えるのに都合のいいように座り、私はテーブルの上に立っていた。
This made me reflect upon the fair skins of our English ladies, who appear so beautiful to us only because they are of our own size, and their defects not to be seen but through a magnifying glass;
fair skin
(色白の肌)
[名]
a light-colored skin
English lady
(イギリスの女性)
[名]
a woman from England
beautiful
(美しい)
[形]
pleasing to the senses or the mind
only because
(~だから)
[接]
for the sole reason that
own size
(同じ大きさ)
[名]
the size of something that belongs to oneself
magnifying glass
(拡大鏡)
[名]
a lens or combination of lenses that makes an object appear larger than it really is
これを見た私は、イギリスの女性たちの色白の肌を思い出した。彼女たちが美しく見えるのは、私たちと同じ大きさで、欠陥が拡大鏡でしか見えないからだ。
where we find by experiment that the smoothest and whitest skins look rough and coarse, and ill colored.
experiment
(実験)
[名]
a scientific test to determine the validity of a hypothesis
skin
(肌)
[名]
the outer layer of the body of a person or animal
rough
(粗い)
[形]
having a texture that has many small projections
coarse
(ざらざら)
[形]
having a rough texture
ill
(悪い)
[形]
not in good health; sick
colored
(色)
[形]
having a color or colors
実験によると、最も滑らかで白い肌でも、粗く、ざらざらして、色が悪く見える。
I remember when I was at Lilliput, the complexions of those diminutive people appeared to me the fairest in the world;
complexion
(肌の色)
[名]
the color or tone of a person's skin
fairest
(一番美しい)
[形]
most beautiful
私がリリパットに行った時、あの小人の肌の色が世界で一番美しく見えたのを覚えている。
and talking upon this subject with a person of learning there, who was an intimate friend of mine, he said that my face appeared much fairer and smoother when he looked on me from the ground, than it did upon a nearer view when I took him up in my hand and brought him close, which he confessed was at first a very shocking sight.
subject
(話題)
[名]
the topic of a conversation or discussion
intimate
(親友)
[形]
very close or personal
fair
(白い)
[形]
light in color
view
(眺め)
[名]
the ability to see something or the area that can be seen
shocking
(衝撃的な)
[形]
causing shock
この話題について、私の親友であるリリパットの学者と話していた時、彼は地面から私を見上げた時の方が、私が彼を手に取って近づけた時よりも、私の顔がずっと白く滑らかに見えたと言っていた。
He said he could discover great holes in my skin;
彼は私の肌に大きな穴を見つけたと言っていた。
that the stumps of my beard were ten times stronger than the bristles of a boar, and my complexion made up of several colors, altogether disagreeable.
stump
(切り株)
[名]
the remaining part of a tree that has been cut down
ten times
(10倍)
[副]
tenfold
bristle
(毛)
[名]
a short, stiff hair
boar
(イノシシ)
[名]
a wild pig
make up
(構成する)
[動]
form or constitute
altogether
(全く)
[副]
completely; totally
disagreeable
(不快な)
[形]
unpleasant
私の髭の切り株はイノシシの毛の10倍も強く、私の肌の色はいくつかの色で構成されていて、全く不快だった。
Although I must beg leave to say for myself, that I am as fair as most of my sex and country, and very little sunburned by all my travels.
beg leave
(許しを請う)
[動]
ask for permission to do something
say for oneself
(自分で言う)
[動]
speak on one's own behalf
sunburn
(日焼け)
[名]
damage to the skin caused by exposure to the sun
私自身は、自分の性別や国籍のほとんどの人と同じくらい色白で、旅先で日焼けすることはほとんどなかったのだが。
On the other side, discoursing of the ladies in that emperor’s court, he used to tell me one had freckles, another too wide a mouth, a third too large a nose;
on the other side
(一方で)
[副]
on the other hand
discourse
(話す)
[動]
talk or write about a subject at length
freckle
(そばかす)
[名]
a small light brown spot on the skin
一方で、皇帝の宮廷にいる女性たちのことを話す時、彼は私に、一人はそばかすがあり、もう一人は口が広すぎ、三人目は鼻が大きすぎると言っていた。
nothing of which I was able to distinguish.
私には何も区別できなかった。
I confess this reflection was obvious enough;
reflection
(考え)
[名]
a thought or opinion resulting from careful consideration
obvious
(明らか)
[形]
easily perceived or understood; clear
確かにこの考えは十分に明らかだった。
which, however, I could not forbear, lest the reader might think those vast creatures were actually deformed: for I must do them the justice to say they are a comely race of people;
lest
(ないように)
[接]
for fear that
vast
(巨大な)
[形]
of very great extent or quantity
actually
(実際に)
[副]
in fact
deformed
(奇形)
[形]
misshapen
comely
(美しい)
[形]
pleasant to look at
しかし、読者がこの巨大な生き物が実際に奇形だと考えないように、私は我慢できなかった。彼らは美しい種族だと言わなければならない。
and particularly the features of my master’s countenance, although he were but a farmer, when I beheld him from the height of sixty feet, appeared very well proportioned.
particularly
(特に)
[副]
to a higher degree than is usual or average
特に私の主人の顔の特徴は、彼は農夫にすぎなかったが、私が彼を60フィートの高さから見たとき、とても均整がとれているように見えた。
I slept about two hours, and dreamed I was at home with my wife and children, which aggravated my sorrows when I awaked and found myself alone in a vast room, between two and three hundred feet wide, and above two hundred high, lying in a bed twenty yards wide.
dream
(夢を見る)
[動]
have a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
sorrow
(悲しみ)
[名]
a feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortune suffered by oneself or others
alone
(一人ぼっちで)
[形]
having no one else present
私は二時間ほど眠り、妻や子供たちと家にいる夢を見たが、目が覚めて、幅二、三百フィート、高さ二百フィート以上の広い部屋に一人ぼっちで、幅二十ヤードのベッドに横たわっているのに気づき、悲しみが募った。
My mistress was gone about her household affairs, and had locked me in.
go about
(出かける)
[動]
to be busy with or occupied with
affair
(事)
[名]
a matter or concern
lock in
(閉じ込める)
[動]
to confine or enclose
女主人は家事に出かけ、私を閉じ込めていた。
The bed was eight yards from the floor.
eight
(8)
[数]
the number 8
ベッドは床から8ヤードのところにあった。
While I was under these circumstances, two rats crept up the curtains, and ran smelling backwards and forwards on the bed.
under these circumstances
(このような状況にある)
[名]
in this situation
creep up
(這い上がる)
[動]
move slowly and stealthily
curtain
(カーテン)
[名]
a piece of material suspended at the top of a window or other opening
smell
(匂いを嗅ぐ)
[動]
perceive or detect the odor of
私がこのような状況にある間に、二匹のネズミがカーテンを這い上がり、ベッドの上を前後に走り回って匂いを嗅いでいた。
One of them came up almost to my face, whereupon I rose in a fright, and drew out my hanger to defend myself.
rise
(起きる)
[動]
get up from lying, sitting, or kneeling
hanger
(ハンガー)
[名]
a curved piece of wood, metal, or plastic with a hook at each end, from which clothes may be hung
そのうちの一匹が私の顔のすぐ近くまで来たので、私はびっくりして起き上がり、身を守るためにハンガーを引き抜いた。
These horrible animals had the boldness to attack me on both sides, and one of them held his forefeet at my collar;
horrible
(恐ろしい)
[形]
causing or likely to cause horror; shocking
boldness
(大胆さ)
[名]
the trait of being willing to do things that are new, dangerous, or exciting
both sides
(両側)
[名]
the two parts on either side of a central dividing line
forefeet
(前足)
[名]
the front feet of a quadruped
この恐ろしい動物たちは大胆にも両側から私を襲い、そのうちの一匹は前足で私の襟首をつかんだ。
but I had the good fortune to rip up his belly before he could do me any mischief.
rip up
(切り裂く)
[動]
tear or cut something violently
do any mischief
(怪我をする)
[動]
cause damage or harm
しかし、幸運にも私が怪我をする前にその腹を切り裂くことができた。
He fell down at my feet, and the other, seeing the fate of his comrade, made his escape, but not without one good wound on the back, which I gave him as he fled, and made the blood run trickling from him.
fate
(運命)
[名]
the development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power
make
(逃げ出す)
[動]
cause to happen or exist
escape
(逃げ出す)
[動]
get free from a place or situation
not without
(一撃を食らわせる)
[動]
not lacking or without
wound
(傷)
[名]
physical injury or harm that is done or sustained
trickle
(流れ出る)
[動]
flow or cause to flow in drops or a small stream
そいつは私の足元に倒れ、もう一匹は仲間の運命を見て逃げ出したが、逃げる際に背中に一撃を食らわせたので、血が流れ出ていた。
After this exploit I walked gently to and fro on the bed, to recover my breath and loss of spirits.
exploit
(偉業)
[名]
a notable or heroic act or deed
to and fro
(歩き回る)
[副]
back and forth
breath
(息)
[名]
the air taken into or expelled from the lungs
spirit
(気力)
[名]
the nonphysical part of a person that is the seat of emotions and character; the soul
この偉業の後、私は息を整え、失った気力を取り戻すために、ベッドの上をゆっくりと歩き回った。
These creatures were of the size of a large mastiff, but infinitely more nimble and fierce;
infinitely
(はるかに)
[副]
to an unlimited degree or extent
nimble
(機敏な)
[形]
quick and light in movement or action
fierce
(獰猛な)
[形]
violent or ferocious in temper or action
これらの生き物は大きなマスチフほどの大きさだったが、はるかに機敏で獰猛だった。
so that if I had taken off my belt before I went to sleep, I must have infallibly been torn to pieces and devoured.
belt
(ベルト)
[名]
a strip of leather or cloth worn around the waist
go to sleep
(寝る)
[動]
go to bed
tear to pieces
(引き裂く)
[動]
rip something apart
devour
(食べる)
[動]
eat something greedily
だから、もし寝る前にベルトを外していたら、間違いなく引き裂かれて食べられてしまっただろう。
I measured the tail of the dead rat, and found it to be two yards long, wanting an inch;
tail
(尻尾)
[名]
the posterior prolongation of the body of some animals
want
(足りない)
[動]
be without or deficient in
私は死んだネズミの尻尾を測ってみると、一インチ足りない二ヤードだった。
but it went against my stomach to drag the carcass off the bed, where it lay still bleeding.
go against
(堪えない)
[動]
be opposed to
stomach
(胃)
[名]
the organ in the body that receives food from the esophagus and begins digestion
drag
(引きずり下ろす)
[動]
pull or move with difficulty or effort
bleed
(血を流す)
[動]
lose blood
しかし、まだ血を流している死骸をベッドから引きずり下ろすのは、私の胃に堪えなかった。
I observed it had yet some life, but with a strong slash across the neck I thoroughly dispatched it.
私はまだ少し命があることに気づいたが、首を強く切り裂いて完全に始末した。
My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of forward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skillful in dressing her baby.
forward
(ませた)
[形]
precocious
dexterous
(器用な)
[形]
skillful in using the hands or body
baby
(赤ん坊)
[名]
a very young child
私の女主人には九歳の娘がいた。年齢の割にませた子供で、針仕事がとても器用で、赤ん坊の着せ替えも上手だった。
Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby’s cradle for me against night.
fit up
(用意する)
[動]
to provide with something necessary or appropriate
cradle
(ゆりかご)
[名]
a small bed for a baby, usually on rockers
彼女の母親と彼女は、夜に備えて私のために赤ん坊のゆりかごを用意してくれた。
The cradle was put into a small drawer of a cabinet, and the drawer placed upon a hanging shelf for fear of the rats.
drawer
(引き出し)
[名]
a sliding container under a table or in a cupboard
cabinet
(キャビネット)
[名]
a cupboard with shelves or drawers
ゆりかごはキャビネットの小さな引き出しに入れられ、引き出しはネズミを恐れて吊り棚の上に置かれた。
This was my bed all the time I stayed with those people, though made more convenient by degrees, as I began to learn their language and make my wants known.
all the time
(ずっと)
[副]
continuously
degree
(段階)
[名]
a step or stage in a process
make known
(知らせる)
[動]
cause to be known or understood
これが私がこの人々と過ごした間の私のベッドだったが、彼らの言葉を学び、自分の欲求を知られるようになるにつれて、段々と便利になっていった。
This young girl was so handy, that after I had once or twice pulled off my clothes before her, she was able to dress and undress me, though I never gave her that trouble when she would let me do either myself.
handy
(器用な)
[形]
good at working with your hands
undress
(着替える)
[動]
take off clothes
この少女はとても器用で、私が彼女の前で一度か二度服を脱いだ後、彼女は私の着替えをすることができたが、私が自分で着替えられる時は彼女に迷惑をかけることはなかった。
She made me seven shirts, and some other linen, of as fine cloth as could be got, which indeed was coarser than sackcloth;
fine
(良い)
[形]
of high quality
get
(手に入れる)
[動]
come into possession of
彼女は私に七枚のシャツと、手に入る限りの良い布で他のリネン類を作ってくれたが、それは実際は粗布よりも粗かった。
and these she constantly washed for me with her own hands.
wash
(洗う)
[動]
clean with water and usually soap
そして、彼女はいつも自分の手で洗ってくれた。
She was likewise my school-mistress, to teach me the language;
school-mistress
(女教師)
[名]
a woman who teaches in a school
彼女はまた、私に言葉を教えてくれる女教師でもあった。
when I pointed to anything, she told me the name of it in her own tongue, so that in a few days I was able to call for whatever I had a mind to.
a few days
(数日)
[名]
a small number of days
私が何かを指さすと、彼女はそれを自分の言葉で教えてくれたので、数日のうちに私は自分の思い通りに何でも呼べるようになった。
She was very good-natured, and not above forty feet high, being little for her age.
good-natured
(気立ての良い)
[形]
having a pleasant and friendly disposition
彼女はとても気立てがよく、身長は40フィートを超えず、年齢の割には小さかった。
She gave me the name of Grildrig, which the family took up, and afterwards the whole kingdom.
take up
(使う)
[動]
start doing or using something
彼女は私にグリルドリグという名を付け、家族がそれを使い、その後王国全体が使うようになった。
The word imports what the Latins call _nanunculus_, the Italians _homunceletino_, and the English _mannikin_.
Latins
(ラテン語)
[名]
the language of ancient Rome
Italians
(イタリア語)
[名]
the language of Italy
この言葉はラテン語で「ナヌンクルス」、イタリア語で「ホムンセレティーノ」、英語で「マニキン」と呼ばれるものを意味する。
To her I chiefly owe my preservation in that country;
preservation
(生き延びる)
[名]
the act of keeping something in its original state
私がこの国で生き延びることができたのは、主に彼女のおかげである。
we never parted while I was there;
part
(離れる)
[動]
move or cause to move away from each other
while
(間)
[名]
a period of time
私がそこにいる間は、私たちは決して離れることはなかった。
I called her my Glumdalclitch, or little nurse;
Glumdalclitch
(グルムダルクリッチ)
[名]
a name
私は彼女を私のグルムダルクリッチ、つまり小さな看護婦と呼んだ。
and I should be guilty of great ingratitude if I omitted this honorable mention of her care and affection towards me, which I heartily wish it lay in my power to requite as she deserves, instead of being the innocent but unhappy instrument of her disgrace, as I have too much reason to fear.
mention
(言及)
[名]
a reference to something
care
(気遣い)
[名]
the provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance, and protection of someone or something
affection
(愛情)
[名]
a feeling of liking and caring for someone or something
guilty
(罪を犯す)
[形]
having committed a specified or implied offense
lay
(できる)
[動]
be able to do something
requite
(報いる)
[動]
make return for
deserve
(相応しい)
[動]
be worthy of
unhappy
(不幸な)
[形]
not happy
disgrace
(不名誉)
[名]
loss of reputation or respect
彼女の私に対する気遣いと愛情をこのように名誉ある形で言及しなかったとしたら、私は大きな恩知らずの罪を犯すことになるだろう。彼女の不名誉の無実だが不幸な道具になるのではなく、彼女に相応しい報いを与えることが私の力でできることを心から願っている。
It now began to be known and talked of in the neighborhood, that my master had found a strange animal in the field, about the bigness of a _splacknuck_, but exactly shaped in every part like a human creature;
be known
(知られる)
[動]
be familiar with
talk of
(話題になる)
[動]
be the subject of conversation
neighborhood
(近所)
[名]
the area around one's home
exactly
(そっくり)
[副]
in a precise manner
私の主人が畑で奇妙な動物を見つけたということは、近所でも知られるようになり、話題になっていた。その動物はスプラックナックほどの大きさで、あらゆる部分が人間そっくりの形をしていた。
which it likewise imitated in all its actions;
imitate
(似ている)
[動]
be like or similar to
行動もすべて人間に似ていた。
seemed to speak in a little language of its own, had already learned several words of theirs, went erect upon two legs, was tame and gentle, would come when it was called, do whatever it was bid, had the finest limbs in the world, and a complexion fairer than a nobleman’s daughter of three years old.
already
(すでに)
[副]
before or by now or the time in question
go
(歩く)
[動]
move at a regular and fairly rapid pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn, never having both feet off the ground at once
tame
(飼いならされて)
[形]
(of an animal) not wild or dangerous
bid
(命令される)
[動]
offer (a price) for something
finest
(きれいな)
[形]
of high quality
fair
(色白の)
[形]
(of a person) having light-colored skin
three
(三歳)
[形]
one more than two
自分たちの言葉で話しているようで、すでに彼らの言葉をいくつか覚え、二本足で直立して歩き、飼いならされていて、呼ばれれば来たり、命令されたことは何でもしたり、世界で一番きれいな手足を持ち、三歳の貴族の娘よりも色白だった。
Another farmer, who lived hard by, and was a particular friend of my master, came on a visit on purpose to inquire into the truth of this story.
live hard by
(近くに住む)
[動]
live near
particular friend
(親友)
[名]
a very close friend
on purpose
(わざわざ)
[副]
intentionally
inquire into
(探る)
[動]
ask about
truth
(真相)
[名]
the real facts about something
近くに住んでいて、私の主人の親友である別の農夫が、この話の真相を探るためにわざわざ訪ねてきた。
I was immediately produced and placed upon a table, where I walked as I was commanded, drew my hanger, put it up again, made my reverence to my master’s guest, asked him in his own language how he did, and told him he was welcome, just as my little nurse had instructed me.
put up
(収める)
[動]
raise
make
(表す)
[動]
show or express
reverence
(敬意)
[名]
deep respect for someone or something
guest
(客)
[名]
a person who is staying temporarily in someone's home or who is paying for and using the services of a hotel, restaurant, etc.
welcome
(歓迎する)
[動]
greet or receive someone in a glad, cordial, or friendly way
私はすぐに連れ出され、テーブルの上に置かれた。そこで私は命令された通りに歩き、剣を抜き、また鞘に収め、主人の客に敬意を表し、彼の言葉で彼の調子を尋ね、私の小さな看護婦が教えてくれた通りに、彼を歓迎した。
This man, who was old and dim-sighted, put on his spectacles to behold me better;
dim-sighted
(目がかすんでいる)
[形]
having poor eyesight
put on
(かける)
[動]
to place on one's body
この男は年寄りで目がかすんでいたので、私をよく見ようと眼鏡をかけた。
at which I could not forbear laughing very heartily, for his eyes appeared like the full moon shining into a chamber at two windows.
full moon
(満月)
[名]
the moon when it is fully illuminated
shine
(照らす)
[動]
emit or reflect light
すると、彼の目が二つの窓から部屋を照らす満月のように見えたので、私は心から笑わずにはいられなかった。
Our people, who discovered the cause of my mirth, bore me company in laughing, at which the old fellow was fool enough to be angry and out of countenance.
mirth
(笑い)
[名]
amusement, especially as expressed by laughter
company
(仲間)
[名]
a commercial business
fellow
(仲間)
[名]
a man or boy
fool
(愚か)
[名]
a person who acts unwisely
enough
(ほど)
[副]
to the required degree or extent
angry
(怒り)
[形]
feeling or showing anger
out of
(失う)
[前]
from inside to outside of
私の笑いの原因を悟った私たちの仲間は、私と一緒に笑い、その様子を見て、その老人は怒り、面目を失うほど愚かだった。
He had the character of a great miser;
have the character of
(~の性格である)
[動]
have the qualities or features of
miser
(けちん坊)
[名]
a person who hoards money and is reluctant to spend it
彼は大変なけちん坊で、
and, to my misfortune, he well deserved it by the cursed advice he gave my master to show me as a sight upon a market day in the next town, which was half an hour’s riding, about two-and-twenty miles from our house.
cursed
(呪われた)
[形]
deserving a curse
market day
(市場の日)
[名]
a day on which a market is held
next town
(隣町)
[名]
the town next to the one you are in
riding
(馬で)
[名]
the action of riding a horse
twenty-two miles
(二十二マイル)
[名]
a unit of distance equal to 1.609344 kilometers
私の不幸なことに、彼は私の主人に、私を我が家から約二十二マイル、馬で半時間の距離にある隣町の市場の日に見せ物にしたらどうかという呪われた忠告をしたことで、その名に恥じぬことをした。
I guessed there was some mischief contriving, when I observed my master and his friend whispering long together, sometimes pointing at me;
mischief
(悪巧み)
[名]
playful misbehavior or troublemaking
contrive
(企む)
[動]
plan or devise (something) in a clever or skillful way
whisper
(ひそひそと話す)
[動]
speak softly using one's breath without one's vocal chords
主人とその友人が長い時間ひそひそと話し合い、時々私を指さしているのを見て、何か悪巧みをしているのだと察した。
and my fears made me fancy that I overheard and understood some of their words.
fancy
(気がする)
[動]
imagine or believe something without a good reason
overhear
(盗み聞きする)
[動]
hear something by chance
そして、恐怖のあまり、二人の言葉を盗み聞きして理解したような気がした。
But the next morning Glumdalclitch, my little nurse, told me the whole matter, which she had cunningly picked out from her mother.
cunningly
(巧みに)
[副]
in a clever or skillful way
pick out
(聞き出す)
[動]
choose or select from a number of alternatives
しかし、翌朝、私の小さな看護婦のグルムダルクリッチが、母親から巧みに聞き出した事の一部始終を私に話してくれた。
The poor girl laid me on her bosom, and fell a-weeping with shame and grief.
poor
(かわいそうな)
[形]
deserving of pity
bosom
(胸)
[名]
the chest of a human being
fall
(泣き出す)
[動]
begin to do something
shame
(恥ずかしさ)
[名]
a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior
かわいそうな娘は私を胸に抱き、恥ずかしさと悲しみで泣き出した。
She apprehended some mischief would happen to me from rude vulgar folks, who might squeeze me to death or break one of my limbs by taking me in their hands.
mischief
(災難)
[名]
trouble or difficulty
happen
(降りかかる)
[動]
to take place or occur
rude
(無礼な)
[形]
lacking good manners or respect for others
folks
(連中)
[名]
people in general
squeeze
(押しつぶす)
[動]
to press or crush something firmly
彼女は、無礼で下品な連中が私を手に取って、押しつぶして殺したり、手足を折ったりして、何か災難が私に降りかかるのではないかと心配した。
She had also observed how modest I was in my nature, how nicely I regarded my honor, and what an indignity I should conceive it to be exposed for money as a public spectacle to the meanest of the people.
modest
(謙虚な)
[形]
unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements
nicely
(重んじる)
[副]
in a pleasant manner
regard
(名誉)
[動]
think of or consider in a specified way
indignity
(屈辱)
[名]
treatment or circumstances that cause a loss of self-respect
expose
(さらされる)
[動]
make (something) visible, known, or vulnerable
meanest
(下品な)
[形]
unkind, spiteful, or malicious
彼女はまた、私がいかに謙虚で、名誉を重んじ、金のために下品な連中の見世物にされることをどれほど屈辱と考えるかを知っていた。
She said, her papa and mamma had promised that Grildrig should be hers;
papa
(パパ)
[名]
father
mamma
(ママ)
[名]
mother
Grildrig
(グリルドリッグ)
[名]
the name of the main character in the story
be
(なる)
[動]
exist or occur in a specified state or condition
彼女は、パパとママがグリルドリッグは自分のものだと言っていたと言い、
but now she found they meant to serve her as they did last year, when they pretended to give her a lamb, and yet, as soon as it was fat, sold it to a butcher.
last year
(去年)
[名]
the year before the present year
pretend
(言う)
[動]
to claim or represent falsely
butcher
(肉屋)
[名]
a person who prepares and sells meat
でも、去年子羊をくれると言って、太ったらすぐに肉屋に売ってしまった時のように、今年も同じことをしようとしていることが分かった。
For my own part, I may truly affirm that I was less concerned than my nurse.
truly
(本当に)
[副]
in a true manner
concerned
(心配する)
[形]
worried or anxious about something
私自身のことで言えば、私は乳母ほど心配していなかったと断言できる。
I had a strong hope which never left me, that I should one day recover my liberty;
have a strong hope
(強い希望を持ち続ける)
[動]
to have a strong desire for something to happen
never leave
(持ち続ける)
[動]
to continue to have or do something
one day
(いつか)
[副]
at some time in the future
私はいつか自由を取り戻せるという強い希望を持ち続け、
and as to the ignominy of being carried about for a monster, I considered myself to be a perfect stranger in the country, and that such a misfortune could never be charged upon me as a reproach if ever I should return to England;
ignominy
(屈辱)
[名]
public disgrace or shame
be carried about
(連れ回される)
[動]
be taken from one place to another
perfect
(まったくの)
[形]
complete; absolute
stranger
(異邦人)
[名]
a person who is not from a particular place
such
(このような)
[形]
of the type or kind described
be charged upon
(非難される)
[動]
be accused of
reproach
(非難)
[名]
a rebuke or criticism
怪物として連れ回されるという屈辱については、私はこの国ではまったくの異邦人であり、もしイギリスに帰れたとしても、このような不幸が私の非難されることにはならないと考えていた。
since the king of Great Britain himself, in my condition, must have undergone the same distress.
Great Britain
(イギリス)
[名]
an island in the North Atlantic off the north coast of continental Europe
king
(国王)
[名]
the male ruler of a country
must
(に違いない)
[助]
be obliged to; be compelled to
イギリス国王自身でさえ、私の立場なら同じ苦難を経験したに違いないからだ。
My master, pursuant to the advice of his friend, carried me in a box the next market day to the neighboring town, and took along with him his little daughter, my nurse, upon a pillion behind him.
box
(箱)
[名]
a container with a flat base and sides, typically having a lid
neighboring town
(隣町)
[名]
a town near another town
take along
(連れて行く)
[動]
take with oneself
little daughter
(幼い娘)
[名]
a young female child
主人は友人の忠告に従って、次の市場の日に私を箱に入れて隣町に連れて行き、私の乳母である幼い娘を後ろに乗せて連れて行った。
The box was close on every side, with a little door for me to go in and out, and a few gimlet holes to let in air.
close
(閉ざされる)
[動]
move so as to cover an opening
let in
(取り込む)
[動]
allow to enter
箱は四方を閉ざされ、私が出入りするための小さな扉と、空気を取り込むための錐穴がいくつか開いていた。
The girl had been so careful as to put the quilt of her baby’s bed into it for me to lie down on.
careful
(気配りがある)
[形]
taking care to avoid harm or damage
娘は私が横になれるように、赤ん坊のベッドのキルトを箱の中に入れてくれるほど気配りがあった。
However, I was terribly shaken and discomposed in this journey, though it were but of half an hour;
terribly
(ひどく)
[副]
to a very great degree
しかし、この旅はたった三十分だったが、私はひどく揺さぶられ、混乱した。
for the horse went about forty feet at every step, and trotted so high, that the agitation was equal to the rising and falling of a ship in a great storm, but much more frequent.
trot
(速歩)
[動]
run at a speed between a walk and a run
agitation
(揺れ)
[名]
the action of shaking or being shaken
fall
(下降)
[動]
go down
frequent
(頻繁)
[形]
happening or done often
というのも、馬は一歩ごとに約四十フィート進み、とても高く速歩するので、その揺れは大嵐の中の船の上下動に等しかったが、もっと頻繁だった。
Our journey was somewhat further than from London to St. Albans.
St. Albans
(セント・オールバンズ)
[名]
a city in Hertfordshire, England
私たちの旅はロンドンからセント・オールバンズまでより少し遠かった。
My master alighted at an inn which he used to frequent;
inn
(宿)
[名]
a place where travelers can stay temporarily
主人はよく行く宿に降り立った。
and after consulting awhile with the innkeeper, and making some necessary preparations, he hired the _grultrud_, or crier, to give notice through the town of a strange creature to be seen at the sign of the Green Eagle, not so big as a _splacknuck_ (an animal in that country very finely shaped, about six feet long), and in every part of the body resembling a human creature, could speak several words, and perform a hundred diverting tricks.
innkeeper
(宿屋の主人)
[名]
a person who runs an inn
preparation
(準備)
[名]
the action or process of making ready or being made ready for use or consideration
hire
(雇う)
[動]
employ for wages
grultrud
(グルトルド)
[名]
a town crier
crier
(呼び込み)
[名]
a person who shouts out announcements in public
give notice
(告知する)
[動]
inform or notify
sign
(看板)
[名]
a board with words on it giving information or instructions
Green Eagle
(グリーンイーグル)
[名]
a name
so big
(それほど大きくない)
[形]
of a large or relatively large size or extent
splacknuck
(スプラックナック)
[名]
a name
finely
(きれいに)
[副]
in a delicate or exquisite way
long
(長さ)
[名]
the measurement of the extent of something from end to end
every part
(あらゆる部分)
[名]
all of the parts of something
diverting
(面白い)
[形]
providing entertainment or amusement
trick
(芸当)
[名]
a skillful act performed for entertainment
そして、宿屋の主人しばらく相談し、必要な準備を整えた後、彼は町中にグリーンイーグルの看板に奇妙な生き物がいると告知するために、グルトルド、つまり呼び込みを雇い、その生き物はスプラックナック(その国にいるとてもきれいな形をした、長さ約六フィートの動物)ほど大きくなく、体のあらゆる部分が人間に似ていて、いくつかの言葉を話すことができ、百もの面白い芸当ができると告知させた。
I was placed upon a table in the largest room of the inn, which might be near three hundred feet square.
be placed
(置かれる)
[動]
be put in a particular position
私は宿屋の一番大きな部屋のテーブルの上に置かれたが、その部屋は三百平方フィート近くあった。
My little nurse stood on a low stool close to the table, to take care of me, and direct what I should do.
what
(何)
[代]
that which; the thing that
私の小さな看護師は私の世話をし、私が何をすべきか指示するために、テーブルの近くの低い腰掛けに立った。
My master, to avoid a crowd, would suffer only thirty people at a time to see me.
crowd
(混雑)
[名]
a large number of people gathered together
主人は混雑を避けるために、一度に三十人しか私を見ることができないようにした。
I walked about on the table as the girl commanded;
walk about
(歩き回る)
[動]
walk around
私は少女の命令通りにテーブルの上を歩き回った。
she asked me questions as far as she knew my understanding of the language reached, and I answered them as loud as I could.
as far as
(及ぶ限り)
[接]
to the extent or degree that
as loud as
(できるだけ大きな)
[副]
to the greatest extent or degree possible
彼女は私の言語理解度が及ぶ限りの質問をしてくれ、私はできるだけ大きな声で答えた。
I turned about several times to the company, paid my humble respects, said they were welcome, and used some other speeches I had been taught.
turn about
(振り向く)
[動]
change direction
pay respect
(敬意を表する)
[動]
show respect
私は何度か一座の方を向いて、謙虚な敬意を表し、歓迎の言葉を述べ、教えられた他のスピーチもいくつか行った。
I took up a thimble filled with liquor, which Glumdalclitch had given me for a cup, and drank their health.
thimble
(指ぬき)
[名]
a small metal or plastic cap with a pitted end, worn on the finger to protect it when sewing
give
(くれる)
[動]
to transfer something to someone
私はグルムダルクリッチがコップ代わりにくれた酒を注いだ指ぬきを手に取って、彼らの健康を祝して飲んだ。
I drew out my hanger, and flourished with it after the manner of fencers in England.
flourish
(振り回す)
[動]
wave or swing something around
私は剣を抜き、イギリスの剣士の流儀で剣を振り回した。
My nurse gave me part of a straw, which I exercised as a pike, having learned the art in my youth.
私の乳母は私に麦わらの一部をくれたので、私は若い頃にその技術を学んだので、それを槍として練習した。
I was that day shown to twelve sets of company, and as often forced to go over again with the same fopperies, till I was half dead with weariness and vexation;
that day
(その日)
[名]
the day in question
be shown to
(披露される)
[動]
be presented to
company
(客)
[名]
a guest or guests
go over
(繰り返す)
[動]
do or say again
foppery
(馬鹿げたこと)
[名]
foolish behavior
weariness
(疲労)
[名]
the state of being very tired
vexation
(困惑)
[名]
the state of being annoyed or frustrated
その日私は十二組の客に披露され、その度に同じ馬鹿げたことを繰り返させられたので、疲労と困惑で半死半生になった。
for those who had seen me made such wonderful reports, that the people were ready to break down the doors to come in.
those
(人々)
[名]
the people
such
(あまりに)
[副]
to a very great extent
wonderful
(素晴らしい)
[形]
extremely good; marvelous
report
(報告)
[名]
a statement of the results of an investigation or of any matter on which definite information is required
break down
(壊す)
[動]
cause to fall apart or collapse
私を見た人々があまりに素晴らしい報告をしたので、人々はドアを壊してでも入ってくる勢いだった。
My master, for his own interest, would not suffer any one to touch me except my nurse;
my master
(私の主人)
[名]
the person who owns me
for his own interest
(自分の利益のために)
[名]
for the sake of his own benefit
would not suffer
(させなかった)
[動]
would not allow
any one
(誰も)
[名]
any person
to touch
(触れる)
[動]
to come into or be in contact with
me
(私)
[代]
the person who is speaking
my nurse
(私の乳母)
[名]
the person who takes care of me
私の主人は、自分の利益のために、私の乳母以外は誰も私に触れさせなかった。
and to prevent danger, benches were set round the table at such a distance as to put me out of everybody’s reach.
そして危険を防ぐために、誰も私に手が届かないように、テーブルの周りにベンチが置かれた。
However, an unlucky schoolboy aimed a hazelnut directly at my head, which very narrowly missed me;
unlucky
(運の悪い)
[形]
having or marked by bad luck
schoolboy
(学生)
[名]
a boy who attends school
aim
(投げつける)
[動]
direct (something) at a target
miss
(当たるところだった)
[動]
fail to hit, reach, or come into contact with
しかし、運の悪い学生が私の頭にヘーゼルナッツを直接投げつけ、危うく当たるところだった。
otherwise it came with so much violence that it would have infallibly knocked out my brains, for it was almost as large as a small pumpkin;
so much
(とても)
[副]
to a great extent
violence
(激しく)
[名]
the use of physical force so as to injure, abuse, damage, or kill
knock out
(打ち抜く)
[動]
to hit someone or something so hard that they fall down or are destroyed
brain
(脳みそ)
[名]
the organ of the body that controls thought, memory, and feeling
pumpkin
(カボチャ)
[名]
a large, round, orange-yellow fruit with a thick skin and a lot of seeds
そうでなければ、それはとても激しく飛んできたので、間違いなく私の脳みそを打ち抜いていただろう。なぜなら、それは小さなカボチャと同じくらい大きかったからだ。
but I had the satisfaction to see the young rogue well beaten, and turned out of the room.
rogue
(悪党)
[名]
a dishonest or unprincipled man
beaten
(殴られる)
[動]
strike or hit repeatedly
turn out
(追い出される)
[動]
expel or eject
しかし、私はその若い悪党がよく殴られ、部屋から追い出されるのを見たことで満足した。
On the 26th day of October we arrived at the metropolis, called in their language Lorbrulgrud, or Pride of the Universe.
on the 26th day of October
(十月二十六日)
[名]
the 26th day of the month of October
Lorbrulgrud
(ロブルグルード)
[名]
the capital city of the land of Brobdingnag in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels
Pride of the Universe
(宇宙の誇り)
[名]
the name of the capital city of the land of Brobdingnag in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels
十月二十六日、私たちは彼らの言葉でロブルグルード、つまり宇宙の誇りと呼ばれる首都に到着した。
My master took a lodging in the principal street of the city, not far from the royal palace, and put out bills in the usual form, containing an exact description of my person and parts.
take a lodging
(宿をとる)
[動]
stay somewhere temporarily
principal street
(主要な通り)
[名]
the most important street
not far from
(遠くない)
[副]
a short distance from
royal palace
(王宮)
[名]
the official residence of a king or queen
put out
(配る)
[動]
distribute
bill
(ビラ)
[名]
a printed advertisement
usual form
(いつもの形式)
[名]
the usual way of doing something
exact description
(正確な記述)
[名]
a description that is accurate
person
(容姿)
[名]
the body of a human being
主人は王宮から遠くない街の主要な通りに宿をとり、私の容姿や身体の部分を正確に記述したビラをいつもの形式で配った。
He hired a large room between three and four hundred feet wide.
hire
(借りる)
[動]
pay money for the temporary use of
彼は幅三百から四百フィートの大きな部屋を借りた。
He provided a table sixty feet in diameter, upon which I was to act my part, and palisadoed round three feet from the edge, and as many high, to prevent my falling over.
part
(役)
[名]
a character in a play, movie, or television show
over
(越える)
[前]
above or across the top of
彼は直径六十フィートのテーブルを用意し、その上で私が演技をすることになっていて、私が落ちないように端から三フィート離れたところに柵を張り巡らせていた。
I was shown ten times a day, to the wonder and satisfaction of all people.
be shown
(出演する)
[動]
be presented to the public
ten times
(十回)
[名]
ten occurrences
私は一日に十回も出演し、人々を驚かせ満足させた。
I could now speak the language tolerably well, and perfectly understood every word that was spoken to me.
tolerably
(かなり)
[副]
to a moderate degree
well
(上手に)
[副]
in a good manner
私は今やこの言葉をかなり上手に話せるようになり、話しかけられる言葉はすべて完全に理解できるようになった。
Besides, I had learned their alphabet, and could make a shift to explain a sentence here and there;
alphabet
(アルファベット)
[名]
a set of letters or other characters with which one or more languages are written especially if arranged in a customary order
その上、私は彼らのアルファベットを学び、あちこちで文を説明する工夫をすることができた。
for Glumdalclitch had been my instructor while we were at home, and at leisure hours during our journey.
had been
(務めてくれた)
[動]
to have been
instructor
(教師)
[名]
a person who teaches
at leisure hours
(暇な時間に)
[名]
time when one is not working
というのも、家にいる時や旅の間の暇な時間にグルムダルクリッチが私の教師を務めてくれたからだ。
She carried a little book in her pocket, not much larger than a Sanson’s Atlas; it was a common treatise for the use of young girls, giving a short account of their religion;
Sanson's Atlas
(サンソンの地図帳)
[名]
a world atlas published by the French cartographer Nicolas Sanson in 1658
use
(使う)
[動]
convert to one's own purpose or advantage
young girl
(少女)
[名]
a young female human being
彼女はポケットにサンソンの地図帳よりあまり大きくない小さな本を入れていた。それは少女たちが使うための一般的な論文で、彼女たちの宗教について簡単に説明していた。
out of this she taught me my letters, and interpreted the words.
interpret
(解釈する)
[動]
explain the meaning of (something)
彼女はこの本から私に文字を教え、言葉を解釈してくれた。
The frequent labors I underwent every day made in a few weeks a very considerable change in my health.
frequent
(頻繁な)
[形]
happening often or at short intervals
very considerable
(かなりの)
[形]
very large or great
change
(変化)
[名]
the act or instance of making or becoming different
毎日の頻繁な労働は、数週間で私の健康にかなりの変化をもたらした。
The more my master got by me, the more insatiable he grew.
get by
(得る)
[動]
to manage to live or exist
insatiable
(貪欲な)
[形]
extremely greedy
主人は私から得れば得るほど、ますます貪欲になっていった。
I had quite lost my stomach, and was almost reduced to a skeleton.
lose one's stomach
(食欲を失う)
[動]
to lose one's appetite
skeleton
(骸骨)
[名]
the bony framework of a vertebrate animal
私はすっかり食欲を失い、ほとんど骸骨のようになってしまっていた。
The farmer observed it, and concluding I must soon die, resolved to make as good a hand of me as he could.
as good a hand as
(できるだけうまく)
[名]
as much as possible
make of
(利用する)
[動]
use or exploit
農夫はそれに気づき、私がすぐに死んでしまうに違いないと結論して、私をできるだけうまく利用しようと決心した。
While he was thus reasoning and resolving with himself, a _slardral_, or gentleman usher, came from court, commanding my master to carry me immediately thither for the diversion of the queen and her ladies.
reason
(推論する)
[動]
think, understand, and form judgments by a process of logic
usher
(案内役)
[名]
a person who shows people to their seats in a theater, church, etc.
彼がそうやって自分の中で推論し、決意を固めている間に、スラドラル、つまり案内役の紳士が宮廷からやってきて、女王とその女官たちの気晴らしのために私をすぐに宮廷に連れてくるように主人に命じた。
Some of the latter had already been to see me, and reported strange things of my beauty, behavior, and good sense.
report
(報告する)
[動]
give a spoken or written account of something that one has observed, heard, done, or investigated
behavior
(振る舞い)
[名]
the way in which one acts or conducts oneself, especially toward others
good sense
(良識)
[名]
sound practical judgment that is independent of specialized knowledge, training, or the like
女官たちの何人かはすでに私に会いに来ていて、私の美しさ、振る舞い、良識について奇妙なことを報告していた。
Her majesty and those who attended her were beyond measure delighted with my demeanor.
Her majesty
(女王陛下)
[名]
a title used to refer to a queen
beyond measure
(この上なく)
[副]
to a very great degree
delighted
(喜ぶ)
[動]
be very pleased
demeanor
(態度)
[名]
the way that you behave
女王陛下とその側近たちは私の態度にこの上なく喜んでくれた。
I fell on my knees, and begged the honor of kissing her imperial foot;
kiss
(接吻する)
[動]
touch or caress with the lips as a sign of love, affection, greeting, reverence, or as a sexual act
私はひざまずき、女王陛下の足に接吻する栄誉を乞うた。
but this gracious princess held out her little finger towards me (after I was set on a table) which I embraced in both my arms, and put the tip of it with the utmost respect to my lip.
hold out
(差し出す)
[動]
stretch out or extend
embrace
(抱きかかえる)
[動]
hold closely in one's arms
しかし、この優雅な女王は(私がテーブルに載せられた後)私に向かって小指を差し出したので、私はそれを両腕で抱きかかえ、その先端を最大限の敬意をもって唇に当てた。
She made me some general questions about my country and my travels, which I answered as distinctly and in as few words as I could.
女王は私の国や旅について一般的な質問をいくつかしたので、私はできるだけ簡潔に、はっきりと答えた。
She asked whether I would be content to live at court.
whether
(かどうか)
[接]
if
be content
(満足する)
[動]
be happy with
live
(暮らす)
[動]
be alive; have life
女王は私が宮廷で暮らすことに満足するかどうか尋ねた。
I bowed down to the board of the table, and humbly answered that I was my master’s slave, but if I were at my own disposal, I should be proud to devote my life to her majesty’s service.
bow down
(頭を下げる)
[動]
bend the head or body in a gesture of respect
board
(板)
[名]
a thin, flat, rectangular piece of wood or other hard material, used as a surface to write or draw on, or as a base for building
slave
(奴隷)
[名]
a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to work for them without pay
devote
(捧げる)
[動]
give all of one's time or energy to a particular activity
私はテーブルの板に頭を下げて、自分は主人の奴隷だが、もし自由の身なら、陛下のお役に立てることを誇りに思うと、謙虚に答えた。
She then asked my master whether he were willing to sell me at a good price.
price
(値段)
[名]
the amount of money expected, required, or given in payment for something
女王は私の主人に、私を高値で売る気があるかどうか尋ねた。
He, who apprehended I could not live a month, was ready enough to part with me, and demanded a thousand pieces of gold, which were ordered him on the spot, each piece being about the bigness of eight hundred moidores;
month
(一ヶ月)
[名]
one of the twelve periods of time into which a year is divided
part with
(別れる)
[動]
to give up something that you own or that is important to you
piece
(枚)
[名]
a part of something
moidores
(モイドール)
[名]
a former Portuguese gold coin
私が一ヶ月も生きられないと心配していた主人は、私と別れる準備が十分にできており、金貨千枚を要求したが、その場で支払われ、一枚は八百モイドールほどの大きさだった。
but allowing for the proportion of all things between that country and Europe, and the high price of gold among them, was hardly so great a sum as a thousand guineas would be in England.
allow for
(考える)
[動]
take into consideration
high price
(高値)
[名]
a price that is higher than average
sum
(合計)
[名]
the total amount resulting from the addition of two or more numbers, amounts, or items
guinea
(ギニー)
[名]
a former British gold coin with a value of one pound and one shilling
しかし、この国とヨーロッパのあらゆるものの比率と、この国では金の値段が高いことを考えると、イギリスの千ギニーほどにはならなかった。
I then said to the queen, since I was now her majesty’s most humble creature and vassal, I must beg the favor that Glumdalclitch, who had always tended me with so much care and kindness, and understood to do it so well, might be admitted into her service, and continue to be my nurse and instructor.
vassal
(家臣)
[名]
a person granted the use of land in return for homage and military service
tend
(世話をする)
[動]
regularly or frequently behave in a particular manner
well
(とても)
[副]
to a high standard; very well
私は女王に、私は今や陛下の最も卑しい被造物であり家臣であるので、いつも私をとても気遣い、親切にしてくれ、それをとてもよく理解してくれているグルムダルクリッチが陛下のお世話係として認められ、私の看護師兼指導者として続けてくれるようお願いしなければならないと言った。
Her majesty agreed to my petition, and easily got the farmer’s consent, who was glad enough to have his daughter preferred at court;
majesty
(女王)
[名]
a person who is a king or queen
agree
(同意する)
[動]
have the same opinion about something
prefer
(優遇する)
[動]
like (one thing or person) better than another
女王は私の嘆願に同意し、農夫の同意を簡単に得たが、農夫は娘が宮廷で優遇されることを喜んでいた。
and the poor girl herself was not able to hide her joy.
そして、その哀れな少女自身も喜びを隠すことができなかった。
My late master withdrew, bidding me farewell, and saying he had left me in a good service;
late
(前の)
[形]
no longer living; dead
bid farewell
(別れを告げる)
[動]
say goodbye
私の前の主人は私に別れを告げて退出し、私を良い奉公先に預けたと言っていた。
to which I replied not a word, only making him a slight bow.
reply
(答える)
[動]
say something in response
bow
(お辞儀)
[名]
the action of bending the upper part of the body forward from the waist as a sign of respect, greeting, or shame
私はそれには一言も答えず、ただ軽くお辞儀をしただけだった。
His majesty sent for three great scholars who were then in their weekly waiting, according to the custom of that country.
陛下はその国の慣習に従って、当時週番だった三人の偉大な学者を呼び寄せた。
These gentlemen, after they had awhile examined my shape with much nicety, were of different opinions concerning me.
examine
(調べる)
[動]
inspect closely and thoroughly
nicety
(精密さ)
[名]
a small detail or distinction
これらの紳士たちは、しばらくの間、私の姿を非常に精密に調べた後、私に関して異なる意見を持っていた。
They all agreed that I could not be produced according to the regular laws of nature, because I was not framed with a capacity of preserving my life, either by swiftness, or climbing of trees, or digging holes in the earth.
produce
(生まれる)
[動]
bring into existence
regular
(従って)
[形]
following or according to a rule, principle, or type
frame
(備える)
[動]
put together the parts of
swiftness
(素早さ)
[名]
the quality of being quick or fast
dig
(掘る)
[動]
break up and move earth with a tool or machine
彼らは皆、私が自然の法則に従って生まれたはずがないということに同意した。なぜなら、私は素早さや木登り、地面に穴を掘ることによって自分の命を守る能力を備えていなかったからだ。
They observed by my teeth, which they viewed with great exactness, that I was a carnivorous animal;
tooth
(歯)
[名]
one of the hard, white structures in the mouth used for biting and chewing
great exactness
(非常に正確に)
[名]
the quality of being very accurate
carnivorous
(肉食の)
[形]
feeding on flesh
彼らは私の歯を非常に正確に観察し、私が肉食動物であることを観察した。
yet most quadrupeds being an overmatch for me, and field mice, with some others, too nimble, they could not imagine how I should be able to support myself, unless I fed upon snails and other insects, which they offered, by many learned arguments, to evince that I could not possibly do.
quadruped
(四足動物)
[名]
an animal that has four feet
overmatch
(強敵)
[名]
a person or thing that is too strong or powerful for another
field mouse
(野ネズミ)
[名]
a small rodent that lives in fields
support
(自活)
[動]
provide with the necessities of life
snail
(カタツムリ)
[名]
a small gastropod mollusk with a spiral shell
insect
(昆虫)
[名]
a small animal with six legs and a body divided into three parts
evince
(証明する)
[動]
to make evident or manifest
それでも、ほとんどの四足動物は私には強敵であり、野ネズミや他の動物は機敏すぎるので、私がカタツムリや他の昆虫を食べない限り、私がどうやって自活できるのか想像できなかった。
One of these virtuosi seemed to think that I might be an embryo, or abortive birth.
virtuoso
(博識家)
[名]
a person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit
embryo
(胎児)
[名]
an unborn or unhatched offspring in the process of development
abortive
(流産児)
[形]
failing to accomplish its intended purpose
これらの博識家の一人は、私が胎児か流産児かもしれないと考えたようだった。
But this opinion was rejected by the other two, who observed my limbs to be perfect and finished, and that I had lived several years, as it was manifested from my beard, the stumps whereof they plainly discovered through a magnifying glass.
reject
(否定する)
[動]
refuse to accept
perfect
(完全な)
[形]
having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be
finish
(完成する)
[動]
bring (something) to a satisfactory conclusion
しかし、この意見は他の二人に否定された。彼らは私の手足が完全で完成していること、そして私の髭から明らかなように私が数年間生きてきたことを観察し、その切り株を拡大鏡で明らかにした。
They would not allow me to be a dwarf, because my littleness was beyond all degrees of comparison;
dwarf
(小人)
[名]
a person of very small stature
littleness
(小ささ)
[名]
the quality of being small
beyond
(超えて)
[前]
on the farther side of
彼らは私が小人であることを認めようとしなかった。なぜなら私の小ささは比較の域を超えていたからだ。
for the queen’s favorite dwarf, the smallest ever known in that kingdom, was near thirty feet high.
thirty feet
(30フィート)
[名]
a unit of length equal to 12 inches or 0.3048 meter
女王のお気に入りの小人は、その王国で最も小さい小人だったが、身長は30フィート近くあった。
After much debate, they concluded unanimously that I was only _relplum scalcath_, which is, interpreted literally, _lusus naturæ_; a determination exactly agreeable to the modern philosophy of Europe, whose professors, disdaining the old evasion of occult causes, whereby the followers of Aristotle endeavor in vain to disguise their ignorance, have invented this wonderful solution of all difficulties, to the unspeakable advancement of human knowledge.
unanimously
(全会一致で)
[副]
with no opposition
literally
(文字通り)
[副]
in a literal manner or sense; exactly
determination
(決定)
[名]
the quality of being determined; firmness of purpose
disdain
(軽蔑)
[動]
regard with contempt
evasion
(回避)
[名]
the action of evading something
occult
(神秘的な)
[形]
of or relating to supernatural, mystical, or magical powers or phenomena
follower
(信奉者)
[名]
a person who follows or supports a particular person or set of ideas
disguise
(隠す)
[動]
change the appearance or nature of (something) in order to conceal it
invent
(発明する)
[動]
create or design (something that has not existed before); be the originator of
solution
(解決策)
[名]
a means of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation
unspeakable
(言い表せない)
[形]
too bad or shocking to be described in words
advancement
(進歩)
[名]
the process of improving or developing something
多くの議論の後、彼らは私がただの「レルプラム・スカルカス」であると全会一致で結論を下した。これは文字通り「自然のいたずら」と解釈される。ヨーロッパの近代哲学にぴったりと合致する決定であり、その教授たちは、アリストテレスの信奉者たちが無知を隠そうと無駄に努力する神秘的な原因の古い回避を軽蔑し、人間の知識の言い表せないほどの進歩のために、あらゆる困難のこの素晴らしい解決策を発明した。
After this decisive conclusion, I entreated to be heard a word or two.
decisive
(決定的な)
[形]
having or showing the ability to make decisions quickly and effectively
conclusion
(結論)
[名]
the end or finish of something
この決定的な結論の後、私は一言二言聞いてもらえるように懇願した。
I applied myself to the king, and assured his majesty that I came from a country which abounded with several millions of both sexes, and of my own stature;
apply oneself
(申し出る)
[動]
to devote oneself to a task
assure
(保証する)
[動]
to make sure or certain
come from
(来た)
[動]
to have as a source or origin
abound
(いる)
[動]
to be plentiful or numerous
several millions
(何百万)
[名]
a large number
both sexes
(男女)
[名]
both men and women
own stature
(同じ背丈)
[名]
one's height
私は王に申し出て、私が来た国には私と同じ背丈の男女が何百万もいることを陛下に保証した。
where the animals, trees, and houses were all in proportion, and where, by consequence, I might be as able to defend myself, and to find sustenance, as any of his majesty’s subjects could do here;
sustenance
(糧)
[名]
food and other provisions
here
(ここ)
[副]
in, at, or to this place
動物、木々、家々はすべて釣り合いがとれており、その結果、私は陛下の臣下がここでできることと同じように、自分を守り、糧を得ることができるかもしれない。
which I took for a full answer to those gentlemen’s arguments.
take for
(思う)
[動]
consider or regard as being
full
(十分な)
[形]
complete or entire
それを私は、あの紳士たちの議論に対する十分な答えだと思った。
To this they only replied with a smile of contempt, saying that the farmer had instructed me very well in my lesson.
lesson
(教訓)
[名]
a thing learned by a person through being taught
これに彼らはただ軽蔑の笑みを浮かべて、農夫が私の教訓をとてもよく教えてくれたと言った。
The king, who had a much better understanding, dismissing his learned men, sent for the farmer, who by good fortune was not yet gone out of town.
have a much better understanding
(はるかに理解が深い)
[動]
be able to understand something much better than someone else
learned man
(学者)
[名]
a person who has a lot of knowledge
not yet
(まだ~ない)
[副]
not up to the present time
go out of
(出る)
[動]
leave a place
はるかに理解の深い王は、学者たちを退け、幸いにもまだ町から出ていなかった農夫を呼び寄せた。
Having therefore first examined him privately, and then confronted him with me and the young girl, his majesty began to think that what we told him might possibly be true.
confront
(対面させる)
[動]
come face to face with
そのため、まず農夫を内緒で調べてから、私と少女と対面させたところ、陛下は私たちが言ったことが本当かもしれないと考え始めた。
He desired the queen to order that a particular care should be taken of me;
take
(する)
[動]
to carry or bring with oneself
王は女王に私を特別に世話するよう命じてほしいと頼んだ。
and was of opinion that Glumdalclitch should still continue in her office of tending me, because he observed we had a great affection for each other.
be of opinion
(意見である)
[動]
to have a particular opinion
tend
(世話する)
[動]
to regularly or frequently behave in a particular manner
each other
(互いに)
[代]
one another
そして、私たちが互いにとても愛情を持っているのを観察したので、グルムダルクリッチは私を世話する仕事を続けるべきだという意見だった。
A convenient apartment was provided for her at court;
宮廷に彼女のために便利な部屋が用意された。
she had a sort of governess appointed to take care of her education, a maid to dress her, and two other servants for menial offices;
take care of
(担当する)
[動]
be responsible for
彼女には教育を担当する家庭教師のような人と、着替えを手伝うメイド、雑用をする召使が二人ついた。
but the care of me was wholly appropriated to herself.
appropriate
(引き受ける)
[動]
take or make use of without authority or right
しかし、私の世話は彼女が全部引き受けた。
The queen commanded her own cabinetmaker to contrive a box that might serve me for a bedchamber, after the model that Glumdalclitch and I should agree upon.
cabinetmaker
(家具職人)
[名]
a person who makes cabinets
bedchamber
(寝室)
[名]
a room for sleeping in
model
(モデル)
[名]
a person who poses for an artist
女王は、グルムダルクリッチと私が合意したモデルに従って、私に寝室として使える箱を工夫するように、自分の家具職人に命じた。
This man was a most ingenious artist, and according to my directions, in three weeks finished for me a wooden chamber of sixteen feet square, and twelve high, with sash windows, a door, and two closets, like a London bedchamber.
This man
(この男)
[名]
the man being talked about
most ingenious
(最も独創的な)
[形]
very clever, original, and inventive
according to
(従って)
[前]
as stated or reported by
three weeks
(三週間)
[名]
a period of three weeks
me
(私のために)
[代]
the person being talked to
sixteen feet
(十六フィート)
[名]
a unit of length equal to 12 inches
sash window
(サッシ窓)
[名]
a window with a frame that can be slid up and down
closet
(クローゼット)
[名]
a tall cupboard used for storing clothes
この男は最も独創的な芸術家で、私の指示に従って、三週間で私のために、ロンドンの寝室のような、サッシ窓、ドア、二つのクローゼット付きの、一辺が十六フィート、高さ十二フィートの木製の部屋を完成させた。
The board that made the ceiling was to be lifted up and down by two hinges, to put in a bed ready furnished by her majesty’s upholsterer, which Glumdalclitch took out every day to air, made it with her own hands, and letting it down at night, locked up the roof over me.
ceiling
(天井)
[名]
the upper interior surface of a room or other similar compartment
lift
(上下に動かす)
[動]
move or cause to move from a lower to a higher position
hinge
(蝶番)
[名]
a movable joint or mechanism on which a door, gate, or lid swings
upholsterer
(室内装飾業者)
[名]
a person who makes or repairs upholstery
take out
(外に出す)
[動]
remove from a place
let down
(下ろす)
[動]
allow to fall or collapse
lock up
(閉める)
[動]
fasten or secure (something) with a lock
天井の板は、女王陛下の室内装飾業者が用意したベッドを入れるために、二つの蝶番で上下に動かすようになっており、グルムダルクリッチは毎日それを外に出して風に当て、自分の手で作り、夜になると下ろして、私の上の屋根を閉めた。
A nice workman, who was famous for little curiosities, undertook to make me two chairs, with backs and frames, of a substance not unlike ivory, and two tables, with a cabinet to put my things in.
nice
(素敵な)
[形]
pleasant; agreeable; satisfactory
famous
(有名な)
[形]
known about by many people
back
(背もたれ)
[名]
the part of a chair that supports your back
ivory
(象牙)
[名]
the hard creamy-white substance of which the tusks of elephants and other animals are made
小さな珍品で有名な素敵な職人が、象牙に似た材質で背もたれとフレームのある椅子を二脚、私の物を入れるキャビネット付きのテーブルを二脚作ってくれることになった。
The room was quilted on all sides, as well as the floor and the ceiling, to prevent any accident from the carelessness of those who carried me, and to break the force of a jolt when I went in a coach.
carelessness
(不注意)
[名]
the trait of not being careful
jolt
(馬車)
[名]
a sudden abrupt movement
部屋は、私を運ぶ人の不注意による事故を防ぎ、馬車に乗ったときの衝撃を和らげるために、床と天井だけでなく、すべての側面がキルティングされていた。
I desired a lock for my door, to prevent rats and mice from coming in.
lock
(鍵)
[名]
a device for fastening or securing something
mouse
(ネズミ)
[名]
a small rodent that typically has a pointed snout, relatively large ears and eyes, and a long tail
私はドアに鍵をかけて、ネズミが入らないようにしたいと思った。
The smith, after several attempts, made the smallest that ever was seen among them, for I have known a larger at the gate of a gentleman’s house in England.
attempt
(試み)
[名]
an act of trying to do something
鍛冶屋は、何度か試みた後、彼らの中で見たこともないような小さなものを作った。私はイギリスの紳士の家の門にもっと大きなものがあるのを知っている。
I made a shift to keep the key in a pocket of my own, fearing Glumdalclitch might lose it.
keep
(入れておく)
[動]
to store or maintain something
key
(鍵)
[名]
a small piece of metal that is used to open or close a lock
fear
(心配する)
[動]
to be afraid of something
lose
(なくす)
[動]
to no longer have something
私はグルムダルクリッチが鍵をなくすのではないかと心配して、自分のポケットに鍵を入れておくようにした。
The queen likewise ordered the thinnest silks that could be gotten, to make me clothes, not much thicker than an English blanket, very cumbersome till I was accustomed to them.
likewise
(また)
[副]
in addition; also; too
order
(注文する)
[動]
give an authoritative command or instruction to do something
cumbersome
(扱いにくい)
[形]
large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use
女王はまた、手に入る限り最も薄い絹を注文して、私に服を作らせたが、それはイギリスの毛布よりもあまり厚くなく、慣れるまでは非常に扱いにくかった。
They were after the fashion of the kingdom, partly resembling the Persian, and partly the Chinese, and are a very grave decent habit.
be after
(従う)
[動]
follow or come after
partly
(一部)
[副]
to some extent; in some degree
Persian
(ペルシア)
[名]
a native or inhabitant of Persia
Chinese
(中国)
[名]
a native or inhabitant of China
grave
(重厚)
[形]
serious in manner or appearance
decent
(上品)
[形]
conforming to generally accepted standards of respectable or moral behavior
それは王国の流行で、一部はペルシア風、一部は中国風で、とても重厚で上品な服装だった。
The queen became so fond of my company that she could not dine without me.
become fond of
(好きになる)
[動]
develop a liking for
company
(過ごす)
[名]
the fact or condition of being with another person or other people
dine
(食事する)
[動]
eat dinner
女王は私と過ごすのがとても好きになって、私なしでは食事ができないほどだった。
I had a table placed upon the same at which her majesty ate, just at her left elbow, and a chair to sit on.
have a table placed
(テーブルを置いてもらう)
[動]
have a table put in a certain place
upon the same
(同じものの上に)
[前]
on the same thing
at which
(~のところに)
[関]
the place where
ate
(食事をなさる)
[動]
take in food
elbow
(ひじ)
[名]
the joint between the upper and lower arm
sit on
(座る)
[動]
be in or assume a position in which one's weight is supported by one's buttocks rather than one's feet and one's upper body is more or less upright
私は女王陛下が食事をなさるテーブルの上に、ちょうど陛下の左ひじのところに、自分のテーブルと椅子を置いてもらった。
Glumdalclitch stood on a stool on the floor, near my table, to assist and take care of me.
assist
(世話をする)
[動]
help by sharing work
グルムダルクリッチは私のテーブルの近くの床に置いたスツールに立って、私の世話をしてくれた。
I had an entire set of silver dishes and plates, and other necessaries, which in proportion to those of the queen, were not much bigger than what I have seen of the same kind in a London toy-shop, for the furniture of a baby-house; these my little nurse kept in her pocket in a silver box, and gave me at meals as I wanted them, always cleaning them herself.
entire
(一式)
[形]
with no part left out; whole
plate
(皿)
[名]
a flat, round dish with raised edges that is used to hold food
toy-shop
(おもちゃ屋)
[名]
a shop that sells toys
baby-house
(ドールハウス)
[名]
a doll's house
these
(これら)
[代]
used to refer to two or more people or things previously mentioned or easily identified
meal
(食事)
[名]
an occasion when food is eaten
clean
(掃除する)
[動]
make (something or someone) free of dirt, marks, or mess, especially by washing, wiping, or brushing
私は銀の皿やお皿、その他の必需品を一式持っていたのだが、女王のものに比べれば、ロンドンのおもちゃ屋さんで見たドールハウスの家具と大して変わらない大きさだった。私の小さな看護師はこれらを銀の箱に入れてポケットに入れておいてくれて、食事の時に私が欲しがると渡してくれ、いつも自分で掃除してくれていた。
No person dined with the queen but the two princesses royal, the elder sixteen years old, and the younger at that time thirteen and a month.
elder
(年長の)
[形]
older
younger
(年少の)
[形]
younger
at that time
(当時)
[副]
at that point in time
女王と食事をするのは、二人の王女だけだった。年長の王女は16歳、年少の王女は当時13歳と1ヶ月だった。
Her majesty used to put a bit of meat upon one of my dishes, out of which I carved for myself;
used to
(よく)
[助]
did or happened regularly or frequently in the past
put
(乗せる)
[動]
place or set down
carve
(切り分ける)
[動]
cut (something) into pieces
女王陛下は私の皿に肉を少し乗せてくださり、私はそれを自分で切り分けて食べた。
and her diversion was to see me eat in miniature;
diversion
(楽しみ)
[名]
something that distracts the mind and relaxes or entertains
女王陛下は私が小さな体で食べるのを見るのが楽しみだった。
for the queen (who had indeed but a weak stomach) took up at one mouthful as much as a dozen English farmers could eat at a meal, which to me was for some time a very nauseous sight.
indeed
(実際は)
[副]
in fact; really
take up
(食べる)
[動]
to start doing or studying something
to me
(私には)
[代]
in my opinion
nauseous
(吐き気がする)
[形]
causing nausea; sickening
女王陛下は(実際は胃が弱かったのだが)一口でイギリスの農民12人が一食で食べられるほどの量を食べていたので、しばらくは吐き気がするほどだった。
She would crunch the wing of a lark, bones and all, between her teeth, although it were nine times as large as that of a full-grown turkey;
crunch
(噛み砕く)
[動]
crush or grind noisily
wing
(翼)
[名]
an organ of flight
女王陛下はヒバリの翼を骨もろとも歯で噛み砕いていたが、それは成熟した七面鳥の翼の9倍の大きさだった。
and put a bit of bread in her mouth, as big as two twelve-penny loaves.
bit
(一切れ)
[名]
a small piece of something
big
(大きい)
[形]
of considerable size, extent, or intensity
twelve-penny
(12ペニー)
[形]
costing twelve pennies
そして、12ペニーのパン2斤分の大きさのパン一切れを口に入れた。
She drank out of a golden cup, above a hogshead at a draught.
drink out of
(飲み干す)
[動]
drink all of
golden cup
(金の杯)
[名]
a cup made of gold
女王陛下は金の杯から一気飲みして、一杯で大樽以上の量を飲み干した。
Her knives were twice as long as a scythe set straight upon the handle;
handle
(柄)
[名]
the part of a tool or object that is held in the hand
女王陛下のナイフは、柄にまっすぐ取り付けた大鎌の2倍の長さだった。
the spoons, forks, and other instruments were all in the same proportion.
スプーン、フォーク、その他の道具もすべて同じ比率だった。
I remember when Glumdalclitch carried me, out of curiosity, to see some of the tables at court, where ten or a dozen of these enormous knives and forks were lifted up together,
enormous
(巨大な)
[形]
extremely large or great
グルムダルクリッチが好奇心から私を宮廷の食卓に連れて行ってくれた時のことを覚えている。そこには10本か12本もの巨大なナイフとフォークが一緒に持ち上げられていた。
I thought I had never till then beheld so terrible a sight.
私はそれまでこんな恐ろしい光景を見たことがないと思った。
It is the custom that every Wednesday (which, as I have observed, is their Sabbath) the king and queen, with the royal issue of both sexes, dine together in the apartment of his majesty, to whom I was now become a great favorite;
every Wednesday
(毎週水曜日)
[名]
the fourth day of the week
issue
(子供)
[名]
a child
毎週水曜日(私が観察したところ、彼らの安息日である)に国王と女王が、男女両方の王族と共に、私が今や大のお気に入りとなった陛下の部屋で一緒に食事をするのが習慣である。
and at these times my little chair and table were placed at his left hand before one of the salt-cellars.
at these times
(そういう時には)
[副]
on these occasions
salt-cellar
(塩入れ)
[名]
a small dish for holding salt at the table
そういう時には私の小さな椅子とテーブルが塩入れの一つの前に陛下の左手に置かれた。
This prince took a pleasure in conversing with me, inquiring into the manners, religion, laws, government, and learning of Europe, wherein I gave him the best account I was able.
take a pleasure in
(楽しみにする)
[動]
to enjoy doing something
give an account
(説明する)
[動]
to explain something
この王子は私と会話するのを楽しみ、ヨーロッパの風習、宗教、法律、政治、学問について尋ね、私はできる限りの説明をした。
His apprehension was so clear and his judgment so exact that he made very wise reflections and observations upon all I said.
apprehension
(理解力)
[名]
the ability to understand something
judgment
(判断力)
[名]
the ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions
reflection
(考察)
[名]
serious thought or consideration
observation
(観察)
[名]
the action or process of observing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information
彼の理解力は非常に明晰で、判断力も正確だったので、私の言うことにはすべて非常に賢い考察や観察を加えた。
But I confess that after I had been a little too copious in talking of my own beloved country, of our trade and wars by sea and land, of our schisms in religion, and parties in the state, the prejudices of his education prevailed so far that he could not forbear taking me up in his right hand and stroking me gently with the other, after a hearty fit of laughing, asked me whether I were a Whig or a Tory.
trade
(貿易)
[名]
the activity of buying and selling goods and services
prejudice
(偏見)
[名]
a preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience
prevail
(勝つ)
[動]
be victorious or successful
gently
(優しく)
[副]
in a kind and tender manner
fit
(発作)
[名]
a sudden attack of illness
Whig
(ホイッグ党)
[名]
a member of a British political party that was formed in the 17th century and was one of the two dominant parties in the 18th and 19th centuries
Tory
(トーリー党)
[名]
a member of the British Conservative Party
しかし、私が愛する祖国のこと、海と陸での貿易や戦争、宗教の分裂、国家の政党について、少しばかり熱く語りすぎた後、彼の教育による偏見があまりにも強かったため、彼は私を右手で持ち上げ、もう一方の手で優しくなでながら、心から笑い、私がホイッグ党かトーリー党かを尋ねずにはいられなかった。
Then turning to his first minister, who waited behind him with a white staff, near as tall as the mainmast of the Royal Sovereign, he observed how contemptible a thing was human grandeur, which could be mimicked by such diminutive insects as I.
turn to
(の方を向く)
[動]
change direction so as to face
first minister
(第一大臣)
[名]
the head of government in Scotland
wait
(控える)
[動]
stay in one place until someone or something arrives
Royal Sovereign
(ロイヤル・ソブリン)
[名]
a first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy
mainmast
(メインマスト)
[名]
the principal and usually the tallest mast of a sailing ship
contemptible
(卑劣な)
[形]
deserving contempt
mimic
(真似る)
[動]
imitate (someone or something), especially in an amusing way
それから、ロイヤル・ソブリンのメインマストと同じくらい背の高い白い杖を持って後ろに控えていた第一大臣の方を向き、私のような小さな虫に真似される人間の偉大さというものがいかに卑劣なものかを述べた。
“And yet,” said he, “I dare engage these creatures have their titles and distinctions of honor;
And yet
(それでも)
[接]
nevertheless; even so
dare
(あえて)
[動]
have the courage to do something new or dangerous
engage
(約束する)
[動]
make a promise
「それでも」と彼は言った、「私はあえてこれらの生き物が彼らの称号と名誉の区別を持っていると約束する。
they contrive little nests and burrows, that they call houses and cities;
nest
(巣)
[名]
a structure or place made or chosen by a bird for laying eggs and sheltering its young
burrow
(穴)
[名]
a hole in the ground made by an animal
彼らは小さな巣や穴を工夫して、それを家や都市と呼んでいる。
they make a figure in dress and equipage;
make a figure
(体裁を整える)
[動]
to make a good impression
dress
(衣装)
[名]
a garment or garments covering the body
equipage
(装備)
[名]
the equipment of a ship, army, or expedition
彼らは衣装や装備で体裁を整える。
they love, they fight, they dispute, they cheat, they betray.”
love
(愛する)
[動]
feel a deep or constant affection for
fight
(戦う)
[動]
take part in a violent confrontation
dispute
(論争する)
[動]
argue about something
cheat
(騙す)
[動]
act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage
betray
(裏切る)
[動]
be disloyal to
彼らは愛し、戦い、論争し、騙し、裏切る。」
And thus he continued on, while my color came and went several times with indignation to hear our noble country, the mistress of arts and arms, the scourge of France, the arbitress of Europe, the seat of virtue, piety, honor, and truth, the pride and envy of the world, so contemptuously treated.
and thus
(そして)
[接]
and so; and therefore
continue on
(続ける)
[動]
keep doing something
come and go
(赤くなったり青くなったりした)
[動]
move to and fro
indignation
(憤慨)
[名]
anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean
arm
(武器)
[名]
a means of offense or defense
scourge
(天罰)
[名]
a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering
France
(フランス)
[名]
a country in western Europe
arbitress
(仲裁者)
[名]
a person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter
piety
(信心)
[名]
the quality of being religious or reverent
pride
(誇り)
[名]
a feeling or deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired
envy
(羨望)
[名]
a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck
contemptuously
(軽蔑的に)
[副]
in a manner indicating contempt
そして、彼はこう続けた。その間、私の顔色は、芸術と武器の愛人、フランスの天罰、ヨーロッパの仲裁者、美徳、信心、名誉、真理の座、世界の誇りであり羨望の的である我が国が、これほどまでに軽蔑的に扱われているのを聞いて、何度も憤慨して赤くなったり青くなったりした。
Nothing angered and mortified me so much as the queen’s dwarf, who, being of the lowest stature that was ever in that country (for I verily think he was not full thirty feet high), became so insolent at seeing a creature so much beneath him, that he would always affect to swagger and look big as he passed by me in the queen’s antechamber, while I was standing on some table talking with the lords or ladies of the court, and he seldom failed of a small word or two upon my littleness;
anger
(怒らせる)
[動]
make someone angry
mortify
(悔しがらせる)
[動]
cause a severe loss in the dignity of
stature
(背)
[名]
the height of a person
insolent
(横柄)
[形]
boldly disrespectful
beneath
(下)
[前]
below
swagger
(威張りくさる)
[動]
walk or behave in a very confident and arrogant way
look big
(偉そうにする)
[動]
appear or seem important
antechamber
(控え室)
[名]
a small room leading to a larger room
fail
(忘れる)
[動]
be unsuccessful in doing or achieving something
smallness
(小ささ)
[名]
the quality or state of being small
私を最も怒らせ、悔しがらせたのは女王の小人だった。彼はこの国で最も背が低く(私は彼の身長が30フィートもないと確信している)、自分よりずっと小さい生き物を見て横柄になり、私が女王の控え室でテーブルの上に立って宮廷の貴族や貴婦人と話している時に私のそばを通り過ぎる時はいつも威張りくさって偉そうにしており、私の小ささについて一言二言言うのを忘れることはほとんどなかった。
against which I could only revenge myself by calling him brother, challenging him to wrestle, and such repartees as are usual in the mouths of court pages.
against which
(それに対して)
[前]
in opposition to which
revenge
(復讐)
[名]
the action of hurting someone for a wrong suffered at their hands
challenge
(挑む)
[動]
invite someone to do something
wrestle
(レスリング)
[名]
a sport involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds
repartee
(返答)
[名]
a witty reply
それに対して私ができる復讐は、彼を兄弟と呼び、レスリングを挑み、宮廷小姓の口からよく出る返答をすることだけだった。
One day at dinner, this malicious little cub was so nettled with something I had said to him, that, raising himself upon the frame of her majesty’s chair, he took me up by the middle, as I was sitting down, not thinking any harm, and let me drop into a large silver bowl of cream, and then ran away as fast as he could.
malicious
(意地悪な)
[形]
deliberately intending to do harm
cub
(小僧)
[名]
a young boy
nettled
(イライラする)
[動]
annoy or irritate
something
(何か)
[名]
an unspecified thing
raise
(上る)
[動]
move to a higher position
harm
(害)
[名]
physical or mental damage or injury
bowl
(ボウル)
[名]
a round, deep dish with a flat bottom used for holding food or liquid
cream
(クリーム)
[名]
the thick, yellowish-white liquid that rises to the top of milk
ある日の夕食時、この意地悪な小僧は私が彼に言った何かにとてもイライラし、女王陛下の椅子の枠に上り、私が何も考えずに座っている時に私の真ん中を持ち上げ、クリームの入った大きな銀のボウルに落とし、それから全速力で逃げ出した。
I fell over head and ears, and if I had not been a good swimmer it might have gone very hard with me;
fall over
(落ちる)
[動]
to fall down
swimmer
(泳ぎが得意な人)
[名]
a person who swims
go hard with
(大変なことになる)
[動]
to be difficult or unpleasant for someone
私は頭から落ち、泳ぎが得意でなければ、とても大変なことになっていただろう。
for Glumdalclitch in that instant happened to be at the other end of the room, and the queen was in such a fright that she wanted presence of mind to assist me.
in that instant
(その瞬間)
[名]
at that very moment
happen to be
(たまたま〜である)
[動]
to occur by chance
at the other end
(反対側に)
[名]
on the opposite side
in such a fright
(恐怖のあまり)
[名]
in a state of intense fear
want
(〜がない)
[動]
to be without or lacking something
assist
(助ける)
[動]
to give help to
というのも、その瞬間グルムダルクリッチはたまたま部屋の反対側にいて、女王は恐怖のあまり私を助ける余裕がなかったからだ。
But my little nurse ran to my relief, and took me out, after I had swallowed above a quart of cream.
run to
(走ってくる)
[動]
come or go quickly
relief
(助け)
[名]
alleviation of or deliverance from pain, anxiety, or distress
swallow
(飲み込む)
[動]
cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach
しかし、私の小さな看護師が助けに走ってきて、私が1クォート以上のクリームを飲み込んだ後、私を連れ出した。
I was put to bed; however, I received no other damage than the loss of a suit of clothes, which was utterly spoiled.
put to bed
(ベッドに入れる)
[動]
put someone to bed
utterly
(完全に)
[副]
completely
私はベッドに入れられたが、服が完全にだめになった以外に損害はなかった。
The dwarf was soundly whipped, and as a further punishment, forced to drink up the bowl of cream into which he had thrown me.
soundly
(激しく)
[副]
in a thorough manner
小人は鞭で打たれ、さらに罰として、私を投げ込んだクリームのボウルを飲み干させられた。
Neither was he ever restored to favor;
neither
(二度と)
[副]
not either; not at all
be restored to
(取り戻す)
[動]
be returned to a previous state
favor
(寵愛)
[名]
a special privilege or right granted as a favor
彼は二度と寵愛を取り戻すことはなかった。
for soon after the queen bestowed him on a lady of high quality, so that I saw him no more, to my very great satisfaction: for I could not tell to what extremity such a malicious urchin might have carried his resentment.
bestow
(下賜する)
[動]
to give or confer as a gift
high quality
(身分の高い)
[形]
of high social or economic status
no more
(もう~ない)
[副]
not anymore
to my very great satisfaction
(とても満足した)
[名]
to my great satisfaction
I could not tell
(わからない)
[動]
to be unable to say or know
to what extremity
(どこまで)
[名]
to what extent
such a malicious urchin
(こんな悪意に満ちた小僧)
[名]
such a malicious child
might have carried
(抱くかもしれない)
[動]
to have or hold in the mind
というのも、すぐに女王が彼を身分の高い女性に下賜したので、私はもう彼を見ることがなくなり、とても満足したからだ。というのも、こんな悪意に満ちた小僧がどこまで恨みを抱くかわからないからだ。
The kingdom is a peninsula, terminated to the northeast by a ridge of mountains thirty miles high, which are altogether impassable, by reason of the volcanoes upon the tops;
peninsula
(半島)
[名]
a piece of land that is almost surrounded by water but is connected to a larger land area
ridge
(山脈)
[名]
a long narrow hill or a series of hills
thirty miles
(三十マイル)
[名]
a unit of length equal to 5280 feet
volcano
(火山)
[名]
a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust
この王国は半島で、北東には高さ三十マイルの山脈が連なり、頂上には火山があるため、全く通行できない。
neither do the most learned know what sort of mortals inhabit beyond those mountains, or whether they be inhabited at all.
most
(最も)
[形]
the greatest or highest degree
learned
(博識な)
[形]
having or showing knowledge and learning
inhabit
(住む)
[動]
live in or occupy
beyond
(向こう)
[前]
on or to the further side of
最も博識な者でさえ、あの山の向こうにどんな人間が住んでいるのか、あるいは住んでいるのかどうかさえ知らない。
On the three other sides, it is bounded by the ocean.
on
(で)
[前]
at or in a place
他の三方は海に囲まれている。
There is not one seaport in the whole kingdom;
There is not
(ない)
[動]
not exist
seaport
(港)
[名]
a town or city with a harbor where ships load or unload
王国全体に港は一つもない。
and those parts of the coasts into which the rivers issue, are so full of pointed rocks, and the sea generally so rough, that there is no venturing with the smallest of their boats;
issue
(流れ込む)
[動]
flow out
full
(だらけ)
[形]
having a great deal or many
pointed
(尖った)
[形]
having a sharp or tapered end
rough
(荒れている)
[形]
having an uneven or irregular surface
川が流れ込む海岸の部分は尖った岩だらけで、海は概して荒れているので、どんなに小さな船でも冒険はできない。
so that these people are wholly excluded from any commerce with the rest of the world.
these people
(この国の人々)
[名]
the people of this country
exclude
(断つ)
[動]
not include
rest of the world
(外界)
[名]
the world outside of one's own country
そのため、この国の人々は外界との交易を完全に断たれている。
But the large rivers are full of vessels, and abound with excellent fish;
full of
(いっぱいで)
[形]
having a great deal or many of something
abound
(豊富にいる)
[動]
be plentiful or very common
excellent
(おいしい)
[形]
very good; of high quality
しかし、大きな川には船がいっぱいで、おいしい魚が豊富にいる。
for they seldom get any from the sea, because the sea fish are of the same size with those in Europe, and consequently not worth catching;
fish
(魚)
[名]
a cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water and has gills, fins, and a streamlined body
consequently
(したがって)
[副]
as a result; therefore
worth
(価値)
[名]
the quality that renders something desirable, useful, or worthy of esteem
海から魚をとることはめったにない。海の魚はヨーロッパの魚と同じ大きさなので、捕まえるだけの価値がないからだ。
whereby it is manifest, that nature, in the production of plants and animals of so extraordinary a bulk, is wholly confined to this continent, of which I leave the reasons to be determined by philosophers.
production
(産出)
[名]
the creation of goods and services
こうして、これほど異常な大きさの植物や動物の産出は、この大陸に限られていることが明らかになったが、その理由は哲学者に任せることにする。
However, now and then they take a whale that happens to be dashed against the rocks, which the common people feed on heartily.
take
(捕まえる)
[動]
catch or capture
whale
(鯨)
[名]
a very large marine mammal
common people
(庶民)
[名]
people in general; the ordinary people
feed on
(食べる)
[動]
eat or consume
しかし、時々、岩にぶつかって死んだ鯨を捕まえ、庶民はそれをおいしく食べる。
These whales I have known so large, that a man could hardly carry one upon his shoulders;
私が知っている鯨は、とても大きくて、一人の人間では肩に担ぐのがやっとだった。
and sometimes, for curiosity, they are brought in hampers to Lorbrulgrud; I saw one of them in a dish at the king’s table, which passed for a rarity, but I did not observe he was fond of it;
hamper
(籠)
[名]
a large basket with a cover
rarity
(珍味)
[名]
something that is very uncommon or unusual
時々、珍しいものとして、籠に入れてロブルグルドに運んでくる。私は王の食卓に載った珍味の皿にその鯨肉を見たが、王がそれを好んでいるようには見えなかった。
for I think, indeed, the bigness disgusted him, although I have seen one somewhat larger in Greenland.
disgust
(嫌気がさす)
[動]
cause to feel revulsion or strong disapproval
although
(が)
[接]
but; however
somewhat
(もっと)
[副]
to some extent; a little
larger
(大きい)
[形]
of greater size or extent
Greenland
(グリーンランド)
[名]
an island in the North Atlantic Ocean
実際、その大きさに嫌気がさしたのだろうと思うが、私はグリーンランドでもっと大きな鯨を見たことがある。
Beside the large box in which I was usually carried, the queen ordered a smaller one to be made for me, of about twelve feet square, and ten high, for the convenience of traveling;
beside
(ほかに)
[前]
at the side of; next to
convenience
(便利)
[名]
the state of being able to proceed with something with little effort or difficulty
私が普段運ばれる大きな箱のほかに、女王は旅行に便利なように、私のために一辺が約十二フィート、高さ十フィートの小さな箱を作るように命じた。
because the other was somewhat too large for Glumdalclitch’s lap, and cumbersome in the coach;
というのも、もう一つの箱はグルムダルクリッチの膝には少し大きすぎて、馬車の中では扱いにくかったからだ。
it was made by the same artist, whom I directed in the whole contrivance.
make
(作られる)
[動]
create or produce
artist
(職人)
[名]
a person who creates art
direct
(指揮する)
[動]
control the operations of
それは同じ職人によって作られたが、私はその全体の工夫を指揮した。
This traveling closet was an exact square, with a window in the middle of three of the squares, and each window was latticed with iron wire on the outside, to prevent accidents in long journeys.
traveling closet
(旅行用クローゼット)
[名]
a closet used for traveling
exact square
(正方形)
[名]
a shape with four equal sides and four right angles
outside
(外側)
[名]
the external part of something
この旅行用クローゼットは正方形で、三つの正方形の真ん中に窓があり、長旅の事故を防ぐために、各窓の外側には鉄線が格子状に張られていた。
On the fourth side, which had no window, two strong staples were fixed, through which the person that carried me, when I had a mind to be on horseback, put in a leather belt, and buckled it about his waist.
on the fourth side
(四番目の側面には)
[名]
on the fourth side
staple
(留め金)
[名]
a short piece of wire that is bent so that it can be pushed through sheets of paper and then bent back to fasten them together
mind
(思う)
[名]
the ability to think, reason, and learn
put in
(通す)
[動]
insert
leather
(革)
[名]
a material made from the skin of an animal
buckle
(巻き付ける)
[動]
fasten with a buckle
窓のない四番目の側面には、二つの頑丈な留め金が固定されていて、私が馬に乗りたいと思ったときには、私を運ぶ人が革のベルトを通し、それを腰に巻き付けた。
This was always the office of some grave trusty servant in whom I could confide, whether I attended the king and queen in their progresses, or were disposed to see the gardens, or pay a visit to some great lady or minister of state in the court, when Glumdalclitch happened to be out of order;
progress
(行幸)
[名]
an official tour or visit made by a monarch or other dignitary
pay a visit
(訪問する)
[動]
go to see someone or something
great lady
(貴婦人)
[名]
a woman of high social position
私が国王と女王の行幸に随行する時も、庭園を見物する時も、グルムダルクリッチが都合が悪い時に宮廷の貴婦人や大臣を訪問する時も、この役目はいつも私が信頼できる真面目な召使が務めた。
for I soon began to be known and esteemed among the greatest officers, I suppose more upon account of their majesties’ favor than any merit of my own.
begin
(なる)
[動]
start to be
known
(知られるように)
[形]
famous
esteemed
(尊敬される)
[形]
respected
favor
(ご好意)
[名]
an act of kindness
というのも、私はすぐに高官たちの間で知られるようになり、尊敬されるようになったのだが、それは私の功績というよりは、陛下のご好意によるものだったと思う。
In journeys, when I was weary of the coach, a servant on horseback would buckle my box, and place it on a cushion before him;
weary
(飽きる)
[形]
feeling or showing extreme tiredness
buckle
(締める)
[動]
fasten or be fastened with a buckle
cushion
(クッション)
[名]
a soft pillow or pad used as a decoration or for comfort
旅の途中で馬車に飽きると、馬に乗った召使が私の箱を締めて、自分の前のクッションの上に置いてくれた。
and there I had a full prospect of the country on three sides from my three windows.
have a full prospect
(全景が見渡せる)
[動]
be able to see everything
three sides
(三方向)
[名]
three directions
three windows
(三つの窓)
[名]
three windows
そこからは三つの窓から三方向に国の全景が見渡せた。
I had in this closet a field bed, and a hammock hung from the ceiling, two chairs and a table, neatly screwed to the floor, to prevent being tossed by the agitation of the horse or the coach.
closet
(小部屋)
[名]
a small room
field bed
(折り畳み式のベッド)
[名]
a bed that can be folded up
hammock
(ハンモック)
[名]
a bed made of canvas or of netting suspended between two points
この小部屋には、折り畳み式のベッドと天井から吊るしたハンモック、椅子二脚とテーブルがあり、馬や馬車の揺れで転倒しないように床にきちんとねじ止めされていた。
And having long been used to sea voyages, those motions, although sometimes very violent, did not much discompose me.
be used to
(慣れている)
[動]
be familiar with something through repeated exposure
sea voyage
(船旅)
[名]
a journey by sea
それに、長い間船旅に慣れていたので、そうした揺れは、時々とても激しいものだったにもかかわらず、私をあまり動揺させることはなかった。
I was very desirous to see the chief temple, and particularly the tower belonging to it, which is reckoned the highest in the kingdom.
chief
(大)
[形]
highest in rank or authority
私は、この国の最高峰とされる大寺院、特にその塔を見たいと思っていた。
Accordingly, one day my nurse carried me thither, but I may truly say I came back disappointed;
accordingly
(そのため)
[副]
as a result
disappointed
(がっかりする)
[形]
unhappy because something has not happened or is not as good as you hoped
そのため、ある日、私の乳母は私をそこへ連れて行ったが、正直に言って、私はがっかりして帰ってきた。
for the height is not above three thousand feet, and reckoning from the ground to the highest pinnacle top;
reckoning
(計算)
[名]
the action of calculating
highest
(一番高い)
[形]
of the greatest height
pinnacle
(尖塔)
[名]
a tall, narrow tower on a building, typically a church or cathedral, forming a tapering point at the top of a structure
というのも、高さは三千フィートを超えず、地面から一番高い尖塔の頂上まで計算しても、
which, allowing for the difference between the size of those people and us in Europe, is no great matter for admiration, nor at all equal in proportion (if I rightly remember) to Salisbury steeple.
allow for
(考慮に入れる)
[動]
take into account
great matter
(大した事)
[名]
something of great importance
equal
(同等)
[形]
the same in quantity, size, value, or status
Salisbury
(ソールズベリー)
[名]
a city in Wiltshire, England
あの人々とヨーロッパの私たちの体格の違いを考慮に入れても、感心するほどのものではないし、(私の記憶が正しければ)ソールズベリーの尖塔に比べても、比率的に全く同等ではない。
But, not to detract from a nation to which, during my life, I shall acknowledge myself extremely obliged, it must be allowed that whatever this famous tower wants in height, is amply made up in beauty and strength;
detract
(誹謗中傷する)
[動]
take away a part from
during
(生涯にわたって)
[前]
in or throughout the course of
acknowledge
(認める)
[動]
recognize the existence or truth of
want
(劣る)
[動]
be lacking or deficient
しかし、私が生涯にわたって非常に恩義を感じている国を誹謗中傷するわけではないが、この有名な塔は高さでは劣るものの、美しさや強さでは十分に補われていることは認めざるを得ない。
for the walls are near a hundred feet thick, built of hewn stone, whereof each is about forty feet square, and adorned on all sides with statues of gods and emperors cut in marble larger than the life, placed in their several niches.
built
(造られる)
[動]
construct or make
hewn
(切り出された)
[形]
cut with an axe or other sharp tool
adorned
(飾られる)
[動]
be an attractive addition to
all sides
(四方)
[名]
every side
statue
(像)
[名]
a three-dimensional representation of a person or thing in stone, metal, wood, or other material
god
(神)
[名]
a superhuman being or spirit worshiped as having power over nature or human fortunes; a deity
cut
(彫られる)
[動]
make an incision in
marble
(大理石)
[名]
a hard metamorphic rock that can be polished and is used in sculpture and architecture
larger than life
(実物より大きい)
[形]
exaggerated or idealized
placed
(置かれる)
[動]
put in a specified place or position
niche
(壁龕)
[名]
a shallow recess in a wall, especially one in which a statue or other object may be placed
というのも、壁は厚さ百フィート近くあり、一辺が約四十フィートの切り石で造られ、四方には実物より大きな大理石で彫られた神々や皇帝の像がそれぞれ壁龕に置かれて飾られているからだ。
I measured a little finger which had fallen down from one of these statues, and lay unperceived among some rubbish, and found it exactly four feet and an inch in length.
fall down
(落ちる)
[動]
move or come quickly from a higher to a lower level, especially suddenly and without control
rubbish
(瓦礫)
[名]
waste material; refuse
exactly
(ちょうど)
[副]
precisely; accurately
four feet
(四フィート)
[名]
a unit of length equal to 12 inches
私はこれらの像の一つから落ちて、瓦礫の中に埋もれていた小指を測ってみたが、長さはちょうど四フィート一インチだった。
Glumdalclitch wrapped it up in her handkerchief, and carried it home in her pocket, to keep among other trinkets, of which the girl was very fond, as children at her age usually are.
wrap up
(包む)
[動]
cover or enclose with paper or other material
keep
(保管する)
[動]
have or retain possession of
trinket
(小物)
[名]
a small ornament or item of jewellery that is of little value
グルムダルクリッチはそれをハンカチに包んでポケットに入れて持ち帰り、他の小物と一緒に保管したが、この少女は同年代の子供にありがちなように、小物が大好きだった。
But a more dangerous accident happened to me in the same garden, when my little nurse, believing she had put me in a secure place (which I often entreated her to do, that I might enjoy my own thoughts), and having left my box at home to avoid the trouble of carrying it, went to another part of the garden with her governess and some ladies of her acquaintance.
secure
(安全な)
[形]
free from danger or threat; not likely to fail, give way, etc.
enjoy
(楽しむ)
[動]
take delight or pleasure in
しかし、同じ庭でもっと危険な事故が私に起こった。私の小さな看護師は、私を安全な場所に置いたと思い(私はよく彼女にそうするように頼んだので、自分の考えを楽しむことができた)、運ぶ手間を省くために箱を家に置いて、彼女の家庭教師と知り合いの女性たちと一緒に庭の別の場所に行った。
While she was absent, and out of hearing, a small white spaniel belonging to one of the chief gardeners, having got by accident into the garden, happened to range near the place where I lay: the dog following the scent, came directly up, and taking me in his mouth, ran straight to his master, wagging his tail, and set me gently on the ground.
absent
(不在)
[形]
not present
out of
(聞こえない)
[前]
not within the range of
chief
(一人の)
[形]
having the highest rank or authority
gardener
(庭師)
[名]
a person who works in a garden
spaniel
(スパニエル)
[名]
a breed of dog
range
(歩き回る)
[動]
move or travel over a wide area
scent
(匂い)
[名]
a distinctive, typically pleasant smell
straight
(主人のところに)
[副]
without a bend or curve
wag
(振る)
[動]
move or cause to move up and down or from side to side with small rapid movements
彼女が不在で、声が聞こえない間に、庭師の一人の小さな白いスパニエルが偶然庭に入り、私が横たわっている場所の近くを歩き回っていた。犬は匂いをたどって真っ直ぐに近づいてきて、私を口にくわえて主人のところに走り、尻尾を振りながら私をそっと地面に置いた。
By good fortune he had been so well taught, that I was carried between his teeth without the least hurt, or even tearing my clothes.
by good fortune
(幸運なことに)
[副]
fortunately
so well
(よく)
[副]
to a high degree or standard
between
(間に)
[前]
at a point or in an area or interval between two or more things
幸運なことに、彼はよくしつけられていて、私は少しも傷つくことなく、服も破れることなく、彼の歯の間に運ばれた。
But the poor gardener, who knew me well, and had a great kindness for me, was in a terrible fright;
be in
(~の状態にある)
[動]
be in a specified state
しかし、私のことをよく知っていて、とても親切にしてくれていた哀れな庭師は、ひどく驚いていた。
he gently took me up in both his hands, and asked me how I did;
彼は両手で私をそっと抱き上げ、どうしたのかと尋ねた。
but I was so amazed and out of breath, that I could not speak a word.
amazed
(驚く)
[形]
filled with wonder or astonishment
out of breath
(息も絶え絶え)
[形]
breathing with difficulty
しかし、私はあまりに驚き、息も絶え絶えで、一言も話すことができなかった。
In a few minutes I came to myself, and he carried me safe to my little nurse, who by this time had returned to the place where she had left me, and was in cruel agonies when I did not appear, nor answer when she called.
come to oneself
(我に返る)
[動]
regain consciousness
数分後、私は我に返り、彼は私を無事に私の小さな看護師のところまで運んでくれたが、彼女はこの時までに私を置いていった場所に戻ってきていて、私が現れず、呼びかけにも答えないので、ひどく苦しんでいた。
She severely reprimanded the gardener on account of his dog.
severely
(厳しく)
[副]
to a great degree
reprimand
(叱る)
[動]
to criticize or rebuke someone in authority
彼女は庭師の犬のことで彼を厳しく叱った。
But the thing was hushed up, and never known at court, for the girl was afraid of the queen’s anger;
be hushed up
(隠される)
[動]
be kept secret
be afraid of
(恐れる)
[動]
be scared of
しかし、そのことは隠され、宮廷では知られることはなかったので、少女は女王の怒りを恐れていた。
and truly, as to myself, I thought it would not be for my reputation that such a story should go about.
go about
(広まる)
[動]
become known or talked about
実際、私自身としては、そんな話が広まるのは私の名声につながらないと思った。
I cannot tell whether I were more pleased or mortified to observe, in those solitary walks, that the smaller birds did not appear to be at all afraid of me, but would hop about within a yard’s distance, looking for worms and other food, with as much indifference and security as if no creature at all were near them.
solitary
(孤独な)
[形]
done or existing alone
walk
(散歩)
[名]
the activity of going for a walk
bird
(鳥)
[名]
a warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate animal with feathers and wings
hop
(飛び回る)
[動]
move by jumping on one foot
look for
(探す)
[動]
try to find
worm
(虫)
[名]
an animal with a long thin soft body that has no bones
indifference
(無関心)
[名]
lack of interest or concern
こういった孤独な散歩の途中で、小さな鳥たちが私を全く恐れていないように見え、まるで近くに生き物がいないくらい無関心で安心しきって、一ヤード以内を飛び回り、虫や他の食べ物を探しているのを見かけたが、それが嬉しかったのか、悔しかったのかはわからない。
I remember, a thrush had the confidence to snatch out of my hand with his bill a piece of cake that Glumdalclitch had just given me for my breakfast.
thrush
(ツグミ)
[名]
a small or medium-sized bird
have the confidence
(自信がある)
[動]
be certain about one's ability to do something
bill
(くちばし)
[名]
the beak of a bird
ツグミが、グルムダルクリッチが朝食にくれたケーキを、くちばしで私の手から奪い取ったことを覚えている。
When I attempted to catch any of these birds, they would boldly turn against me, endeavoring to pick my fingers, which I durst not venture within their reach;
boldly
(大胆に)
[副]
in a confident and courageous manner
turn against
(反撃する)
[動]
become hostile to
pick
(つつく)
[動]
strike or pluck with a sharp point
venture
(近づける)
[動]
expose to risk or danger
私がこれらの鳥を捕まえようとすると、鳥たちは大胆に私に反撃してきて、私の指をつつこうとするので、私は鳥たちの手の届く範囲に指を近づけようとはせず、
and then they would hop back unconcerned, to hunt for worms or snails as they did before.
back
(戻る)
[副]
to the place or person that was left
unconcerned
(平然と)
[形]
not worried or anxious
hunt
(探し回る)
[動]
search for something
すると鳥たちは平然と飛び跳ねて戻り、以前のように虫やカタツムリを探し回った。
But one day, I took a thick cudgel, and threw it with all my strength so luckily at a linnet, that I knocked him down, and seizing him by the neck with both my hands, ran with him in triumph to my nurse.
take
(持つ)
[動]
hold in one's hand
cudgel
(棍棒)
[名]
a short heavy club
luckily
(幸運にも)
[副]
by good luck
linnet
(ヒワ)
[名]
a small brown and grey European finch
knock down
(倒す)
[動]
cause to fall
triumph
(意気揚々)
[名]
a great victory or achievement
しかし、ある日、私は太い棍棒を持ち、全力で投げつけたところ、幸運にもヒワに当たって倒れたので、両手で首をつかんで、意気揚々と乳母のところまで走って行った。
However, the bird, who had only been stunned, recovering himself, gave me so many boxes with his wings on both sides of my head and body, though I held him at arm’s length, and was out of the reach of his claws, that I was twenty times thinking to let him go.
stunned
(気絶した)
[形]
shocked or surprised
give
(殴りつける)
[動]
present as a gift
so many
(何度も)
[副]
a lot of
box
(殴りつけ)
[名]
a blow with the hand
hold
(抱える)
[動]
keep in a certain position
claw
(爪)
[名]
a curved, pointed horny nail on the foot of an animal or bird
let go
(逃がす)
[動]
release; allow to escape
しかし、気絶しただけだった鳥は、私が腕の長さで抱えていて、爪が届かないところにいるにもかかわらず、頭と体の両側を翼で何度も殴りつけてきたので、私は20回も逃がそうと思った。
But I was soon relieved by one of our servants, who wrung off the bird’s neck, and I had him next day for dinner, by the queen’s command.
relieve
(助かる)
[動]
make less severe or serious
wring
(絞める)
[動]
squeeze and twist
next day
(翌日)
[名]
the day after today
しかし、すぐに召使の一人が鳥の首を絞めてくれたので、私は助かり、翌日には女王の命令でその鳥を夕食に食べた。
This linnet, as near as I can remember, seemed to be somewhat larger than an English swan.
as near as I can remember
(私の記憶では)
[副]
to the best of my recollection
swan
(白鳥)
[名]
a large water bird with a long neck
このヒワは、私の記憶ではイギリスの白鳥よりも少し大きかったように思われる。
The queen, who often used to hear me talk of my sea voyages, and took all occasions to divert me when I was melancholy, asked me whether I understood how to handle a sail or an oar, and whether a little exercise of rowing might not be convenient for my health.
take occasion
(機会をとらえる)
[動]
seize an opportunity
divert
(慰める)
[動]
turn from one course or use to another
handle
(扱う)
[動]
to deal with or manage
rowing
(ボートを漕ぐ)
[名]
the sport or activity of propelling a boat with oars
convenient
(良い)
[形]
suitable or favorable
女王は、私が海の旅の話をするのをよく聞いていて、私が憂鬱な時にはあらゆる機会に私を慰めてくれたが、帆やオールの扱い方を理解しているかどうか、また、少しボートを漕ぐ運動が私の健康に良いのではないかと尋ねた。
I answered that I understood both very well;
私はどちらもよく理解していると答えた。
for although my proper employment had been to be surgeon or doctor to the ship, yet often, upon a pinch, I was forced to work like a common mariner.
proper
(本業)
[形]
belonging to oneself
doctor
(医者)
[名]
a person qualified to practice medicine
pinch
(ピンチ)
[名]
a situation in which there is not enough of something
mariner
(船員)
[名]
a person who works on a ship
私の本業は船の外科医や医者だったが、いざという時には普通の船員のように働かざるを得なかったからだ。
But I could not see how this could be done in their country, where the smallest wherry was equal to a first-rate man of war among us;
could not see
(理解できなかった)
[動]
be unable to understand
be done
(できる)
[動]
be possible or feasible
smallest
(一番小さな)
[形]
of the least size or extent
wherry
(小舟)
[名]
a light boat used for carrying passengers on a river
first-rate
(第一級の)
[形]
of the highest quality
しかし、この国では、一番小さな小舟でも私たちの国の第一級の軍艦に匹敵する大きさなので、どうやってそれができるのか私には理解できなかった。
and such a boat as I could manage would never live in any of their rivers.
manage
(操縦できる)
[動]
be in charge of or responsible for
live
(浮かぶ)
[動]
be able to float
それに、私が操縦できるような船は、この国のどの川でも絶対に浮かばないだろう。
Her majesty said, if I would contrive a boat, her own joiner should make it, and she would provide a place for me to sail in.
joiner
(大工)
[名]
a craftsman who makes and repairs wooden structures and their structural parts
make
(造る)
[動]
cause to exist or come to pass
女王陛下は、もし私が船を設計するなら、女王陛下の大工がそれを造り、私が航海できる場所を提供してくれると仰った。
The fellow was an ingenious workman, and by my instructions, in ten days finished a pleasure boat, with all its tackling, able conveniently to hold eight Europeans.
ingenious
(器用な)
[形]
clever, original, and inventive
instruction
(指示)
[名]
a direction or order
pleasure boat
(遊覧船)
[名]
a boat used for recreation
tackle
(索具)
[名]
the equipment used in a sport or other activity
その男は器用な職人で、私の指示通りに、十日で、ヨーロッパ人八人を楽に乗せられる遊覧船を、索具もろとも完成させた。
When it was finished, the queen was so delighted that she ran with it in her lap to the king, who ordered it to be put in a cistern full of water, with me in it, by way of trial, where I could not manage my two sculls or little oars for want of room.
cistern
(水槽)
[名]
a tank for storing water
trial
(試し)
[名]
a test of the performance, qualities, or truth of something
scull
(櫂)
[名]
an oar used at the stern of a boat
完成すると、女王は大変喜んで、それを抱えて王のところまで走って行き、王は試しに、水をいっぱいに入れた水槽に私を乗せて船を浮かべるように命じたが、そこでは場所がなくて、私は二本の櫂を操縦することができなかった。
But the queen had before contrived another project.
しかし、女王はすでに別の計画を立てていた。
She ordered the joiner to make a wooden trough of three hundred feet long, fifty broad, and eight deep;
wooden
(木製の)
[形]
made of wood
trough
(桶)
[名]
a long, narrow, open container used for holding water or food for animals
女王は大工に、長さ三百フィート、幅五十フィート、深さ八フィートの木製の桶を作るように命じた。
which being well pitched to prevent leaking, was placed on the floor along the wall, in an outer room of the palace.
leak
(漏れる)
[動]
(of a liquid) escape or drip slowly from a hole or crack
桶は水漏れを防ぐためにピッチを塗られ、宮殿の外側の部屋の壁に沿って床に置かれた。
It had a cock near the bottom to let out the water when it began to grow stale;
cock
(栓)
[名]
a device for controlling the passage of fluid or air through a pipe, duct, etc., especially an externally operated valve
let out
(抜く)
[動]
allow to go out
桶の底には、水が腐り始めたら水を抜くための栓があった。
and two servants could easily fill it in half an hour.
桶は召使二人が三十分で簡単に満たすことができた。
Here I often used to row for my own diversion, as well as that of the queen and her ladies, who thought themselves well entertained with my skill and agility.
私はここでよく自分の気晴らしのために、また女王や女官たちの気晴らしのためにボートを漕いだが、女王や女官たちは私の技と敏捷さに大いに楽しんでいるようだった。
Sometimes I would put up my sail, and then my business was only to steer, while the ladies gave me a gale with their fans;
put up
(張る)
[動]
to erect or construct
steer
(操縦する)
[動]
to guide the course of a ship or vehicle
fan
(扇)
[名]
a device for creating a current of air
時々私は帆を張り、女官たちが扇で風を送ってくれるので、私の仕事はただ操縦するだけだった。
and when they were weary, some of the pages would blow my sail forward with their breath, while I showed my art by steering starboard or larboard as I pleased.
larboard
(左舷)
[名]
the left-hand side of a ship or aircraft when facing forward
please
(自由自在)
[動]
cause to feel happy or satisfied
女官たちが疲れると、小姓たちが息で帆を吹き、私は右舷や左舷を自由自在に操縦して技を披露した。
When I had done, Glumdalclitch always carried back my boat into her closet, and hung it on a nail to dry.
when I had done
(私が終わると)
[接]
at or after the time that
carry back
(運び戻す)
[動]
take or bring back
hang
(掛ける)
[動]
be suspended or held up
私が終わると、いつもグルムダルクリッチが私のボートを彼女の部屋に運び、乾かすために釘に掛けた。
But the greatest danger I ever underwent in that kingdom was from a monkey, who belonged to one of the clerks of the kitchen.
monkey
(猿)
[名]
a primate mammal with a long tail and large ears
belong
(飼う)
[動]
be owned by
clerk
(書記官)
[名]
an office worker who keeps records, accounts, or other documents
しかし、私がこの国で経験した最大の危険は、台所の書記官の1人が飼っていた猿から受けたものだ。
Glumdalclitch had locked me up in her closet, while she went somewhere upon business, or a visit.
lock up
(閉じ込める)
[動]
confine or imprison
go somewhere
(どこかへ行く)
[動]
go to an unspecified place
グルムダルクリッチは私を彼女のクローゼットに閉じ込め、仕事か訪問でどこかへ行ってしまった。
The weather being very warm, the closet window was left open, as well as the windows and door of my bigger box, in which I usually lived, because of its largeness and conveniency.
weather
(天候)
[名]
the state of the atmosphere at a particular time and place
warm
(暖かい)
[形]
having or giving out heat to a moderate or slight degree
leave open
(開け放たれる)
[動]
to leave a door or window open
conveniency
(便利さ)
[名]
the quality of being convenient
天候がとても暖かかったので、クローゼットの窓は開け放たれ、私が普段住んでいる大きな箱の窓やドアも開け放たれていた。
As I sat quietly meditating at my table, I heard something bounce in at the closet window, and skip about from one side to the other;
quietly
(静かに)
[副]
making little or no noise
meditate
(瞑想する)
[動]
engage in mental exercise (such as concentration on one's breathing or repetition of a mantra) for the purpose of reaching a heightened level of spiritual awareness
bounce
(跳ね返る)
[動]
move quickly and erratically
skip
(飛び跳ねる)
[動]
move or cause to move with light, rapid steps, hops, or leaps
私がテーブルで静かに瞑想していると、クローゼットの窓から何かが跳ね返り、左右に飛び跳ねる音が聞こえた。
whereat, although I was much alarmed, yet I ventured to look out, but stirred not from my seat;
be alarmed
(驚く)
[動]
be surprised or shocked
look out
(覗く)
[動]
look through a window or opening
かなり驚いたが、私は思い切って外を覗いてみたが、席から動かなかった。
and then I saw this frolicsome animal frisking and leaping up and down, till at last he came to my box, which he seemed to view with great pleasure and curiosity, peeping in at the door and every window.
frolicsome
(陽気な)
[形]
playful
frisk
(跳ね回る)
[動]
move or jump about playfully
pleasure
(楽しそうに)
[名]
a feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment
peep
(覗き込む)
[動]
look quickly or furtively
すると、この陽気な動物が跳ね回り、上下に飛び跳ねているのが見えた。やがて私の箱のところまで来ると、ドアや窓から中を覗き込んで、とても楽しそうに好奇心旺盛に眺めているようだった。
I retreated to the farther corner of my room, or box;
retreat
(退く)
[動]
move back or withdraw
farther
(隅)
[形]
more distant in space or time
私は部屋の、つまり箱の隅に退いた。
but the monkey, looking in at every side, put me into such a fright, that I wanted presence of mind to conceal myself under the bed, as I might easily have done.
look in
(覗き込む)
[動]
look inside
every side
(四方八方)
[名]
all directions
want
(欠く)
[動]
lack or be short of
しかし、猿が四方八方から覗き込んでくるので、私はとても怖くなり、簡単にできたはずのベッドの下に隠れるという機転が利かなかった。
After some time spent in peeping, grinning, and chattering, he at last espied me;
grin
(ニヤニヤ笑う)
[動]
smile broadly
chatter
(おしゃべりする)
[動]
talk rapidly and incessantly
しばらく覗き込み、ニヤニヤ笑い、おしゃべりした後、ついに私を見つけた。
and reaching one of his paws in at the door, as a cat does when she plays with a mouse, although I often shifted place to avoid him, he at length seized the lappet of my coat (which being made of that country cloth, was very thick and strong) and dragged me out.
paw
(前足)
[名]
the foot of an animal having claws and pads
猫がネズミと遊ぶときのように、片方の前足をドアから差し込んできて、私は避けようと何度も場所を変えたが、ついに私の上着の襟(この国の布で作られていて、とても厚くて丈夫だった)をつかんで、私を引きずり出した。
He took me up in his right forefoot, and held me as a nurse does a child she is going to suckle, just as I have seen the same sort of creature do with a kitten in Europe; and when I offered to struggle, he squeezed me so hard, that I thought it more prudent to submit.
forefoot
(前足)
[名]
the front part of the foot
suckle
(乳を飲ませる)
[動]
feed from the breast
squeeze
(抱きしめる)
[動]
apply pressure to from both sides
hard
(強く)
[副]
with a great deal of force or strength
彼は私を右前足で抱き上げ、乳母が乳を飲ませようとする子供を抱くように抱きかかえたが、これはヨーロッパで同じ種類の生き物が子猫を抱くのを見たのと同じだった。私がもがこうとしたとき、彼は私を強く抱きしめたので、私は従った方が賢明だと思った。
I have good reason to believe that he took me for a young one of his own species, by his often stroking my face very gently with his other paw.
species
(種)
[名]
a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding
彼が私を自分の種の子供だと思ったと信じるに足る理由がある。彼はよくもう片方の前足で私の顔をとても優しくなでていたからだ。
In these diversions he was interrupted by a noise at the closet door, as if somebody were opening it;
こうした気晴らしの最中に、誰かが開けようとしているのか、クローゼットのドアから音がして中断された。
whereupon he suddenly leaped up to the window at which he had come in, and thence upon the leads and gutters, walking upon three legs, and holding me in the fourth, till he clambered up to a roof that was next to ours.
leap up
(飛び上がる)
[動]
jump up
lead
(鉛)
[名]
a soft, heavy, toxic, malleable, ductile, grayish metal
gutter
(雨どい)
[名]
a channel for carrying off rainwater
clamber up
(よじ登る)
[動]
climb with difficulty
すると彼は突然、入ってきた窓に飛び上がり、そこから三本足で歩き、四本目で私を抱えながら、隣の屋根に登るまで、鉛と雨どいの上を歩いた。
I heard Glumdalclitch give a shriek at the moment he was carrying me out.
shriek
(悲鳴)
[名]
a high-pitched piercing cry
moment
(瞬間)
[名]
a very brief period of time
彼が私を連れ出した瞬間に、グルムダルクリッチが悲鳴を上げるのを聞いた。
The poor girl was almost distracted;
distracted
(気が狂いそう)
[形]
unable to concentrate or give attention
かわいそうな娘はほとんど気が狂いそうだった。
that quarter of the palace was all in an uproar;
quarter
(一角)
[名]
one of four equal parts
uproar
(大騒ぎ)
[名]
a state of noisy confusion
宮殿のその一角は大騒ぎになった。
the servants ran for ladders;
召使たちは梯子を取りに走った。
the monkey was seen by hundreds in the court, sitting upon the ridge of a building, holding me like a baby in one of his forepaws, and feeding me with the other, by cramming into my mouth some victuals he had squeezed out of the bag on one side of his chaps, and patting me when I would not eat;
be seen by
(に見られていた)
[動]
be perceived or noticed by
ridge
(棟)
[名]
a long narrow hilltop
forepaw
(前足)
[名]
the front foot of a quadruped
cram
(押し込む)
[動]
pack or force something into a small space
squeeze
(絞り出す)
[動]
extract or force out by applying pressure
chap
(頬)
[名]
either of the two sides of the face below the eyes
pat
(撫でる)
[動]
stroke or tap gently with the hand
宮廷の何百人もの人々が、猿が建物の棟に座り、私を赤ん坊のように前足の片方で抱き、もう片方の手で、頬の片側にある袋から絞り出した食べ物を私の口に押し込んで食べさせ、私が食べないと私を撫でているのを見たという。
whereat many of the rabble below could not forbear laughing;
それを見た下にいる群衆の多くは笑いをこらえることができなかった。
neither do I think they justly ought to be blamed, for, without question, the sight was ridiculous enough to everybody but myself.
justly
(正当に)
[副]
in a just manner
ought to
(べきである)
[助]
should
blame
(非難する)
[動]
express disapproval of or disappointment with
without question
(疑いなく)
[副]
certainly
everybody
(誰もが)
[名]
every person
彼らを非難するのは正当ではないと思う。なぜなら、疑いなく、その光景は私以外の誰にとっても十分に滑稽だったからだ。
Some of the people threw up stones, hoping to drive the monkey down;
throw up
(投げつける)
[動]
to throw something upwards
drive
(追い払う)
[動]
to cause to move or be moved in a specified way, especially by using force
何人かの人々は猿を追い払おうと石を投げつけた。
but this was strictly forbidden, or else very probably my brains had been dashed out.
else
(さもなければ)
[接]
if not; otherwise
dash
(粉々になる)
[動]
break or cause to break into pieces
しかし、これは厳しく禁じられていた。さもなければ、私の脳みそは粉々になっていただろう。
When I attended the king after my recovery, to return him thanks for his favors, he was pleased to rally me a good deal upon this adventure.
return
(申し上げる)
[動]
give, send, or put back
rally
(からかう)
[動]
tease or make fun of
回復後、王様にお会いして、ご好意に対するお礼を申し上げたところ、王様はこの冒険について私を大いにからかわれた。
He asked me what my thoughts and speculations were while I lay in the monkey’s paw, how I liked the victuals he gave me, his manner of feeding, and whether the fresh air on the roof had sharpened my stomach.
speculation
(思索)
[名]
the forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence
paw
(手)
[名]
the foot having claws and pads of an animal
like
(気に入る)
[動]
find agreeable or attractive
sharpen
(旺盛にする)
[動]
make or become keen
王様は、私が猿の手に横たわっている間にどんなことを考えていたのか、猿がくれた食べ物はどうだったのか、猿の食べさせ方はどうだったのか、屋根の上の新鮮な空気で食欲が旺盛になったのか、と尋ねられた。
He desired to know what I would have done upon such an occasion in my own country.
desire
(知りたがっていた)
[動]
want to know or learn
occasion
(こんなこと)
[名]
a particular event, ceremony, or happening
王様は、私の国でこんなことが起こったらどうするか知りたがっていた。
I told his majesty, that in Europe we had no monkeys except such as were brought for curiosities from other places, and so small that I could deal with a dozen of them together, if they presumed to attack me.
deal with
(相手にする)
[動]
take care of or manage
私は陛下に、ヨーロッパには他の場所から珍品として持ち込まれたもの以外に猿はいないし、もし私を襲おうとしても、私が一度に十数匹を相手にできるほど小さいことを申し上げた。
And as for that monstrous animal with whom I was so lately engaged (it was indeed as large as an elephant), if my fears had suffered me to think so far as to make use of my hanger (looking fiercely and clapping my hand upon the hilt as I spoke) when he poked his paw into my chamber, perhaps I should have given him such a wound as would have made him glad to withdraw it with more haste than he put it in.
so lately
(つい先日まで)
[副]
very recently
as large as
(ほどの大きさ)
[前]
the same size as
poke
(突っ込む)
[動]
push or jab with a pointed object
withdraw
(引っ込める)
[動]
take back or away
haste
(急いで)
[名]
excessive speed or urgency of movement or action; hurry
put in
(突っ込む)
[動]
insert or introduce
そして、私がつい先日まで関わっていたあの怪物のような動物(実際、象ほどの大きさだった)については、もし私の恐怖心が、私の部屋に足を突っ込んできたときに、私のハンガー(私が話している間、激しく見回して、柄を叩いていた)を使うことを考えるまで私を苦しめていれば、おそらく私は、彼がそれを突っ込んだよりももっと急いでそれを引っ込めることを喜んでしまうような傷を彼に与えていただろう。
This I delivered in a firm tone, like a person who was jealous lest his courage should be called in question.
firm
(断固とした)
[形]
strong or definite
私は、自分の勇気が疑われるのを恐れる人のように、断固とした口調でこれを述べた。
However, my speech produced nothing else besides a loud laughter, which all the respect due to his majesty from those about him could not make them contain.
produce
(生み出す)
[動]
make or create
else
(以外)
[副]
other than; besides
laughter
(笑い)
[名]
the action or sound of laughing
contain
(抑える)
[動]
control; restrain
しかし、私のスピーチは大笑い以外には何も生み出さず、周囲の人々が陛下に抱く敬意のすべてをもってしても、彼らを抑えることができなかった。
This made me reflect how vain an attempt it is for a man to endeavor doing himself honor among those who are out of all degree of equality or comparison with him.
equality
(平等)
[名]
the state of being equal
このことから、人間が自分と平等でも比較の対象にもならない人々の中で名誉を得ようと努力することがいかに無駄なことかを痛感させられた。
And yet I have seen the moral of my own behavior very frequently in England since my return;
very frequently
(非常に頻繁に)
[副]
very often
それでも私は帰国以来、イギリスで自分の行動の教訓を非常に頻繁に見てきた。
where a little contemptible varlet, without the least title to birth, person, wit, or common sense, shall presume to look with importance, and put himself upon a foot with the greatest persons of the kingdom.
person
(人格)
[名]
the combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character
common sense
(常識)
[名]
sound and prudent judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts
look with importance
(尊大な態度を取る)
[動]
to behave as if one is more important than one really is
put oneself upon a foot
(同等の立場に立とうとする)
[動]
to try to be equal to someone or something
生まれ、人格、機知、常識のいずれも持ち合わせていない、卑劣な小悪党が、尊大な態度を取って、王国で最も偉大な人々と同等の立場に立とうとするのである。
And this puts me in mind of an amusement wherein I spent many of my leisure hours.
put in mind
(思い出させる)
[動]
cause to remember
amusement
(遊び)
[名]
something that provides entertainment or enjoyment
これで思い出したが、私は余暇の多くをある遊びに費やした。
I desired the queen’s woman to save for me the combings of her majesty’s hair, whereof in time I got a good quantity;
save
(取っておく)
[動]
keep for future use
combing
(梳いた毛)
[名]
the action of combing something
quantity
(かなりの量)
[名]
a particular amount of something
私は女王の侍女に女王陛下の髪の毛を梳いたときに抜けた毛を取っておいてくれるように頼み、やがてかなりの量が集まった。
and consulting with my friend the cabinetmaker, who had received general orders to do little jobs for me,
general order
(一般命令)
[名]
a command that applies to all members of a group
little job
(小さな仕事)
[名]
a task that is not very important or difficult
私のために小さな仕事をするよう一般命令を受けていた友人の家具職人と相談し、
I directed him to make two chair frames, no larger than those I had in my box, and to bore little holes with a fine awl round those parts where I designed the backs and seats;
awl
(錐)
[名]
a pointed hand tool for piercing holes, especially in leather
私が箱に持っているものより大きくない椅子の枠を二つ作り、背もたれと座面の部分に細い錐で小さな穴を開けるように指示した。
through these holes I wove the strongest hairs I could pick out, just after the manner of cane chairs in England.
weave
(編み込む)
[動]
form by interlacing strands
私はこの穴に、イギリスの籐椅子と同じように、選び出した一番丈夫な髪の毛を編み込んだ。
When they were finished, I made a present of them to her majesty, who kept them in her cabinet, and used to show them for curiosities, as indeed they were the wonder of every one that beheld them.
make a present of
(献上する)
[動]
give as a gift
cabinet
(部屋)
[名]
a small room, usually with shelves or drawers, used for storing or displaying articles
完成すると、私はそれを女王陛下に献上し、女王はそれを自分の部屋に置いて、珍品として見せびらかしていたが、実際、それを見た人は誰もが驚嘆していた。
The queen would have me sit upon one of these chairs, but I absolutely refused to obey her, protesting I would rather die a thousand deaths than place part of my body on those precious hairs that once adorned her majesty’s head.
have
(座らせる)
[動]
cause to be in a specified state
refuse
(拒む)
[動]
indicate or show that one is not willing to do something
precious
(貴重な)
[形]
of great value or worth
女王は私をこの椅子の一つに座らせようとしたが、私は絶対に従わず、かつて女王陛下の頭を飾っていた貴重な髪の毛の上に体の一部を置くくらいなら、千回死んだ方がましだと抗議した。
Of these hairs (as I had always a mechanical genius) I likewise made a neat little purse about five feet long, with her majesty’s name deciphered in gold letters, which I gave to Glumdalclitch by the queen’s consent.
as
(なので)
[接]
for the reason that; because
mechanical
(機械の)
[形]
relating to or caused by a machine or mechanism
neat
(きれいな)
[形]
tidy, clean, or smart
with
(で)
[前]
using
decipher
(解読する)
[動]
convert from code into ordinary language
which
(それを)
[代]
the thing previously mentioned
give
(贈る)
[動]
freely transfer the possession of
to
(に)
[前]
for the benefit of
私はこの髪の毛で(私はいつも機械の天才だったので)、長さ約五フィートのきれいな小さな財布を作り、女王陛下の名前を金文字で解読して、女王の同意を得てグルムダルクリッチに贈った。
To say the truth, it was more for show than use, being not of strength to bear the weight of the larger coins, and therefore she kept nothing in it but some little toys that girls are fond of.
to say the truth
(実を言うと)
[句]
to be honest
more for show than use
(実用というよりは見かけ倒し)
[句]
more for appearance than for use
bear
(耐える)
[動]
to carry or support
fond of
(好む)
[句]
to like something or someone a lot
実を言うと、それは大きな硬貨の重さに耐える強度がなかったので、実用というよりは見かけ倒しであり、そのため彼女は女の子が好む小さなおもちゃ以外は何も入れていなかった。
I had learned in my youth to play a little upon the spinet.
play
(弾く)
[動]
perform music on a musical instrument
spinet
(スピネット)
[名]
a small harpsichord with only one keyboard
私は若い頃にスピネットを少し弾けるようになった。
Glumdalclitch kept one in her chamber, and a master attended twice a week to teach her.
グルムダルクリッチは自分の部屋にスピネットを置いていて、週に2回、師匠が彼女に教えに来ていた。
I call it a spinet, because it somewhat resembled that instrument, and was played upon in the same manner.
instrument
(楽器)
[名]
a tool for producing musical sounds
スピネットと呼んでいるのは、その楽器に似ていて、同じように演奏されるからだ。
A fancy came into my head that I would entertain the king and queen with an English tune upon this instrument.
come into one's head
(浮かぶ)
[動]
to suddenly think of something
fancy
(空想)
[名]
a fanciful idea
tune
(曲)
[名]
a melody or air
私の頭に、この楽器でイギリスの曲を演奏して王と女王を楽しませようという空想が浮かんだ。
But this appeared extremely difficult;
しかし、これは非常に難しいことだった。
for the spinet was near sixty feet long, each key being almost a foot wide, so that with my arms extended I could not reach to above five keys, and to press them down required a good smart stroke with my fist, which would be too great a labor and to no purpose.
sixty feet
(60フィート)
[名]
a unit of length equal to 12 inches
key
(鍵盤)
[名]
a lever that is depressed to play a musical instrument
press
(押す)
[動]
exert force on
down
(下ろす)
[副]
to or in a lower place or position
good
(強い)
[形]
to a high standard; of high quality
smart
(強い)
[形]
forceful; sharp
stroke
(叩く)
[名]
an act of hitting someone or something
which
(これは)
[代]
the thing that
be
(である)
[動]
exist
too great
(あまりにも大変な)
[形]
more than is usual or desirable
to no purpose
(無駄な)
[形]
not achieving or intended to achieve anything
スピネットは長さが60フィート近くあり、それぞれの鍵盤の幅は1フィート近くあったため、腕を伸ばしても5つの鍵盤にしか届かず、鍵盤を押すには拳で強く叩く必要があったが、これはあまりにも大変な労力で、無駄なことだった。
The method I contrived was this: I prepared two round sticks about the bigness of common cudgels;
contrive
(考え出す)
[動]
to plan or devise
私が考え出した方法はこうだ。普通の棍棒ほどの大きさの丸い棒を二本用意した。
they were thicker at one end than the other, and I covered the thicker ends with a piece of a mouse’s skin, that by rapping on them I might neither damage the tops of the keys nor interrupt the sound.
the other
(もう片方の端)
[名]
the remaining one of two or more people or things
thicker
(太い)
[形]
having a large distance between opposite sides
skin
(皮)
[名]
the natural outer covering of the body of a person or animal
rap
(叩く)
[動]
hit or knock sharply
棒の片方の端はもう一方の端よりも太く、太い方の端をネズミの皮で覆い、叩いても鍵盤の表面を傷つけたり、音を遮ったりしないようにした。
Before the spinet a bench was placed, about four feet below the keys, and I was put upon the bench.
bench
(ベンチ)
[名]
a long seat for several people
スピネットの前に、鍵盤から約4フィート下のところにベンチが置かれ、私はそのベンチに乗せられた。
I ran sideling upon it, that way and this, as fast as I could, banging the proper keys with my two sticks, and made a shift to play a jig, to the great satisfaction of both their majesties;
make a shift
(何とかする)
[動]
manage to do something
私はその上を横向きに走り回り、二本の棒で適当な鍵盤を叩き、何とかジグを弾きこなして、両陛下を大いに満足させた。
but it was the most violent exercise I ever underwent;
the most
(最も)
[形]
the superlative form of much
しかし、それは私がこれまでに経験した中で最も激しい運動だった。
and yet I could not strike above sixteen keys, nor, consequently, play the bass and treble together, as other artists do;
strike
(叩く)
[動]
hit or beat with a sharp blow
bass
(低音)
[名]
the lowest part in a piece of music
treble
(高音)
[名]
the highest part in a piece of music
それでも私は16個以上の鍵盤を叩くことはできなかったし、その結果、他の芸術家のように低音と高音を同時に演奏することもできなかった。
which was a great disadvantage to my performance.
disadvantage
(不利)
[名]
an unfavorable circumstance or condition that reduces the chances of success or effectiveness
それは私の演奏にとって大きな不利だった。
The king, who, as I before observed, was a prince of excellent understanding, would frequently order that I should be brought in my box, and set upon the table in his closet.
closet
(私室)
[名]
a small room for storing clothes
私が前に述べたように、王は非常に理解力のある君主で、私を箱に入れて運び、私室のテーブルの上に置くようにと頻繁に命じていた。
He would then command me to bring one of my chairs out of the box, and sit down within three yards’ distance upon the top of the cabinet, which brought me almost to a level with his face.
それから王は私に箱から椅子を一つ取り出し、三ヤード以内の距離でキャビネットの上に座るように命じ、そうすると私は王の顔とほぼ同じ高さになった。
In this manner I had several conversations with him.
in this manner
(このような方法で)
[副]
in this way
have a conversation
(会話をする)
[動]
talk with someone
このような方法で私は王と何度か会話をした。
I one day took the freedom to tell his majesty that the contempt he discovered towards Europe, and the rest of the world, did not seem answerable to those excellent qualities of mind he was master of;
take the freedom
(自由をとる)
[動]
do something without asking for permission
do not seem
(思えない)
[動]
appear not to be
answerable
(相応しい)
[形]
able to be answered
ある日私は、王がヨーロッパや世界の他の国々に対して示した軽蔑は、王が持っている優れた精神的資質に相応しくないように思われる、と王に申し上げる自由をとった。
that reason did not extend itself with the bulk of the body;
reason
(理性)
[名]
the power of the mind to think, understand, and form judgments by a process of logic
extend
(大きくなる)
[動]
make or become longer or wider
理性は身体の大きさとともに大きくなるわけではない。
on the contrary, we observed in our country that the tallest persons were usually least provided with it;
on the contrary
(それどころか)
[副]
to the opposite effect
provide
(備える)
[動]
supply or equip with something necessary or desirable
それどころか、我が国では背の高い人ほど理性に欠けていることが多い。
that among other animals, bees and ants had the reputation of more industry, art, and sagacity than many of the larger kinds;
bee
(蜂)
[名]
a flying insect that lives in a hive and makes honey
ant
(蟻)
[名]
a small insect that lives in a colony and has a complex social structure
industry
(勤勉)
[名]
the economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories
sagacity
(賢さ)
[名]
the quality of being sagacious; wisdom, prudence, or shrewdness
他の動物の中では、蜂や蟻は、より大きな種類の動物よりも勤勉で、芸術的で、賢いと言われている。
and that, as inconsiderable as he took me to be, I hoped I might live to do his majesty some signal service.
inconsiderable
(取るに足らない)
[形]
not worth considering; unimportant
do
(行う)
[動]
perform or execute
signal
(特別な)
[形]
out of the ordinary; unusual
そして、王が私をどれほど取るに足らない存在だと思っていようとも、私は王に何か特別な奉仕をするために生きたいと願っている。
The king heard me with attention, and began to conceive a much better opinion of me than he had ever before.
attention
(注意)
[名]
the regarding of someone or something as interesting or important
王は私の話を注意深く聞き、これまで以上に私を高く評価し始めた。
He desired I would give him as exact an account of the government of England as I possibly could;
give
(する)
[動]
make a present of
王は私に、できるだけ正確にイギリス政府の説明をしてほしいと望んだ。
because, as fond as princes commonly are of their own customs (for so he conjectured of other monarchs by my former discourses), he should be glad to hear of anything that might deserve imitation.
commonly
(普通)
[副]
usually; normally
discourse
(話)
[名]
a formal discussion of a topic in speech or writing
imitation
(真似)
[名]
the action of copying something
なぜなら、王侯は普通自分の習慣を好むものだから(私の以前の話から他の君主のこともそう推測した)、真似するに値する何かを聞くことができれば嬉しいからだ。
I began my discourse by informing his majesty that our dominions consisted of two islands, which composed three mighty kingdoms under one sovereign, besides our plantations in America.
compose
(形成する)
[動]
make up
sovereign
(君主)
[名]
a supreme ruler, especially a monarch
besides
(除いて)
[前]
in addition to; apart from
plantation
(植民地)
[名]
a large estate or farm on which crops are grown, especially in tropical and subtropical areas, for sale
私は、我が国の領土は二つの島からなり、アメリカの植民地を除いて、一つの君主の下に三つの強大な王国を形成していることを陛下に告げて話を始めました。
I dwelt long upon the fertility of our soil, and the temperature of our climate.
fertility
(肥沃さ)
[名]
the quality of being fertile
soil
(土壌)
[名]
the upper layer of earth in which plants grow
temperature
(温暖さ)
[名]
the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object
私は、我が国の土壌の肥沃さと気候の温暖さについて長々と語った。
I then spoke at large upon the constitution of an English Parliament, partly made up of an illustrious body called the House of Peers, persons of the noblest blood, and of the most ancient and ample patrimonies.
English Parliament
(イギリス議会)
[名]
the legislature of the United Kingdom
House of Peers
(貴族院)
[名]
the upper house of the legislature of the United Kingdom
noblest
(高貴な)
[形]
belonging to a hereditary class with high social or political status; aristocratic
blood
(血筋)
[名]
the descendants of a particular ancestor
ample
(豊かな)
[形]
more than enough; abundant
patrimonies
(遺産)
[名]
property that is inherited from one's father or ancestors
それから私は、イギリス議会の構成について、一部は貴族院と呼ばれる高貴な血筋と最も古く豊かな遺産を持つ人々で構成されていることについて、大いに語った。
I described that extraordinary care always taken of their education in arts and arms, to qualify them for being counselors born to the king and kingdom, to have a share in the legislature;
qualify
(資格を得る)
[動]
be entitled to a benefit or privilege
legislature
(立法府)
[名]
the legislative branch of government
私は、彼らが国王と王国のために生まれた相談役として、立法府の一員として資格を得るために、芸術と武器の教育に常に特別な注意を払っていることを説明した。
to be members of the highest court of judicature, from whence there could be no appeal;
be member of
(裁判官である)
[動]
be a member of
highest court of judicature
(最高裁判所)
[名]
the highest court in a country
whence
(から)
[副]
from which
there could be no appeal
(上訴できない)
[動]
there is no way to appeal
最高裁判所の裁判官として、上訴できないようにするためである。
and to be champions always ready for the defense of their prince and country, by their valor, conduct, and fidelity.
champion
(チャンピオン)
[名]
a person who has defeated all opponents in a competition
conduct
(行動)
[名]
the manner in which a person behaves
fidelity
(忠誠心)
[名]
faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support
そして、勇気、行動、忠誠心によって、常に王子と国を守る準備ができているチャンピオンである。
That these were the ornament and bulwark of the kingdom, worthy followers of their most renowned ancestors, whose honor had been the reward of their virtue, from which their posterity were never once known to degenerate.
bulwark
(防波堤)
[名]
a wall or bank of earth or stone built to prevent flooding
worthy
(ふさわしい)
[形]
deserving
ancestor
(先祖)
[名]
a person from whom one is descended
degenerate
(退化する)
[動]
become worse or of a lower standard
これらは王国の装飾品であり防波堤であり、最も有名な先祖にふさわしい信奉者であり、その名誉は彼らの美徳の報いであり、その子孫が退化したことは一度も知られていない。
To these were joined several holy persons, as part of that assembly, under the title of bishops, whose peculiar business it is to take care of religion, and of those who instruct the people therein.
join
(加わる)
[動]
become a member of
holy
(聖なる)
[形]
dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated
assembly
(集会)
[名]
a group of people gathered together in one place for a common purpose
bishop
(司教)
[名]
a senior member of the Christian clergy
これらには、宗教とその中で人々を指導する人々の世話をすることが特有の仕事である司教の称号の下で、その集会の一部として、何人かの聖人が加わった。
These were searched and sought out through the whole nation, by the prince and his wisest counselors, among such of the priesthood as were most deservedly distinguished by the sanctity of their lives, and the depth of their erudition;
seek out
(探し出す)
[動]
to find or discover by searching
whole nation
(全国)
[名]
the entire country
priesthood
(聖職者)
[名]
the office or character of a priest
sanctity
(神聖さ)
[名]
the state or quality of being holy
erudition
(博学)
[名]
extensive knowledge acquired chiefly from books
これらは、王子とその賢い助言者たちによって、彼らの人生の神聖さと博学の深さによって最もふさわしく区別された聖職者の中から、全国を通して捜索され、探し出された。
who were indeed the spiritual fathers of the clergy and the people.
spiritual
(霊的な)
[形]
of or relating to religion or religious purposes
彼らは確かに聖職者と人々の霊的な父であった。
When I had put an end to these long discourses, his majesty in a sixth audience consulting his notes, proposed many doubts, queries, and objections, upon every article.
put an end to
(終える)
[動]
cause to stop or cease
sixth
(6回目)
[形]
coming after five others in a series
note
(メモ)
[名]
a brief record of facts, topics, or thoughts, written down as an aid to memory
query
(質問)
[名]
a question
objection
(異議)
[名]
an expression or feeling of disapproval or opposition
私がこれらの長い講演を終えたとき、陛下は6回目の聴衆の中でメモを調べながら、あらゆる記事について多くの疑問、質問、異議を唱えた。
He asked what methods were used to cultivate the minds and bodies of our young nobility, and in what kind of business they commonly spent the first and teachable part of their lives.
cultivate
(養う)
[動]
improve by care, training, or study
彼は、我が国の若い貴族の心身を養うためにどのような方法が使われているのか、また、彼らが人生の最初の教育可能な部分をどのような仕事に費やしているのか尋ねた。
What course was taken to supply that assembly when any noble family became extinct.
noble
(貴族)
[名]
a person of noble rank or birth
become extinct
(絶える)
[動]
die out; become extinct
貴族の家系が絶えた場合、その議会を補充するためにどのような措置がとられたのか。
What qualifications were necessary in those who were to be created new lords.
qualification
(資格)
[名]
a quality or accomplishment that makes someone suitable for a job or position
新しい領主に任命されるにはどのような資格が必要なのか。
Whether the humor of the prince, a sum of money to a court lady or a Prime Minister, or a design of strengthening a party opposite to the public interest, ever happened to be motives in those advancements.
court lady
(宮廷の女性)
[名]
a woman who attends a royal court
Prime Minister
(首相)
[名]
the head of a government
public interest
(公益)
[名]
the well-being of the general public
advancement
(昇進)
[名]
the action of moving into a higher position or rank
王子のユーモア、宮廷の女性や首相への金銭、あるいは公益に反する党を強化する計画が、そうした昇進の動機になったことはあったのか。
What share of knowledge these lords had in the laws of their country, and how they came by it, so as to enable them to decide the properties of their fellow subjects in the last resort.
share
(割合)
[名]
a part or portion of a whole
come by
(手に入れる)
[動]
to obtain or acquire
decide
(決定する)
[動]
to make a choice or judgment about something
last resort
(最終手段)
[名]
the last remaining option or course of action
これらの領主たちが自国の法律についてどれだけの知識を持ち、どのようにしてそれを手に入れたのか、そして最終的には同胞の臣民の財産を決定することができるようになったのか。
Whether they were always so free from avarice, partialities, or want, that a bribe, or some other sinister view, could have no place among them.
avarice
(貪欲)
[名]
an excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain
partiality
(偏見)
[名]
a bias in favor of one thing or person compared with another; favoritism
bribe
(賄賂)
[名]
a sum of money or other valuables given or promised to a person in a position of trust to influence that person's views or conduct
sinister
(邪悪な)
[形]
giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen
view
(見解)
[名]
a particular way of considering or regarding something; an attitude or opinion
彼らは常に貪欲、偏見、欲望から解放されているので、賄賂やその他の邪悪な見解が彼らの間に存在する余地はないのか。
Whether those holy lords I spoke of were always promoted to that rank upon account of their knowledge in religious matters, and the sanctity of their lives, had never been compliers with the times while they were common priests, or slavish prostitute chaplains to some nobleman, whose opinions they continued servilely to follow after they were admitted into that assembly.
promote
(昇進する)
[動]
move into a higher position or rank
religious
(宗教的な)
[形]
relating to or believing in a religion
slavish
(奴隷的な)
[形]
of or characteristic of a slave
prostitute
(売春婦)
[名]
a person, typically a woman, who engages in sexual activity for payment
chaplain
(従軍牧師)
[名]
a member of the clergy attached to a military unit
servilely
(卑屈に)
[副]
in a servile manner
私が話した聖なる領主たちは、宗教問題に関する知識と生活の神聖さから常にその地位に昇進していたのか、普通の僧侶であった時代には決して時代に従わなかったのか、あるいは貴族の奴隷的な売春婦の従軍牧師であり、その議会に入れられた後もその意見に従い続けたのか。
Upon what I said in relation to our courts of justice his majesty desired to be satisfied in several points;
私が裁判所に関して述べた内容について、陛下はいくつかの点で納得したいと思われた。
and this I was the better able to do, having been formerly almost ruined by a long suit in chancery, which was decreed for me with costs.
be able to do
(できる)
[動]
have the ability to do something
formerly
(以前)
[副]
in the past
ruined
(破産した)
[動]
be destroyed or decayed
suit
(訴訟)
[名]
a legal action
chancery
(大法官裁判所)
[名]
a court of equity
decreed
(判決が下された)
[動]
issue a decree
cost
(費用)
[名]
the price paid for something
以前、大法官裁判所での長い訴訟でほとんど破産し、費用をかけて私に有利な判決が下されたので、私はこのことをよりよく理解することができた。
He asked what time was usually spent in determining between right and wrong, and what degree of expense.
spend
(かかる)
[動]
pay out (money) in buying or hiring goods or services
determine
(判断する)
[動]
cause (something) to occur in a particular way; be the decisive factor in
wrong
(間違っている)
[形]
not correct or true; incorrect
彼は、正邪を判断するのに通常どれくらいの時間がかかり、どれくらいの費用がかかるかを尋ねた。
Whether advocates and orators had liberty to plead in causes manifestly known to be unjust, vexatious, or oppressive.
advocate
(弁護士)
[名]
a person who argues for or supports a cause or policy
plead
(弁護する)
[動]
argue for or against something
manifestly
(明らかに)
[副]
in a clear and obvious way
unjust
(不当)
[形]
not just or fair
vexatious
(不当)
[形]
causing or likely to cause annoyance, frustration, or worry
oppressive
(抑圧的)
[形]
unjustly harsh or severe
弁護士や雄弁家は、明らかに不当、不当、または抑圧的であることが知られている原因で弁護する自由があるかどうか。
Whether party in religion or politics were observed to be of any weight in the scale of justice.
宗教や政治の党派が正義の尺度において何らかの重みを持つと見られているかどうか。
Whether those pleading orators were persons educated in the general knowledge of equity, or only in provincial, national, and other local customs.
pleading
(弁護する)
[形]
expressing a request in an urgent and emotional way
orator
(弁護士)
[名]
a person who makes public speeches
equity
(公平性)
[名]
the difference between the value of a property and the amount of any outstanding mortgages or other liens on the property
general knowledge
(一般知識)
[名]
knowledge of a wide range of topics
provincial
(地方の)
[形]
of or relating to a province
national
(国の)
[形]
of or relating to a nation
local
(地方の)
[形]
of or relating to a particular area or place
これらの弁護士は、公平性の一般知識を身につけた人なのか、それとも地方、国、その他の地方の慣習だけを身につけた人なのか。
Whether they or their judges had any part in penning those laws which they assumed the liberty of interpreting and glossing upon at their pleasure.
they
(彼ら)
[代]
the people or things previously mentioned or easily identified
assume
(想定する)
[動]
suppose to be the case, without proof
gloss
(注釈を加える)
[動]
add a note of explanation to a text
彼らや彼らの裁判官が、彼らが自由に解釈し、注釈を加えると想定した法律を起草する際に、何か役割を果たしたかどうか。
Whether they had ever, at different times, pleaded for and against the same cause, and cited precedents to prove contrary opinions.
at different times
(異なる時期に)
[副]
at different points in time
plead
(唱える)
[動]
to argue for or against something
for and against
(賛否両論)
[名]
both for and against something
cite
(引用する)
[動]
to mention or quote as an example
precedent
(前例)
[名]
a previous case or legal decision that may be or must be followed in subsequent similar cases
彼らが異なる時期に同じ原因に対して賛否両論を唱え、反対意見を証明するために前例を引用したことがあるかどうか。
Whether they were a rich or a poor corporation.
poor
(貧乏人)
[形]
having little or no money, goods, or other means of support
彼らが金持ちか貧乏人か。
Whether they received any pecuniary reward for pleading, or delivering their opinions.
pecuniary
(金銭的な)
[形]
of or relating to money
pleading
(弁論)
[名]
the action of making an emotional or earnest appeal to someone
delivering
(表明)
[動]
express (an opinion or feeling)
彼らが弁論や意見表明に対して金銭的な報酬を受けているかどうか。
And particularly, whether they were ever admitted as members in the lower senate.
ever
(かつて)
[副]
at any time in the past or future; on any occasion; at all
member
(議員)
[名]
a person who belongs to a group or an organization
lower
(下院)
[形]
below average in height or position
senate
(議員)
[名]
the upper house of a bicameral legislature
そして特に、彼らが下院議員として認められたことがあるかどうか。
He fell next upon the management of our treasury;
fall upon
(話題を移す)
[動]
to start talking about something else
彼は次に我々の国庫の管理に話題を移した。
and said he thought my memory had failed me, because I computed our taxes at about five or six millions a year, and when I came to mention the issues, he found they sometimes amounted to more than double:
tax
(税金)
[名]
a compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government on workers' income and business profits, or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions
issue
(問題)
[名]
a problem or difficulty
amount to
(なる)
[動]
be equivalent to
double
(二倍)
[形]
twice as many or as much
そして、私が税金を年間約五、六百万と計算したので、私の記憶が間違っているのではないかと言った。そして、私がその問題に言及したとき、彼はそれが時々二倍以上になることを発見した。
for the notes he had taken were very particular in this point, because he hoped, as he told me, that the knowledge of our conduct might be useful to him, and he could not be deceived in his calculations.
point
(点)
[名]
a particular place, especially one with an established purpose
calculation
(計算)
[名]
the mathematical process of determining something
彼が取ったメモはこの点で非常に詳細だった。なぜなら、彼が私に言ったように、彼は我々の行動に関する知識が彼にとって有益であり、彼の計算に誤りがないことを望んだからである。
But if what I told him were true, he was still at a loss how a kingdom could run out of its estate like a private person.
run out of
(使い果たす)
[動]
use up all of something
estate
(財産)
[名]
all the money and property owned by a person or organization
private person
(個人)
[名]
a person who is not a public figure or a celebrity
しかし、私が彼に言ったことが真実なら、彼は王国が個人のように財産を使い果たすことがあるとは信じられないと言っていた。
He asked me who were our creditors;
creditor
(債権者)
[名]
a person or organization to whom money is owed
彼は私に我々の債権者は誰かと尋ねた。
and where we should find money to pay them.
そして、どこで彼らに支払うお金を見つけるのかと尋ねた。
He wondered to hear me talk of such chargeable and extensive wars;
chargeable
(高額な)
[形]
involving expense
extensive
(大規模な)
[形]
covering a large area
彼は私がそのような高額で大規模な戦争について話すのを聞いて驚いた。
that certainly we must be a quarrelsome people, or live among very bad neighbors, and that our generals must needs be richer than our kings.
quarrelsome
(喧嘩好きな)
[形]
inclined to quarrel
live
(住んでいる)
[動]
have as one's home
我々は確かに喧嘩好きな民族か、とても悪い隣人の間に住んでいるに違いない、そして我々の将軍は我々の王よりも金持ちに違いないと思った。
He asked what business we had out of our own islands, unless upon the score of trade or treaty, or to defend the coasts with our fleet.
business
(用事)
[名]
a task or an errand
unless
(そうでなければ)
[接]
except if; if not
score
(理由)
[名]
a reason or a motive
彼は、貿易や条約、あるいは艦隊で海岸を守るためでなければ、我々が自国の島々から出て何をしているのかと尋ねた。
Above all, he was amazed to hear me talk of a mercenary standing army in the midst of peace, and among a free people.
above all
(何よりも)
[副]
most importantly
何よりも、彼は私が平和の真っ只中、そして自由な人々の間で傭兵常備軍の話をするのを聞いて驚いた。
He said if we were governed by our own consent in the persons of our representatives, he could not imagine of whom we were afraid, or against whom we were to fight;
representative
(代表者)
[名]
a person who is a member of a legislative body
彼は、もし我々が代表者という形で自分たちの同意によって統治されているなら、我々が誰を恐れているのか、誰と戦うのか想像できないと言った。
and would hear my opinion, whether a private man’s house might not better be defended by himself, his children, and family, than by half a dozen rascals picked up at a venture in the streets for small wages, who might get a hundred times more by cutting their throats.
children
(子供)
[名]
a young human being below the age of puberty or below the legal age of majority
half a dozen
(半ダース)
[名]
six
rascal
(悪党)
[名]
a mischievous person
pick up
(拾う)
[動]
take hold of and lift up
venture
(偶然)
[名]
a risky or daring journey or undertaking
wage
(賃金)
[名]
a fixed regular payment, typically paid on a daily or weekly basis, made by an employer to an employee, especially to a manual or unskilled worker
そして、私人の家は、通りで偶然拾った半ダースの悪党が、わずかな賃金で、喉を切れば百倍も稼げるかもしれないのに、自分や子供、家族で守った方がよいのではないかという私の意見を聞きたがった。
His majesty, in another audience, was at the pains to recapitulate the sum of all I had spoken;
at the pains
(苦労して)
[動]
to make a great effort to do something
recapitulate
(繰り返す)
[動]
to summarize the main points of something
陛下は、別の謁見の際に、私が話した内容の要約を苦労して繰り返された。
compared the questions he made with the answers I had given;
彼がした質問と私がした答えを比べた。
then taking me into his hands, and stroking me gently, delivered himself in these words, which I shall never forget, nor the manner he spoke them in:
take into one's hands
(手に取る)
[動]
to take control of something
deliver
(口にする)
[動]
to say something
forget
(忘れる)
[動]
to not be able to remember something
manner
(話し方)
[名]
the way that something is done
それから私を手に取って、優しくなでながら、次のような言葉を口にしたが、私はその言葉も、その話し方も決して忘れることはできない。
“My little friend Grildrig, you have made a most admirable panegyric upon your country;
make
(述べる)
[動]
say or express
admirable
(素晴らしい)
[形]
deserving of admiration
panegyric
(賛辞)
[名]
a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something
「私の小さな友人グリルドリグよ、君は自分の国の素晴らしい賛辞を述べた。
you have clearly proved that ignorance, idleness, and vice may be sometimes the only ingredients for qualifying a legislator;
idleness
(怠惰)
[名]
the trait of being lazy or inactive
ingredient
(要素)
[名]
a component part
legislator
(立法者)
[名]
a person who makes laws
無知、怠惰、悪徳が、時には立法者の資格を得るための唯一の要素であるかもしれないことを、君ははっきりと証明した。
that laws are best explained, interpreted, and applied, by those whose interest and abilities lie in perverting, confounding, and eluding them.
apply
(適用する)
[動]
make use of
interest
(興味)
[名]
a feeling of wanting to know or learn about something or someone
pervert
(曲解する)
[動]
distort or corrupt
elude
(逃れる)
[動]
evade or escape from, especially by cunning or trickery
法律は、それを曲解し、混乱させ、逃れることに興味と能力のある人々によって、最もよく説明され、解釈され、適用される。
I observe among you some lines of an institution which in its original might have been tolerable, but these half erased, and the rest wholly blurred and blotted by corruptions.
erase
(消す)
[動]
rub or wipe out
blur
(ぼやける)
[動]
make or become unclear or less distinct
blot
(消す)
[動]
make a spot or mark on
私は君たちの間に、元々は許容範囲内だったかもしれない制度のいくつかの線が、半分消され、残りは腐敗によって完全にぼやけて消されているのを観察する。
It does not appear, from all you have said, how any one virtue is required towards the procurement of any one station among you;
procurement
(獲得)
[名]
the action of obtaining by care, effort, or the use of special means
station
(地位)
[名]
a place where someone or something stands or is located
君が言ったことからは、君たちの間でどんな地位を得るためにも、どんな美徳が必要なのかはわからない。
much less that men are ennobled on account of their virtue;
much less
(ましてや)
[副]
to a much smaller extent
ennoble
(高貴にする)
[動]
make noble
ましてや、人々がその美徳によって高貴にされるなどということはありえない。
that priests are advanced by their piety or learning;
聖職者がその信心深さや学識によって昇進するなどということはありえない。
soldiers for their conduct or valor;
兵士がその行いや勇気によって昇進するなどということはありえない。
judges for their integrity; senators for the love of their country;
integrity
(誠実さ)
[名]
the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles
senator
(上院議員)
[名]
a member of a senate
裁判官がその誠実さによって昇進するなどということはありえない。上院議員がその愛国心によって昇進するなどということはありえない。
or counselors for their wisdom.
顧問官がその知恵によって昇進するなどということはありえない。
As for yourself,” continued the king, “who have spent the greatest part of your life in traveling, I am well disposed to hope you may hitherto have escaped many vices of your country.
yourself
(あなた自身)
[代]
the person being addressed
hitherto
(これまでのところ)
[副]
until now; up until the present
あなた自身については」と王は続けた。「人生の大部分を旅に費やしてきたあなたは、これまでのところ、あなたの国の多くの悪徳から逃れてきたのではないかと期待しています。
But by what I have gathered from your own relation, and the answers I have with much pains wringed and extorted from you,
gather
(集める)
[動]
come together as a group
relation
(話)
[名]
a connection between people or things
wring
(絞り出す)
[動]
squeeze or twist
extort
(絞り出す)
[動]
obtain by force, threats, or other unfair means
しかし、あなたの話から私が集めた情報や、私が苦労してあなたから絞り出した答えから判断すると、
I cannot but conclude the bulk of your natives to be the most pernicious race of little odious vermin that nature ever suffered to crawl upon the surface of the earth.”
bulk
(大部分)
[名]
the greater part of something
pernicious
(有害な)
[形]
causing great harm
vermin
(害虫)
[名]
a small animal that is harmful to crops, food, or health
あなたの国の住民の大部分は、自然が地球上に這わせた最も有害で忌まわしい害虫の一種であると結論せざるを得ません」
To confirm what I have now said, and further to show the miserable effects of a confined education, I shall here insert a passage which will hardly obtain belief.
what I have now said
(私が今言った事)
[名]
the thing that I have just said
confined education
(閉鎖的な教育)
[名]
education that is limited in scope or extent
miserable
(悲惨な)
[形]
causing great unhappiness or discomfort
belief
(信念)
[名]
something that is accepted as true or as certain to happen
私が今言ったことを裏付け、さらに閉鎖的な教育の悲惨な影響を示すために、私はここに信じがたい一節を挿入する。
In hopes to ingratiate myself further into his majesty’s favor, I told him of an invention discovered between three and four hundred years ago, to make a certain powder, into a heap of which the smallest spark of fire falling, would kindle the whole in a moment, although it were as big as a mountain, and make it all fly up in the air together, with a noise and agitation greater than thunder.
ingratiate oneself
(取り入る)
[動]
gain favor with someone by flattery or obsequious behavior
invention
(発明)
[名]
a new or improved product or process
three and four hundred years ago
(三、四百年前)
[名]
the period of time from 300 to 400 years ago
fly up
(舞い上がる)
[動]
move or be moved quickly upwards
陛下のご好意にさらに取り入ろうと思って、私は三、四百年前に発見された発明について話した。それは、ある粉末を作り、その山のような粉末の山に火の粉が落ちると、一瞬のうちに全体が燃え上がり、雷よりも大きな音と激動を伴って、すべてが空中に舞い上がるというものだ。
That a proper quantity of this powder rammed into a hollow tube of brass or iron, according to its bigness, would drive a ball of iron or lead with such a violence and speed as nothing was able to sustain its force.
ram
(詰め込む)
[動]
to force or push something into a place
tube
(管)
[名]
a long, hollow cylinder made of metal, glass, or plastic
brass
(真鍮)
[名]
a yellow alloy of copper and zinc
ball
(玉)
[名]
a round solid object with no edges
violence
(激しさ)
[名]
behavior involving physical force intended to hurt or kill someone
sustain
(耐えうる)
[動]
to keep up or keep going
この粉末を適量、真鍮や鉄の中空の管に詰め込むと、その大きさに応じて、鉄や鉛の玉を、その力に耐えうるものは何もないというほどの激しさと速さで打ち出すことができる。
That the largest balls thus discharged, would not only destroy whole ranks of an army at once, but batter the strongest walls to the ground;
rank
(隊列)
[名]
a line of people or things
strongest
(最も強固な)
[形]
of the greatest strength
このように放たれた最大の玉は、軍隊の全隊列を一度に破壊するだけでなく、最も強固な城壁を地面に打ち砕く。
sink down ships with a thousand men in each, to the bottom of the sea;
sink down
(沈める)
[動]
cause to go down below the surface of water
それぞれ千人の兵士を乗せた船を海の底に沈める。
and when linked together by a chain, would cut through masts and rigging, divide hundreds of bodies in the middle, and lay all waste before them.
cut through
(切り裂く)
[動]
cut something into two or more pieces
rigging
(索具)
[名]
the system of ropes, cables, and chains that support and control the masts and sails on a ship
lay
(破壊する)
[動]
cause to fall to the ground
waste
(すべて)
[名]
material that is not wanted; garbage
鎖でつなげば、マストや索具を切り裂き、何百もの体を真っ二つにし、目の前のすべてを破壊する。
That we often put this powder into large hollow balls of iron, and discharged them by an engine into some city we were besieging, which would rip up the pavements, tear the houses to pieces, burst and throw splinters on every side, dashing out the brains of all who came near.
put
(詰め込む)
[動]
place something somewhere
ball
(鉄球)
[名]
a round solid shape
besieging
(攻囲している)
[動]
lay siege to
pavement
(舗道)
[名]
a hard surface of ground, usually covering a road or path
tear
(破壊する)
[動]
pull or rip apart
burst
(破裂する)
[動]
break or cause to break suddenly and violently
splinter
(破片)
[名]
a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or similar material that has broken off from a larger piece
我々はよくこの粉末を大きな中空の鉄球に詰め込み、それを攻囲している都市に機械で放つと、それが舗道を破壊し、家々を粉々にし、破裂して四方に破片を飛ばし、近づいてきた者の脳みそを吹き飛ばす。
That I knew the ingredients very well, which were cheap and common;
ingredient
(材料)
[名]
a component part of something
common
(一般的)
[形]
occurring, found, or done often; prevalent
私はその材料をよく知っていたが、それは安価で一般的なものだった。
I understood the manner of compounding them, and could direct his workmen how to make those tubes of a size proportionable to all other things in his majesty’s kingdom, and the largest need not be above a hundred feet long;
understand
(知っている)
[動]
be aware of the meaning of
compound
(混合する)
[動]
combine or mix together
need
(必要である)
[動]
be required or necessary
私はそれらを混合する方法を知っており、陛下の王国の他のすべてのものと釣り合う大きさの管をどのように作るか、陛下の職人に指示することができ、最大のものは長さ百フィートを超える必要はない。
twenty or thirty of which tubes, charged with the proper quantity of powder and balls, would batter down the walls of the strongest town in his dominions in a few hours, or destroy the whole metropolis, if ever it should pretend to dispute his absolute commands.
twenty or thirty
(二十本か三十本)
[名]
the numbers 20 and 30
proper
(適量の)
[形]
appropriate or suitable
ball
(弾丸)
[名]
a small round object that is fired from a gun
batter down
(打ち破る)
[動]
to break down or destroy by force
a few hours
(数時間)
[名]
a small number of hours
適量の火薬と弾丸を装填した二十本か三十本の管があれば、陛下の領土で最も強固な町の城壁を数時間で打ち破り、あるいは首都全体を破壊することができる。
This I humbly offered to his majesty as a small tribute of acknowledgment in return of so many marks that I had received of his royal favor and protection.
acknowledgment
(感謝)
[名]
the act of acknowledging
tribute
(しるし)
[名]
something given or done as a mark of respect or affection
return
(返礼)
[名]
the act of returning something
これを私は、陛下から受けた数々の恩恵と庇護に対するささやかな感謝のしるしとして、陛下に謙虚に申し出た。
A strange effect of narrow principles and short views!
narrow
(狭い)
[形]
of small width
effect
(効果)
[名]
something that is produced by an agency or cause; result
狭い主義と短い視野の奇妙な効果である!
that a prince possessed of every quality which procures veneration, love, and esteem;
possess
(備える)
[動]
have as a quality or characteristic
veneration
(尊敬)
[名]
great respect
esteem
(尊敬)
[名]
a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something
尊敬、愛、尊敬を集めるあらゆる資質を備えた王子が、
of strong parts, great wisdom, and profound learning;
強い部分、偉大な知恵、深い学習の
indued with admirable talents for government, and almost adored by his subjects, should from a nice unnecessary scruple, whereof in Europe we can have no conception, let slip an opportunity put into his hands that would have made him absolute master of the lives, the liberties, and the fortunes of his people.
indued with
(持つ)
[動]
to be given or supplied with
talent
(才能)
[名]
a special natural ability or aptitude
government
(統治)
[名]
the action or manner of governing
adore
(崇拝する)
[動]
to love and respect someone deeply
should
(する)
[助]
used to express obligation, duty, or correctness
nice
(細かい)
[形]
very small
unnecessary
(不必要)
[形]
not needed
scruple
(良心の呵責)
[名]
a feeling of doubt or hesitation about whether something is right or ethical
have no conception
(考えられない)
[動]
to be unable to imagine or understand something
let slip
(逃す)
[動]
to allow to pass or escape
put into
(手に入れる)
[動]
to place or insert something into something else
absolute
(絶対的)
[形]
not qualified or diminished in any way; total
統治に素晴らしい才能を持ち、臣民からほとんど崇拝されている王子が、ヨーロッパでは考えられない、不必要で細かい良心の呵責から、国民の命、自由、財産を絶対的に支配できる機会を逃してしまうとは。
Neither do I say this with the least intention to detract from the many virtues of that excellent king, whose character, I am sensible, will on this account be very much lessened in the opinion of an English reader;
intention
(つもり)
[名]
a determination to act in a certain way
character
(性格)
[名]
the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual
sensible
(感じている)
[形]
based on or acting on good judgment or reason
very much
(かなり)
[副]
to a great extent
lessen
(低下する)
[動]
make or become less
私がこう言うのは、この優れた王の多くの美徳を少しでも損なうつもりは全くなく、このことでイギリス人の読者の意見では、この王の性格がかなり低下するだろうと私は感じている。
but I take this defect among them to have risen from their ignorance, they not having hitherto reduced politics into a science, as the more acute wits of Europe have done.
take
(考える)
[動]
to consider or believe
reduce
(還元する)
[動]
to make smaller or less
science
(科学)
[名]
the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment
しかし、私は彼らのこの欠陥は、彼らが無知から生じたものと考えており、彼らはこれまでヨーロッパのより鋭い知恵者がしてきたように、政治を科学に還元していない。
For, I remember very well, in a discourse one day with the king, when I happened to say there were several thousand books among us written upon the art of government, it gave him (directly contrary to my intention) a very mean opinion of our understandings.
happen to say
(たまたま言う)
[動]
say something by chance
art of government
(統治の技術)
[名]
the art of governing
directly contrary to
(正反対に)
[副]
in a manner opposite to
というのも、ある日王様と話していた時、私はたまたま、私たちの間には統治の技術について書かれた本が数千冊あると言い、それが(私の意図とは正反対に)私たちの理解について非常に卑劣な意見を彼に与えたことをよく覚えている。
He professed both to abominate and despise all mystery, refinement, and intrigue, either in a prince or a minister.
refinement
(洗練)
[名]
the improvement or elaboration of something
intrigue
(陰謀)
[名]
a secret plan or plot to achieve something, especially in a devious way
abominate
(忌み嫌う)
[動]
to dislike something or someone very much
profess
(公言する)
[動]
to state or declare openly
彼は、王子であろうと大臣であろうと、あらゆる神秘、洗練、陰謀を忌み嫌い、軽蔑していると公言していた。
He could not tell what I meant by secrets of state, where an enemy or some rival nation were not in the case.
rival
(ライバル)
[名]
a person or thing competing with another for the same goal or object
彼は、敵国やライバル国が存在しない場合に、私が国家機密とは何を意味しているのか理解できなかった。
He confined the knowledge of governing within very narrow bounds, to common sense and reason, to justice and lenity, to the speedy determination of civil and criminal causes;
bound
(範囲)
[名]
a limit on the extent of something
speedy
(迅速な)
[形]
done or occurring very quickly
彼は統治の知識を非常に狭い範囲に限定し、常識と理性、正義と寛容、民事と刑事の原因の迅速な決定に限定した。
with some other obvious topics which are not worth considering.
with
(共に)
[前]
in the company of
topic
(話題)
[名]
the subject of a conversation or discussion
worth
(値する)
[形]
meriting attention or consideration
考慮に値しない他のいくつかの明白な話題と共に。
And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country than the whole race of politicians put together.
ear
(穂)
[名]
the seed-bearing part of a cereal plant
essential
(本質的な)
[形]
of the utmost importance
そして彼は、以前は1本しか生えていなかった地面に2本のとうもろこしや2本の草を生やすことができる人は誰でも、政治家全体を合わせたよりも人類に貢献し、国にもっと本質的な奉仕をするだろうと意見を述べた。
They have had the art of printing, as well as the Chinese, time out of mind.
printing
(印刷)
[名]
the production of books, newspapers, or other printed material
彼らは中国と同じく、印刷術を太古の昔から持っている。
But their libraries are not very large;
library
(図書館)
[名]
a place where books, magazines, and other materials are kept for people to read, borrow, or refer to
しかし、彼らの図書館はそれほど大きくない。
for that of the king, which is reckoned the biggest, does not amount to above a thousand volumes, placed in a gallery of twelve hundred feet long, whence I had liberty to borrow what books I pleased.
reckon
(される)
[動]
be generally regarded as having a specified quality
biggest
(最大)
[形]
of the greatest size, amount, or extent
volume
(冊)
[名]
a book
twelve hundred
(千二百)
[名]
the number 1200
borrow
(借りる)
[動]
take and use something temporarily with the intention of returning it
というのも、最大とされる王の図書館でさえ、千冊を超える程度で、長さ千二百フィートの回廊に置かれており、私はそこから好きな本を自由に借りることができた。
The queen’s joiner had contrived in one of Glumdalclitch’s rooms a kind of wooden machine five-and-twenty feet high, formed like a standing ladder;
standing
(立てかけられた)
[形]
upright or erect
女王の大工は、グルムダルクリッチの部屋の一つに、高さ二十五フィート、立てかけられた梯子のような形をした木製の機械を工夫して作った。
the steps were each fifty feet long;
fifty feet
(五十フィート)
[名]
a unit of length equal to 12 inches or 0.3048 meter
段はそれぞれ五十フィートの長さだった。
it was indeed a moveable pair of stairs, the lowest end placed at ten feet distance from the wall of the chamber.
pair of stairs
(階段)
[名]
a set of steps leading up or down from one level to another
moveable
(可動式の)
[形]
capable of being moved
lowest
(一番下の)
[形]
of the least height
それは実際は可動式の階段で、一番下の端は部屋の壁から十フィート離れたところに置かれていた。
The book I had a mind to read, was put up leaning against the wall.
have a mind to
(したい)
[動]
to be inclined or willing to do something
put up
(立てかける)
[動]
to place or arrange in a specified position
lean against
(立てかける)
[動]
to be in or move into a sloping position
私が読みたいと思った本は壁に立てかけられた。
I first mounted to the upper step of the ladder, and turning my face towards the book, began at the top of the page, and so walking to the right and left about eight or ten paces, according to the length of the lines, till I had gotten a little below the level of mine eyes, and then descending gradually till I came to the bottom;
upper
(上の)
[形]
higher in position or status
page
(ページ)
[名]
one side of a sheet of paper in a book, magazine, or newspaper
line
(行)
[名]
a mark that is drawn or written on a surface
level
(高さ)
[名]
a position on a scale of amount, quantity, extent, or quality
then
(そして)
[接]
after that; next; afterwards
descend
(下りる)
[動]
go or come down from a higher to a lower level
私はまず梯子の一番上の段に登り、顔を本の方に向けて、ページの一番上から始め、行の長さに応じて八歩か十歩ほど左右に歩き、目の高さより少し下になるまで歩き、それから徐々に下りて一番下まで来た。
after which I mounted again, and began the other page in the same manner, and so turned over the leaf, which I could easily do with both my hands, for it was as thick and stiff as a pasteboard, and in the largest folios not above eighteen or twenty feet long.
turn over
(めくる)
[動]
change position by rotating
leaf
(紙)
[名]
a thin material made from the pressed fibers of plants
stiff
(硬い)
[形]
not easily bent or changed in shape
pasteboard
(厚紙)
[名]
a type of thick, stiff paper
folio
(二つ折り判)
[名]
a book or manuscript of the largest size
その後、私は再び登り、同じ方法で別のページを始め、両手で簡単にできる紙をめくった。それは厚紙のように厚くて硬く、最大の二つ折り判でも長さは十八フィートか二十フィートを超えなかったからだ。
Their style is clear, masculine, and smooth, but not florid;
florid
(華美)
[形]
excessively elaborate or complicated in design, style, or language
彼らの文体は明快で、男性的で、滑らかだが、華美ではない。
for they avoid nothing more than multiplying unnecessary words, or using various expressions.
nothing more than
(だけ)
[副]
only
彼らは不必要な言葉を増やしたり、様々な表現を使うことを避けるだけだ。
I have perused many of their books, especially those in history and morality.
peruse
(読む)
[動]
read carefully
私は彼らの本をたくさん読んだが、特に歴史と道徳に関する本を読んだ。
Among the rest, I was much diverted with a little old treatise, which always lay in Glumdalclitch’s bedchamber, and belonged to her governess, a grave elderly gentlewoman, who dealt in writings of morality and devotion.
among the rest
(他の本の中で)
[名]
the remaining ones
be diverted with
(興味をそそられる)
[動]
be entertained by
lay
(置いてある)
[動]
be in a resting position
elderly
(老婦人)
[形]
old or aging
gentlewoman
(婦人)
[名]
a woman of good breeding
deal in
(扱う)
[動]
be involved in the sale of
devotion
(信仰)
[名]
religious worship or observance
他の本の中で、私はいつもグルムダルクリッチの寝室に置いてあった小さな古い論文にとても興味をそそられたが、それは道徳と信仰の著作を扱う、彼女の家庭教師である真面目な老婦人のものだった。
The book treats of the weakness of human kind, and is in little esteem except among the women and the vulgar.
その本は人間の弱さを扱っており、女性と下品な人々を除いてあまり評価されていない。
However, I was curious to see what an author of that country could say upon such a subject.
しかし、私はその国の著者がそのような主題について何を語るのか興味があった。
This writer went through all the usual topics of European moralists, showing how diminutive, contemptible, and helpless an animal was man in his own nature;
go through
(取り上げる)
[動]
discuss or examine in detail
usual
(ありきたりの)
[形]
common or ordinary
moralist
(道徳主義者)
[名]
a person who is concerned with morality
helpless
(無力な)
[形]
unable to defend oneself or to act without help
この著者はヨーロッパの道徳主義者のありきたりの話題をすべて取り上げ、人間が本質的にどれほど小さく、卑劣で、無力な動物であるかを明らかにした。
how unable to defend himself from the inclemencies of the air, or the fury of wild beasts;
fury
(怒り)
[名]
violent anger
wild beast
(野獣)
[名]
a wild animal
いかに空気の厳しさや野獣の怒りから身を守ることができないか。
how much he was excelled by one creature in strength, by another in speed, by a third in foresight, by a fourth in industry.
foresight
(先見の明)
[名]
the ability to predict or the action of predicting what will happen or be needed in the future
industry
(勤勉さ)
[名]
the quality of being hard-working and diligent
いかに人間が強さではある動物に、速さでは別の動物に、先見の明では三番目の動物に、勤勉さでは四番目の動物に優れているか。
He added that nature was degenerated in these latter declining ages of the world, and could now produce only small abortive births in comparison of those in ancient times.
decline
(衰退)
[動]
become smaller, fewer, or less
produce
(産む)
[動]
make or create something
abortive
(未熟児)
[形]
unsuccessful or not completed
彼は、世界のこの後半の衰退期には自然が退化し、古代に比べて小さな未熟児しか産めなくなったと付け加えた。
He said it was very reasonable to think, not only that the species of men were originally much larger, but also that there must have been giants in former ages, which, as it is asserted by history and tradition, so it has been confirmed by huge bones and skulls casually dug up in several parts of the kingdom, far exceeding the common dwindled race of man in our days.
reasonable
(理にかなった)
[形]
having sound judgment; fair and just
originally
(もともと)
[副]
from or in the beginning
tradition
(伝承)
[名]
the handing down of information, beliefs, and customs by word of mouth or by example from one generation to another without written instruction
skull
(頭蓋骨)
[名]
the structure of bones that forms the head in vertebrates
casually
(偶然に)
[副]
without definite or serious intention
dig up
(掘り出す)
[動]
to remove earth from
race
(人類)
[名]
a group of people sharing the same culture, history, language, etc.
彼は、人間という種はもともともっと大きかっただけでなく、歴史や伝承で主張されているように、昔は巨人がいたに違いないと考えるのは非常に理にかなったことだと言った。それは、王国の各地で偶然掘り出された巨大な骨や頭蓋骨によって確認されており、現代の一般的な衰退した人類をはるかに超えている。
He argued that the very laws of nature absolutely required we should have been made, in the beginning, of a size more large and robust, not so liable to destruction from every little accident of a tile falling from a house or a stone cast from the hand of a boy, or of being drowned in a little brook.
law of nature
(自然の法則)
[名]
a statement of fact or truth about the natural world
in the beginning
(最初に)
[副]
at the start
liable
(しやすい)
[形]
likely to do or suffer from something
destruction
(破壊)
[名]
the action of destroying something
tile
(瓦)
[名]
a thin slab of baked clay, stone, or concrete, used in covering roofs, floors, or walls
brook
(小川)
[名]
a small stream of water
彼は、自然の法則そのものが、私たちが最初にもっと大きくて頑丈なサイズで作られるべきだと絶対に要求しており、家から落ちた瓦や少年の手から投げられた石などの小さな事故で破壊されたり、小さな小川で溺れたりしないようにすべきだと主張した。
From this way of reasoning the author drew several moral applications, useful in the conduct of life, but needless here to repeat.
way of reasoning
(推論)
[名]
the process of thinking about something in a logical way in order to form a conclusion or judgment
application
(応用)
[名]
the act of using something in a particular situation
needless
(繰り返す必要はない)
[形]
not necessary or required
著者はこのような推論から、人生の行動に役立ついくつかの道徳的応用を引き出したが、ここで繰り返す必要はない。
For my own part, I could not avoid reflecting how universally this talent was spread of drawing lectures in morality, or indeed rather matter of discontent and repining, from the quarrels we raise with nature.
could not avoid
(せずにはいられなかった)
[動]
be unable to refrain from doing something
reflecting
(考える)
[動]
think carefully about something
how universally
(どれほど普遍的に)
[副]
to what extent or degree
this talent
(この才能)
[名]
a special natural ability or aptitude
was spread
(広がっている)
[動]
be distributed or dispersed over a wide area
of drawing
(引き出したり)
[動]
make a picture with a pencil, pen, or crayon
lectures
(講義)
[名]
a talk or speech given to an audience
in morality
(道徳)
[名]
principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior
or indeed rather
(むしろ)
[接]
or more accurately
of discontent
(不満)
[名]
a feeling of dissatisfaction
repining
(不平を言う)
[動]
express dissatisfaction or complain
the quarrels
(争い)
[名]
an angry argument or disagreement
we raise
(起こす)
[動]
cause to happen or occur
私としては、私たちが自然と起こす争いから、道徳の講義を引き出したり、むしろ不満や不平を言うという才能がどれほど普遍的に広がっているかを考えずにはいられなかった。
And I believe, upon a strict inquiry, those quarrels might be shown as ill-grounded among us as they are among that people.
inquiry
(調査)
[名]
an official examination of the facts about a situation, crime, etc.
quarrel
(争い)
[名]
an angry argument or disagreement
ill-grounded
(根拠のない)
[形]
not based on good evidence or reasoning
そして、厳密に調べてみると、そうした争いは、あの人々の間と同じように、私たちの間でも根拠のないものであることが示されるだろうと思う。
As to their military affairs, they boast that the king’s army consists of a hundred and seventy-six thousand foot and thirty-two thousand horse: if that may be called an army which is made up of tradesmen in the several cities, and farmers in the country, whose commanders are only the nobility and gentry, without pay or reward.
affair
(面)
[名]
a matter or situation
country
(地方)
[名]
a political state or nation or its territory
pay
(給料)
[名]
money paid to someone for regular work
軍事面では、国王の軍隊は歩兵十七万六千、騎兵三万二千を擁すると自慢しているが、各都市の商人や地方の農民で構成され、指揮官は貴族や紳士だけで、給料も報酬もない軍隊をそう呼べるならばの話である。
They are indeed perfect enough in their exercises, and under very good discipline, wherein I saw no great merit;
discipline
(規律)
[名]
the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior, using punishment to correct disobedience
彼らは確かに訓練は十分に完璧で、非常に良い規律の下にあるのだが、私はそこに大した価値を見出せなかった。
for how should it be otherwise, where every farmer is under the command of his own landlord, and every citizen under that of the principal men in his own city, chosen, after the manner of Venice, by ballot?
citizen
(市民)
[名]
a person who lives in a city
principal
(有力者)
[名]
the person with the highest authority or most important position in an organization
Venice
(ヴェネツィア)
[名]
a city in northeastern Italy
ballot
(無記名投票)
[名]
a method of voting in which the voter's choices are secret
農民はみな自分の地主の指揮下にあり、市民はみなヴェネツィア流に無記名投票で選ばれた自分の町の有力者の指揮下にあるという状況で、どうしてそうならないことがあるだろうか?
I have often seen the militia of Lorbrulgrud drawn out to exercise in a great field near the city, of twenty miles square.
draw out
(引き出す)
[動]
to cause to come out
twenty miles square
(二十平方マイル)
[名]
an area of twenty square miles
私はしばしば、ロブルグルッドの民兵が市の近くの二十平方マイルもある広大な野原で訓練しているのを見た。
They were in all not above twenty-five thousand foot, and six thousand horse;
be in all
(全部で)
[動]
be the total number of
twenty-five thousand
(二万五千)
[数]
25000
全部で歩兵二万五千、騎兵六千を超えることはなかった。
but it was impossible for me to compute their number, considering the space of ground they took up.
take up
(占領する)
[動]
occupy or fill
しかし、彼らが占領している地面の広さを考えると、私にはその数を計算することは不可能だった。
A cavalier mounted on a large steed might be about a hundred feet high.
cavalier
(騎士)
[名]
a horseman
mount
(乗る)
[動]
get up on or into
steed
(馬)
[名]
a horse
大きな馬に乗った騎士は、高さ百フィートほどだった。
I have seen this whole body of horse, upon a word of command, draw their swords at once and brandish them in the air.
whole body
(全員)
[名]
all of the people in a group
once
(一斉に)
[副]
on one occasion only
brandish
(振り回す)
[動]
wave or flourish (something, especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement
私はこの騎兵隊が、号令一下、一斉に剣を抜いて空中で振り回すのを見たことがある。
Imagination can figure nothing so grand, so surprising, and so astonishing!
figure
(描き出す)
[動]
to be a symbol of or represent
grand
(壮大な)
[形]
impressive or imposing in size, extent, or conception
surprising
(驚くべき)
[形]
causing surprise
astonishing
(驚愕するような)
[形]
causing astonishment
想像力では、これほど壮大で、驚くべき、そして驚愕するようなことは何も描き出せない!
It looked as if ten thousand flashes of lightning were darting at the same time from every quarter of the sky.
flash
(閃光)
[名]
a sudden brief burst of light
lightning
(稲妻)
[名]
a natural electrical discharge of very short duration and high voltage
dart
(走る)
[動]
move suddenly and rapidly
まるで空の四方八方から一万の稲妻が同時に走っているかのようだった。
When we came to our journey’s end, the king thought proper to pass a few days at a palace he has near Flanflasnic, a city within eighteen English miles of the seaside.
come to
(近づく)
[動]
approach or reach
think proper
(適当だと考えた)
[動]
to consider something to be right or appropriate
Flanflasnic
(フランフラスニック)
[名]
a city in the story
English miles
(マイル)
[名]
a unit of length equal to 1.609 kilometers
seaside
(海岸)
[名]
the land bordering the sea
旅の終わりに近づいた時、王は海岸から18マイル以内にあるフランフラスニックという町の近くにある宮殿で数日を過ごすのが適当だと考えた。
Glumdalclitch and I were much fatigued;
be fatigued
(疲れている)
[動]
be very tired
グルムダルクリッチと私はとても疲れていた。
I had gotten a small cold, but the poor girl was so ill as to be confined to her chamber.
get
(ひく)
[動]
become affected with
cold
(風邪)
[名]
an acute viral infection of the upper respiratory tract
ill
(病気)
[形]
suffering from a disease or period of sickness affecting the body and mind
be confined to
(閉じこもる)
[動]
be kept or restricted to
私は少し風邪をひいていたが、かわいそうな娘は病気で部屋に閉じこもっていた。
I longed to see the ocean, which must be the only scene of my escape, if ever it should happen.
long
(切望する)
[動]
to feel a strong desire or wish for
escape
(逃げ道)
[名]
an act of escaping
only
(唯一の)
[形]
being the only one
私は海を見たいと切望していた。もし逃げ出すとしたら、そこが唯一の逃げ道になるはずだった。
I pretended to be worse than I really was, and desired leave to take the fresh air of the sea, with a page whom I was very fond of, and who had sometimes been trusted with me.
take
(吸いに行く)
[動]
to go to a place in order to do something
私は実際よりも具合が悪いふりをして、私がとても気に入っていて、時々私を任されていた小姓と一緒に海の新鮮な空気を吸いに行きたいと申し出た。
I shall never forget with what unwillingness Glumdalclitch consented, nor the strict charge she gave the page to be careful of me, bursting at the same time into a flood of tears, as if she had some foreboding of what was to happen.
unwillingness
(不本意)
[名]
the state of being unwilling
charge
(言いつける)
[動]
give an order or command to
flood
(洪水)
[名]
a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry
foreboding
(予感)
[名]
a feeling that something bad will happen
グルムダルクリッチがどれほど不本意に同意したのか、また、彼女が小姓に私を気をつけるように厳しく言いつけたこと、そして、何かが起こる予感がするかのように、同時に涙を流したことを私は決して忘れないだろう。
The boy took me out in my box, about half an hour’s walk from the palace, towards the rocks on the seashore.
seashore
(海岸)
[名]
an area of land beside the sea
少年は私を箱に入れて連れ出し、宮殿から海岸の岩場に向かって約30分歩いた。
I ordered him to set me down, and lifting up one of my sashes, cast many a wistful melancholy look towards the sea.
cast
(投げかける)
[動]
throw or hurl
wistful
(物欲しげな)
[形]
having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing
私は彼に私を下ろすように命じ、窓の1つを持ち上げて、海に向かって何度も物欲しげな憂鬱な視線を投げかけた。
I found myself not very well, and told the page that I had a mind to take a nap in my hammock, which I hoped would do me good.
not very well
(あまり具合がよくないこと)
[副]
not in good health
take a nap
(昼寝をする)
[動]
sleep for a short period of time
do good
(元気になる)
[動]
benefit
私はあまり具合がよくないことに気づき、小姓にハンモックで昼寝をしたいと言い、それで元気になることを期待した。
I got in, and the boy shut the window close down to keep out the cold.
keep out
(防ぐ)
[動]
prevent from entering
私は中に入り、少年は寒さを防ぐために窓を閉めた。
I soon fell asleep, and all I can conjecture is that while I slept, the page, thinking no danger could happen, went among the rocks to look for birds’ eggs, having before observed him from my window searching about, and picking up one or two in the clefts.
fall asleep
(眠り込む)
[動]
go to sleep
search
(探す)
[動]
try to find something by looking or otherwise seeking carefully and thoroughly
two
(2つ)
[名]
a number equal to one plus one
cleft
(割れ目)
[名]
a split or crack
私はすぐに眠り込んでしまい、推測できることは、私が眠っている間に、小姓は危険は起こり得ないと思って、岩の間に鳥の卵を探しに行ったということだけだ。以前に私の窓から彼が探し回り、割れ目から1つか2つ拾い上げているのを見たことがあった。
Be that as it will, I found myself suddenly awakened with a violent pull upon the ring which was fastened at the top of my box for the conveniency of carriage.
be that as it will
(いずれにせよ)
[副]
in any case; whatever happens
find oneself
(目が覚める)
[動]
to become aware of one's own situation or identity
awaken
(目が覚める)
[動]
to become awake
ring
(リング)
[名]
a circular band of metal or other hard material, especially one worn as jewelry
いずれにせよ、私は運搬の便宜のために箱の上に固定されていたリングを激しく引っ張られて突然目が覚めた。
I felt my box raised very high in the air, and then borne forward with prodigious speed.
私は箱が空中に高く持ち上げられたのを感じ、それから驚くべき速さで前進した。
The first jolt had like to have shaken me out of my hammock, but afterwards the motion was easy enough.
最初の衝撃でハンモックから落ちそうになったが、その後は動きは十分に楽だった。
I called out several times as loud as I could raise my voice, but all to no purpose.
call out
(呼びかける)
[動]
shout or say something loudly
no purpose
(無駄)
[名]
a lack of meaning or purpose
私は声を限りに何度も呼びかけたが、すべて無駄だった。
I looked towards my windows, and could see nothing but the clouds and sky.
look towards
(の方を見る)
[動]
turn one's eyes in the direction of
cloud
(雲)
[名]
a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere typically high above the general level of the ground
私は窓の方を見たが、雲と空しか見えなかった。
I heard a noise over my head like the clapping of wings, and then began to perceive the woeful condition I was in;
wing
(羽)
[名]
an organ of flight, in particular a modified forelimb bearing feathers, as in birds and bats
clapping
(羽ばたき)
[名]
the action of striking the palms of the hands together, typically as a signal or to express appreciation
woeful
(悲惨な)
[形]
causing great sorrow or distress
私は頭上で羽ばたきのような音を聞き、そして自分が置かれている悲惨な状況を理解し始めた。
that some eagle had got the ring of my box in his beak, with an intent to let it fall on a rock like a tortoise in a shell, and then pick out my body and devour it:
eagle
(ワシ)
[名]
a large bird of prey with a hooked beak and long broad wings
beak
(くちばし)
[名]
the horny projecting mouth parts of a bird
tortoise
(亀)
[名]
a slow-moving land reptile with a shell into which it can withdraw its head and legs
ワシが私の箱の輪をくちばしでくわえ、それを甲羅の中の亀のように岩に落として、私の体を取り出して食べようとしているのだ。
for the sagacity and smell of this bird enable him to discover his quarry at a great distance, though better concealed than I could be within a two-inch board.
smell
(嗅覚)
[名]
the ability to sense a particular thing
quarry
(獲物)
[名]
an animal that is hunted
この鳥の賢さと嗅覚は、私が2インチの板の中に隠れているよりももっとうまく隠れていても、遠くから獲物を発見することができる。
I found no effect from all I could do, but plainly perceived my closet to be moved along;
私ができることはすべて効果がなかったが、私の部屋が動いていることははっきりとわかった。
and in the space of an hour, or better, that side of the box where the staples were, and had no window, struck against something that was hard.
in the space of
(の間に)
[前]
within the period of
strike
(ぶつかる)
[動]
hit or come into contact with forcefully
そして一時間ほどの間に、箱の留め金がついていて窓のない側が何か固いものにぶつかった。
I apprehended it to be a rock, and found myself tossed more than ever.
toss
(揺さぶる)
[動]
move or cause to move up and down or from side to side
私はそれが岩だと思い、これまで以上に揺さぶられていることに気づいた。
I plainly heard a noise upon the cover of my closet, like that of a cable, and the grating of it as it passed through the ring.
grating
(音)
[名]
a harsh or unpleasant sound
私は部屋の蓋の上でケーブルのような音と、それが輪を通るときの音をはっきりと聞いた。
I then found myself hoisted up, by degrees, at least three feet higher than I was before.
hoist up
(吊り上げられる)
[動]
to lift something up
それから私は、以前よりも少なくとも3フィート高く、徐々に吊り上げられていることに気づいた。
Whereupon I again thrust up my stick and handkerchief, calling for help till I was almost hoarse.
thrust up
(突き上げる)
[動]
push or move something upwards
hoarse
(かれる)
[形]
having a rough, harsh voice
そこで私は再び棒とハンカチを突き上げ、声がかれるまで助けを求めた。
In return to which, I heard a great shout repeated three times, giving me such transports of joy as are not to be conceived but by those who feel them.
in return to which
(その返事として)
[句]
in return for which
transport
(歓喜)
[名]
a state of intense happiness
その返事として、大きな叫び声が三度繰り返されるのが聞こえ、それを感じた者にしかわからないような喜びの歓喜が私に与えられた。
I now heard a trampling over my head, and somebody calling through the hole with a loud voice, in the English tongue, “If there be anybody below let him speak.”
trampling
(足音)
[名]
the sound of heavy footsteps
over
(上で)
[前]
above or higher than
すると頭上で足音がして、誰かが穴から大声で英語で「下に誰かいたら声を出せ」と呼びかけた。
I answered, I was an Englishman, drawn by ill fortune into the greatest calamity that ever any creature underwent, and begged, by all that is moving, to be delivered out of the dungeon I was in.
Englishman
(イギリス人)
[名]
a person from England
ill fortune
(不運)
[名]
bad luck
calamity
(災難)
[名]
a state of extreme distress or misfortune
dungeon
(地下牢)
[名]
a dark, damp underground prison cell
私は答えた、私はイギリス人で、不運にもどんな生き物も経験したことのない最大の災難に巻き込まれ、今いる地下牢から救い出してくれと、あらゆる動くものに懇願した。
The voice replied, I was safe, for my box was fastened to their ship;
safe
(無事)
[形]
free from harm or risk
声は答えた、私は無事だ、箱は船に固定されているから。
and the carpenter should immediately come and saw a hole in the cover, large enough to pull me out.
pull
(引きずり出す)
[動]
move or cause to move toward oneself or the origin of the action
大工がすぐに来て、私を引きずり出すのに十分な大きさの穴を蓋に開けるだろう。
I answered, that was needless, and would take up too much time;
needless
(無用な)
[形]
unnecessary
take up
(かかる)
[動]
use or occupy
私は答えた、それは無用で、時間がかかりすぎる。
for there was no more to be done but let one of the crew put his finger into the ring, and take the box out of the sea into the ship, and so into the captain’s cabin.
there was no more to be done
(やることはそれだけだった)
[動]
there was nothing else to do
the crew
(乗組員)
[名]
the people who work on a ship, aircraft, or train
his
(彼の)
[代]
belonging to or connected with a male person previously mentioned
into
(に)
[前]
expressing movement or action with the result that someone or something is inside something
the ring
(指輪)
[名]
a circular band, usually of precious metal and often set with gems, worn on the finger as an ornament or a token of marriage, engagement, or authority
the box
(箱)
[名]
a container with a flat base and sides, typically having a lid
the sea
(海)
[名]
a large expanse of salt water covering most of the earth's surface and surrounding its land masses
the ship
(船)
[名]
a large vessel for traveling on water
the captain’s cabin
(船長室)
[名]
the room on a ship where the captain lives
乗組員の一人が指輪に指を入れて、箱を海から船に引き上げ、船長室に運び込むだけでいい。
Some of them, upon hearing me talk so wildly, thought I was mad;
wildly
(乱暴に)
[副]
in a wild manner
mad
(狂っている)
[形]
insane; crazy
彼らの何人かは、私がそんなに乱暴に話すのを聞いて、私が狂っていると思った。
others laughed; for indeed it never came into my head that I was now among people of my own stature and strength.
come into one's head
(頭に浮かぶ)
[動]
to think of something
他の人は笑った。実際、私が今、自分と同じ背丈と強さの人々の中にいることが頭に浮かばなかった。
The carpenter came, and in a few minutes sawed a passage about four feet square, then let down a small ladder, upon which I mounted, and from thence was taken into the ship in a very weak condition.
saw
(切り開く)
[動]
cut or form (something) with a saw
passage
(通路)
[名]
a way through
大工がやってきて、数分で約4フィート四方の通路を切り開き、それから小さな梯子を下ろしたので、私はそれに登り、そこから非常に弱った状態で船に連れて行かれた。
The sailors were all in amazement, and asked me a thousand questions, which I had no inclination to answer.
amazement
(驚き)
[名]
a feeling of great surprise or wonder
thousand
(何千もの)
[名]
the number 1000
船員たちは皆驚いて、私に何千もの質問をしたが、私は答える気がしなかった。
I was equally confounded at the sight of so many pigmies, for such I took them to be, after having so long accustomed my eyes to the monstrous objects I had left.
pigmy
(ピグミー)
[名]
a member of a people of very small stature
私もまた、あまりにも多くのピグミーを見て混乱していた。というのも、私は長い間、自分の目を残してきた怪物のような物体に慣れさせてきたので、彼らをそういった存在だと思っていたからだ。
But the captain, Mr. Thomas Wilcocks, an honest worthy Shropshire man, observing I was ready to faint, took me into his cabin, gave me a cordial to comfort me, and made me turn in upon his own bed, advising me to take a little rest, of which I had great need.
Thomas Wilcocks
(トーマス・ウィルコックス)
[名]
the captain of the ship
worthy
(立派な)
[形]
deserving of respect
Shropshire
(シュロップシャー)
[名]
a county in England
faint
(気絶する)
[動]
lose consciousness
cabin
(船室)
[名]
a room on a ship
turn in
(寝る)
[動]
go to bed
しかし、船長のトーマス・ウィルコックス氏は、私が気絶しそうになっているのを見て、私を自分の船室に連れて行き、私を慰めるために強壮剤を与え、私を自分のベッドに寝かせ、私に少し休むように勧めてくれた。
Before I went to sleep, I gave him to understand that I had some valuable furniture in my box, too good to be lost: a fine hammock, a handsome field bed, two chairs, a table, and a cabinet;
give to understand
(伝える)
[動]
make known or clear
valuable
(貴重な)
[形]
of great worth or importance
too good to be lost
(失くすには惜しい)
[形]
too valuable to be lost
handsome
(立派な)
[形]
(of a man) good-looking
field bed
(折り畳み式ベッド)
[名]
a portable bed that can be folded up
寝る前に、私は箱の中に失くすには惜しい貴重な家具があることを彼に伝えた。すなわち、上等なハンモック、立派な折り畳み式ベッド、椅子二脚、テーブル、そしてキャビネットである。
that my closet was hung on all sides, or rather quilted, with silk and cotton;
hang
(覆う)
[動]
be suspended or be suspended from
rather
(というよりは)
[副]
to a certain extent; somewhat
cotton
(綿)
[名]
a soft, white, fibrous substance that surrounds the seeds of a tropical and subtropical plant and is used as a textile fiber and in the manufacture of cottonseed oil
私のクローゼットは四方を絹と綿で覆われている、というよりはキルティングされている。
that if he would let one of the crew bring my closet into his cabin, I would open it there before him, and show him my goods.
乗組員の一人に私のクローゼットを彼の船室に運んでもらえれば、彼の前で開けて品物を見せてあげよう。
The captain, hearing me utter these absurdities, concluded I was raving;
utter
(言う)
[動]
express (something) by speaking
absurdity
(馬鹿げたこと)
[名]
something that is very foolish or unreasonable
船長は私がこんな馬鹿げたことを言うのを聞いて、私が狂っていると結論を下した。
however (I suppose to pacify me), he promised to give order as I desired, and going upon deck, sent some of his men down into my closet, from whence (as I afterwards found), they drew up all my goods, and stripped off the quilting;
pacify
(なだめる)
[動]
make calm or quiet
give order
(命令を出す)
[動]
issue a command
go upon deck
(甲板に上がる)
[動]
go up to the deck
strip off
(剥ぎ取る)
[動]
remove all of one's clothes
quilting
(キルティング)
[名]
a material or garment made by quilting
しかし(私をなだめるためだろう)、彼は私の望むように命令を出すことを約束し、甲板に上がって、部下の何人かを私のクローゼットに送り込み、そこから(後でわかったのだが)彼らは私の品物をすべて引き上げ、キルティングを剥ぎ取った。
but the chairs, cabinet, and bedstead, being screwed to the floor, were much damaged by the ignorance of the seamen, who tore them up by force.
bedstead
(ベッドステッド)
[名]
the framework of a bed
screw
(ねじ止めする)
[動]
fasten or tighten with or as if with a screw
tear up
(引き剥がす)
[動]
pull apart or to pieces with force
しかし、椅子、キャビネット、ベッドステッドは床にねじ止めされていたので、船員たちが無知にも無理やり引き剥がしたために大きな損害を受けた。
They then knocked off some of the boards for the use of the ship, and when they had got all they had a mind for, let the hulk drop into the sea, which, by reason of many breaches made in the bottom and sides, sunk to rights.
knock off
(打ち落とす)
[動]
to cause to fall by striking
mind
(欲しいもの)
[名]
the seat of consciousness, thought, feeling, and memory
hulk
(船体)
[名]
the body of an old ship
breach
(穴)
[名]
an act of breaking or failing to observe a law, agreement, or code of conduct
make
(開く)
[動]
to cause to exist or happen
sink
(沈む)
[動]
to go down below the surface of water, sand, etc.
それから彼らは船で使うために板の一部を打ち落とし、欲しいものをすべて手に入れると、船体を海に落とし、底や側面に多くの穴が開いていたために、船体は沈んでいった。
And, indeed, I was glad not to have been a spectator of the havoc they made;
havoc
(破壊行為)
[名]
widespread destruction
そして、実際、彼らが行った破壊行為を目の当たりにしなくてよかったと思った。
because I am confident it would have sensibly touched me, by bringing former passages into my mind which I had rather forget.
bring
(思い出させる)
[動]
cause to be recalled
passage
(出来事)
[名]
an event or a series of events
なぜなら、私が忘れてしまいたい過去の出来事を思い出させ、私を感傷的にさせたに違いないからだ。
I slept some hours, but perpetually disturbed with dreams of the place I had left, and the dangers I had escaped.
some hours
(数時間)
[名]
a period of time
disturb
(悩ます)
[動]
interfere with
dream
(夢)
[名]
a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
私は数時間眠ったが、私が去った場所や逃れた危険の夢に絶えず悩まされた。
However, upon waking I found myself much recovered.
wake
(目覚める)
[動]
stop sleeping
しかし、目覚めると、私はかなり回復していた。
It was now about eight o’clock at night, and the captain ordered supper immediately, thinking I had already fasted too long.
eight o'clock
(八時)
[名]
eight hours after midnight
supper
(夕食)
[名]
the last meal of the day
fast
(断食する)
[動]
abstain from all or some kinds of food or drink
その時は夜の八時頃で、船長は私があまりに長い間断食していると思い、すぐに夕食を注文した。
He entertained me with great kindness, observing me not to look wildly, or talk inconsistently;
great kindness
(とても親切に)
[名]
the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate
inconsistently
(支離滅裂に)
[副]
in a way that is not consistent
彼は私が狂ったように見えたり、支離滅裂な話をしたりしないのを観察しながら、とても親切に私をもてなしてくれた。
and when we were left alone, desired I would relate to him my travels, and by what accident I came to be set adrift in that monstrous wooden chest.
be left alone
(二人きりになる)
[動]
be without the company of others
come to
(~になる)
[動]
reach a certain state or condition
set adrift
(流される)
[動]
be carried away by a current
monstrous
(巨大な)
[形]
extremely large
そして、私たちが二人きりになった時、彼は私の旅の話や、どんな事故であの巨大な木箱に流されてしまったのかを話してほしいと言った。
He said that about twelve o’clock at noon, as he was looking through his glass, he spied it at a distance, and thought it was a sail, which he had a mind to make, being not much out of his course, in hopes of buying some biscuit, his own beginning to fall short.
about twelve o'clock
(正午頃)
[名]
the middle of the day
glass
(望遠鏡)
[名]
a device used to make distant objects appear nearer, containing an arrangement of lenses, or of curved mirrors and lenses, by which rays of light are collected and focused and the resulting image magn...
buy
(買う)
[動]
obtain in exchange for payment
fall short
(足りなくなる)
[動]
be insufficient
彼は、正午頃に望遠鏡を覗いていたところ、遠くにそれを発見し、帆だと思ったと言っていた。ビスケットを買おうと思って、あまり進路から外れていなかったため、自分のビスケットが足りなくなってきていたので、帆を張ろうと思ったのだ。
That upon coming nearer, and finding his error, he sent out his longboat, to discover what I was;
come nearer
(近づいてくる)
[動]
move or travel toward or into a place thought of as near or familiar to the speaker
error
(間違い)
[名]
something that is incorrect or inaccurate
send out
(出す)
[動]
cause to go or be taken to a destination
longboat
(長艇)
[名]
the longest boat carried by a sailing ship
近づいてきて、自分の間違いに気づいた彼は、私が何者かを確かめるために長艇を出した。
that his men came back in a fright, swearing they had seen a swimming house.
彼の部下は泳いでいる家を見たと誓って、恐怖で戻ってきた。
That he laughed at their folly, and went himself in the boat, ordering his men to take a strong cable along with them.
along
(共に)
[副]
together
彼は彼らの愚かさを笑い、部下に丈夫なケーブルを持ってくるように命じて、自らボートに乗った。
That the weather being calm, he rowed round me several times, observed my windows and the wire lattices that defended them.
calm
(穏やか)
[形]
not stormy or windy
天候が穏やかだったので、彼は私の周りを何度か漕ぎ回り、私の窓とそれを守っている金網を観察した。
That he discovered two staples upon one side, which was all of boards, without any passage for light.
彼は、光を通す道のない、板張りの片側に2つの留め金を発見した。
He then commanded his men to row up to that side, and fastening a cable to one of the staples, ordered them to tow my chest, as he called it, towards the ship.
それから彼は部下にその側まで漕ぎ、ケーブルを留め金の1つに固定し、彼が呼ぶところの私の箱を船に向かって引っ張るように命じた。
When it was there, he gave directions to fasten another cable to the ring fixed in the cover, and to raise my chest with pulleys, which all the sailors were not able to do above two or three feet.
when it was there
(そこに着くと)
[副]
at that time
give directions
(指示する)
[動]
tell someone the way to go
そこに着くと、彼は別のケーブルを蓋に固定されたリングに固定し、滑車で私の箱を持ち上げるように指示したが、船員全員が2、3フィート以上持ち上げることはできなかった。
He said they saw my stick and handkerchief thrust out of the hole, and concluded that some unhappy man must be shut up in the cavity.
shut up
(閉じ込める)
[動]
confine or imprison
cavity
(空洞)
[名]
a hollow space within a solid object
彼は、彼らが私の棒とハンカチが穴から突き出ているのを見たと話し、何か不幸な人が空洞に閉じ込められているに違いないと結論付けた。
I asked whether he or the crew had seen any prodigious birds in the air, about the time he first discovered me.
私は、彼が私を最初に発見した頃、彼や乗組員が空中に巨大な鳥を見なかったか尋ねた。
To which he answered, that discussing this matter with the sailors while I was asleep, one of them said he had observed three eagles flying towards the north, but remarked nothing of their being larger than the usual size, which I suppose must be imputed to the great height they were at;
discuss
(話し合う)
[動]
talk about
remark
(言う)
[動]
say something as a comment
impute
(帰する)
[動]
attribute something to a cause
彼はそれに答えて、私が眠っている間に船員とこの件について話し合ったところ、船員の1人が北に向かって飛んでいる3羽のワシを見たと言ったが、通常のサイズよりも大きいとは何も言わなかった。
and could not guess the reason of my question.
could not
(できなかった)
[助]
be unable to
そして、私の質問の理由を推測できなかった。
I then asked the captain how far he reckoned we might be from land.
far
(どれくらい)
[副]
to a great extent; a great distance
それから私は船長に、陸からどれくらい離れていると思うか尋ねた。
He said, by the best computation he could make, we were at least a hundred leagues.
彼は、できる限りの計算では、少なくとも100リーグは離れていると言った。
I assured him that he must be mistaken by almost half, for I had not left the country whence I came above two hours before I dropped into the sea.
mistake
(間違っている)
[動]
be wrong about something
drop
(落ちる)
[動]
fall or cause to fall
私は彼に、彼はほぼ半分間違っているに違いないと断言した。なぜなら、私は海に落ちる2時間以上前に来た国を離れていなかったからだ。
Whereupon he began again to think my brain was disturbed, of which he gave me a hint, and advised me to go to bed in a cabin he had provided.
brain
(脳)
[名]
the organ inside the head that controls all bodily functions
give a hint
(ほのめかす)
[動]
suggest indirectly
advise
(勧める)
[動]
recommend a course of action
go to bed
(寝る)
[動]
go to sleep
すると彼はまた私の脳が混乱していると思い始め、そのことをほのめかし、用意してくれた船室で寝るように勧めてくれた。
I assured him I was well refreshed with his good entertainment and company, and as much in my senses as ever I was in my life.
refresh
(元気を取り戻す)
[動]
to make or become fresh again
entertainment
(もてなし)
[名]
something that is intended to entertain
sense
(五感)
[名]
any of the five faculties of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch
私は彼に、彼の良いもてなしと交際で元気を取り戻し、人生でこれまでにないほど五感が研ぎ澄まされていると断言した。
He then grew serious, and desired to ask me freely whether I were not troubled in mind by the consciousness of some enormous crime, for which I was punished at the command of some prince, by exposing me in that chest;
grow serious
(真面目な顔つきになる)
[動]
become more serious
trouble
(悩ませる)
[動]
cause distress or anxiety to
consciousness
(自覚)
[名]
the state of being aware of and responsive to one's surroundings
enormous
(大きな)
[形]
very large or great
すると彼は真面目な顔つきになって、私が何か大きな罪を犯した自覚があって、その罪のために王子の命令であの箱に閉じ込められて罰せられ、それで心を悩ませているのではないかと率直に尋ねた。
as great criminals in other countries have been forced to sea in a leaky vessel, without provisions;
leaky
(水漏れする)
[形]
having a hole or crack that allows liquid to pass through
他の国では大罪を犯した者が、食料も積まずに水漏れする船で海に追い出されることがある。
for although he should be sorry to have taken so ill a man into his ship, yet he would engage his word to set me safe on shore, in the first port where we arrived.
for although
(にもかかわらず)
[接]
in spite of the fact that
be sorry
(後悔する)
[動]
feel regret or guilt
have taken
(乗せてしまった)
[動]
cause to go with oneself
so ill a man
(そんな悪い人間)
[名]
a man who is so ill
into his ship
(船に乗せてしまった)
[名]
into the ship that belongs to him
would engage his word
(約束してくれる)
[動]
would promise
set me safe on shore
(私を無事に岸に降ろす)
[動]
put me safely on the shore
in the first port
(最初に到着した港で)
[名]
in the first port that we arrive at
where we arrived
(最初に到着した港で)
[他]
the port that we arrive at first
彼は、そんな悪い人間を船に乗せてしまったことを後悔するだろうが、それでも、最初に到着した港で私を無事に岸に降ろすと約束してくれるという。
He added, that his suspicions were much increased by some very absurd speeches I had delivered at first to the sailors, and afterwards to himself, in relation to my closet or chest, as well as by my odd looks and behavior while I was at supper.
speech
(言葉)
[名]
the ability to speak
look
(表情)
[名]
the way that someone or something appears
彼はさらに、私が最初に船員たちに、次に彼に、私のクローゼットや箱に関して話した非常にばかげた言葉や、夕食時の私の奇妙な表情や行動によって、彼の疑念がさらに強まったと付け加えた。
He said he wondered at one thing very much, which was to hear me speak so loud;
one thing
(1つのこと)
[名]
a single thing
very much
(とても)
[副]
to a great extent or degree
彼は、私がとても大きな声で話すのを聞いて、とても不思議に思ったと言った。
asking me whether the king and queen of that country were thick of hearing.
その国の王と女王は耳が遠いのかと私に尋ねた。
I told him it was what I had been used to for above two years past, and that I admired as much at the voices of him and his men, who seemed to me only to whisper, and yet I could hear them well enough.
be used to
(慣れ親しむ)
[動]
be familiar with
私は、それは私が過去二年間以上慣れ親しんだことであり、私にはささやくだけのように思えた彼と彼の部下たちの声にも同じくらい感心したのだが、それでも私は彼らの声を十分に聞くことができたと彼に言った。
But when I spoke in that country, it was like a man talking in the street to another looking out from the top of a steeple, unless when I was placed on a table, or held in any person’s hand.
しかし、私があの国で話す時、私がテーブルの上に置かれたり、誰かの手に握られたりしない限り、それはまるで通りで話している人が尖塔の頂上から外を見ている別の人に話しかけているようだった。
I told him, I had likewise observed another thing, that when I first got into the ship, and the sailors stood all about me, I thought they were the most contemptible little creatures I had ever beheld.
get into
(乗る)
[動]
go into or onto
私は彼に、私が最初に船に乗ったとき、船員たちが私の周りに立っていたとき、彼らは私が今まで見た中で最も卑劣な小さな生き物だと思った、と言った。
For, indeed, while I was in that prince’s country, I could never endure to look in a glass after my eyes had been accustomed to such prodigious objects, because the comparison gave me so despicable a conceit of myself.
be accustomed to
(慣れる)
[動]
be used to
object
(もの)
[名]
a material thing that can be seen and touched
give
(思ってしまう)
[動]
cause to have
despicable
(卑劣な)
[形]
deserving strong dislike or hatred
conceit
(思い込み)
[名]
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own abilities or worth
実際、私があの王子の国にいる間は、私の目がそのような巨大なものに慣れてしまった後では、鏡を見ることに耐えられなかった。なぜなら、比較することで、私は自分自身を卑劣な人間だと思い込んでしまうからだ。
The captain said that while we were at supper he observed me to look at everything with a sort of wonder, and that I often seemed hardly able to contain my laughter, which he knew not well how to take, but imputed it to some disorder in my brain.
take
(受け止める)
[動]
interpret or understand in a particular way
impute
(思う)
[動]
regard something as being caused by
disorder
(障害)
[名]
a disruption of normal physical or mental functions
船長は、夕食を食べている間、私があらゆるものを一種の驚きをもって眺めているのに気づき、私がしばしば笑いを抑えきれない様子だったが、どう受け止めていいかわからず、私の脳の障害のせいだと思ったと言った。
I answered, it was very true;
true
(本当)
[形]
being in accordance with fact or reality
私は、それは本当だと答えた。
and I wondered how I could forbear, when I saw his dishes of the size of a silver threepence, a leg of pork hardly a mouthful, a cup not so big as a nutshell;
threepence
(3ペンス玉)
[名]
a former British coin worth three pennies
pork
(豚)
[名]
the flesh of a pig
nutshell
(胡桃の殻)
[名]
the hard outer covering of a nut
銀の3ペンス玉ほどの大きさの皿、一口にも満たない豚の脚、胡桃の殻ほどの大きさもないカップを見たら、どうやって我慢できるだろうかと思った。
and so I went on, describing the rest of his household stuff and provisions after the same manner.
household
(家庭)
[名]
a group of people living together in one residence
stuff
(用品)
[名]
things
そして、私は彼の家庭用品や食料の残りを同じように説明し続けた。
For, although the queen had ordered a little equipage of all things necessary for me, while I was in her service, yet my ideas were wholly taken up with what I saw on every side of me, and I winked at my own littleness as people do at their own faults.
order
(用意する)
[動]
to give an instruction to do something
equipage
(道具)
[名]
a set of tools or equipment
fault
(欠点)
[名]
a defect or weakness in a person or thing
というのも、女王は私が彼女に仕えている間に私に必要なすべてのものを少しずつ用意してくれていたが、私の考えは私の周りにあるものすべてに占領され、人々が自分の欠点に対してするように、私は自分の小ささを無視していた。
The captain understood my raillery very well, and merrily replied with the old English proverb, that he doubted my eyes were bigger than my belly, for he did not observe my stomach so good, although I had fasted all day;
raillery
(からかい)
[名]
good-humored teasing
merrily
(陽気に)
[副]
in a cheerful manner
proverb
(ことわざ)
[名]
a short, well-known pithy saying
船長は私のからかいをよく理解し、陽気に古いイギリスのことわざで答えた。私の目は腹よりも大きいのではないかと疑った。私は一日中断食していたが、私の胃がそんなに良いとは思えなかったからだ。
and continuing in his mirth, protested he would have gladly given a hundred pounds to have seen my closet in the eagle’s bill, and afterwards in its fall from so great a height into the sea;
mirth
(陽気)
[名]
amusement or laughter
protest
(断言する)
[動]
declare firmly
そして、彼は陽気なまま、私の部屋が鷲のくちばしに挟まれ、その後、あんなに高い所から海に落ちるのを見るために喜んで百ポンド払っただろうと断言した。
which would certainly have been a most astonishing object, worthy to have the description of it transmitted to future ages;
have been
(だっただろう)
[助]
used to describe a past state or event
astonishing
(驚くべき)
[形]
causing great surprise or wonder
worthy
(価値がある)
[形]
deserving effort, attention, or respect
transmitted
(伝えられる)
[動]
cause to pass on from one place or person to another
future
(後世)
[名]
the time that is still to come
それは確かに最も驚くべき光景で、その説明を後世に伝える価値があるだろう。
and the comparison of Phaëthon was so obvious that he could not forbear applying it, although I did not much admire the conceit.
Phaëthon
(パエトン)
[名]
the son of Helios in Greek mythology
そして、パエトンとの比較は非常に明白だったので、私はその考えをあまり賞賛しなかったが、彼はそれを適用せずにはいられなかった。