よみうち英語Read the classics by typingNotes Scene 40: A Saucer of Milk
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Holmes points out the saucer of milk on the safe. Helen explains that the house has no cat, although her stepfather keeps a cheetah and a baboon. Holmes appears satisfied with the answer and moves on to examine the seat of a wooden chair in the room. The scene begins from this carefully established point.
Japanese in this scene
- ありがとう
- ありがとう is Holmes's brief thanks after receiving the information he requested, before he continues examining the unusual objects in the room.
- ああ、そうか、もちろんだ
- もちろん expresses sudden recognition: Holmes now sees the obvious significance of the object in front of him.
- それでもミルクの皿一枚では
- それでも concedes that the cheetah is a large cat but contrasts that fact with the saucer still being far too little for it.
- ところがその鞭は
- ところが introduces the surprising feature of the object: the lash has been tied back on itself to form a loop.
Full text: original English and Japanese translation
"Ah, yes, of course! Well, a cheetah is just a big cat, and yet a saucer of milk does not go very far in satisfying its wants, I daresay. There is one point which I should wish to determine." He squatted down in front of the wooden chair and examined the seat of it with the greatest attention.
「ああ、そうか、もちろんだ！まあ、チーターは大きな猫にすぎないが、それでもミルクの皿一枚では、その欲求を満たすのにあまり足しにならないだろうね。一つだけ、確かめておきたい点がある」彼は木の椅子の前にしゃがみ込み、座面をこの上なく注意深く調べた。
"Thank you. That is quite settled," said he, rising and putting his lens in his pocket. "Hullo! Here is something interesting!"
「ありがとう。これで確かになった」と彼は立ち上がり、拡大鏡をポケットに収めて言った。「おや！これは面白いものがあるぞ！」
The object which had caught his eye was a small dog lash hung on one corner of the bed. The lash, however, was curled upon itself and tied so as to make a loop of whipcord.
彼の目を引いたのは、ベッドの片隅にかけられた小さな犬用の鞭だった。ところがその鞭は、自分自身に巻きつけて結ばれ、鞭縄の輪の形になっていた。