Under the back buggy-seat was the box of jellies and pickles and preserves that Eliza Jane and Alice had made to show at the Fair.
back
(後部)
[形]
at or in the rear
show
(出品する)
[動]
exhibit or display
馬車の後部座席の下には、エリザ・ジェーンとアリスがフェアに出品するために作ったゼリーやピクルス、ジャムの箱があった。
Alice was taking her woolwork embroidery, too.
woolwork
(毛糸)
[名]
needlework done with wool
embroidery
(刺繍)
[名]
the art or process of embroidering
アリスも毛糸の刺繍を持って行った。
But Almanzo’s milk-fed pumpkin had gone the day before.
しかし、アルマンゾのミルクで育てたカボチャは前日に運び出されていた。
It was too big to go in the buggy.
go
(乗る)
[動]
travel by means of a vehicle
馬車には大きすぎた。
Almanzo had polished it carefully,
アルマンゾはそれを丁寧に磨き、
Father had lifted it into the wagon and rolled it onto a soft pile of hay, and they had taken it to the Fair Grounds and given it to Mr. Paddock.
take
(運ぶ)
[動]
carry or bring from one place to another
Fair Grounds
(フェア・グラウンド)
[名]
a place where fairs are held
パパがそれを荷馬車に持ち上げて、柔らかい干し草の山に転がし、彼らはそれをフェア・グラウンドに運んでパドックさんに渡した。
Mr. Paddock was in charge of such things.
in charge of
(担当する)
[動]
have the responsibility for
such
(そういった)
[形]
of that kind; of the type just mentioned
パドックさんはそういったことを担当していた。
This morning the roads were lively with people driving to the Fair, and in Malone the crowds were thicker than they had been on Independence Day.
this morning
(今朝)
[名]
the morning of today
lively
(賑わう)
[形]
full of life and energy
thick
(多い)
[形]
having a large number of things or people close together
今朝は道はフェアに向かう人々で賑わい、マローンでは独立記念日よりも人混みが多かった。
All around the Fair Grounds were acres of wagons and buggies, and people were clustered like flies.
cluster
(群がる)
[動]
to form a cluster or group
fly
(ハエ)
[名]
a small, winged insect
フェア・グラウンドの周りには荷馬車や馬車が何エーカーも並び、人々はハエのように群がっていた。
Flags were flying and the band was playing.
fly
(はためく)
[動]
move or be moved through the air with wings
旗がはためき、楽団が演奏していた。
The sun was high now, and the day was clear and pleasantly warm.
clear
(晴れた)
[形]
free of clouds or mist
pleasantly
(心地よい)
[副]
in a way that is pleasant
太陽は高く昇り、その日は晴れて心地よい暖かさだった。
Streams of people were pouring into the Fair Grounds, with a great noise of talking and walking, and the band was playing gaily.
stream
(洪水)
[名]
a large number of people or things moving or occurring in a continuous flow
pour
(流れ込む)
[動]
flow or cause to flow in a stream
人々が洪水のようにフェア・グラウンドに流れ込み、話し声や足音が大きく響き、楽団が陽気に演奏していた。
Buggies were coming and going;
馬車が行き来していた。
men stopped to speak to Father, and boys were everywhere.
everywhere
(いたるところ)
[副]
in all places
男たちがパパに話しかけるために立ち止まり、男の子たちがいたるところにいた。
Frank went by with some of the town boys, and Almanzo saw Miles Lewis and Aaron Webb.
Aaron Webb
(アーロン・ウェッブ)
[名]
a character in the story
フランクが町の男の子たちと通り過ぎ、アルマンゾはマイルズ・ルイスとアーロン・ウェッブを見た。
But he stayed with Father.
with
(そばに)
[前]
in the company of
しかし、彼はパパのそばにいた。
They went slowly past the tall back of the grand-stand, and past the low, long church building.
grand-stand
(観覧席)
[名]
a stand for spectators at a sports ground
彼らはゆっくりと観覧席の高い後ろを通り過ぎ、低くて長い教会の建物を通り過ぎた。
This was not the church, but a church kitchen and dining-room at the Fair Grounds.
これは教会ではなく、フェア・グラウンドにある教会の台所と食堂だった。
A noise of dishes and rattling pans and a chatter of women’s voices came out of it.
chatter
(おしゃべり)
[名]
talk rapidly or incessantly about trivial matters
食器の音や鍋の音、女性たちのおしゃべり声が聞こえてきた。
Mother and the girls were inside it somewhere.
ママと娘たちはどこかにいた。
Beyond it was a row of stands, and booths, and tents, all gay with flags and colored pictures, and men shouting:
stand
(スタンド)
[名]
a small shop or stall
booth
(ブース)
[名]
a small enclosure, such as a compartment or a box
gay
(にぎやか)
[形]
brightly colored
picture
(絵)
[名]
a representation of a person, animal, or thing in a painting, drawing, photograph, or other medium
その向こうには、スタンド、ブース、テントの列があり、旗や色とりどりの絵でにぎやかで、男性たちが叫んでいた。
“Step this way, step this way, only ten cents, one dime, the tenth part of a dollar!”
step this way
(こちらへどうぞ)
[動]
come this way
ten cents
(10セント)
[名]
ten pennies
one dime
(1ダイム)
[名]
ten cents
the tenth part of a dollar
(1ドルの10分の1)
[名]
ten cents
「こちらへどうぞ、こちらへどうぞ、たった10セント、1ダイム、1ドルの10分の1です!」
“Oranges, oranges, sweet Florida oranges!”
orange
(オレンジ)
[名]
a round orange-colored fruit that grows on a tree
Florida
(フロリダ)
[名]
a state in the southeastern United States
「オレンジ、オレンジ、甘いフロリダのオレンジ!」
“Cures all ills of man and beast!”
cure
(治す)
[動]
relieve (a person or animal) of the symptoms of a disease or condition
ill
(病気)
[名]
a disease or period of sickness affecting the body and mind
「人間と動物のすべての病気を治す!」
“Prizes for all! Prizes for all!”
prize
(賞品)
[名]
something offered as a reward for victory or success
「みんなに賞品! みんなに賞品!」
“Last call, boys, put down your money!
last call
(最後の呼びかけ)
[名]
the last chance to do something
「最後の呼びかけだ、みんな、お金を置け!
Step back, don’t crowd!”
step back
(下がる)
[動]
move back
下がれ、混雑するな!」
One stand was a forest of striped black-and-white canes.
forest
(森)
[名]
a large area of land covered with trees
striped
(縞模様の)
[形]
having stripes
cane
(杖)
[名]
a stick used to help a person walk
1つの屋台は、黒と白の縞模様の杖の森だった。
If you could throw a ring over a cane, the man would give it to you.
杖に輪を投げることができたら、その男はそれをくれた。
There were piles of oranges, and trays of gingerbread, and tubs of pink lemonade.
tray
(トレー)
[名]
a flat piece of wood or metal with raised edges that is used for carrying things
gingerbread
(ジンジャーブレッド)
[名]
a cake or cookie flavored with ginger
オレンジの山、ジンジャーブレッドのトレー、ピンクレモネードの桶があった。
There was a man in a tail coat and a tall shining hat, who put a pea under a shell and then paid money to any man who would tell him where the pea was.
tail coat
(燕尾服)
[名]
a man's formal coat with a long divided tail at the back
燕尾服を着て、背の高い光沢のある帽子をかぶった男がいて、豆を殻の下に置き、豆がどこにあるかを教えてくれる人にお金を払っていた。
“I don’t know, Almanzo,” Father said.
「わからないよ、アルマンゾ」と父は言った。
“But he knows. It’s his game.
game
(ゲーム)
[名]
a form of play or sport, especially a competitive one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength, or luck
「でも彼は知っている。それは彼のゲームだ。
Never bet your money on another man’s game.”
bet
(賭ける)
[動]
risk something, usually a sum of money, against someone else's on the basis of the outcome of a future event
another
(他人)
[形]
used to refer to an additional person or thing of the same type as one already mentioned or known about
他人のゲームに自分のお金を賭けてはいけない。」
Almanzo and Father looked for a long time at the beautiful bay and brown and chestnut Morgan horses, with their flat, slender legs and small, neat feet.
bay
(栗毛)
[名]
a reddish-brown color
chestnut
(栗毛)
[名]
a reddish-brown color
flat
(平ら)
[形]
having a level surface
neat
(きちんとした)
[形]
tidy and organized
アルマンゾと父は、平らで細い脚と小さくきちんとした足を持つ美しい栗毛や茶色や栗毛のモーガン馬を長い間眺めていた。
The Morgans tossed their small heads and their eyes were soft and bright.
モーガン馬は小さな頭を振り、目は柔らかく輝いていた。
Almanzo looked at them all carefully, and not one was a better horse than the colts Father had sold last fall.
アルマンゾはそれらをすべて注意深く見たが、父が去年の秋に売った子馬よりも優れた馬は一頭もいなかった。
Then he and Father looked at the thoroughbreds, with their longer bodies and thinner necks and slim haunches.
thoroughbred
(サラブレッド)
[名]
a horse of a breed developed in England for racing
longer
(より長い)
[形]
having a greater length
thinner
(より細い)
[形]
having a smaller width or thickness
slim
(スリムな)
[形]
having a small width or thickness
それから彼と父は、より長い体とより細い首とスリムな腰を持つサラブレッドを見ました。
The thoroughbreds were nervous;
nervous
(神経質)
[形]
easily agitated or anxious
サラブレッドは神経質だった。
their ears quivered and their eyes showed the whites.
耳が震え、目には白目が見えた。
They looked faster than the Morgans, but not so steady.
fast
(速い)
[形]
moving or capable of moving at high speed
steady
(安定している)
[形]
not shaking or moving
彼らはモーガンよりも速く見えたが、それほど安定していなかった。
Beyond them were three large, speckled gray horses.
その向こうには、3頭の大きな斑点のある灰色の馬がいた。
Their haunches were round and hard, their necks were thick and their legs were heavy.
彼らの腰は丸くて硬く、首は太く、足は重かった。
Long, bushy hair hid their big feet.
bushy
(ふさふさした)
[形]
thick and spreading
長くふさふさした毛が大きな足を隠していた。
Their heads were massive, their eyes quiet and kind.
massive
(大きい)
[形]
large in size or amount
kind
(優しい)
[形]
having or showing a friendly, generous, and considerate nature
彼らの頭は大きく、目は静かで優しかった。
Almanzo had never seen anything like them.
アルマンゾはこんな馬を見たことがなかった。
Father said they were Belgians.
Belgian
(ベルギー馬)
[名]
a breed of heavy draft horse
父は彼らがベルギー馬だと言った。
They came from a country called Belgium, in Europe.
Belgium
(ベルギー)
[名]
a country in western Europe
Europe
(ヨーロッパ)
[名]
a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere
彼らはヨーロッパのベルギーという国から来た。
Belgium was next to France, and the French had brought such horses in ships to Canada.
next to
(隣に)
[前]
beside
France
(フランス)
[名]
a country in western Europe
ship
(船)
[名]
a large vessel for traveling on water
Canada
(カナダ)
[名]
a country in northern North America
ベルギーはフランスの隣にあり、フランス人はそのような馬を船でカナダに連れてきた。
Now Belgian horses were coming from Canada into the United States.
Belgian
(ベルギー)
[形]
of or relating to Belgium or its people
United States
(アメリカ合衆国)
[名]
a country in North America
今ベルギー馬はカナダからアメリカ合衆国に来ていた。
Father admired them very much.
very much
(とても)
[副]
to a great extent or degree
父は彼らをとても賞賛した。
Beyond the Belgians, a crowd of men and boys was so thick around a stall that not even Father could see what was in it.
in
(中に)
[前]
within the limits or bounds of
ベルギー馬の向こうでは、男性と少年の群衆が馬房の周りに密集していたので、父でさえも中に何がいるのか見ることができなかった。
Almanzo left Father, and wriggled and squeezed between the legs until he came to the bars of the stall.
wriggle
(くねくねと進む)
[動]
move or cause to move with small rapid movements
squeeze
(くぐり抜ける)
[動]
move through or past with difficulty
アルマンゾは父の元を離れ、馬房の柵にたどり着くまで、足の間をくねくねとくぐり抜けた。
Inside it were two black creatures.
creature
(生き物)
[名]
a living being
中には2匹の黒い生き物がいた。
He had never seen anything like them.
like
(~のような)
[前]
having the same characteristics or qualities as; similar to
彼はそのようなものを見たことがなかった。
They looked something like horses, but they were not horses.
馬のようなものだったが、馬ではなかった。
Their tails were bare, with only a bunch of hair at the tip.
尻尾は先端に毛の束があるだけで、むき出しだった。
Their short, bristly manes stood up straight and stiff.
bristly
(剛毛の)
[形]
having bristles
stand up
(立っている)
[動]
be in or assume a standing position
短く、剛毛のたてがみはまっすぐで硬く立っていた。
Their ears were like rabbits’ ears.
耳はウサギの耳のようだった。
Those long ears stood up above their long, gaunt faces, and while Almanzo stared, one of those creatures pointed its ears at him and stretched out its neck.
gaunt
(やせた)
[形]
very thin and bony
その長い耳は長く、やせた顔の上に立ち、アルマンゾが見つめている間に、その生き物の一つが彼に耳を向け、首を伸ばした。
Close to Almanzo’s bulging eyes, its nose wrinkled and its lips curled back from long, yellow teeth.
close to
(近くで)
[副]
near
bulging
(飛び出した)
[形]
swelling or protruding out of the normal shape
lip
(唇)
[名]
either of the two fleshy parts that form the upper and lower edges of the opening of the mouth
アルマンゾの飛び出した目の近くで、その鼻にしわが寄り、唇が長く黄色い歯から後ろにカールした。
Almanzo couldn’t move.
アルマンゾは動けなかった。
Slowly the creature opened its long, fanged mouth, and out of its throat came a squawking roar.
fanged
(牙のある)
[形]
having fangs
squawking
(甲高い)
[形]
making a loud, harsh, or high-pitched sound
roar
(咆哮)
[名]
a loud, deep, prolonged sound, as of a lion, tiger, or other large animal
ゆっくりとその生き物は長く、牙のある口を開け、喉から甲高い咆哮が聞こえた。
“It’s only a half-breed horse, son,” Father said.
half-breed
(雑種)
[名]
an animal or plant resulting from a cross between two different breeds or varieties
「それはただの雑種の馬だ、息子よ」と父は言った。
“The first mule you ever saw.
mule
(ラバ)
[名]
the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse
「あなたが初めて見たラバだ。
You’re not the only one that was scared, either,” said Father, looking around at the crowd.
be not the only one
(だけではない)
[動]
not be the only person or thing
either
(も)
[副]
also; as well
怖がったのはあなただけじゃない」と父は群衆を見回しながら言った。
Then they looked at the cattle.
それから、彼らは牛を見た。
There were fawn-colored Guernseys and Jerseys, that come from islands named Guernsey and Jersey, near the coast of France.
fawn-colored
(子鹿色の)
[形]
of a light yellowish brown color
Guernsey
(ガーンジー牛)
[名]
a breed of dairy cattle from the island of Guernsey
Jersey
(ジャージー牛)
[名]
a breed of dairy cattle from the island of Jersey
Guernsey
(ガーンジー島)
[名]
an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy
Jersey
(ジャージー島)
[名]
an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy
フランスの海岸近くのガーンジー島とジャージー島から来た子鹿色のガーンジー牛とジャージー牛がいた。
They looked at the bright-red Devons and the gray Durhams that come from England.
Devons
(デボン牛)
[名]
a breed of cattle
Durhams
(ダーラム牛)
[名]
a breed of cattle
彼らはイギリスから来た真っ赤なデボン牛と灰色のダーラム牛を見た。
They looked at young steers and yearlings, and some were finer than Star and Bright.
steer
(去勢牛)
[名]
a male bovine animal that has been castrated
yearling
(1歳牛)
[名]
an animal that is one year old
彼らは若い去勢牛や1歳牛を見た。そのうちの何頭かはスターやブライトよりも立派だった。
They looked at the sturdy, powerful yoke-oxen.
powerful
(力強い)
[形]
having great power or strength
yoke-oxen
(くびき牛)
[名]
an ox used for pulling a plow or wagon
彼らは頑丈で力強いくびき牛を見た。
Then they looked at the big Chester White hogs, and the smoother, smaller, black Berkshire hogs.
Chester White
(チェスターホワイト)
[名]
a breed of hog
Berkshire
(バークシャー)
[名]
a breed of hog
それから彼らは大きなチェスターホワイト種の豚や、よりなめらかで小さい黒いバークシャー種の豚を見た。
Almanzo’s pig Lucy was a Chester White.
Chester White
(チェスターホワイト種)
[名]
a breed of pig
アルマンゾの豚のルーシーはチェスターホワイト種だった。
But he decided that some day he would have a Berkshire, too.
しかし、彼はいつかバークシャー種も飼おうと決めた。
They looked at Merino sheep, like Father’s, with their wrinkled skins and short, fine wool, and they looked at the larger Cotswold sheep, whose wool is longer, but coarse.
Merino sheep
(メリノ種の羊)
[名]
a breed of sheep
wrinkled
(しわの寄った)
[形]
having wrinkles
Cotswold sheep
(コッツウォルド種の羊)
[名]
a breed of sheep
coarse
(粗い)
[形]
rough or harsh in texture
彼らはパパの羊のような、しわの寄った皮膚と短く上質な羊毛のメリノ種の羊や、羊毛が長いが粗い、より大きなコッツウォルド種の羊を見た。
Father was satisfied with his Merinos; he would rather raise less wool, of finer quality, for Mother to weave.
satisfied
(満足している)
[形]
feeling or showing that one has had enough of something
less
(少ない)
[形]
not as much or as many
finer
(上質な)
[形]
of high quality
quality
(品質)
[名]
the standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind; the degree of excellence of something
パパは自分の飼っているメリノ種の羊に満足していた。彼はママが織るために、量は少なくても上質な羊毛を育てたいと思っていた。
The church dining-room was already crowded.
教会の食堂はすでに混雑していた。
Every place at the long table was taken, and Eliza Jane and Alice were hurrying with the other girls who were bringing loaded plates from the kitchen.
every place
(すべての席)
[名]
all the seats
long table
(長いテーブル)
[名]
a table that is long
be taken
(埋まっている)
[動]
be occupied
other girls
(他の女の子たち)
[名]
girls other than Eliza Jane and Alice
長いテーブルの席はすべて埋まっていて、エリザ・ジェーンとアリスは、他の女の子たちと一緒に、台所から料理を乗せたお皿を運んできていた。
All the delicious smells made Almanzo’s mouth water.
おいしそうな匂いにアルマンゾの口からよだれが垂れた。
Father went into the kitchen, and so did Almanzo.
父は台所に入り、アルマンゾも入った。
It was full of women, hurriedly slicing boiled hams and roasts of beef, and carving roast chickens and dishing up vegetables.
hurriedly
(急いで)
[副]
quickly and in a careless way
carve
(切り分ける)
[動]
cut (something) into pieces
dish up
(盛り付ける)
[動]
put food on a plate or in a dish
台所は女性でいっぱいで、急いでボイルドハムやローストビーフをスライスしたり、ローストチキンを切り分けたり、野菜を盛り付けたりしていた。
Mother opened the oven of the huge cookstove and took out roasted turkeys and ducks.
duck
(鴨)
[名]
a type of water bird
母は大きな調理用ストーブのオーブンを開け、七面鳥と鴨のローストを取り出した。
Three barrels stood by the wall, and long iron pipes went into them from a caldron of water boiling on the stove.
go into
(つながる)
[動]
be connected with
壁際には3つの樽が置かれ、ストーブの上で沸騰している大釜から長い鉄パイプがそれらの樽につながっていた。
Steam puffed from every crevice of the barrels.
puff
(吹き出す)
[動]
to blow or breathe out in short, quick bursts
樽のあらゆる隙間から蒸気が吹き出していた。
Father pried off the cover of one barrel, and clouds of steam came out.
pry off
(こじ開ける)
[動]
to open or move something by using a lever or other tool
父は1つの樽の蓋をこじ開けると、蒸気の雲が出てきた。
Almanzo looked into the barrel, and it was full of steaming potatoes, in their clean brown skins.
steaming
(蒸した)
[形]
producing or giving off steam
skin
(皮)
[名]
the outer layer of a person's or animal's body
アルマンゾは樽の中を覗き込むと、きれいな茶色の皮をつけた蒸したジャガイモでいっぱいだった。
The skins broke when the air struck them, and curled back from the mealy insides.
strike
(触れる)
[動]
come into contact with
curl
(剥がれ落ちる)
[動]
move or cause to move in a spiral or curved form
皮は空気に触れると割れ、粉っぽい中身から剥がれ落ちた。
At last he and Father got places at the long table in the dining-room.
get
(着席する)
[動]
move into a specified position
やっと彼と父は食堂の長いテーブルに着席した。
Everyone was merry, talking and laughing, but Almanzo simply ate.
merry
(陽気な)
[形]
cheerful and lively
simply
(ただ)
[副]
in a simple manner
みんな陽気で、話したり笑ったりしていたが、アルマンゾはただ食べていた。
He ate ham and chicken and turkey, and dressing and cranberry jelly;
chicken
(チキン)
[名]
a domestic fowl
cranberry
(クランベリー)
[名]
a small red berry
彼はハム、チキン、七面鳥、ドレッシング、クランベリーゼリーを食べた。
he ate potatoes and gravy, succotash, baked beans and boiled beans and onions, and white bread and rye’n’injun bread, and sweet pickles and jam and preserves.
succotash
(サコタッシュ)
[名]
a dish consisting of corn and beans
boiled bean
(ゆで豆)
[名]
a bean that has been cooked in boiling water
white bread
(白パン)
[名]
bread made from white flour
sweet pickle
(甘いピクルス)
[名]
a pickle made with sugar
彼はジャガイモとグレービー、サコタッシュ、ベイクドビーンズ、ゆで豆と玉ねぎ、白パンとライ麦パン、甘いピクルスとジャムと保存食を食べた。
Then he drew a long breath, and he ate pie.
draw a long breath
(長い息を吸う)
[動]
inhale deeply
それから彼は長い息を吸い、パイを食べた。
When he began to eat pie, he wished he had eaten nothing else.
パイを食べ始めたとき、彼は他には何も食べなかったらよかったと思った。
He ate a piece of pumpkin pie and a piece of custard pie, and he ate almost a piece of vinegar pie.
custard pie
(カスタードパイ)
[名]
a pie made with custard
vinegar pie
(酢パイ)
[名]
a pie made with vinegar
彼はカボチャパイとカスタードパイを一切れずつ食べ、酢パイもほとんど食べた。
He tried a piece of mince pie, but could not finish it.
try
(食べる)
[動]
to eat or drink something
mince pie
(ミンスパイ)
[名]
a pie made with mincemeat
finish
(食べきる)
[動]
to eat or drink all of something
彼はミンスパイを一切れ食べようとしたが、食べきれなかった。
He just couldn’t do it.
just
(どうしても)
[副]
simply; only; no more than
彼はどうしてもできなかった。
There were berry pies and cream pies and vinegar pies and raisin pies, but he could not eat any more.
berry pie
(ベリーパイ)
[名]
a pie made with berries
cream pie
(クリームパイ)
[名]
a pie made with cream
raisin pie
(レーズンパイ)
[名]
a pie made with raisins
ベリーパイやクリームパイや酢パイやレーズンパイがあったが、彼はもう食べられなかった。
He was glad to sit down with Father in the grand-stand.
grand-stand
(観客席)
[名]
the main seating area for spectators at a sports ground
彼は父と一緒に観客席に座って嬉しかった。
They watched the trotting-horses flashing by, warming up for the races.
flash
(ちらっと見える)
[動]
appear briefly
warm up
(ウォーミングアップする)
[動]
prepare for strenuous physical activity by exercising lightly beforehand
彼らは競走馬がレースに向けてウォーミングアップしているのを見た。
Little puffs of dust rose in the sunshine behind the fast sulkies.
puff
(舞い上がる)
[名]
a small amount of smoke, steam, or another substance coming out of something in a short, quick burst
rise
(舞い上がる)
[動]
go up or move up
速い馬車の後ろで、小さなほこりが日差しの中で舞い上がった。
Royal was with the big boys, down at the edge of the track, with the men who were betting on the races.
be with
(一緒にいる)
[動]
be in the company of
down
(端)
[副]
at or to a lower place or position
race
(レース)
[名]
a competition between vehicles
ロイヤルは、レースに賭けている男たちと一緒に、トラックの端にいる大きな男の子たちと一緒だった。
The grand-stand filled up till people were packed in all the tiers of seats.
fill up
(いっぱいになる)
[動]
become full
pack
(詰め込む)
[動]
put a lot of things or people into a small space
観客席は、人々がすべての座席に詰め込まれるまでいっぱいになった。
The light sulkies were lined up in a row, and the horses tossed their heads and pawed the ground, eager to start.
sulky
(二輪馬車)
[名]
a light two-wheeled vehicle for one person
軽い二輪馬車が一列に並び、馬は頭を振り、地面を蹴り、スタートを切りたいようだった。
Almanzo was so excited he could hardly sit still.
アルマンゾは興奮してじっと座っていることができなかった。
He picked the horse he thought would win, a slim, bright chestnut thoroughbred.
slim
(スリム)
[形]
of small girth or thickness
彼は勝つと思う馬を選んだ、それはスリムで明るい栗毛のサラブレッドだった。
Somebody shouted.
誰かが叫んだ。
All at once the horses were flying down the track, the crowd was one roaring yell.
fly
(疾走する)
[動]
move or travel very fast
one
(どっと)
[形]
a single person or thing
roaring
(叫び声)
[名]
a loud, deep, prolonged sound, as of a lion
突然馬がトラックを疾走し、群衆はどっと叫び声を上げた。
Then suddenly everyone was still, in astonishment.
astonishment
(驚き)
[名]
a feeling of great surprise or wonder
すると突然、誰もが驚いて静かになった。
Everybody began to shout.
みんなが叫び始めた。
“He can’t do it!”
「彼にはできない!」
“Two dollars he’ll keep up!”
two dollars
(2ドル)
[名]
an amount of money equal to two hundred cents
「彼が追いつく方に2ドル!」
“The bay! The bay! Come on, come on!”
bay
(鹿毛)
[名]
a horse with a reddish-brown coat
come on
(行け)
[動]
move or travel toward or into a place thought of as near or familiar to the speaker
「鹿毛! 鹿毛! 行け、行け!」
“Three dollars on the Indian!”
three dollars
(3ドル)
[名]
an amount of money
「インディアンに3ドル!」
“Watch that chestnut!”
「あの栗毛を見ろ!」
“Look at the Indian!”
「インディアンを見ろ!」
The dust was blowing on the other side of the track.
blow
(舞う)
[動]
be carried by the wind
コースの反対側で砂ぼこりが舞っていた。
The horses were flying, stretched out above the ground.
馬は地面の上に体を伸ばして飛んでいた。
All the crowd was up on the benches, yelling.
be up
(立ち上がる)
[動]
to be in a standing position
群衆は皆ベンチの上に立ち上がって叫んでいた。
Almanzo yelled and yelled.
アルマンゾは叫び続けた。
Down the track the horses came pounding.
pound
(ドンドン)
[動]
strike or hit heavily and repeatedly
馬がコースを下ってドンドンとやってきた。
“Come on! Come on! The bay! The bay!”
「行け! 行け! 鹿毛! 鹿毛!」
They flashed past too quickly to be seen.
flash
(通り過ぎる)
[動]
move or pass quickly
to be seen
(見えない)
[他]
not able to be seen
彼らは見えないほど素早く通り過ぎた。
Behind came the Indian, running easily.
後ろからインディアンが楽々と走ってきた。
In front of the grand-stand he leaped high in the air, turned a handspring, and stood, saluting all the people with his right arm.
in front of
(の前で)
[前]
in the space that is directly ahead of something
turn
(する)
[動]
change in position, direction, or course
handspring
(宙返り)
[名]
an acrobatic feat in which the body is flipped completely forward or backward in a continuous movement from a standing position, landing first on the hands and then on the feet
salute
(敬礼する)
[動]
raise one's hand to one's forehead as a formal sign of respect
観覧席の前で彼は空高く跳び、宙返りをして、立って、右腕ですべての人々に敬礼した。
The Indian had run that mile in two minutes and forty seconds, as fast as the winning horse.
two minutes and forty seconds
(2分40秒)
[名]
a period of time equal to 160 seconds
as fast as
(同じ速さ)
[副]
at the same speed as
winning horse
(優勝馬)
[名]
the horse that wins a race
インディアンは1マイルを2分40秒で走り、優勝馬と同じ速さだった。
He was not even panting.
not even
(さえも~ない)
[副]
not at all; not a bit
彼は息も切れていなかった。
He saluted all the cheering people again, and walked off the track.
cheer
(歓声を上げる)
[動]
shout in order to encourage or support someone
walk off
(歩いて去る)
[動]
leave a place by walking
彼は再び歓声を上げる人々に敬礼し、トラックを歩いて去った。
There were more races, but soon it was three o’clock, time to go home.
three o'clock
(3時)
[名]
the time three hours after noon
もっとレースがあったが、すぐに3時になり、帰宅する時間になった。
Driving home was exciting that day, because there was so much to talk about.
exciting
(楽しい)
[形]
causing great happiness or pleasure
so much
(たくさん)
[副]
a lot; a great deal
その日は話すことがたくさんあったので、家まで馬車で帰るのはとても楽しかった。
Royal had thrown a ring over one of the black-and-white-striped canes, and he had it.
ロイヤルは白黒の縞模様の杖の1つに輪を投げ、それを手に入れた。
Alice had spent a nickel for peppermint candy.
spend
(使う)
[動]
pay out (money) in buying or hiring goods or services
peppermint candy
(ペパーミントキャンディー)
[名]
a type of candy that is flavored with peppermint
アリスはペパーミントキャンディーに5セント硬貨を使った。
She broke the striped stick in two, and each had a piece to suck slowly.
彼女は縞模様の棒を2つに折り、それぞれがゆっくりと吸うように1つずつ持った。
This morning Almanzo and Father went quickly past the stocksheds to the display of vegetables and grains.
stockshed
(家畜小屋)
[名]
a shed for housing livestock
display
(展示場)
[名]
a public exhibition of works of art or other items of interest
今朝、アルマンゾと父は家畜小屋を素早く通り過ぎて野菜と穀物の展示場に行った。
Almanzo caught sight of the pumpkins at once.
アルマンゾはすぐにカボチャを見つけた。
They shone out brightly, golden among all the duller things.
shine out
(輝く)
[動]
to be bright or brilliant
dull
(くすんだ)
[形]
lacking interest or excitement
カボチャは、くすんだものの中で金色に輝いていた。
And there was Almanzo’s pumpkin, the largest of them all.
そして、アルマンゾのカボチャは、その中で一番大きかった。
Almanzo tried not to care too much about the prize.
アルマンゾは賞をあまり気にしないようにした。
He went away from the pumpkins with Father, though he couldn’t help looking back at his pumpkin now and then.
look back
(振り返る)
[動]
turn one's head and look in the direction from which one has come
彼は父親と一緒にカボチャから離れたが、時々自分のカボチャを振り返らずにはいられなかった。
He saw the fine potatoes, the beets, turnips, rutabagas, and onions.
rutabaga
(ルタバガ)
[名]
a large, round, yellow-fleshed root vegetable
彼は立派なジャガイモ、ビート、カブ、ルタバガ、玉ねぎを見た。
He fingered the brown, plump kernels of wheat, and the grooved, pale oats, the Canada peas and navy beans and speckled beans.
grooved
(溝のある)
[形]
having a groove or grooves
navy beans
(白インゲン豆)
[名]
a type of bean that is white in color
speckled beans
(斑点のある豆)
[名]
a type of bean that has spots or speckles
彼は茶色のふっくらとした小麦の粒、溝のある薄い色のオート麦、カナダ豆、白インゲン豆、斑点のある豆に触れた。
He looked at ears of white corn and yellow corn, and red-white-and-blue corn.
ear
(穂)
[名]
the head of a cereal plant
彼は白いトウモロコシ、黄色いトウモロコシ、赤白青のトウモロコシの穂を見た。
Father pointed out how closely the kernels grew on the best ears, how they covered even the tip of the cob.
point out
(指摘する)
[動]
to make someone notice something
closely
(密集して)
[副]
in a way that is very near or very like something else
父親は、一番良い穂には粒がどれほど密集して生えているか、穂軸の先端まで覆っているかを指摘した。
After dinner he hurried back to watch the judging.
hurry back
(急いで戻る)
[動]
return quickly
夕食後、彼は急いで戻って審査を見学した。
The crowds were larger now, and sometimes he had to leave Father and squirm between people to see what the judges were doing.
squirm
(すり抜ける)
[動]
move or cause to move with a twisting or wriggling motion
judge
(審査員)
[名]
a public official who decides cases in a court of law
群衆はさらに大きくなり、時々彼は父親のそばを離れて、審査員が何をしているのかを見るために人々の間をすり抜けなければならなかった。
The three judges wore badges on their coats;
badge
(バッジ)
[名]
a small piece of metal or plastic with a design or words on it, that you wear on your clothes to show that you belong to a group or organization
3人の審査員はコートにバッジを着けていた。
they were solemn, and talked together in low voices so that no one heard what they said.
solemn
(真面目な)
[形]
serious and dignified
talk together
(話し合う)
[動]
discuss something with someone
low voice
(低い声)
[名]
a voice that is not loud
彼らは真面目で、誰にも聞こえないように低い声で話し合っていた。
They weighed the grains in their hands, and looked at them closely.
weigh
(量る)
[動]
measure the weight of
彼らは手で穀物の重さを量り、それをじっくりと見た。
They chewed a few grains of wheat and of oats, to see how they tasted.
彼らは小麦とオーツ麦を数粒噛んで、味がどうであるか確かめた。
They split open peas and beans, and they shelled a few kernels off each ear of corn to make sure how long the kernels were.
split open
(割る)
[動]
break or cause to break apart
make sure
(確かめる)
[動]
find out or check that something is true or correct
彼らはエンドウ豆と豆を割って、とうもろこしの粒がどれくらい長いか確かめるために、とうもろこしの穂から数粒を殻から取り出した。
With their jack-knives they cut the onions in two, and the potatoes.
彼らはジャックナイフで玉ねぎとじゃがいもを二つに切った。
They cut very thin slices of the potatoes and held them up to the light.
hold up
(かざす)
[動]
raise something to a higher position
彼らはじゃがいもをとても薄く切って、それを光にかざした。
The best part of a potato is next to the skin, and you can see how thick the best part is, if you hold a very thin slice to the light and look through it.
look through
(透かして見る)
[動]
examine by looking through
じゃがいもの一番おいしい部分は皮のすぐ下で、とても薄く切って光にかざして透かして見ると、一番おいしい部分がどれくらい厚いかがわかる。
The thickest crowd pressed around the table where the judges were, and watched without saying anything.
press
(押し寄せる)
[動]
move or cause to move into a position of contact with something
一番密集した群衆は審査員がいるテーブルの周りに押し寄せ、何も言わずに見つめていた。
There wasn’t a sound, when at last the tall, thin judge with the chin whiskers took a snip of red ribbon and a snip of blue ribbon out of his pocket.
chin whiskers
(顎ひげ)
[名]
a beard growing on a man's chin
snip
(切れ端)
[名]
a small piece cut off
red ribbon
(赤いリボン)
[名]
a ribbon that is red in color
blue ribbon
(青いリボン)
[名]
a ribbon that is blue in color
ついに顎ひげを生やした背の高い痩せた審査員がポケットから赤いリボンと青いリボンを取り出した時、音一つしなかった。
The red ribbon was second prize, the blue one was first prize.
one
(一等)
[形]
coming before all others in time or order; 1st
赤いリボンは二等賞で、青いリボンは一等賞だった。
The judge put them on the vegetables that had won them, and the crowd breathed a long breath.
審査員はそれを勝った野菜に付け、群衆は長い息をついた。
Then all at once everybody talked.
それから、みんなが一斉に話し出した。
Almanzo saw that people who didn’t get any prize, and the person who got second prize, all congratulated the winner.
congratulate
(祝福する)
[動]
express praise or admiration for
winner
(優勝者)
[名]
a person who wins something
アルマンゾは、賞をもらえなかった人や二等賞をとった人がみんな優勝者を祝福しているのを見た。
If his pumpkin didn’t get a prize, he would have to do that.
get a prize
(賞をとる)
[動]
receive a prize
もし彼のカボチャが賞をとらなかったら、彼はそうしなければならないだろう。
He didn’t want to, but he guessed he must.
彼はそうしたくなかったが、そうしなければならないと思った。
The judges had to wait till Mr. Paddock brought them a big, sharp butcher knife.
審査員はパドックさんが大きくて鋭い肉切り包丁を持ってくるのを待たなければならなかった。
The biggest judge took it, and thrust it with all his might into a pumpkin.
一番大きな審査員がそれを受け取り、全力でカボチャに突き刺した。
He bore down hard on the handle, and cut a thick slice out.
bore down
(押し下げる)
[動]
press down
彼は柄を強く押し下げて、厚い一切れを切り取った。
He held it up, and all the judges looked at the thick, yellow flesh of the pumpkin.
flesh
(果肉)
[名]
the soft part of a fruit or vegetable that can be eaten
彼はそれを持ち上げ、審査員全員がカボチャの厚い黄色い果肉を見た。
They looked at the thickness of the hard rind, and at the little hollow where the seeds were.
thickness
(厚み)
[名]
the distance between two opposite sides of something
彼らは硬い皮の厚みと種がある小さなくぼみを見た。
They cut tiny slices, and tasted them.
彼らは小さな一切れを切り取って、味見した。
At last the judge cut open Almanzo’s big pumpkin.
ついに審査員はアルマンゾの大きなカボチャを切り開いた。
Almanzo felt dizzy.
feel dizzy
(めまいを感じる)
[動]
have a sensation of spinning or swaying
アルマンゾはめまいを感じた。
The inside of his pumpkin had a big hollow for seeds, but it was a big pumpkin;
彼のカボチャの内部には種のための大きな空洞があったが、それは大きなカボチャだった。
it had lots of seeds.
lot
(たくさん)
[名]
a large number or amount
たくさんの種があった。
Its flesh was a little paler than the other pumpkins.
paler
(薄い)
[形]
of a lighter shade or color
その果肉は他のカボチャよりも少し薄い色だった。
Almanzo didn’t know whether that made any difference or not.
make a difference
(違いを生む)
[動]
have an effect or impact
or not
(かどうか)
[接]
or not
アルマンゾはそれが何か違いを生むかどうかは知らなかった。
The judges tasted it; he could not tell from their faces how it tasted.
tell
(分からない)
[動]
to communicate or express something
審査員はそれを味見したが、彼は彼らの顔からそれがどんな味か分からなかった。
Then they talked together for a long time.
それから彼らは長い時間話し合った。
He could not hear what they said.
彼には彼らが何を言っているのか聞こえなかった。
The tall, thin judge shook his head and tugged his chin whiskers.
背の高い痩せた審査員は頭を振り、顎ひげを引っ張った。
He cut a thin slice from the yellowest pumpkin and a thin slice from Almanzo’s pumpkin, and tasted them.
彼は一番黄色いカボチャとアルマンゾのカボチャから薄く切って味見した。
He gave them to the big judge, and he tasted them.
彼はそれらを大柄な審査員に渡し、彼は味見した。
The fat judge said something, and they all smiled.
smile
(笑顔になる)
[動]
form one's features into a pleased, kind, or amused expression, typically with the corners of the mouth turned up and the front teeth exposed
太った審査員が何かを言い、彼らは皆笑顔になった。
The tall judge turned around slowly.
背の高い審査員はゆっくりと振り返った。
Slowly he took a pin from his lapel and stuck it through the blue ribbon.
pin
(ピン)
[名]
a short, thin, sharp-pointed piece of metal
lapel
(襟)
[名]
the part of a coat or jacket that is folded back on either side of the front opening
彼はゆっくりと襟からピンを取り出し、青いリボンに刺した。
He was not very near Almanzo’s big pumpkin.
not very near
(近くにはいない)
[副]
not close; not in the vicinity
彼はアルマンゾの大きなカボチャの近くにはいなかった。
He was not near enough to reach it.
彼はそれに届くほど近くにはいなかった。
He held out the blue ribbon, above another pumpkin.
彼は青いリボンを別のカボチャの上に差し出した。
He leaned, and stretched out his arm slowly, and he thrust the pin into Almanzo’s pumpkin.
lean
(身を乗り出す)
[動]
be in or move into a sloping position
彼は身を乗り出し、ゆっくりと腕を伸ばし、アルマンゾのカボチャにピンを突き刺した。
Father’s hand clapped on Almanzo’s shoulder.
clap
(叩く)
[動]
strike together with a loud noise
父の手がアルマンゾの肩を叩いた。
All at once Almanzo could breathe, and he was tingling all over.
tingle
(うずうずする)
[動]
feel a slight prickling or stinging sensation
アルマンゾは急に息ができるようになり、全身がうずうずした。
Mr. Paddock was shaking his hand.
shake
(握る)
[動]
to move or cause to move up and down or from side to side with small rapid movements
パドックさんが彼の手を握っていた。
All the judges were smiling.
審査員全員が笑顔だった。
Ever so many people said, “Well, well, Mr. Wilder, so your boy’s got first prize!”
ever so many
(たくさんの)
[形]
a large number of
first prize
(優勝)
[名]
the top award in a competition
たくさんの人が「おやおや、ワイルダーさん、息子さんが優勝したんだってね!」と言った。
Suddenly everything seemed big and very still.
突然、全てが大きく、とても静かに思えた。
Almanzo felt cold and small and scared.
アルマンゾは寒くて、小さくて、怖いと感じた。
He hadn’t thought, before, that maybe it wasn’t fair to get a prize for a milk-fed pumpkin.
hadn't thought
(考えていなかった)
[動]
had not thought
wasn't fair
(公平ではない)
[形]
just or impartial
get a prize
(賞をもらう)
[動]
be awarded a prize
彼は、牛乳で育てたカボチャで賞をもらうのは公平ではないかもしれないとは、それまで考えていなかった。
Maybe the prize was for raising pumpkins in the ordinary way.
もしかしたら、賞は普通の方法でカボチャを育てたことに対してだったのかもしれない。
Maybe, if he told, they’d take the prize away from him.
take away
(取り上げる)
[動]
remove or withdraw something from someone or something
もしかしたら、彼が話したら、彼らは彼から賞を取り上げるかもしれない。
They might think he had tried to cheat.
might
(かもしれない)
[助]
expressing possibility
彼らは彼がズルをしようとしたと思うかもしれない。
“I—I just—I kept hoeing it, and—” he said.
「私はただ、私はそれを鍬で耕し続け、そして」と彼は言った。
Then he knew he was telling a lie.
tell a lie
(嘘をつく)
[動]
say something that is not true
その時、彼は嘘をついていると分かった。
Father was hearing him tell a lie.
tell
(つく)
[動]
communicate or express by words
lie
(嘘)
[名]
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood
父は彼が嘘をついているのを聞いていた。
He looked up at Mr. Paddock and said: “I raised it on milk.
彼はパドック氏を見上げて言った。「私はそれを牛乳で育てました。
It’s a milk-fed pumpkin.
それは牛乳で育ったカボチャです。
Is—is that all right?”
そ、それは大丈夫ですか?」
Father laughed, “There’s tricks in all trades but ours, Paddock.
trick
(裏)
[名]
a clever and skillful act or scheme intended to deceive or outwit
trade
(商売)
[名]
the business of buying and selling goods and services
Paddock
(パドック)
[名]
a small field or enclosure where horses are exercised or graze
父は笑った。「パドック、どんな商売にも裏があるが、うちのは違う。
And maybe a few tricks in farming and wagon-making, too, eh?”
farming
(農業)
[名]
the activity or business of growing crops and raising livestock
making
(作り)
[名]
the process of making something
農業や荷馬車作りにも裏があるかもしれないな?」
Afterward he went walking with Father among the crowds.
go walking
(歩いて行く)
[動]
move at a regular and fairly slow pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn, never having both feet off the ground at once
その後、彼は父と一緒に群衆の中を歩いて行った。
They saw the horses again, and the colt that won the prize was not so good as Starlight.
彼らは再び馬を見たが、賞をとった子馬はスターライトほど良くなかった。
Almanzo did hope that Father would bring Starlight to the Fair next year.
アルマンゾは父が来年スターライトをフェアに連れてきてくれることを願った。
Then they watched the foot-races, and the jumping contests, and the throwing contests.
foot-race
(徒競走)
[名]
a race run on foot
jumping contest
(跳躍競技)
[名]
a competition in which people jump
throwing contest
(投擲競技)
[名]
a competition in which people throw things
それから彼らは徒競走や跳躍競技や投擲競技を見た。
Malone boys were in them, but the farmer boys won, almost every time.
be in
(参加する)
[動]
take part in
マローン家の少年たちも参加していたが、ほとんど毎回農家の少年たちが勝った。
Almanzo kept remembering his prize pumpkin and feeling good.
アルマンゾは自分の賞を取ったカボチャを思い出していい気分だった。
Driving home that night, they all felt good.
drive home
(家に向かう)
[動]
go home by car
feel good
(いい気分だ)
[動]
be happy or satisfied
その夜、家に向かう道中、みんないい気分だった。
Alice’s woolwork had won first prize, and Eliza Jane had a red ribbon
woolwork
(毛糸細工)
[名]
a piece of needlework made with wool
first prize
(一等賞)
[名]
the top prize in a competition
アリスの毛糸細工は一等賞をとり、イライザ・ジェーンは赤いリボンをもらった。
and Alice had a blue ribbon for jellies.
have
(もらう)
[動]
receive
アリスはゼリーで青いリボンをもらった。
Father said the Wilder family had done itself proud, that day.
Wilder family
(ワイルダー家)
[名]
the family of Laura Ingalls Wilder
do oneself proud
(誇り高く振る舞う)
[動]
to do something that makes you feel proud of yourself
父は、ワイルダー家はその日、誇り高く振る舞ったと言った。
There was another day of the Fair, but it wasn’t so much fun.
another day
(あと一日)
[名]
an additional day
so much fun
(それほど楽しく)
[名]
a lot of fun
博覧会はあと一日あったが、それほど楽しくはなかった。
Almanzo was tired of having a good time.
アルマンゾは楽しい時間を過ごすのに疲れていた。
Three days of it were too much.
too much
(十分だった)
[形]
more than is wanted or needed
三日間も続くと、もう十分だった。
It didn’t seem right to be dressed up again and leaving the farm.
再び着飾って農場を離れるのは正しいこととは思えなかった。
He felt unsettled, as he did at house-cleaning time.
unsettled
(落ち着かない)
[形]
not calm or quiet
house-cleaning
(家の掃除)
[名]
the act of cleaning a house
彼は家の掃除の時のように落ち着かない気持ちだった。
He was glad when the Fair was over and everything could go on as usual.
彼は、博覧会が終わり、すべてがいつも通りに進むことができると嬉しかった。