拾った手紙
拾った手紙
Picked up letter若い男が二人で歩いていると、道の上に手紙が落ちていました。
Two young man were walking on the road, suddenly they saw a letter on the ground.一人の男がそれを見つけて、
The man who found it, said to his friend「これは、ちり紙の代わりにちょうどよい」
"Oh, I can use this letter instead of toilet paper."と、ひろって、ふところに入れようとすると、隣にいたもう一人の男が、
and he picked it up. When the man was going to put the letter in his clothes, the other man standing next to him said「頼む。その手紙を、おれにくれ」
"Please give me that letter."「ああ、いいが、
"Ah, it's fine.一体こんな物、何にするのだ?」
But what will you do with this?"と、拾った男が聞くと、
The man who picked the letter up asked.「しばらく田舎へ手紙をやっていないので、それをもらって代わりに出すのさ」
"I haven't written and sent letters to my family for a long time, I am going to send that letter instead."「しかし、他人の手紙だぞ。そんなんで大丈夫か?」
"But, this letter belongs to someone else, will it be ok?"「なに、心配するな。
"Oh. Don't worry.どうせ田舎の人間は、誰も字が読めないんだから」
Because nobody in my family can read words."拾った手紙
拾う
To pick up, to find, to gather
手紙
Letter
若い男が二人で歩いていると、道の上に手紙が落ちていました。
上
From the standpoint of, as a matter of (e.g. fact), in the field of, being of the type of; aboard (a ship or vehicle), on top of, on, above; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality, best, top, high class; going up; governmental, imperial; presenting, showing; ana- (medical, biol.)
人
Person
落ちる
To fall down, to drop, to fall (e.g. rain), to sink (e.g. sun or moon), to fall onto (e.g. light or one''s gaze), to be used in a certain place (e.g. money); to be omitted, to be missing; to decrease, to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class), to lose (contest, election, etc.); to crash, to degenerate, to degrade, to fall behind; to become indecent (of a conversation); to be ruined, to go under; to fade, to come out (e.g. a stain), to come off (e.g. makeup), to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list); to fall (into someone''s hands), to become someone''s possession; to fall (into a trap), to fall (for a trick); to give in, to give up, to confess, to flee; to fall, to be defeated, to surrender; to come to (in the end), to end in; to fall (in love, asleep, etc.); to swoon (judo); to consent, to understand; to crash, to freeze; to die; to move to the depths
歩く
To walk
男
Man, male; fellow, guy, chap, bloke; male lover, boyfriend, man; manliness, manly honor, manly honour, manly reputation
手紙
Letter
二
Two
道
Road; way; buddhist teachings; taoism; modern administrative region of japan (hokkaido); historical administrative region of japan (tokaido, tosando, etc.); province (tang-era administrative region of china); province (modern administrative region of korea)
若い
Young, youthful; immature, green; low (number), small
一人の男がそれを見つけて、
見つける
To discover, to find (e.g. an error in a book), to come across, to detect, to spot; to locate, to find (e.g. something missing), to find fault; to be used to seeing, to be familiar with
人
Person
一
One; best; first, foremost; beginning, start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
男
Man, male; fellow, guy, chap, bloke; male lover, boyfriend, man; manliness, manly honor, manly honour, manly reputation
「これは、ちり紙の代わりにちょうどよい」
代わり
Substitute for ..
ちり紙
Tissue paper, toilet paper
と、ひろって、ふところに入れようとすると、隣にいたもう一人の男が、
人
Person
一
One; best; first, foremost; beginning, start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
入れる
To put in, to let in, to take in, to bring in, to insert, to set (a jewel, etc.), to ink in (e.g. a tattoo); to admit, to accept, to employ, to hire; to accept, to comply, to grant, to adopt (a policy, etc.), to take (advice, etc.), to listen to, to pay attention to; to include; to pay (one''s rent, etc.); to cast (a vote); to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to turn on (a switch, etc.); to send (a fax), to call
男
Man, male; fellow, guy, chap, bloke; male lover, boyfriend, man; manliness, manly honor, manly honour, manly reputation
隣
Neighbor (neighbour), next to (esp. living next door to)
「頼む。その手紙を、おれにくれ」
頼む
To request, to beg, to ask; to call, to order, to reserve; to entrust to; to rely on
手紙
Letter
「ああ、いいが、
一体こんな物、何にするのだ?」
何
What; how many; you-know-what, that; whatsit, what''s the expression, what do you call them; what?; hey!
一体
...the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"), ...in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"), ...on earth (e.g. "who on earth?"); one object, one body, unity; one form, one style; one buddhist image (or carving, etc.); generally, in general
こんな
Such (about something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or about ideas expressed by the speaker), like this
物
Thing, object, article, stuff, substance; one''s things, possessions, property, belongings; things, something, anything, everything, nothing; quality; reason, the way of things; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc., used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense), used to indicate a general tendency, used to indicate something that should happen; item classified as ..., item related to ..., work of ..; cause of ..., cause for ..; somehow, somewhat, for some reason; really, truly
と、拾った男が聞くと、
拾う
To pick up, to find, to gather
男
Man, male; fellow, guy, chap, bloke; male lover, boyfriend, man; manliness, manly honor, manly honour, manly reputation
聞く
To hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask, to enquire, to query; to learn of, to hear about; to follow (advice), to comply with; to smell (esp. incense), to sample fragrance
「しばらく田舎へ手紙をやっていないので、それをもらって代わりに出すのさ」
田舎
Rural area, countryside, the sticks; hometown
代わり
Substitute for ..
出す
To take out, to get out; to put out, to reveal, to show; to submit (e.g. thesis), to turn in; to publish, to make public; to send (e.g. letter); to produce (a sound), to start (fire); to serve (food); to begin ..., to start to ..., to burst into ..
手紙
Letter
「しかし、他人の手紙だぞ。そんなんで大丈夫か?」
そんな
Such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener), like that, that sort of
他人
Another person, other people, others; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider, stranger
大丈夫
Safe, all right, alright, ok, okay, sure; certainly, surely, undoubtedly; great man, fine figure of a man
手紙
Letter
「なに、心配するな。
心配
Worry, concern, anxiety; care, help, aid, assistance
どうせ田舎の人間は、誰も字が読めないんだから」
田舎
Rural area, countryside, the sticks; hometown
人間
Human being, person, man, mankind, humankind; character (of a person)
どうせ
Anyhow, in any case, at any rate, after all, at all, no matter what; at best, at most
誰
Who
字
Character (i.e. kanji); hand-writing, penmanship; the ... word (i.e. "the l word" = "love")
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