質問: 英文の翻訳 和訳をしていただけるかたのみで、 お願いできますでしょうか? 1つの段落の前半部分となります。 どうぞよろしくお願いいたします。 his father was a man who was tall, and moderately fat with large eyes and black hair and a long banana or crescent moon shaped face. a proud looking man. he had trouble with one of his knees and his leg was a bit weak or crooked. he had a hospitable and generous nature. he tried to mould the minds of his children into the right direction in life. married late in life to a woman of superior position and his past was not so good. he could be melancholic and liked to study or read in the silence of his own chamber with a lamp, which his children were not welcome to disrupt. he was stricter and sharp with the children when they were small. but, gentler when they were older and behaved better. he could be merry, eat drink and have fun and include the children. he felt happy amongst his family and children. he was intuitive and had a spiritual side.
回答: 以下のとおりお答えします。全文、「彼の父親」の説明をしています。(「太いバナナか三日月のような形の顔」が、想像できません(^v~)! が、そのまま訳しておきます)。なお、文章が「過去形」ですので、「~ました」口調が鼻につくかも知れません、どうぞ悪しからず。 >his father was a man who was tall, and moderately fat with large eyes and black hair and a long banana or crescent moon shaped face. a proud looking man. he had trouble with one of his knees and his leg was a bit weak or crooked. he had a hospitable and generous nature. he tried to mould the minds of his children into the right direction in life. married late in life to a woman of superior position and his past was not so good. ⇒彼の父親は背が高く、大きな目と黒い毛、それと太いバナナか三日月のような形の顔をし、ほどよく太った人でした。誇りの高い人のようでした。彼は膝に問題を抱えていて、片方の膝が少し弱いか湾曲していました。彼は、人へのもてなしがよく、寛大な性質を持っていました。人生において、彼の子供の心を正しい方向に向けるよう努めていました。婚期に遅れて、地位の高い女性と結婚しましたが(したので?)、彼の過去はあまり素晴らしいものではありませんでした。 >he could be melancholic and liked to study or read in the silence of his own chamber with a lamp, which his children were not welcome to disrupt. he was stricter and sharp with the children when they were small. but, gentler when they were older and behaved better. he could be merry, eat drink and have fun and include the children. he felt happy amongst his family and children. he was intuitive and had a spiritual side. ⇒彼は憂うつな気分になることがあって、自室にこもってランプを1つ灯して、勉強したり読書をしたりするのが好きでした。それで彼は、それを子供にかき乱されることを歓迎しませんでした。子供が小さい時は、彼らに対して厳格でしたが、彼らが成長して行儀がよくなるにつれて、より優しくなっていきました。彼は子供を含めて陽気に飲食し、楽しむこともありました。自分の家族と子供に囲まれて幸福を感じていました。彼は直観的で、精神的・超世俗的な側面を持っていました。