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①　Townsend's translation　Lit2Go版

音声が聞けて、英語の全文が読めます。　→　Lit2Go “THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE”

Flesch–Kincaid Level: 3.2　168 words

The Hare was once boasting of his speed before the other animals.

hare　ノウサギ
boast of [about] A　Aを自慢する
the other 名s　残りの名

“I have never yet been beaten,” said he,

beat　負かす　受動態の現在完了経験

“when I put forth my full speed.

put forth　 ＜力などを>発揮する

I challenge any one here to race with me.”

challenge O to V　OにVするように挑む

The Tortoise said quietly, “I accept your challenge.”

tortoise　カメ
quietly　落ち着いて.
accept　受け入れる

“That is a good joke,” said the Hare;

“I could dance round you all the way.”

round A　Aの周りを[に]
all the way　道中ずっと
　
“Keep your boasting till you’ve beaten,” answered the Tortoise.

keep Ving　ずっとVし続ける　命令
動名詞の意味上の主語の所有格

“Shall we race?”

Shall we ～?　～しましょうか

So a course was fixed and a start was made.

fix　＜日取り・場所などを>決める
make a start　スタートを切る　受動態

The Hare darted almost out of sight at once, but soon stopped and,

dart　飛んでいく
out of sight　見えない所に
at once　すぐに

to show his contempt for the Tortoise, lay down to have a nap.

目的の不定詞
contempt for A　Aへの侮り
lie down　寝転ぶ　lie-lay-lain　cf. lay-laid-laid
have a nap　一眠りする

The Tortoise plodded on and plodded on,

plod　とぼとぼ歩く
V on　絶えずV　[動作の継続]
A and A　[反復・強意]

and when the Hare awoke from his nap,

awake-awoke-awoken　起きる

he saw the Tortoise just near the winning-post and could not run up in time to save the race.

in time　間に合って
save　安全に守る

Then said the Tortoise:“Plodding wins the race.”


②　聞き流すだけで英語をマスター版

英語の全文が読めます。　→　Sacred-Texts The Hare and the Tortoise

A HARE one day ridiculed the short feet and slow pace of the Tortoise,

ridicule　あざ笑う
feet　footの複　足

who replied, laughing:

関係代名詞非制限用法
reply　答える　過去形

"Though you be swift as the wind,

though S' V'　S'はV'だけれども
swift　速い
形 as A　Aのように(実に)形

I will beat you in a race.

beat　負かす

" The Hare, believing her assertion to be simply impossible,

believe O to be C　OがCだと思う、信じる　分詞構文　理由
assertion　断言、主張

assented to the proposal;

assent to ～　～に同意する
proposal　提案

and they agreed that the Fox should choose the course and fix the goal.

agree that S V　SがVすることに同意する
fox　キツネ
fix　＜日取り・場所などを>決める

On the day appointed for the race the two started together.

appoint　<日時・場所を>指定する　過去分詞

The Tortoise never for a moment stopped,

for a moment 　つかの間も

but went on with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course.

go on　進む　
steady　一様の
straight　まっすぐに、一直線に

The Hare, lying down by the wayside, fell fast asleep.

lie down　寝転ぶ　分詞構文
wayside　路傍
fall asleep　眠り込む
fast asleep　熟睡して

At last waking up, and moving as fast as he could,

at last 　とうとう
as fast as S can　できるだけ速く

he saw the Tortoise had reached the goal,

過去完了　時制の一致

and was comfortably dozing after her fatigue.

comfortably　気持よく
doze　居眠りする
fatigue　疲労

Slow but steady wins the race.