１－１９です。 I decided to step out and strech my legs a little and when I did so, I received a stronger impression than ever of being perched on the side of a hill. 止まって何をしたかを説明しているようですね。 矢張り分解ですね。 ① I deci…

１－１８です。 And even when I had assured myself I was on the right road, I felt compelled to stop the car a moment to take stock, as I were. スチーブンスは、見慣れない景色になった理由が、今までとは異なる環境の地域に突入したせいなのか、そ…

１－１７です。 It was only the feeling of a moment, but it caused me to slow down. 短い文で助かります。分解というほどでもないですが、上下二段にすると見やすくなります。 ① It was only the feeling of a moment, ② but it caused me to slow down.…

１－１６です。 The feeling swept over me that I had truly left Darlington Hall behind, and I must confess I did feel a slight sense of alarm - a sense aggravated by the feeling that I was perhaps not on the correct road at all, but speedin…

１－１５です。 I could sense the steep drop to my left, though I could not see it due to the trees and thick foliage that lined the roadside. そこまで複雑な文ではなさそうですが、分解をしてみます。 ① I could sense the steep drop to my left,…

１－１４です。 This occurred just after I took a turning and found myself on a road curving around the edge of a hill. 分解というより、文の要素の配置を整理する という感じですね。 ① This occurred just after ② I took a turning ③ and found my…

１－１３です。 I imagine the experience of unease mixed with exhilaration often described in connection with this moment is very similar to what I felt in the Ford as the surroundings grew strange around me. exhilaration 活気 刺激 感動 分…

１－１２です。 I have heard people describe the moment, when setting sail in aship, when one finally loses sight of the land. describe 書き留める 描写する 記述する 面白い文章です。when が二つありますが、違う使い方のような気がします。まずは…

１－１１です。 But then eventually the surroundings grew unrecognizable and I knew I had gone beyond all previous boundaries. eventually 結局は ついに ゆくゆくは やがて surrounding 環境 周囲（の状況） 近郊 田園地域 grow grew grown 成長する…

１－１０です。 For as I say, as I motored on in the sunshine towards the Berkshire border, I continued to be surprised by the familiality of the country around me. 分解してみます。 ① For as I say, ② as I motored on in the sunshine towards …

１－９です。 Now I had always supposed I had travelled very little, restricted as I am by my responsibilities in the house, but of course, over time, one does make various excursions for one professional reason or another, and it would see…

１－８です。 This was due, no doubt, to the fact that though I motered further and further from the house, I continued to find myself in surrounings with which I had at least a passing acquaintance. ちょっと長めの文です。分解してみます。 ①…

１－７です。 For the first twenty minutes or so of mortering, I cannot say I was seized by any excitement or anticipation at all. 教科書に例文として出てくるような整った文章で助かります。それでも見通しをよくするために分解はしてみます。 ① Fo…

１－６です。 It is hard to explain my feeling once I did finally set off. この文は短く、全部が見えています。分解はさすがに必要なさそうです。 It は、形式主語です。真主語は to explain my feeling となります。 「気持ちを説明するのは難しい」、…

１－５です。 It was an odd feeling and perhaps accounts for why I delayed my departure so long, wandering around the house many times over, checking one last time that all was in order. この文は前の文より複雑なことはないようですが、分解し…

１－４です。 What with Mrs Clements and the girls also gone for the week, I suppose I was very conscious of the fact that once I departed, Darlington Hall would stand empty for probably the first time this century =perhaps for the first ti…

１－３番です。 This expedition began this morning almost an hour later than I had planned, despite my having completed my packing and loaded the Ford with all the necessary items well before eight o'clock. 特に複雑な文ではなさそうですが、…

１－２です。 The first day of my trip is now completed, and all in all, I must say I am quite satisfied. １日の終わりはいつなのかと考えますが、旅行の場合は宿に着いたときかもしれません。 この文は分解の必要はなさそうです。が、やっておきまし…

１－１番です。 DAY ONE - EVENING: Salisbury Tonight, I find myself here in a guest house in the city of Salisbury. 「ソールズベリーにて 一日目 夜」 これは、この章全体のタイトルですね。 一行目には含まれないものでしょうが、まあ入れておきまし…

２３２番です。 But all in all, I can see no genuine reason why I should not undertake this trip. プロローグ最後の文です。 But all in all で始まっているのがスチーブンスらしい言い回しに思えます。辞書には、 ①「結論として」「大体」「概して」「…

２３１番です。 Various other questions concerning arrangements here in the house during my absence will need to be settled. 文の構造が分かるように分解してみます。 ① Various other questions ② concerning arrangements here in the house ③ duri…

２３０番です。 I would also need to see to the matter of the costumes. さすがにこれは分解しなくてもよさそうです。が、文の構造が分かるので分解も悪くありません。 ① I would also need to see ② to the matter ③ of the costumes. would は、意志未…

２２９番です。 I would of course have to write to Miss Kenton to tell her I might be passing by. of course が挿入されているというか、これがこの言葉の自然な使い方ですね。なければ、I would have to write となるわけです。 would も might も仮定…

２２８番です。 So then, there seems little reason why I should not undertake my motoring trip to the West Country. いよいよ大詰めですね。 それでは分解してみます。 ① So then, there seems little reason there seems (= there is) ② why I should…

２２７番です。 As I had anticipated, he gave his kind permission after not too great a delay, and furthermore, Mr Farraday was good enough to remember and reiterate his generous offer to 'foot the bill for the gas.' 長い文と言えるのでしょ…

２２６番です。 I responded as usual by smiling slightly - sufficient at least to indicate that I was participating in some way with the goog-humouredness with which he was carrying on - and waited to see if my employer's permission regardi…

２２５番です。 I was obliged, as I was saying, to spend some uncomfortable minutes standing in the drawing room yesterday afternoon while Mr Farraday went about his bantering. さて、分解をしてみます。 ① I was obliged, 主節SV ② as I was say…

２２４番です。 However, let me return to my original thread. 今回は、複雑な文ではないですね。 ここまでスチーブンスは、読者に感傷も交えていろいろなことを話してきました。その結果、あまりに話題が広がって、どこが始まりだったかが分からなくなっ…

２２３番です。 I must say, I was rather disappointed, for I would like to have discussed the bantering question with him. 面白い文章だと思います。というのは、特にコンマで区切らなくて、べたっとつなげて書いても問題はないと思うからです。もち…

２２２番です。 As it was, however, no suitable opportunity arose for me to gain such information. スチーブンスの口癖から始まっていますね。 As it was も、however も特に深い意味はないと思っていいと考えます。 スチーブンスにしては、いきなり用…