 ➠ඳᅂ 㸩᭮ୖ᪢ྒ  ࠖࣄࢠࢪࣄ࣭ኰெ࡛ኬఫࡡࢤ࣭ࢹࠗࡐࡡձ           G^ ᰐ⏛⪌ኯ㑳 ᩝἪງࢅࡗࡄࡒ࠷࠿ࠉ↋࿝ஜ⇩࡝ᩝἪ᭡࡝࡜ㄖࡲࡒࡂ࡝࠷ࠊ ࡐࢆ࡝ㄖ⩽ࡡࡒࡴ࡞ࠉெẴᑚㄕࡡ⩳ゼ᭡࡞ࡲࡾㄏゼࢅ࡛ࡽ࠵ࡅࠉᩝἪ㟻࠾ࡼよㄕࡊ࡙ࡹࡂࠊ㢗ᮞࡢ᭩㎾᫆⏤໩ࡈࡿࡒࠖࢲࣘࢤ࣭ࣝࢹᕝሔࠗࡡཋష⩽࡚ࠉ᪝ᮇ࠿ࣞࢢᆀ࡞࡝ࡖࡒ᫆⏤ࠔ007 ࡢ஦ᗐṒ࡟ࠕࡡ⬦ᮇᐓ࡚ࡵ࠵ࡾࣞ࢓ࣜࢺ࣬ࢱ࣭ࣜ(Roald Dahl)ࡡ▯⥽㞗ࠖ࢞ࢪ࣬࢞ࢪࠗ(KISS KISS)ࠊධ 11 ⥽ࢅ᭮஦ᅂࠉୌᖳ࠾ࡄ࡙Ⅴ᳠ࡊ࡙ࡹࡂࠊಊ୕࡞஋ࡎࡾ㑝ゼࡢ㛜㧏೸࣬ゼࠖ࢞ࢪ࣬࢞ࢪࠗ(᪡ᕖ᭡ᡛ)ࠊ ා㢄࡞ㄏࡽࡡ⛸ื࡛ㄏゼᗐࢅ♟ࡊࡒ࠹࠻ࠉཋᩝ࡛㑝ゼࠉㄏゼ⟘ᡜࢅ᥎ࡅࡱࡌࠊ࡜࠹㛣㐢ࡖ࡙࠷ࡾࡡ࠾ぜᙔࢅࡗࡄ࡙࠾ࡼࠉよㄕࢅㄖࢆ࡚ࡂࡓࡈ࠷ࠊࣂࢫࣜࢅよࡂẴฦ࡚ࠉᴞࡊࡲ࡝࠿ࡼⱝᩝἪࢅᏕࡦࡱࡊࡺ࠹ࠊㄏゼᗐ㸯㸟㸟㸟 ⮬࿤Ⓩㄏゼ(ཋᩝࢅྋ↋ࡊ࡞ࡌࡾ) 㸟㸟  Ḗ㝏Ⓩㄏゼ(ཋᩝࡡ⌦よࢅ᥾࡝࠹)    㸟   យᎬⓏㄏゼ(ㄏᕣ࡚セࡈࡿࡾ⠂ᅑ)
ビクスビー夫人と大佐のコート㹐ࢪࢹ࣭࣭ࣛ㹒 ࣄࢠࢪࣄ࣭ኰெࡢࢼ࣭࣭ࣖࣙࢠᅹపࡡṉ⛁༈ࡡጏࠊ᭮࡞ୌᗐࠉఐẍࡡ௒㆜࡛࠷࠹ྞ┘࡚࣍ࣜࢲ࣓࢓࡞ฝ࠾ࡄࠉࡐࡆ࡚ࠔኬఫࠕ࡛࿣ࡣࡿࡾῨ࠷୯ᖳ⏠࡛㏺℡ࢅᴞࡊࢆ࡚࠷ࡒࠊࡷ࠿࡙ืࡿ࠿ࡷࡖ࡙ࡀ࡙࠿ࠉᡥวࡿ㔘௥ࢂࡽ࡞㧏౮࡝࣐ࣤࢠࡡẗ⓮ࢅࡵࡼࡖࡒࣄࢠࢪࣄ࣭ኰெ
ࡢࠉ㈻ᮈࢅᣘࡖࡒࡆ࡛࡞ࡊ࡙ኰ࡫ࡡㄕ᪺ࢅวࡽᢜࡄࡻ࠹࡛ࡌࡾࠊ࡛ࡆࢀ࠿ࠉኰࡡ࡮࠹࠿ୌ
ᯓ୕ᡥࡓࡖࡒ͐ࠊ‫ິ۔‬ボ㸯㸟
Divorce has become a lucrative process, simple to arrange and easy to forget;㞫፡ࡢආ࠾ࡾ஥ᴏ࡞࡝ࡖ࡙ࠉ࠾ࢆࡒࢆ࡞ᠺ❟ࡊࠉ࠵ࡖࡈࡽᚸࡿཡࡾࡆ࡛࠿࡚ࡀࡾၛ኉࡞࡝ࡖࡒࠊ

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第８回（４月下旬号）『ビクスビー夫人と大佐のコート』その①@よㄕB
lucrative ࡢࠔආࡄࢅ⏍ࡳࠕprocess ࡢࠔ࠵ࡾ≁ᏽࡡ⤎ᯕ࡞ࡒ࡜ࡽࡗࡂࡒࡴ࡞࡝ࡈࡿࡾୌ㏻
ࡡ஥ᯮࠕࠊarrange ࡢࠔర࠾ࡡṹཱིࡽࢅࡗࡄࡾࠕsimple ࡢࠉto arrange ࡞࠾࠾ࡾ๧ボࠊsimpleto arrange ௧ୖධమࡢࠉ๑ࡡᮇᩝ࡞ᑊࡌࡾಞ㣥ㄊࠊ࣏࢜ࣤ࠿࠵ࡾࡡ࡚࠷ࡖࡒࢆណㆉ࠿วࡿ
᝗ሒࢅ⿭㊂ࡌࡾវࡋ(ᩝἪⓏ࡞ࡢࠉ๑ࡡ process ࡞᤻࠾ࡾ୘ᏽボࡡᙟᐖボⓏ⏕Ἢ)ࠊ
├ゼ㸯㞫፡ࡢආࡄࢅ⏍ࡳࡒࡴࡡᡥṹ࡛࡝ࡽࠉ⠾༟࡞௘᤻ࡄࡼࡿࠉࡈࡖࡈ࡛ᚸࡿࡼࡿࡾࠊ
ណゼ㸯㞫፡ࡢ㔘ආࡄࡡᡥṹ࡛໩ࡊࠉ௘⤄ࡳࡡࡵࡒ᪾ࡂࠉᚃ⭁ࡿࡵ࡝࠷ࠊ‫ິ۔‬ボ㸯㸟
; and ambitious females can repeat it as often as they please and parlay their winnings
to astronomical figures.
ࡐࡊ࡙ࠉ㔕ᚨⓏ࡝ዥᛮࡒࡔࡢࠉይࡀ࡝ࡓࡄ㞫፡ࢅࡂࡽ㏁ࡊࠉኮᩝᏕⓏ࡝ᩐᏊࡡ㈳㔘ࢅ⋋ᚋ
࡚ࡀࡾࠊ
@よㄕB
parlay A to B ࡢࠔA ࢅඔ㔘࡛ࡊ࡙ࠉB ࡫࡛ࡱࡒ᤻ࡄ࡞ฝࡾࠕB ࢅ฽㐡Ⅴ࡛ࡊ࡙ゼࡊЍࠔAࢅඔᡥ࡞ B ࡞⮫ࡾࠕࠊtheir winnings ࡢࠉ㞫፡࡞ࡻࡾ័ㅨᩩࡡౚ࠻ࠊcan ࡢࠉ⌦ㄵⓏྊ⬗ᛮ(͐ࡊ࠹ࡾ)ࠊࠔ័ㅨᩩࢅඔᡥ࡞ࠉⳐኬ࡝㈀⏐ࢅ⠇ࡂࠕ‫۔‬ᙟᐖボ㸯㸟
They know that the waiting period will not be unduly protracted, for overwork andhypertension are bound to get the poor devil before long, and he will die at his desk witha bottle of benzedrines in one hand and a packet of tranquillizers in the other.
ᙴዥࡒࡔࡢࠉᙽࡗ᭿㛣࠿㏭᪁ࡵ࡝ࡂࡡࡦࡢࡊ࡝࠷ࡆ࡛ࢅᢆ▩ࡊ࡙࠷ࡾࡡࡓࠊ㐛ຘ࡛㧏⾉ᅸ࠿㐪࠾ࡼࡍࠉ☔ᐁ࡞ࠉဖࡿ࡝ி୹ࢅᤍ࠻ࡾࡢࡍ࡝ࡡ࡚ࠉᙴࡢࠉ∞ᡥ࡞࣊ࣤࢭࢺࣛࣤࡡ⎴ࢅࠉࡵ࠹ୌ᪁࡞⢥♼Ꮽᏽ๠ࡡໜࡲࢅᣚࡖ࡙ࠉࢸࢪࢠ࡚᪴ኮࡌࡾ㐘࿤࡞࠵ࡾࠊ
@よㄕBᚨ᝗ࢅ࠵ࡼࢂࡌᙟᐖボࡢ๧ボ໩ࡌࡾ࡛ࡻ࠷ࠊࠔྊဖ᝷࡞ி୹ࢅࠕ
‫ྞ۔‬ボ㸯㸟Young men marry like mice, almost before they have reached the age of puberty, and alarge proportion of them have at least two ex-wives on the payroll by the time they arethirty-six years old.
ᙴࡼࡢࠉ࡮࡛ࢆ࡜ᛦ᫋᭿ࡡᖳ㱃࡞㐡ࡊࡵࡊ࡝࠷࠹ࡔ࡞ࠉࡈ࡝࠿ࡼࢾࢫ࣐ࡡࡻ࠹࡞ጏࢅࡴ࡛

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第８回（４月下旬号）『ビクスビー夫人と大佐のコート』その①ࡽࠉ୔༎ඵṋ࡞࡝ࡖࡒࡆࢀ࡞ࡢࠉࡌࡂ࡝ࡂࡵ஦ெࡡ඙ጏࢅ㞘ࡖ࡙࠷ࡾࡡ࠿ኬ㒂ฦ࡚࠵ࡾࠊ
@よㄕB㣬⫩㈕ࢅᡮ࠷⤾ࡄࡾẒ႔࡚࠵ࡾࡡ࠿ࢂ࠾ࡾࡻ࠹࡞ゼࡌࠊ├ゼ㸯⤝୙ᨥᡮ࠷ྞ⡑࡞ᑛ࡝ࡂ࡛ࡵ஦ெࡡ඙ጏࢅᣚࡖ࡙࠷ࡾࠊណゼ㸯඙ጏ஦ெฦࡡ⏍Ὡ㈕ࡵぜࡾ⩒┘࡞࡝ࡾࠊ‫۔‬㛭౿ボ㸯㸟㸟㸟To support these ladies in the manner to which they are accustomed, the men must
work like slaves, which is of course precisely what they are.
࠾ࡠ࠿ࡠࡷࡽࡗࡄ࡙࠷ࡾࡷࡽ࠾ࡒ࡚ࡆࡿࡼࡡࡇ፦ெ㏻ࢅ㣬ࡖ࡙࠷ࡂࡒࡴ࡞ࠉ⏠ᛮ࡜ࡵࡢዦ
㞌ࡡࡇ࡛ࡂ഼࠾ࡠࡣ࡝ࡼ࡝࠷ࡡࡓ࠿ࠉࡳࢀࢆḿ☔࡞࠷࠻ࡣࠉᙴࡼࡢࡄࡖࡊ࡙ዦ㞌࡚ࡢ࡝࠷ࠊ
@よㄕB
ࡆࡆ඙⾔ボ࡛ࠉwhat ࡡ୯㌗(the thing which)ࡡᣞࡌࡵࡡ࠿ฦ⿛ࡊ࡙࠷ࡾ(ࡆ࠹࠷࠹ࡆ࡛ࡢࠉ࣏࣏࠵ࡾ)ࠊ඙⾔ボࡢࠉlike slavesࠊthe thing ࡞࠵ࡒࡾࡡࡢ slavesࠊ├ゼ㸯 ࡆࡿ ࡼࡡ ፦ெ ࢅᙴ ዥࡒ ࡔ࠿ ៈࡿ ばࡊࢆ ࡚࠷ ࡾࡷ ࡽ᪁ ࡚᡿ 㣬ࡌ ࡾࡒ ࡴ࡞ ࠉ⏠ ࡒࡔࡢዦ 㞌ࡡ ࡻ࠹ ࡞഼ ࠾ࡠ ࡣ࡝ ࡼ࡝ ࠷ࡡ ࡓ࠿ࠉ ዦ㞌 ≟ឺ ࡆࡐ ᙔ↓ ᙴࡼ ࠿ࡱ ࡈࡊ ࡂࡐ ࠹࡚࠵ࡾ࡛ࡆࢀࡡࡵࡡ࡝ࡡࡓࠊណゼ㸯 ⤎፡ ࡊ࡙ ࠷ࡒ ࡛ࡀ ࡛ྜྷ ࡋ⏍ Ὡࣝ ࣊ࣜࢅ ⥌ᣚ ࡊ࡙ ࡷࡾ ࡒࡴ ࠉ⏠ ࡒࡔ ࡢዥ ࡡࡒ ࡴ࡞ዦ㞌ࡡࡻ࠹࡞഼࠾ࡠࡣ࡝ࡼ࡝࠷ࠉ࠷ࡷᐁ㝷⏠ࡒࡔࡢዦ㞌ࡐࡡࡵࡡ࡝ࡡࡓࠊ‫۔‬ᙟᐖボ㸯㸟㸟
These are many of these stories going around, these wonderful wishful thinking
dreamworld inventions of the unhappy male, but most of them are too fatuous to beworth repeating, and far too fruity to be put down on paper.
ࡆࡿࡼࡢࠉ୘ᖶ࡝⏠ᛮ࠿⏍ࡳᕵ᭻Ⓩふῼ࡞࠵ࡨࡿࡒࡌࡣࡼࡊ࠷ከࡡୠ⏲࡚࠵ࡾ࠿ࠉࡐࡡኬ
㒂ฦ࠿࠵ࡱࡽ࡞ࡵ✭⹣ࡌࡁ࡙ࠉࡂࡽ㏁ࡊ࡙ㄊࡾ࡮࡜ࡡೋᡬࡔࡵ࡝ࡂࠉࡱࡒࠉ࠵ࡱࡽ࡞ࡵリ࠿࠹ࡱࡌࡁ࡙ࠉ࡛࡙ࡵ᭡ࡀࡊࡾࡎࡾࡵࡡ࡚ࡢ࡝࠷ࠊ
@よㄕB
ࡆࡡ fruity ࡢࠔ㸝ᛮ࡞ࡗ࠷࡙㸞࠵ࡄࡌࡄ࡝ࠕࡡណࠊࠔ࠵ࡱࡽ࡞ࡀࢂ࡜ࡌࡁ࡙ࠕ‫࣑࢛࢔ࢸ࢕۔‬㸯㸟
So far so good.

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@よㄕBࡆࡿࡢ࢕ࢸ࢔࢛࣑ࠔࡆࡆࡱ࡚ࡢࡻ࠾ࡖࡒࠕ‫⤾᥃۔‬ボ㸯㸟㸟As it turned out, however, the aunt was little more than a convenient alibi for MrsBixby.
ࡊ࠾ࡊࠉࡷ࠿࡙ࠉఐẍࡈࢆࡢࣄࢠࢪࣄ࣭ኰெ࡞㒌ྙࡡ࠷࠷࢓ࣛࣁ࢕ࡓ࡛࠷࠹ࡆ࡛࠿ࢂ࠾ࡖࡒࠊ
@よㄕBງⅤ࠿␏࡝ࡾࠊ᫤โࢅ⌟ᅹ࡞ࡍࡼࡎ࡙⩻࠻ࡾ࡛ࡻࡂࢂ࠾ࡾࠊAs it turns out, however, theaunt is little more than a convenient alibi for Mrs Bixby. (ࡊ࠾ࡊ࡝࠿ࡼࠉึ᪺ࡌࡾࡻ࠹࡞ࠉఐẍ࡛࠷࠹ࡡࡢࣄࢠࢪࣄ࣭ኰெ࡞࡛ࡖ࡙ࡡ࡮࡛ࢆ࡜㒌ྙࡡࡻ࠷࢓ࣛࣁ࢕࡝ࡡ࡚࠵ࡾࠊ)ࠔ࢓ࣛࣁ࢕ࠕ࠿㔔さ࡝ࡡ࡚࠵ࡖ࡙ࠉࠔࢂ࠾ࡖࡒࠕࡆ࡛࠿㔔さ࡝ࡡ࡚ࡢ࡝࠷ࠊࠔ࠵࡛࡚ࢂ࠾ࡾࡡࡓ࠿( ͐࢓ࣛࣁ࢕) ࡝ࡡ࡚࠵ࡖࡒࠕࠔ⤎ᑻࡡ࡛ࡆࢀ( ͐࢓ࣛࣁ࢕) ࡝ࡡ࡚࠵ࡖࡒࠕ4