Every day at noon the wood-haulers came down Hardscrabble Hill, and the boys hitched their sleds to the bobsleds’ runners and rode away down the road.
every day
(毎日)
[副]
on each day
noon
(正午)
[名]
twelve o'clock in the daytime
hitch
(引っ掛ける)
[動]
fasten or tie with a loop or hook
ride away
(下っていく)
[動]
go away on a horse or other vehicle
毎日正午に、木材運搬車がハードスクラブルヒルを下りてきて、少年たちはそりをボブスレーのランナーに引っ掛けて道を下っていった。
But they went only a little way, and came back in time.
only a little
(少ししか)
[副]
not much; to a small extent
しかし、彼らは少ししか行かず、時間内に帰ってきた。
Only Big Bill Ritchie and his friends didn’t care how soon Mr. Corse tried to punish them.
how soon
(どれだけ早く)
[副]
the length of time before something happens
try
(しようとする)
[動]
make an attempt or effort to do something
ビッグ・ビル・リッチーとその友人だけは、コルス先生がどれだけ早く彼らを罰しようと気にしなかった。
One day they were gone until after recess.
one day
(ある日)
[名]
at some unspecified time in the future
be gone
(帰ってこない)
[動]
be no longer present
ある日、彼らは休み時間まで帰ってこなかった。
When they came tramping into the schoolhouse they all grinned impudently at Mr. Corse.
come tramping
(足を踏み入れる)
[動]
walk heavily or noisily
grin
(ニヤリと笑う)
[動]
smile broadly
impudently
(生意気に)
[副]
in an impudent manner
彼らが学校に足を踏み入れたとき、彼らは皆コルス先生に生意気にニヤリと笑った。
He waited until they were in their seats.
until
(まで)
[接]
up to (the point in time or the event mentioned)
彼は彼らが席に着くまで待った。
Then he stood up, pale, and he said:
stand up
(立ち上がる)
[動]
rise to a standing position
pale
(青ざめる)
[形]
light in color
それから彼は青ざめて立ち上がり、言った。
When Royal and Almanzo reached home that night, they told Father.
reach
(着く)
[動]
arrive at a destination
home
(家)
[名]
the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household
その夜、ロイヤルとアルマンゾが家に着くと、彼らは父に話した。
Almanzo said it wasn’t fair.
fair
(公平)
[形]
just or impartial; equitable
アルマンゾはそれは公平ではないと言った。
Mr. Corse wasn’t big enough to fight even one of those big boys, and they would all jump on him at once.
コルス先生は、あの大きな男の子たちと戦うには十分な大きさではなかったし、彼らはみんな一斉に彼に飛びかかってくるだろう。
“Son, Mr. Corse hired out to teach the school,” Father answered.
hire out
(雇われる)
[動]
to be employed by someone
teach
(教える)
[動]
to impart knowledge to
「息子よ、コルス先生は学校で教えるために雇われたんだ」と父は答えた。
“The school trustees were fair and aboveboard with him;
school trustee
(学校の理事)
[名]
a person who is responsible for the management of a school
fair
(公平な)
[形]
just or impartial
aboveboard
(公明正大な)
[形]
open and honest; without deception or concealment
「学校の理事は彼に対して公平で公明正大だった。
they told him what he was undertaking.
undertake
(引き受ける)
[動]
take on a task or job
彼らは彼に彼が引き受けていることを話した。
He undertook it.
彼はそれを請け負った。
It’s his job, not yours.”
job
(仕事)
[名]
a regular paid work
yours
(あなたの)
[代]
belonging to or connected with the person or thing mentioned
それは彼の仕事であって、あなたの仕事ではない。」
“That’s his business,” said Father.
business
(仕事)
[名]
a person's regular occupation, profession, or trade
「それは彼の仕事だ」と父は言った。
“When a man undertakes a job, he has to stick to it till he finishes it.
stick to
(やり遂げる)
[動]
continue doing something even when it is difficult
「男が仕事を請け負ったら、それを終えるまでやり遂げなければならない。
If Corse is the man I think he is, he’d thank nobody for interfering.”
Corse
(コルス)
[名]
a man's name
think
(思っている)
[動]
have an opinion about something
interfere
(干渉する)
[動]
get involved in something that is not your concern
コルスが私の思っているような男なら、誰も干渉してくれてありがとうとは言わないだろう。」
“I wouldn’t wonder if you’d be surprised, son,” Father said.
wonder
(不思議に思う)
[動]
be curious or in doubt about
surprise
(驚かせる)
[動]
cause to feel wonder or astonishment
「あなたが驚いたとしても不思議ではないよ、息子よ」と父は言った。
“Now you boys get a hustle on;
get a hustle on
(急ぐ)
[動]
hurry up; move quickly
「さあ、あなたたち急げ。
these chores can’t wait all night.”
can't wait
(待つことはできない)
[動]
be very eager to do something
これらの雑用は一晩中待つことはできない。」
All next morning, while he sat holding up his primer, he could not study.
all
(ずっと)
[副]
the whole of
next morning
(翌朝)
[名]
the morning of the day after today
while
(~する間)
[接]
during the time that
hold up
(持ちながら)
[動]
support or keep from falling
study
(勉強する)
[動]
read and understand something
翌朝、彼は初等教科書を持ちながら座っていたが、勉強することができなかった。
He was dreading what was going to happen to Mr. Corse.
be going to
(起こる)
[助]
have something already planned or arranged; have something that is bound to happen; will
dread
(恐れる)
[動]
be very afraid or anxious about something
彼はコルス氏に何が起こるのかを恐れていた。
When the primer class was called, he could not read the lesson.
primer class
(初等教科書のクラス)
[名]
a class for beginners
lesson
(課題)
[名]
a task or exercise that is assigned to a student to be completed
初等教科書のクラスが呼ばれた時、彼は課題を読むことができなかった。
He had to stay in with the girls at recess, and he wished he could lick Bill Ritchie.
stay in
(中に居る)
[動]
remain indoors
lick
(打ち負かす)
[動]
defeat or overcome
彼は休み時間に女の子たちと一緒にいなければならなかったし、ビル・リッチーを打ち負かしたいと思った。
At noon he went out to play, and he saw Mr. Ritchie, Bill’s father, coming down the hill on his loaded bobsled.
at noon
(正午に)
[副]
at twelve o'clock in the daytime
play
(遊ぶ)
[動]
engage in an activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose
Mr. Ritchie
(リッチー氏)
[名]
Bill's father
Bill
(ビル)
[名]
a boy
father
(父親)
[名]
a male parent
hill
(丘)
[名]
a small mountain
正午に彼は遊びに出かけ、ビルの父親であるリッチー氏が荷物を積んだボブスレーで丘を下りてくるのを見かけた。
All the boys stood where they were and watched Mr. Ritchie.
watch
(見る)
[動]
look at or observe attentively
男の子たちはみんな立ったままリッチー氏を見ていた。
He was a big, rough man, with a loud voice and a loud laugh.
rough
(粗野な)
[形]
lacking refinement or good manners
voice
(声)
[名]
the sound produced in a person's larynx and uttered through the mouth, as speech or song
laugh
(笑い声)
[名]
the action of laughing
彼は大きくて粗野な男で、声も笑い声も大きかった。
He was proud of Bill because Bill could thrash school-teachers and break up the school.
be proud of
(誇りに思う)
[動]
be pleased about something that you have done or something that is connected with you
school-teacher
(学校の先生)
[名]
a person who teaches in a school
彼はビルを誇りに思っていた。なぜならビルは学校の先生を打ち負かして学校を解散させることができたからだ。
Nobody ran to fasten a sled behind Mr. Ritchie’s bobsled, but Bill and the other big boys climbed up on his load of wood.
fasten
(結びつける)
[動]
attach or join securely
誰もリッチー氏のボブスレーの後ろにソリを結びつけようと走っていかなかったが、ビルと他の大きな男の子たちは彼の木の荷物の上に登った。
They rode, loudly talking, around the bend of the road and out of sight.
bend
(曲がり角)
[名]
a curve, turn, or deviation from a straight line
sight
(視界)
[名]
the ability to see
彼らは大声で話しながら、道の曲がり角を曲がって見えなくなった。
The other boys did not play any more;
not
(もう)
[副]
no longer
他の少年たちはもう遊ばなかった。
they stood and talked about what would happen.
彼らは立って、何が起こるかについて話した。
That afternoon nobody knew the lessons.
that afternoon
(その午後)
[名]
the afternoon of that day
その午後、誰も授業内容を知らなかった。
Mr. Corse called up class after class, and they lined up with their toes on a crack in the floor, but they could not answer his questions.
call up
(呼び出す)
[動]
summon to a place or to do something
class
(クラス)
[名]
a group of students who are studying the same subject
line up
(並ぶ)
[動]
form a line
toe
(つま先)
[名]
the end of a foot
crack
(割れ目)
[名]
a break or fissure
コルス氏はクラスを次から次へと呼び出し、彼らは床の割れ目につま先を揃えて並んだが、彼の質問に答えることはできなかった。
Mr. Corse did not punish anybody.
コルス氏は誰も罰しなかった。
Everybody knew that Mr. Corse would not be there tomorrow.
コルス氏が明日は来ないことは誰もが知っていた。
One of the little girls began to cry, then three or four of them put their heads down on their desks and sobbed.
cry
(泣く)
[動]
shed tears
three
(3人)
[名]
a number one more than two
four
(4人)
[名]
a number one more than three
sob
(すすり泣く)
[動]
cry with short convulsive gasps
小さな女の子の1人が泣き始め、3、4人が机に頭を伏せてすすり泣いた。
Almanzo had to sit still in his seat and look at his primer.
sit still
(じっと座る)
[動]
sit without moving
アルマンゾは席にじっと座って、初等読本を見なければならなかった。
After a long time Mr. Corse called him to the desk, to see if he could read the lesson now.
after a long time
(長い時間が経って)
[副]
after a long period of time
see
(確かめる)
[動]
to find out or check by testing or experimenting
長い時間が経って、コルス氏は彼を机に呼び、今なら教科書が読めるかどうか確かめた。
Almanzo knew every word of it, but there was a lump in his throat that would not let the words out.
throat
(喉)
[名]
the front of the neck
アルマンゾはすべての単語を知っていたが、喉につかえがあって言葉が出なかった。
He stood looking at the page while Mr. Corse waited.
page
(ページ)
[名]
one side of a sheet of paper in a book, magazine, or newspaper
コルス氏が待つ間、彼は立ってページを見ていた。
Then they heard the big boys coming.
すると、大きな男の子がやってくる音が聞こえた。
The room was still.
room
(部屋)
[名]
a part of a building enclosed by walls, floor, and ceiling
be still
(静まり返っている)
[動]
to be motionless or silent
部屋は静まり返っていた。
Everybody was waiting.
みんなが待っていた。
The big boys came up the path and clattered into the entry, hooting and jostling one another.
path
(小道)
[名]
a way or track made by people walking
hoot
(大声で叫ぶ)
[動]
make a loud, deep sound
jostle
(押し合う)
[動]
push or knock against someone or something
大きな男の子たちが小道を登ってきて、大声で叫び合い、押し合いへし合いしながら玄関にどかどかと入ってきた。
The door banged open, and Big Bill Ritchie swaggered in.
bang
(バン)
[名]
a loud, sudden noise
ドアがバンと開き、ビッグ・ビル・リッチーが威張りくさって入ってきた。
The other big boys were behind him.
be behind
(後ろにいた)
[動]
be in a position behind someone or something
他の大きな男の子たちが彼の後ろにいた。
Mr. Corse looked at them and did not say anything.
コルス先生は彼らを見て何も言わなかった。
Bill Ritchie laughed in his face, and still he did not speak.
still
(まだ)
[副]
even now or at this time; even then
not
(ない)
[副]
a word that describes the absence or lack of something
ビル・リッチーは彼の顔を見て笑ったが、彼は何も言わなかった。
The big boys jostled Bill, and he jeered again at Mr. Corse.
jeer
(嘲笑する)
[動]
make fun of or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner
大きな男の子たちがビルを押しのけ、彼は再びコルス先生を嘲笑した。
Then he led them all tramping loudly down the aisle to their seats.
lead
(導く)
[動]
show the way to someone or something
aisle
(通路)
[名]
a passage between rows of seats in a church, theater, or other public building
それから彼は彼らを皆、通路を大きな音を立てて歩いて席に着かせた。
It was a blacksnake ox-whip fifteen feet long.
fifteen feet
(15フィート)
[名]
a unit of length equal to 12 inches
long
(長さ)
[名]
the measurement of the extent of something from end to end
それは15フィートの長さの黒い蛇の牛の鞭だった。
Mr. Corse held the short handle, loaded with iron, that could kill an ox.
hold
(握る)
[動]
to keep or maintain in a certain position
handle
(柄)
[名]
the part of a tool or object that is held in the hand
load
(ついた)
[動]
to put a load on or in
kill
(殺せる)
[動]
to cause the death of
コルス先生は牛を殺せる鉄のついた短い柄を握っていた。
The thin, long lash coiled around Bill’s legs, and Mr. Corse jerked.
lash
(鞭)
[名]
a whip or a stroke with a whip
coil
(巻きつく)
[動]
wind or cause to wind around and around something
jerk
(ぐいと引っ張る)
[動]
pull or move something suddenly or sharply
細長い鞭がビルの足に巻きつき、コルス先生はぐいと引っ張った。
Bill lurched and almost fell.
lurch
(よろめく)
[動]
move unsteadily, as if about to fall
ビルはよろめいて、ほとんど倒れそうになった。
Quick as black lightning the lash circled and struck and coiled again, and again Mr. Corse jerked.
quick
(素早い)
[形]
done or occurring with great speed
black lightning
(黒い稲妻)
[名]
a very fast and powerful electric discharge between a cloud and the ground
circle
(回る)
[動]
move around something
黒い稲妻のように素早く鞭が回り、打ち、また巻きつき、コルス先生はまたぐいと引っ張った。
Bill could not reach him.
reach
(届く)
[動]
stretch out so as to touch or grasp something
ビルは彼に届かなかった。
Faster and faster the lash was hissing and crackling, coiling and jerking, and more and more quickly Mr. Corse backed away, jerking Bill almost off his feet.
faster and faster
(ますます速く)
[副]
at an increasing speed
crackle
(パチパチと音を立てる)
[動]
make a series of slight cracking sounds
more and more quickly
(ますます速く)
[副]
at an increasing speed
鞭はますます速くシューシューと音を立て、パチパチと音を立て、巻きつき、ぐいと引っ張り、コルス先生はますます速く後ずさり、ビルをぐいと引っ張って、ほとんど足を浮かせた。
Up and down they went in the open space in front of the desk.
up and down
(行ったり来たり)
[副]
to and fro; back and forth
open space
(空きスペース)
[名]
an area of land that is not occupied by buildings or other structures
in front of
(の前)
[前]
directly ahead of; in the presence of
彼らは机の前の空きスペースを行ったり来たりしていた。
The lash kept coiling and tripping Bill, Mr. Corse kept running backward and striking.
keep
(続ける)
[動]
continue to do something
trip
(つまずかせる)
[動]
cause to stumble
backward
(後ろ)
[副]
toward the back
鞭はビルを巻きつけ、つまずかせ続け、コルス先生は後ろに走り続け、打ち続けた。
Bill’s trousers were cut through, his shirt was slashed, his arms bleeding from the bite of the lash.
cut through
(切り裂く)
[動]
cut something into two or more pieces
slash
(切り裂く)
[動]
cut something with a violent sweeping movement
bite
(傷)
[名]
a wound caused by biting
ビルのズボンは切り裂かれ、シャツは切り裂かれ、腕は鞭の傷から血を流していた。
It came and went, hissing, too fast to be seen.
come and go
(行き来する)
[動]
move to and fro
too fast
(あまりに速い)
[副]
very fast
それはシューシューと音を立てて行き来し、あまりに速くて見えなかった。
Bill rushed, and the floor shook when the whiplash jerked him over backwards.
whiplash
(鞭)
[名]
a whip or the action of using a whip
jerk
(ひっくり返す)
[動]
move or cause to move with a sudden sharp movement
ビルは突進し、鞭が彼を後ろにひっくり返した時には床が揺れた。
He got up swearing and tried to reach teacher’s chair, to throw it.
get up
(立ち上がる)
[動]
rise to a standing position
swear
(悪態をつく)
[動]
use offensive language
彼は悪態をつきながら立ち上がり、投げつけるために先生の椅子に手を伸ばそうとした。
The lash jerked him around.
鞭が彼を振り回した。
He began to bawl like a calf.
bawl
(わめく)
[動]
cry or shout loudly and uncontrollably
彼は子牛のようにわめき始めた。
He blubbered and begged.
blubber
(泣きわめく)
[動]
to cry or sob noisily
beg
(懇願する)
[動]
to ask for something earnestly
彼は泣きわめき、懇願した。
The lash kept on hissing, circling, jerking.
keep on
(続ける)
[動]
continue doing something
鞭はシューシュー音を立て、回り、振り回し続けた。
Bit by bit it jerked Bill to the door.
bit by bit
(少しずつ)
[副]
gradually; slowly
鞭は少しずつビルをドアまで振り回した。
Mr. Corse threw him headlong into the entry and slammed and locked the door.
headlong
(真っ逆さまに)
[副]
with the head foremost
lock
(鍵をかける)
[動]
fasten or secure (something) with a lock
コルス氏は彼を玄関に放り込み、ドアを閉めて鍵をかけた。
Turning quickly, he said,
turn
(振り返る)
[動]
change direction
quickly
(素早く)
[副]
at a fast speed
彼は素早く振り返り、言った。
“Oh, please, please, please, teacher!” John begged.
oh
(ああ)
[間]
an expression of surprise, disappointment, or disgust
please
(お願い)
[動]
make someone happy or satisfied
「ああ、先生、お願い、お願い、お願い!」ジョンは懇願した。
Mr. Corse did not answer.
コルス氏は答えなかった。
He was panting and sweat trickled down his cheek.
sweat
(汗)
[名]
the liquid that is secreted by the sweat glands
trickle
(伝う)
[動]
flow or cause to flow in drops or in a small stream
彼は息を切らしていて、汗が頬を伝っていた。
The whiplash was coiling and hissing, jerking John to the door.
鞭が巻き付いてシューシュー音を立て、ジョンをドアまで引っ張った。
Mr. Corse threw him out and slammed the door, and turned.
throw out
(放り出す)
[動]
to throw something away
slam
(バタンと閉める)
[動]
to shut or close something with a loud noise
コルス氏は彼を放り出し、ドアをバタンと閉めて、振り返った。
The other big boys had got the window open.
get
(開ける)
[動]
cause to be in a certain state
他の大きな男の子たちは窓を開けていた。
One, two, three, they jumped out into the deep snow and floundered away.
two
(2)
[名]
a number equal to one plus one
jump out
(飛び降りる)
[動]
leap or spring out
deep snow
(深い雪)
[名]
a lot of snow
flounder
(もがく)
[動]
struggle or move clumsily
1、2、3、彼らは深い雪の中に飛び降りて、もがきながら去っていった。
Mr. Corse coiled the whip neatly and laid it in his desk.
coil
(巻く)
[動]
wind or be wound around and around
neatly
(きちんと)
[副]
in a neat and tidy way
lay
(置く)
[動]
put something in a flat position on a surface
コルス氏は鞭をきちんと巻いて机に置いた。
He wiped his face with his handkerchief, straightened his collar, and said:
handkerchief
(ハンカチ)
[名]
a small square of cloth used for wiping the nose or mouth
straighten
(直す)
[動]
make or become straight
彼はハンカチで顔を拭き、襟を直して言った。
Royal tiptoed to the window and shut it.
tiptoe
(つま先で歩く)
[動]
walk on one's toes
shut
(閉める)
[動]
move a door or window so as to leave no space
ロイヤルはつま先で歩いて窓まで行き、閉めた。
Then Mr. Corse called the arithmetic class.
call
(始めさせる)
[動]
cause to come or gather together
arithmetic class
(算数の授業)
[名]
a class where arithmetic is taught
それからコルス氏は算数の授業を始めさせた。
Nobody knew the lesson.
誰もその課題を知らなかった。
All the rest of the afternoon, no one knew a lesson.
all the rest of
(残りの)
[名]
the remaining part of
afternoon
(午後)
[名]
the time from noon to evening
no one
(誰も)
[代]
not a single person
午後の残りの時間、誰も課題を知らなかった。
And there was no recess that afternoon.
there was no
(なかった)
[動]
did not exist
そしてその午後は休み時間がなかった。
Everybody had forgotten it.
誰もがそれを忘れていた。
Almanzo could hardly wait till school was dismissed and he could rush out with the other boys and yell.
could hardly wait
(待ちきれない)
[動]
be very impatient
be dismissed
(終わる)
[動]
be told to leave
rush out
(急いで外に出る)
[動]
leave quickly
アルマンゾは学校が終わって他の男の子たちと急いで外に出て叫ぶまで待ちきれなかった。
The big boys were licked!
lick
(負ける)
[動]
to defeat or overcome
大きな男の子たちは負けた!
Mr. Corse had licked Bill Ritchie’s gang from Hardscrabble Settlement!
lick
(負かす)
[動]
defeat or beat
gang
(ギャング)
[名]
a group of people who work together
コルス先生はハードスクラブル集落のビル・リッチーのギャングを負かした!
Almanzo stopped eating.
アルマンゾは食べるのをやめた。
He sat and looked at Father.
彼は座って父を見た。
Father had known, all the time.
all the time
(ずっと)
[副]
continuously; always
父はずっと知っていた。
It was Father’s blacksnake whip that had bested Big Bill Ritchie.
Father's
(父の)
[名]
a male parent
best
(負かす)
[動]
defeat or do better than
ビッグ・ビル・リッチーを負かしたのは父の黒い蛇の鞭だった。
Almanzo was sure that Father was the smartest man in the world, as well as the biggest and strongest.
be sure
(確信している)
[動]
be certain or confident about something
the smartest
(一番賢い)
[形]
having or showing intelligence, especially of a high level
the biggest
(一番大きい)
[形]
of great size or extent
the strongest
(一番強い)
[形]
having the power to perform well or to withstand great force or pressure
アルマンゾは父が世界で一番賢く、一番大きく、一番強い男だと確信していた。
Father was talking.
父が話していた。
He said that while the big boys were riding on Mr. Ritchie’s bobsled they had told Mr. Ritchie that they were going to thrash the teacher that afternoon.
Mr. Ritchie
(リッチーさん)
[名]
a man
that afternoon
(その日の午後)
[名]
the afternoon of the day being discussed
彼は、大きな男の子たちがリッチーさんのボブスレーに乗りながら、その日の午後、先生を打ち負かすつもりだとリッチーさんに言ったと言った。
Mr. Ritchie thought it was a good joke.
joke
(ジョーク)
[名]
something said or done to cause laughter
リッチーさんはそれを良いジョークだと思った。
He was so sure the boys would do it that he told everyone in town they had done it, and on his way home he stopped to tell Father that Bill had thrashed Mr. Corse and broken up the school again.
on one's way
(帰り道に)
[名]
the route that someone takes to get from one place to another
break up
(解散する)
[動]
(of a school) close for a vacation
彼は男の子たちがそれをするだろうと確信していたので、町のみんなに彼らがそれをしたと話し、帰り道に立ち寄って、ビルがコルスさんを打ち負かして学校を再び解散させたと父に話した。