unsettling atmosphere #4『The Canterville Ghost』
The Canterville Ghost（learn japanese through stories）
After Virginia came the twins, who were usually called “The Star and Stripes,” as they were always getting swished.
The Canterville Ghost
modifier: ちょうなん・ちょうじょのしたに
subject: ふたごが
predicate: いる
長男長女の下に、双子がいました。
They were delightful boys, and, with the exception of the worthy Minister, the only true republicans of the family.
The Canterville Ghost
subject: かれらは
predicate: ゆかいな・しょうねんたち
彼らは愉快な少年たちでした。
As Canterville Chase is seven miles from Ascot, the nearest railway station, Mr. Otis had telegraphed for a waggonette to meet them, and they started on their drive in high spirits.
The Canterville Ghost
as: カンタヴィルチェイスが・えきから・とおいので
subject: ミスターオーティスが
predicate: よぶ
modifier: ワゴネットを・じぜんに
カンタヴィルチェイスは駅から遠いので、ミスターオーティスは事前にワゴネットを呼んでいました。
It was a lovely July evening, and the air was delicate with the scent of the pinewoods.
The Canterville Ghost
美しい、7月の晩でした。
Now and then they heard a wood-pigeon brooding over its own sweet voice, or saw, deep in the rustling fern, the burnished breast of the pheasant.
The Canterville Ghost
modifier: ときどき
subject: かれらが
predicate: きこえる
modifier: モリバトの・あまいこえ
時々、モリバトの甘い声が聞こえたり、
modifier: シダの・おくに
predicate: みえる
modifier: キジの・ひかるむね
シダの奥に、キジの光る胸が見えたりしました。
Little squirrels peered at them from the beech-trees as they went by, and the rabbits scudded away through the brushwood and over the mossy knolls, with their white tails in the air.
The Canterville Ghost
subject: リスたちが
predicate: みつめる
modifier: かれらを・ブナのきから
as: オーティスいっかが・とおりすぎるとき
オーティス一家が通り過ぎる時には、リスたちはブナの木から彼らを見つめました。
As they entered the avenue of Canterville Chase, however, the sky became suddenly overcast with clouds, a curious stillness seemed to hold the atmosphere, a great flight of rooks passed silently over their heads, and, before they reached the house, some big drops of rain had fallen.
The Canterville Ghost
しかし、彼らがカンタヴィルチェイスの大通りに差し掛かると、不穏な空気が漂い、雨が降り出しました。
Reference : The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde(project gutenberg)
Japanese grammar and condensed translation
