【質問 No. 23641】 英訳の添削依頼(英文) |
岐阜HK |
2023-12-11 06:29:00 |
Yesterday, I had a conversation with a woman named Yoshiko, who was born in the 8th year of the Showa era <, 1933,> and is now a venerable 90 years old.
Me: Yoshiko-san, you were born in the 8th year of Showa, right? At that time, wasn't Japan at war? Oh, the war hadn't started yet, right? You experienced from the beginning of the war until the end of the war. It must have been very difficult.
Yoshiko: Oh yes, it was indeed very tough.
Me: Did bombs fall on Gifu City too?
Yoshiko: Yes, many bombs fell. I don't remember well because of my age, but I remember many bombs falling, and I have memories of hiding in an air raid shelter. The shelter near Gifu Station wasn't sturdy, so <adults>(→some adult people) said, "If you hide in this shelter, everyone will be done for. You have to hide in the shelter further south. Come this way," and we followed what the adults said. We desperately headed south. It was very scary. Bombers came, dropped bombs, and after they left, when we returned <where>(→to where) we had been, there was <charred>(→a charred) body lying on the road. I thought, "Ah, he was too slow to escape." It was very pitiful.
Me: What! <Charred>(→A charred) body was lying on the road?
Yoshiko: Yes, it was burned all over by the bombs. Also, the adults said to us, "Pretend to be dead in the graveyard and don't move."
Me: Why is that?
Yoshiko: If you move, the enemy will think you're alive and shoot you with machine guns.
Me: Huh? Had the enemy already invaded?
Yoshiko: No, they shot from airplanes. They <flew>(were different planes, fighter planes flying) at low altitudes and shot at people moving on the ground with machine guns.
It was heartbreaking to hear such experiences from people who lived through those times.
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【回答】
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実に名訳で、ほとんど手直しをする箇所が見つかりませんでした。余談ですが、私が生まれたのは、1934 年で、この女性より、一つ下でした。私も、同じような経験を、茨城県の水戸市内で、しましたが、まさに、ここに書かれた状態と同じでした。一時、我が家の防空壕に避難しましたが、父に急かされて、森林のある方へと、母や、姉、妹共に、逃げ延びましたが、爆撃が終わって、家に戻ると、すべたは、焼け野原でした。近所の家族で、自宅の防空壕に避難していた人たちは、全員防空壕の中で、死んでいました。見渡す限り、焼け野原で、きつい悪臭のみが漂っていました。私たち家族は、姉が嫁いでいた、遠い田舎に引っ越して、そこで、1年くらい暮らしていました。小学校6年生の時のことです。
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