格安日英・英日翻訳サービスのミナミ 夏目漱石 『道草』 英語訳5
夏目漱石 『道草』を英訳しました。
5Just to recall such an old memory, the appearance of his sister who got old especially caught the eyes of Kenzo whom he had not seen for a long time.
"How old are you by the way?"
"I'm already an old woman. I am going to be 51 years old. Mr."
She showed her yellow sparse teeth and laughed. In fact, it was surprising to Kenzo that she is 51.
"Then you are more than a decade older than me. I thought difference was ten or eleven at best. "
"Not only a decade, your sister is 16 years older than Ken-Chan. I am born in the year of sheep and as in Tree of nine star ki astrology and your sister is born under 4 Tree. Ken-Chen is maybe born under 7 Metal."
"I don't know what it is, but I am thirty-six anyhow."
"Look it up, maybe you are 7 Metal."
Kenzo even didn't know why he have to look up own stars. They just stopped talking about age.
"Is he away today?" I asked about Hida.
"He was also on night duty last evening. "
He only have to do it three or four times a month for himself, but people ask him to do it for them. And if he stay overnight even one extra day, it'll make some money. So, that makes him wanting to taking on another person's job. These days, he sleep there and gets home half-and-half. Perhaps, he stay more days there than he gets home."
Kenzo scilently looked at Hida's desk placed next to sliding paper doors. Beside the neatly lined up an inkstone case, an envelope, and roll papers, there were a few bookkeeping book standing with the red spine facing us. Then there was a small, beautifully shining abacus underneath. According to the rumour, Hida has a relationship with strange woman these days and bringing her in near his place of employment. Kenzo wondered if he didn't go home not because he has night duty but because of the woman.
"How is Mr. Hida these days? He has got pretty old, so I think he's become serious not like before."
"He hasn't changed a bit. It can't be helped because he was born to play alone. If only he has money, he plays around throughout the year, for like vaudeville, drama and sumo. But strangely, he became kinder a little bit compare to before maybe because of age or so. As just as Ken-Chan knew, he was quite violent before. He kicked, hit, and pulled my hair and drag around the drawing room......"
"Instead, my sister wasn't the loser either."
"I never got involved with it even once."
Kenzo recalled the old days of his strong-willed sister and thought it's funny. Their action was not always passive as his sis sister confess. In particular, my sister was ten times more proficient than Hida when it comes to talking. He felt pity for his sister completely believing that her husband is staying in his place of employment because he doesn't get home deceiving his awkward wife.
"Shall I buy something for you since I din't give you a treat for a long time?" I said while looking at my sister's face.
"Thank you. If you say so, it won't be that rare but I want to eat Sushi."
She is the type of woman who doesn't become satisfied if the customer doesn't make her eat something regardless of time. Kenzo had no choice but to make himself comfortable and slowly started to feel like bringing about the subject that he had in his heart.