
The wasp went his rounds in the usual way, dropping into this or that plate or dish, feeling foods with his antennae or tasting with his tongue, but staying nowhere, and as he moved so did the ladies, starting back with little screams and exclamations of disgust and apprehension.(A Traveller in Little Things by W. H. Hudson)
英文を前から読んでいくために、語句のかたまりを作ります。こんな具合に課題文をスラッシュ(斜め線)で区切ります(スラッシュリーディング)。語句のかたまりを意識すると、リスニングで英語の意味をつかむのが楽になります。
The wasp went his rounds in the usual way,/(現在分詞の前)dropping into this or that plate or dish,/(現在分詞の前)feeling foods with his antennae or tasting with his tongue,/(接続詞の前)but staying nowhere,/(接続詞の前)and as he moved so did the ladies,/(現在分詞の前)starting back with little screams and exclamations of disgust and apprehension.
語句のかたまりを前から訳していきます。
The wasp went his rounds in the usual way,
そのスズメバチはいつものように飛び回った
dropping into this or that plate or dish,
そして、あちこちの平皿や深皿に降下した
feeling foods with his antennae or tasting with his tongue,
そして、触覚で食べ物を探ったり、「舌」で味見をしたりしている
but staying nowhere,
しかし、1カ所に留まることはなかった
and as he moved so did the ladies,
そして、ハチが動くにつれ、女性たちも動いた
starting back with little screams and exclamations of disgust and apprehension.
小さな悲鳴や、嫌悪感や不安による叫び声をあげながら後方へ飛んで逃げた
The wasp went his rounds in the usual way, dropping into this or that plate or dish, feeling foods with his antennae or tasting with his tongue, but staying nowhere, and as he moved so did the ladies, starting back with little screams and exclamations of disgust and apprehension.
feeling foods with his antennae or tasting with his tongue→ with =「〜を使って」(道具・手段)
as he moved so did the ladies→ as + [主語] + [動詞] 〜, so + [助動詞/動詞] + [主語] =「〜と同様に、―もまたそうだ」(課題文ではコンマがありませんが、同じ意味です)
The wasp went his rounds in the usual way, dropping into this or that plate or dish, feeling foods with his antennae or tasting with his tongue, but staying nowhere, and as he moved so did the ladies, starting back with little screams and exclamations of disgust and apprehension.
そのスズメバチはいつものように飛び回っては、あちこちの平皿や深皿に降下した。そして、触覚で食べ物を探ったり、「舌」で味見をしたりしたが、1カ所に留まることはなかった。ハチが動くにつれ、女性たちも動いた。彼女たちは小さな悲鳴や、嫌悪感や不安による叫び声をあげながら後方へ飛んで逃げた。
今回の課題文には分詞構文による動作の補足説明(付帯状況)がいくつも出てきます。
The wasp went his rounds in the usual way, dropping into this or that plate or dish, feeling foods with his antennae or tasting with his tongue, but staying nowhere, and as he moved so did the ladies, starting back with little screams and exclamations of disgust and apprehension.
1) dropping into this or that plate or dish
2) feeling foods with his antennae
3) tasting with his tongue
4) staying nowhere
以上4つは、The wasp went his rounds in the usual way を主節とする分詞構文(付帯状況)です。
5) starting back with little screams〜 → so did the ladiesを主節とする分詞構文(付帯状況)です。
動画の後半部分でリスニング用音声が流れます。
