I cannot say that after this, for five years, any extraordinary thing happened to me;
for five years
(5年間)
[副]
for a period of five years
any extraordinary thing
(何か特別なこと)
[名]
something unusual or remarkable
この後5年間、私に何か特別なことが起こったとは言えない。
but I lived on in the same course, in the same posture and place, just as before.
live on
(生き続ける)
[動]
continue to live
しかし、私は以前と同じように、同じ道を、同じ姿勢で、同じ場所で生き続けた。
The chief things I was employed in, besides my yearly labor of planting my barley and rice, and curing my raisins, of both which I always kept up just enough to have sufficient stock of one year’s provisions beforehand--and my daily labor of going out with my gun, I had one labor, to make me a canoe, which at last I finished;
私が従事していた主な仕事は、大麦や米を植え、干しぶどうを収穫する年一回の仕事と、銃を持って出かける日々の仕事のほかに、カヌーを作るという仕事があったが、ついに完成した。
so that by digging a canal to it of six feet wide, and four feet deep, I brought it into the creek, almost half a mile.
four feet
(4フィート)
[名]
a unit of length equal to 12 inches
almost half a mile
(ほぼ半マイル)
[名]
a unit of length equal to 1760 yards
幅6フィート、深さ4フィートの運河を掘って、ほぼ半マイルほど小川に運び込んだ。
As for the first, which was so vastly big, as I made it without considering beforehand, as I ought to do, how I should be able to launch it;
vastly
(とても)
[副]
to a great extent; greatly
最初のカヌーは、あまりにも大きすぎて、どうやって進水させればいいのか、事前に考えずに作ってしまった。
so, never being able to bring it to the water, or bring the water to it, I was obliged to let it lie where it was, as a memorandum to teach me to be wiser next time.
let
(そのままにしておく)
[動]
allow to remain in a specified condition
そのため、水に運ぶことも、水を運ぶこともできず、次回はもっと賢くなるようにという覚書として、そのままにしておくしかなかった。
Indeed, the next time, though I could not get a tree proper for it, and in a place where I could not get the water to it at any less distance than, as I have said, near half a mile, yet as I saw it was practicable at last, I never gave it over;
practicable
(実行可能)
[形]
feasible; possible
last
(ついに)
[副]
finally; eventually
実際、次回は、それに適した木を手に入れる事ができなかったし、私が言ったように、半マイル近くの距離で水を運ぶ事ができない場所だったが、それでも、ついにそれが実行可能だとわかったので、私はそれを諦めなかった。
and though I was near two years about it, yet I never grudged my labor, in hopes of having a boat to go off to sea at last.
two years
(2年)
[名]
a period of 24 months
そして、私はそれに2年近くかかったが、それでも、ついに海に出られる船ができることを期待して、労力を惜しまなかった。
However, though my little _periagua_ was finished, yet the size of it was not at all answerable to the design which I had in view when I made the first;
answerable
(合致する)
[形]
able to be answered
しかし、私の小さなペリアグアは完成したが、その大きさは、私が最初に作ったときに考えていた設計には全く合致していなかった。
I mean, of venturing over to the _terra firma_, where it was above forty miles broad.
over
(向こう側)
[前]
on the other side of
terra firma
(テラ・ファーマ)
[名]
solid ground
つまり、幅が40マイル以上あるテラ・ファーマに冒険するということである。
Accordingly, the smallness of my boat assisted to put an end to that design, and now I thought no more of it.
smallness
(小ささ)
[名]
the quality or state of being small
put an end to
(終止符を打つ)
[動]
cause to stop
think no more of
(考えなくなる)
[動]
stop thinking about
それに応じて、私の船の小ささはその設計に終止符を打つのに役立ち、今では私はそれ以上考えなくなった。
But as I had a boat, my next design was to make a tour round the island;
make a tour
(一周する)
[動]
go around a place
しかし、私は船を手に入れたので、次の計画は島を一周することだった。
for as I had been on the other side in one place, crossing, as I have already described it, over the land, so the discoveries I made in that little journey made me very eager to see other parts of the coast;
in one place
(ある場所で)
[名]
in a certain place
crossing
(横断)
[名]
the action of going across something
over the land
(陸路で)
[名]
by land
so
(なので)
[接]
therefore
the discoveries
(発見)
[名]
the action of discovering something
I made
(私がした)
[動]
I did
in that little journey
(その短い旅で)
[名]
in that short journey
made me
(私にさせた)
[動]
caused me to
very eager
(とても見たい)
[形]
very keen
to see
(見たい)
[動]
to perceive with the eyes
other parts
(他の部分)
[名]
other parts
of the coast
(海岸の)
[名]
of the coast
というのも、私がすでに述べたように、陸路で反対側に行ったことがあるので、その短い旅で発見したことで、海岸の他の部分を見たいと思ったからである。
and now I had a boat, I thought of nothing but sailing round the island.
have a boat
(船を手に入れた)
[動]
to own a boat
think of nothing but
(しか考えていなかった)
[動]
to be unable to think about anything else
sail round
(周航する)
[動]
to sail around something
そして今、私は船を手に入れたので、島を周航することしか考えていなかった。
Having fitted my mast and sail, and tried the boat, I found she would sail very well.
fit
(取り付ける)
[動]
be of the right shape and size
sail
(帆走する)
[動]
travel by boat
マストを取り付け、帆を張り、船を試したところ、とてもよく帆走することがわかった。
Then I made little lockers, or boxes, at either end of my boat, to put provisions, necessaries, and ammunition, etc., into, to be kept dry, either from rain or the spray of the sea;
either end
(両端)
[名]
each of the two ends of something
それから、私は船の両端に小さなロッカーや箱を作り、食料、必需品、弾薬などを入れて、雨や海のしぶきから守って乾燥させた。
and a little long hollow place I cut in the inside of the boat, where I could lay my gun, making a flap to hang down over it to keep it dry.
flap
(フラップ)
[名]
a piece of something that is attached to something else by one edge and can be moved or opened
そして、私は船の内側に少し長い空洞を切り、そこに銃を置き、その上に垂れ下がるフラップを作り、銃を乾燥させた。
I fixed my umbrella also in a step at the stern, like a mast, to stand over my head, and keep the heat of the sun off of me, like an awning;
fix
(固定する)
[動]
attach or fasten securely
umbrella
(傘)
[名]
a device for protection from the weather consisting of a circular canopy of fabric supported by a collapsible frame
step
(段)
[名]
a flat surface on which one may place one's foot when ascending or descending
keep
(遠ざける)
[動]
cause to remain in a specified state
awning
(日よけ)
[名]
a sheet of canvas or other material stretched on a frame and used as a shelter from the sun or rain
私はまた、私の頭の上に立て、日よけのように太陽の熱を私から遠ざけるために、マストのように船尾の段に傘を固定した。
and thus I every now and then took a little voyage upon the sea, but never went far out, nor far from the little creek.
take a voyage
(航海に出る)
[動]
go on a journey by sea
こうして私は時々海に少しばかりの航海に出かけたが、決して遠くへは行かず、小さな入り江から遠くへは行かなかった。
But at last, being eager to view the circumference of my little kingdom, I resolved upon my tour;
eager
(熱望する)
[形]
strongly wanting to do or have something
view
(見る)
[動]
look at or see
circumference
(周囲)
[名]
the perimeter of a circle
kingdom
(王国)
[名]
a country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queen
tour
(旅行)
[名]
a trip that people take for pleasure
しかし、ついに私の小さな王国の周囲を見たいと熱望し、私は旅行を決意した。
and accordingly I victualled my ship for the voyage, putting in two dozen of my loaves (cakes I should rather call them) of barley bread, an earthen pot full of parched rice, a food I ate a great deal of, a little bottle of rum, half a goat, and powder and shot for killing more, and two large watch-coats, of those which, as I mentioned before, I had saved out of the seamen’s chests;
victual
(食料を積み込む)
[動]
supply with food
put in
(積み込む)
[動]
place or insert something into something else
parched
(炒った)
[形]
dried out by heat
それに従って、私は大麦パンを2ダース(ケーキと呼ぶべきだろう)、私がよく食べる炒り米をいっぱい入れた土鍋、ラム酒の小瓶、山羊の半身、さらに殺すための火薬と弾丸、そして前述したように船員の衣装箱から取り出した大きな見張り用コート2枚を積み込んで、航海のために船に食料を積み込んだ。
these I took, one to lie upon, and the other to cover me in the night.
cover
(掛ける)
[動]
be or provide a covering for
これらは、1枚は敷布に、もう1枚は夜に掛け布団にするためだった。
It was the 6th of November, in the sixth year of my reign, or my captivity, which you please, that I set out on this voyage, and I found it much longer than I expected;
the 6th of November
(11月6日)
[名]
the sixth day of the eleventh month of the year
the sixth year
(6年目)
[名]
the sixth year of a period of time
reign
(統治)
[名]
the period during which a sovereign rules
set out
(出発する)
[動]
start a journey
私がこの航海に出発したのは、私の統治、あるいは監禁の6年目の11月6日だったが、それは私が予想していたよりもずっと長かった。
for though the island itself was not very large, yet when I came to the east side of it I found a great ledge of rocks lie out about two leagues into the sea, some above water, some under it, and beyond that a shoal of sand, lying dry half a league more;
beyond
(向こう)
[前]
on or to the farther side of
島自体はそれほど大きくなかったが、東側に来てみると、海に約2リーグも突き出た大きな岩棚があり、水面上にあるものもあれば、水面下にあるものもあり、その向こうには半リーグ以上も干上がった砂州があった。
so that I was obliged to go a great way out to sea to double the point.
go a great way
(かなり沖に出る)
[動]
go a long distance
out to sea
(沖に)
[副]
in the direction of the sea
そのため、私はその地点を回るために、かなり沖に出なければならなかった。
When first I discovered them, I was going to give over my enterprise, and come back again, not knowing how far it might oblige me to go out to sea, and, above all, doubting how I should get back again, so I came to an anchor;
enterprise
(計画)
[名]
a project or undertaking, especially a bold or complex one
how far
(どれだけ)
[副]
to what extent or degree
oblige
(~しなければならない)
[動]
make (someone) do something
doubt
(疑問に思う)
[動]
be uncertain about something
come to
(~する)
[動]
reach a certain state or condition
最初にそれらを発見した時、私は自分の計画をあきらめて、また戻って来ようと思ったが、どれだけ沖に出なければならないか分からず、何よりも、どうやって戻って来られるか疑問だったので、私は錨を下ろした。
for I had made me a kind of anchor with a piece of a broken grappling which I got out of the ship.
kind of
(一種の)
[名]
a type or category
grappling
(鉤爪)
[名]
a hook or claw used for grasping
私は船から取り出した壊れた鉤爪の一部で錨のようなものを作っていた。
In my viewing the sea from that hill, where I stood, I perceived a strong, and indeed a most furious current, which ran to the east, and even came close to the point;
私が立っていた丘から海を眺めていると、東に向かって流れる強く、実に激しい流れが見え、その流れは岬の近くまで来ていた。
and I took the more notice of it, because I saw there might be some danger that when I came into it I might be carried out to sea by the strength of it, and not be able to make the island again.
take notice of
(注意を払う)
[動]
to become aware of or pay attention to
be carried out
(流される)
[動]
to be taken or moved from one place to another
make
(戻る)
[動]
to return to
私はその流れに注意を払ったが、それは私がその流れに入ると、その強さによって沖に流され、二度と島に戻れなくなる危険性があると思ったからだ。
And indeed, had I not gotten first up upon this hill, I believe it would have been so;
so
(そうなっていた)
[副]
in the manner or to the extent indicated
実際、私がこの丘に登っていなかったら、そうなっていただろうと思う。
for there was the same current on the other side of the island, only that it set off at a farther distance;
on the other side
(反対側に)
[前]
in a position on the opposite side of something
that
(それは)
[代]
the thing mentioned before
set off
(始まっていた)
[動]
start a journey
at a farther distance
(もっと遠くから)
[前]
a long way away
島の反対側にも同じ流れがあったが、それはもっと遠くから始まっていた。
and I saw there was a strong eddy under the shore;
eddy
(渦)
[名]
a circular movement of water
そして、岸の下に強い渦があるのを見た。
so I had nothing to do but to get in out of the first current, and I should presently be in an eddy.
nothing to do
(何もすることがない)
[名]
no work or activity to do
out of
(から抜け出す)
[前]
from the inside to the outside of
だから、最初の流れから抜け出すこと以外に何もすることがなかったし、すぐに渦の中に入ってしまうだろう。
The third day, in the morning, the wind having abated overnight, the sea was calm, and I ventured.
the third day
(三日目)
[名]
the day after the second day
having abated
(弱まる)
[動]
become less intense or severe
overnight
(一晩で)
[副]
during the night
venture
(思い切って出発する)
[動]
proceed despite the risk
三日目の朝、風が一晩で弱まり、海は穏やかだったので、私は思い切って出発した。
But I am a warning-piece again to all rash and ignorant pilots;
warning
(警告)
[名]
a statement or event that indicates a possible danger, problem, or other unpleasant situation
pilot
(水先案内人)
[名]
a person who flies an aircraft
しかし、私はまたもや無謀で無知な水先案内人への警告である。
for no sooner was I come to the point, when even I was not my boat’s length from the shore, but I found myself in a great depth of water, and a current like the sluice of a mill.
come to the point
(その地点に着く)
[動]
reach a certain place
great depth
(深い)
[名]
a large distance from the top to the bottom
sluice
(水門)
[名]
a gate or valve for controlling the passage of water
なぜなら、岸から船の長さもないその地点に着くやいなや、私は深い水の中にいて、水車の水門のような流れの中にいることに気づいたからだ。
It carried my boat along with it with such violence, that all I could do could not keep her so much as on the edge of it, but I found it hurried me farther and farther out from the eddy, which was on my left hand.
それは私の船を激しく運び、私ができることは船をその端に留めることしかできなかったが、左手にある渦からどんどん遠ざかっていくのがわかった。
There was no wind stirring to help me, and all I could do with my paddlers signified nothing.
paddler
(パドル)
[名]
a short oar with a broad blade
signify
(意味をなさない)
[動]
be a sign of; indicate
私を助ける風は吹かず、私がパドルでできることは何一つ意味をなさなかった。
And now I began to give myself over for lost;
give oneself over
(思い始める)
[動]
to begin to think or believe something
lost
(失った)
[形]
no longer possessed or owned
そして、私は自分を失ったと思い始めた。
for, as the current was on both sides the island, I knew in a few leagues’ distance they must join again, and then I was irrevocably gone.
a few leagues
(数リーグ)
[名]
a unit of distance equal to about three miles
join
(合流する)
[動]
come together or be connected
irrevocably
(取り返しのつかないほど)
[副]
in a way that cannot be changed or reversed
gone
(行ってしまう)
[動]
move or travel away from a place
なぜなら、流れは島の両側にあったので、数リーグの距離で再び合流するはずだとわかっていたし、そうしたら私は取り返しのつかないほど遠くに行ってしまうからだ。
Nor did I see any possibility of avoiding it;
それを避ける可能性も見えなかった。
so that I had no prospect before me but of perishing;
no prospect
(何も見えなかった)
[名]
no chance of success
だから、私の前には滅亡する以外に何も見えなかった。
not by the sea, for that was calm enough, but of starving for hunger.
not by
(によってではない)
[前]
not near or next to
of
(によって)
[前]
used to indicate a cause, reason, or basis
海によってではなく、それは十分に穏やかだったが、飢えによってだ。
I had indeed found a tortoise on the shore, as big almost as I could lift, and had tossed it into the boat;
実際、私は岸で、私が持ち上げられるくらい大きな亀を見つけ、それを船に放り込んだ。
and I had a great jar of fresh water, that is to say, one of my earthen pots;
そして、私は大きな真水のつぼ、つまり私の土鍋の一つを持っていた。
but what was all this to being driven into the vast ocean, where, to be sure, there was no shore, no mainland or island, for a thousand leagues at least.
ocean
(海)
[名]
the body of salt water covering most of the earth's surface and surrounding its land masses
しかし、広大な海に追いやられるにあたり、これらはいったい何の役に立つというのか、そこには確かに、少なくとも千リーグは岸も本土も島もなかった。
And now I saw how easy it was for the providence of God to make the most miserable condition mankind could be in worse.
そして今、私は神の摂理が人類が陥りうる最も悲惨な状況をさらに悪化させることがいかに簡単かを知った。
Now I looked back upon my desolate solitary island as the most pleasant place in the world, and all the happiness my heart could wish for was to be but there again.
look back upon
(振り返る)
[動]
think about a past event
今や私は自分の荒涼とした孤島を世界で最も快適な場所として振り返り、私の心が望むすべての幸せは再びそこにあることだった。
I stretched out my hands to it, with eager wishes.
stretch out
(伸ばす)
[動]
extend one's limbs or body
私は熱望を込めて手を伸ばした。
“O happy desert!” said I, “I shall never see thee more.
never
(二度と)
[副]
at no time in the past or future; on no occasion; not ever
「おお、幸せな無人島よ!」と私は言った、「もう二度と会うことはないだろう。
O miserable creature,” said I, “whither am I going?”
whither
(どこへ)
[副]
to what place or position
おお、惨めな生き物よ」と私は言った、「私はどこへ行くのか?」
Then I reproached myself with my unthankful temper, and how I had repined at my solitary condition;
unthankful
(感謝の足りない)
[形]
not grateful
それから私は自分の感謝の足りない気質を自らを責め、いかに自分が孤独な境遇に不平を漏らしていたかを責めた。
and now what would I give to be on shore there again.
そして今、私は再びそこに上陸するために何を差し出すだろうか。
Thus we never see the true state of our condition till it is illustrated to us by its contraries;
illustrate
(明らかにする)
[動]
make clear or more easily understood, especially by using examples or comparisons
contrary
(反対)
[名]
something that is the opposite of something else
このように、私たちは自分の境遇の真の姿を、その反対の境遇によって明らかにされるまで見ることはできない。
nor know how to value what we enjoy, but by the want of it.
know how to
(知る)
[動]
have the knowledge or skill to do something
また、私たちが享受しているものの価値を、それを失うまで知ることはできない。
It is scarce possible to imagine the consternation I was now in, being driven from my beloved island (for so it appeared to me now to be) into the wide ocean, almost two leagues, and in the utmost despair of ever recovering it again.
be driven
(押し流される)
[動]
be forced to move or go
beloved
(愛する)
[形]
dearly loved
wide
(広い)
[形]
having a large distance from one side to the other
私の愛する島(今ではそう思えた)から広い海に押し流され、ほぼ2リーグも離れ、二度と戻れないという絶望感に襲われ、私が今どんなに狼狽しているかは想像もつかないだろう。
However, I worked hard, till indeed my strength was almost exhausted, and kept my boat as much to the northward, that is, towards the side of the current which the eddy lay on, as possibly I could;
keep
(漕ぎ続ける)
[動]
continue to do something
しかし、私は力を振り絞って、体力がほとんど尽きるまで懸命に働き、できる限り北に向かって、つまり渦巻きのある流れの側に向かって船を漕ぎ続けた。
when about noon, as the sun passed the meridian, I thought I felt a little breeze of wind in my face, springing up from the S.S.E.
about noon
(正午頃)
[名]
the middle of the day
meridian
(子午線)
[名]
a circle of constant longitude
breeze
(微風)
[名]
a gentle wind
spring up
(吹き上がる)
[動]
come into existence or prominence suddenly or quickly
S.S.E.
(南南東)
[名]
the direction midway between south and southeast
正午頃、太陽が子午線を通過したとき、南南東から吹き上がってくる微風を顔に感じたような気がした。
This cheered my heart a little, and especially when, in about half an hour more, it blew a pretty small gentle gale.
cheer
(元気が出る)
[動]
make someone feel happier
これで少し元気が出てきて、特に30分ほど経って、かなり小さな穏やかな強風が吹いたときには、さらに元気が出てきた。
By this time I was gotten at a frightful distance from the island;
get
(離れる)
[動]
move away from
この時点で私は島から恐ろしいほど遠く離れていた。
and had the least cloud or hazy weather intervened, I had been undone another way too;
hazy
(かすんだ)
[形]
obscured by haze
intervene
(起こる)
[動]
come between so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events
そして、少しでも雲がかかったり、かすんだりしたら、私は別の方法でも失敗していただろう。
for I had no compass on board, and should never have known how to have steered towards the island if I had but once lost sight of it.
have no compass
(羅針盤がない)
[動]
not have a compass
should never have known
(わからないだろう)
[動]
would not have known
how to have steered
(どうやって操縦すればいいのか)
[動]
how to steer
なぜなら、私は船に羅針盤を積んでいなかったので、一度でも島を見失ったら、どうやって島に向かって操縦すればいいのかわからなかっただろうからだ。
But the weather continuing clear, I applied myself to get up my mast again, and spread my sail, standing away to the north as much as possible, to get out of the current.
as much as possible
(できるだけ)
[副]
to the greatest extent or degree possible
get out of
(抜け出す)
[動]
leave or escape from
しかし、天候が続くので、私は再びマストを上げ、帆を広げ、できるだけ北に向かって立ち、流れから抜け出そうとした。
Just as I had set my mast and sail, and the boat began to stretch away, I saw even by the clearness of the water some alteration of the current was near;
set
(張る)
[動]
put something in a certain place or position
stretch
(伸びる)
[動]
become or make longer or wider
near
(近づく)
[動]
come close to
マストや帆を張り、ボートが伸び始めたちょうどその時、水の透明度から、流れの変化が近づいているのがわかった。
for where the current was so strong, the water was foul.
流れが強いところでは水が汚れていたからだ。
But perceiving the water clear, I found the current abate, and presently I found to the east, at about half a mile, a breach of the sea upon some rocks.
clear
(澄んでいる)
[形]
free from clouds, mist, or haze
しかし、水が澄んでいるのを見て、流れが弱まっているのに気づき、すぐに東の約半マイル先に、岩の上に海の裂け目があるのを見つけた。
These rocks I found caused the current to part again;
these
(これらの)
[限]
the ones that are near or that are being indicated or experienced
これらの岩が流れを再び分断させていることがわかった。
and as the main stress of it ran away more southerly, leaving the rocks to the north-east, so the other returned by the repulse of the rocks, and made a strong eddy, which ran back again to the north-west with a very sharp stream.
main stress
(主な圧力)
[名]
the main force or pressure
repulse
(反発)
[名]
a feeling of intense dislike
run back
(戻る)
[動]
go or come back to a place or person
sharp
(鋭い)
[形]
having a fine cutting edge or point
そして、その主な圧力が岩を北東に残して、より南に逃げたので、他の圧力は岩の反発によって戻り、強い渦を作り、それは非常に鋭い流れで再び北西に戻った。
When I had made something more than a league of way by the help of this current or eddy, I found it was spent, and served me no farther.
この流れや渦の助けを借りて1リーグ以上進んだとき、私はそれが尽きてしまい、それ以上役に立たないことに気づいた。
However, I found that being between the two great currents, viz., that on the south side, which had hurried me away, and that on the north, which lay about a league on the other side;
しかし、私は2つの大きな流れの間にいることに気づいた。つまり、私を急いで連れ去った南側の流れと、反対側に約1リーグある北側の流れである。
I say, between these two, in the wake of the island, I found the water at least still, and running no way;
wake
(航跡)
[名]
the track left by a ship or other vessel in the water
still
(静か)
[形]
making no sound or movement
つまり、この2つの流れの間に、島の航跡で、少なくとも水が静かで、流れがないことに気づいた。
and having still a breeze of wind fair for me, I kept on steering directly for the island, though not making such fresh way as I did before.
steering
(操縦)
[名]
the action of steering a vehicle
そして、私にとって都合の良い風が吹いていたので、私は以前のように新鮮な道を進むわけではないが、島に向かって直接操縦し続けた。
About four o’clock in the evening, being then within about a league of the island, I found the point of the rocks which occasioned this disaster stretching out, as is described before, to the southward, and casting off the current more southwardly had, of course, made another eddy to the north, and this I found very strong, but not directly setting the way my course lay, which was due west, but almost full north.
about four o'clock
(4時頃)
[名]
a time of day
within about a league
(1リーグ以内)
[名]
a unit of distance
the point
(先端)
[名]
the sharp end of a tool, weapon, or other object
the rocks
(岩)
[名]
a large mass of stone, especially one projecting out of the ground or water
occasion
(引き起こす)
[動]
cause or produce
this disaster
(この災害)
[名]
a sudden event, such as an accident or a natural catastrophe, that causes great damage or loss of life
stretch out
(伸びる)
[動]
extend one's body or a part of it
as is described before
(前述のように)
[副]
as mentioned earlier
to the southward
(南に向かって)
[副]
in a southerly direction
cast off
(放つ)
[動]
throw or let go of something
the current
(流れ)
[名]
a continuous flow of water in a particular direction
more southwardly
(より南に向かって)
[副]
in a more southerly direction
of course
(もちろん)
[副]
certainly; without doubt
to the north
(北に)
[副]
in a northerly direction
very strong
(非常に強い)
[形]
having great power or force
not directly
(直接ではない)
[副]
not in a direct way
set
(向ける)
[動]
put or place in a specified position
the way
(道)
[名]
a method, style, or manner of doing something
my course
(私の進路)
[名]
the direction in which a ship or aircraft is moving
which was due west
(真西にある)
[形]
exactly or directly west
almost full north
(ほぼ真北)
[形]
almost directly north
夕方の4時頃、島から1リーグ以内にいるとき、この災害を引き起こした岩の先端が、前述のように南に向かって伸びており、より南に向かって流れを放つと、もちろん北に別の渦ができ、これは非常に強いことがわかったのだが、私の進路である真西ではなく、ほぼ真北に向かっていた。
However, having a fresh gale, I stretched across this eddy, slanting north-west; and in about an hour came within about a mile of the shore, where, it being smooth water, I soon got to land.
stretch
(横切る)
[動]
extend in a specified direction
slant
(傾斜する)
[動]
slope or lean
しかし、新鮮な強風が吹いていたので、私はこの渦を横切って北西に傾斜し、約1時間で岸から約1マイル以内に到着し、そこは水面が穏やかだったので、すぐに上陸した。
I was now at a great loss which way to get home with my boat.
at a loss
(わからない)
[形]
unable to understand or explain something
私は今、ボートで家に帰る方法がわからなくなっていた。
I had run so much hazard, and knew too much the case, to think of attempting it by the way I went out;
run
(冒す)
[動]
be exposed to or incur
case
(事実)
[名]
a fact or situation
私はあまりにも多くの危険を冒し、あまりにも多くのことを知っていたので、私が出かけた道でそれを試みることを考えることはできなかった。
and what might be at the other side (I mean the west side) I knew not, nor had I any mind to run any more ventures.
west side
(西側)
[名]
the side that is to the west
know not
(知らなかった)
[動]
be not aware of
any more
(これ以上)
[副]
to any further extent or degree
そして、反対側(つまり西側)に何があるか私は知らなかったし、これ以上冒険する気もなかった。
So I only resolved in the morning to make my way westward along the shore, and to see if there was no creek where I might lay up my frigate in safety, so as to have her again if I wanted her.
make one's way
(向かう)
[動]
go in a specified direction
westward
(西)
[副]
toward the west
see
(確かめる)
[動]
find out or check by making an inquiry
lay up
(停泊する)
[動]
put a ship out of commission
safety
(安全)
[名]
the condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury
frigate
(フリゲート艦)
[名]
a relatively small warship
だから私は朝、岸に沿って西に向かい、必要になったらまた乗れるように、私のフリゲート艦を安全に停泊できる小川がないかどうかを確かめることにした。
In about three miles, or thereabouts, coasting the shore, I came to a very good inlet or bay, about a mile over, which narrowed till it came to a very little rivulet or brook, where I found a very convenient harbor for my boat, and where she lay as if she had been in a little dock made on purpose for her.
about three miles
(約3マイル)
[名]
a distance of about three miles
coast
(岸に沿って進む)
[動]
move easily without using much energy
about a mile
(約1マイル)
[名]
a distance of about one mile
narrow
(狭まる)
[動]
become narrower
very little
(非常に小さな)
[形]
very small
rivulet
(小川)
[名]
a small stream
very convenient
(とても便利な)
[形]
very useful or helpful
on purpose
(わざわざ)
[副]
intentionally
約3マイルほど岸に沿って進むと、幅約1マイルのとても良い入江に着いた。そこは非常に小さな小川になるまで狭まっており、私のボートにとってとても便利な港であることがわかった。まるでボートのために作られた小さなドックにいるかのようだった。
Here I put in, and having stowed my boat very safe, I went on shore to look about me, and see where I was.
stow
(収納する)
[動]
to put something away in a neat and orderly fashion
see
(確認する)
[動]
to find out or check by looking
私はここに船を入れ、とても安全に船を収納してから、岸に上がって周りを見回し、自分がどこにいるのかを確認した。
I soon found I had but a little passed by the place where I had been before, when I travelled on foot to that shore;
pass by
(通り過ぎる)
[動]
go past
私はすぐに、以前歩いてこの岸まで来たときにいた場所を少し通り過ぎただけだということに気づいた。
so taking nothing out of my boat but my gun and my umbrella, for it was exceedingly hot, I began my march.
だから私は銃と傘だけを船から取り出し、とても暑かったので、行進を始めた。
The way was comfortable enough after such a voyage as I had been upon, and I reached my old bower in the evening, where I found everything standing as I left it;
道は私が経験したような航海の後では十分に快適で、夕方には私の古いあずまやに着き、そこではすべてが私が去ったときのまま立っているのを見つけた。
for I always kept it in good order, being, as I said before, my country house.
good order
(きちんと整頓)
[名]
a state of peace and discipline
as I said before
(前にも言ったように)
[接]
as I have already said
というのも、私はいつもそこをきちんと整頓していたからで、そこは前にも言ったように、私の別荘だった。
I got over the fence, and laid me down in the shade to rest my limbs, for I was very weary, and fell asleep.
fall asleep
(眠ってしまう)
[動]
to go into a state of sleep
私は柵を乗り越え、手足を休めるために日陰に横になったが、とても疲れていたので、眠ってしまった。
But judge you, if you can, that read my story, what a surprise I must be in, when I was waked out of my sleep by a voice calling me by my name several times, “Robin, Robin, Robin Crusoe, poor Robin Crusoe! Where are you, Robin Crusoe? Where are you?
if you can
(もしできるなら)
[条]
if it is possible for you
story
(話)
[名]
a tale or account of a series of events, true or fictional
Robin
(ロビン)
[名]
a small European bird with a red breast
Robin Crusoe
(ロビン・クルーソー)
[名]
the protagonist of the novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
しかし、私の話を読んで、もしできるなら、判断してほしい。私が何度も私の名前を呼ぶ声で眠りから覚めたとき、私がどれほど驚いたか、「ロビン、ロビン、ロビン・クルーソー、かわいそうなロビン・クルーソー! どこにいるんだ、ロビン・クルーソー? どこにいるんだ?
Where have you been?”
have been
(いた)
[助]
have gone to a place and come back
どこにいたんだ?」
I was so dead asleep at first, being fatigued with rowing, or paddling, as it is called, the first part of the day, and with walking the latter part, that I did not wake thoroughly;
be dead asleep
(ぐっすり眠っている)
[動]
be in a very deep sleep
be fatigued with
(疲れている)
[動]
be tired or exhausted
rowing
(漕ぎ)
[名]
the act of propelling a boat by means of oars
paddling
(パドリング)
[名]
the act of propelling a boat by means of paddles
as it is called
(いわゆる)
[副]
that is to say; in other words
the first part of the day
(その日の前半)
[名]
the morning
the latter part
(後半)
[名]
the afternoon
thoroughly
(完全に)
[副]
completely; fully
私は最初、その日の前半はいわゆる漕ぎ、後半は歩きで疲れていたので、ぐっすり眠っていて、完全には目覚めなかった。
but dozing between sleeping and waking, thought I dreamed that somebody spoke to me.
dozing
(まどろむ)
[動]
sleep lightly or fitfully
sleeping
(眠り)
[名]
the natural state of rest in which consciousness practically disappears
waking
(目覚め)
[名]
the action of becoming awake
thought
(思う)
[動]
have a particular opinion about something
しかし、眠りと目覚めの間でまどろみながら、誰かが私に話しかけてきた夢を見たと思った。
But as the voice continued to repeat “Robin Crusoe, Robin Crusoe,” at last I began to wake more perfectly, and was at first dreadfully frightened, and started up in the utmost consternation.
repeat
(繰り返す)
[動]
do or say something again
frightened
(怖がる)
[動]
be afraid of something
start up
(飛び起きる)
[動]
jump up
consternation
(驚愕)
[名]
a feeling of fear or shock
しかし、声が「ロビン・クルーソー、ロビン・クルーソー」と繰り返し続けるので、ついに私はもっと完全に目覚め始め、最初は恐ろしく怖くなり、最大の驚愕の中で飛び起きた。
But no sooner were my eyes open, but I saw my Poll sitting on the top of the hedge, and immediately knew that it was he that spoke to me;
しかし、目を開けるとすぐに、私のポルが生垣の上に座っているのが見え、すぐに私に話しかけたのが彼だとわかった。
for just in such bemoaning language I had used to talk to him, and teach him;
in such
(そんな)
[副]
to that extent or degree
bemoaning
(悲しげな)
[形]
expressing sadness or grief
had used
(使っていた)
[動]
be accustomed to doing something
to talk to
(話しかける)
[動]
speak to
というのも、私はいつもそんな悲しげな言葉で彼に話しかけ、教えていたからだ。
and he had learned it so perfectly, that he would sit upon my finger, and lay his bill close to my face, and cry, “Poor Robin Crusoe! Where are you?
perfectly
(完璧に)
[副]
in a perfect manner
finger
(指)
[名]
any of the four long thin parts at the end of the hand
そして彼はそれを完璧に覚えていたので、私の指に座り、くちばしを私の顔に近づけて、「かわいそうなロビン・クルーソー! どこにいるの?
Where have you been?
どこに行ってたの?
How come you here?” and such things as I had taught him.
how come
(どうして)
[副]
for what reason or purpose
どうしてここに来たの?」と私が教えたようなことを言うのだった。
However, even though I knew it was the parrot, and that indeed it could be nobody else, it was a good while before I could compose myself.
good
(かなりの)
[形]
of high quality; excellent
while
(時間)
[名]
a period of time
しかし、それがオウムであることはわかっていたし、実際、他の誰かであるはずはないのだが、落ち着くまでにはかなりの時間がかかった。
First, I was amazed how the creature got thither, and then, how he should just keep about the place, and nowhere else.
get thither
(たどり着く)
[動]
reach a place
keep about
(留まる)
[動]
stay in a place
nowhere else
(他の場所)
[名]
no other place
まず、その生き物がどうやってそこまでたどり着いたのか、そして、どうしてその場所に留まって他の場所には行かないのか、と驚いた。
But as I was well satisfied it could be nobody but honest Poll, I got it over;
be satisfied
(確信する)
[動]
be convinced of the truth of something
しかし、それが正直なポル以外にはありえないと確信していたので、私はそれを乗り越えた。
and holding out my hand, and calling him by his name, Poll, the sociable creature, came to me, and sat upon my thumb, as he used to do, and continued talking to me, “Poor Robin Crusoe! and how did I come here? and where had I been?” just as if he had been overjoyed to see me again;
hold out
(差し伸べる)
[動]
stretch out
be
(いる)
[動]
exist or live
そして、手を差し伸べて、彼の名前を呼ぶと、社交的な生き物であるポルは私のところに来て、いつものように私の親指に座り、「かわいそうなロビン・クルーソー! どうしてここに来たの? どこに行っていたの?」と私に話しかけ続けた。まるで私に再会できて嬉しそうだった。
and so I carried him home along with me.
そして、私は彼を連れて帰った。
I had now had enough of rambling to sea for some time, and had enough to do for many days to sit still, and reflect upon the danger I had been in.
have enough of
(十分に~する)
[動]
to be tired of or annoyed with something
rambling
(散策)
[名]
a long, leisurely walk
for many days
(何日も)
[副]
for a long period of time
reflect upon
(考える)
[動]
to think carefully about something
私はしばらくの間、海を散策するのに十分な時間を過ごし、何日もじっと座って、自分が置かれていた危険について考えるには十分な時間を過ごした。
I would have been very glad to have had my boat again on my side of the island;
be glad
(嬉しい)
[動]
feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
私は島の私の側に再び私のボートがあればとても嬉しかっただろう。
but I knew not how it was practicable to get it about.
practicable
(実行可能である)
[形]
capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished
about
(について)
[前]
on the subject of
しかし、私はそれをどうやって手に入れたらいいのかわからなかった。
As to the east side of the island, which I had gone round, I knew well enough there was no venturing that way;
east side
(東側)
[名]
the part of something that is towards the east
go round
(回る)
[動]
move in a circular motion
know well
(よく知る)
[動]
be familiar with
私が回った島の東側については、その道を冒険することはできないことをよく知っていた。
my very heart would shrink, and my very blood run chill, but to think of it.
shrink
(縮む)
[動]
become or make smaller
run
(冷たくなる)
[動]
become cold
私の心臓は縮み、血は冷たくなるだろうが、考えてみれば。
And as to the other side of the island, I did not know how it might be there;
do not know
(知らない)
[動]
be not aware of
そして島の反対側については、私はそこがどうなっているのか知らなかった。
but supposing the current ran with the same force against the shore at the east as it passed by it on the other, I might run the same risk of being driven down the stream, and carried by the island, as I had been before of being carried away from it.
しかし、流れが東の岸にぶつかる力が、反対側を通り過ぎるときと同じだとすると、私は以前に島から流されたときと同じように、流れに押し流されて島に運ばれる危険を冒すかもしれない。
So, with these thoughts, I contented myself to be without any boat, though it had been the product of so many months’ labor to make it and of so many more to get it unto the sea.
to be
(であること)
[他]
to exist or live
the product
(成果)
[名]
something that is produced
so many
(とても多くの)
[限]
a large number of
to make
(作った)
[動]
cause to exist or come about
to get
(出す)
[動]
come to have or hold
unto
(に)
[前]
to
the sea
(海)
[名]
a large expanse of salt water covering most of the earth's surface and surrounding its land masses
だから、こういった考えで、私は何ヶ月もかけて作った船を海に出すためにさらに何ヶ月もかけて労働したにもかかわらず、船がないことに満足した。
I improved myself in this time in all the mechanic exercises which my necessities put me upon applying myself to, and I believe could, upon occasion, make a very good carpenter, especially considering how few tools I had.
improve
(磨く)
[動]
make or become better
mechanic
(機械的な)
[形]
relating to or involving machinery or mechanical operations
exercise
(訓練)
[名]
a physical or mental activity that you do to stay healthy or become stronger
私はこの時期に、必要に迫られて取り組んだあらゆる機械的な訓練で自分を磨き、特に道具がどれほど少なかったかを考えると、時折、とても良い大工になれたと思う。
Besides this, I arrived at an unexpected perfection in my earthenware, and contrived well enough to make them with a wheel, which I found infinitely easier and better, because I made things round and shapable which before were filthy things indeed to look on.
arrive at
(達する)
[動]
reach a destination
unexpected
(思いがけない)
[形]
not expected or anticipated
earthenware
(陶器)
[名]
pottery made of clay that has been fired at a low temperature
shapeable
(形作ることができる)
[形]
able to be shaped
filthy
(不潔な)
[形]
very dirty
look on
(見る)
[動]
regard in a specified way
それに加えて、私は陶器で思いがけない完成度に達し、ろくろで作るのに十分な工夫をしたが、それは無限に簡単で良いことがわかった。なぜなら、以前は見るのに本当に不潔なものだったものを丸く形作ることができたからだ。
But I think I was never more vain of my own performance, or more joyful for anything found out, than for my being able to make a tobacco-pipe.
vain
(無駄な)
[形]
having no real value or importance
joyful
(喜んだ)
[形]
feeling or showing great happiness
しかし、私は自分のパフォーマンスにこれ以上無駄なことはなかったし、タバコパイを作れるようになったこと以上に、何かを発見したことを喜んだことはなかったと思う。
And though it was a very ugly, clumsy thing when it was done, and only burnt red, like other earthenware, yet as it was hard and firm, and would draw the smoke, I was exceedingly comforted with it;
clumsy
(不格好な)
[形]
lacking skill or grace
firm
(しっかりした)
[形]
strong or solid in structure
完成したパイプは、他の陶器と同じように赤く焼けただけで、とても醜く不格好なものだったが、硬くてしっかりしていて、煙を吸い込んでくれるので、私はとても慰められた。
for I had been always used to smoke, and there were pipes in the ship, but I forgot them at first, not knowing that there was tobacco in the island;
be used to
(慣れている)
[動]
be familiar with something through repeated exposure
smoke
(煙草を吸う)
[動]
inhale and exhale the smoke of a burning or smoldering substance, especially tobacco
not know
(知らない)
[動]
be unaware of
私はいつも煙草を吸っていたので、船にはパイプがあったが、島に煙草があることを知らず、最初は忘れていた。
and afterwards, when I searched the ship again, I could not come at any pipes at all.
come at
(見つける)
[動]
find or obtain
その後、船を再び捜索したときには、パイプは全く見つからなかった。
In my wicker-ware also I improved much, and made abundance of necessary baskets, as well as my invention showed me;
improve
(進歩する)
[動]
become better
私の枝編み細工もまた大いに進歩し、私の発明が示したように、必要なかごをたくさん作った。
though not very handsome, yet they were such as were very handy and convenient for my laying things up in, or fetching things home in.
not very
(あまり~ない)
[副]
to a small extent
handsome
(見栄えがよい)
[形]
good-looking
handy
(便利な)
[形]
useful or convenient
あまり見栄えはよくなかったが、物を置いたり、家に持ち帰ったりするのにとても便利なものだった。
For example, if I killed a goat abroad, I could hang it up in a tree, flay it, and dress it, and cut it in pieces, and bring it home in a basket;
例えば、私が外で山羊を殺したなら、それを木に吊るし、皮を剥ぎ、調理し、細かく切って、かごに入れて家に持ち帰ることができた。
and the like by a turtle;
and the like
(同様)
[名]
and similar things
亀も同様だった。
I could cut it up, take out the eggs, and a piece or two of the flesh, which was enough for me, and bring them home in a basket, and leave the rest behind me.
cut up
(切り刻む)
[動]
cut into small pieces
私はそれを切り刻み、卵を取り出し、私には十分な肉を1、2切れ取り、かごに入れて家に持ち帰り、残りは置き去りにすることができた。
Also large deep baskets were my receivers for my corn, which I always rubbed out as soon as it was dry, and cured, and kept it in great baskets.
receiver
(受け皿)
[名]
a person or thing that receives something
cure
(保存する)
[動]
preserve a food by drying, salting, smoking, or freezing
また、大きくて深い籠は私の穀物の受け皿で、私はいつも穀物が乾くとすぐにそれをすりつぶして、保存し、大きな籠に入れて保管していた。
I began now to perceive my powder abated considerably, and this was a want which it was impossible for me to supply, and I began seriously to consider what I must do when I should have no more powder;
私は今や火薬がかなり減っていることに気づき始め、これは私には補給することができない不足であり、火薬がなくなったらどうしたらよいか真剣に考え始めた。
that is to say, how I should do to kill any goats.
つまり、山羊を殺すにはどうしたらよいかということである。
I had, as is observed, in the third year of my being here kept a young kid, and bred her up tame, and I was in hope of getting a he-goat.
as is observed
(すでに述べたように)
[副]
as has been said before
keep
(飼う)
[動]
have as a pet
young kid
(子山羊)
[名]
a young goat
breed up
(育てる)
[動]
raise
in hope of
(望む)
[動]
want something to happen or be true
getting
(捕まえる)
[動]
obtain by effort
すでに述べたように、私はここに来て3年目に子山羊を飼い、飼いならして育てていたので、雄山羊を捕まえたいと望んでいた。
But I could not by any means bring it to pass, till my kid grew an old goat;
old goat
(老山羊)
[名]
a goat that is old
しかし、子山羊が成長して老山羊になるまで、私はどうしてもそれを実現することができなかった。
and I could never find in my heart to kill her, till she died at last of mere age.
find in one's heart
(殺す気になる)
[動]
to be able to bring oneself to do something
そして、彼女が老衰で死ぬまで、私は彼女を殺す気にはなれなかった。