Simpkin opened the door and bounced in, with an angry “G-r-r-miaw!” like a cat that is vexed: for he hated the snow, and there was snow in his ears, and snow in his collar at the back of his neck.
The Tailor of Gloucester by Beatrix Potter
シンプキンは ドアを あけて、いえに はいった。
- predicate:
- 開ける
- 入る
He put down the loaf and the sausages upon the dresser, and sniffed.
かれは にもつを たなに おいた。
- modifier:
- 荷物を、棚に
“Simpkin,” said the tailor, “where is my twist?”
「わたしの いとは どこにある？」
But Simpkin set down the pipkin of milk upon the dresser, and looked suspiciously at the tea-cups.
シンプキンは ティーカップを みた。
He wanted his supper of little fat mouse!
かれは ねずみを ゆうしょくにしたかった。
“Simpkin,” said the tailor, “where is my TWIST?”
「わたしの いとは どこにある？」
But Simpkin hid a little parcel privately in the tea-pot, and spit and growled at the tailor; and if Simpkin had been able to talk, he would have asked: “Where is my MOUSE?”
「わたしの ネズミは どこにある？」
“Alack, I am undone!” said the Tailor of Gloucester, and went sadly to bed.
したてやは かなしげに ねた。
- predicate:
- 寝る
- 身から出た錆（みからでたさび, one’s own fault / brought it on oneself）
The Japanese phrase “mikaradeta sabi” means that a negative consequence has arisen from one’s own actions, mistakes, or carelessness. It emphasizes personal responsibility: the trouble you face is the direct result of what you did. It is often used when someone’s poor decisions, bad habits, or thoughtless behavior lead to problems such as workplace issues, social conflicts, financial trouble, or embarrassing situations.
All that night long Simpkin hunted and searched through the kitchen, peeping into cupboards and under the wainscot, and into the tea-pot where he had hidden that twist; but still he found never a mouse!
ひとばんじゅう シンプキンは ネズミを さがしまわった。
それでも、ネズミは みつからなかった。
- predicate:
- 探し回る
Whenever the tailor muttered and talked in his sleep, Simpkin said “Miaw-ger-r-w-s-s-ch!” and made strange horrid noises, as cats do at night.
したてやが ねごとを いうたびに、
シンプキンは おそろしい なきごえを あげた。
- modifier:
- 寝言を
- 恐ろしい鳴き声を
For the poor old tailor was very ill with a fever, tossing and turning in his four-post bed; and still in his dreams he mumbled—”No more twist! no more twist!”
したてやは ねつをだした。
- predicate:
- 熱を出す
All that day he was ill, and the next day, and the next; and what should become of the cherry-coloured coat?
かれは びょうきだった。つぎのひも、そのつぎのひも。
- predicate:
- 病気だった
In the tailor’s shop in Westgate Street the embroidered silk and satin lay cut out upon the table—one-and-twenty button-holes—and who should come to sew them, when the window was barred, and the door was fast locked?
したてやの みせのなかに きじが ある。
だれが それを ぬうのだろう？
だれも みせに はいれないのに。
But that does not hinder the little brown mice; they run in and out without any keys through all the old houses in Gloucester!
しかし、ネズミは カギをつかわずに いえを でいりする。