
They bade each other good day and said something about the hot weather, which led one to remark that she had found it very trying as she had left home early to walk to Salisbury to take the train to Codford, and from there she had walked again to Chitterne.(A Traveller in Little Things by W. H. Hudson)注:They =2人の女性(2人はチターン[地名]で話をしています)
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。
They bade each other good day/(接続詞の前)and said something about the hot weather,/(関係代名詞の前)which led one to remark/(接続詞の前)that she had found it very trying/(接続詞の前)as she had left home early to walk to Salisbury/(不定詞の前)to take the train to Codford,/(接続詞の前)and from there she had walked again to Chitterne.
語句のかたまりを前から訳していきます。
They bade each other good day
彼らはお互いにあいさつした
and said something about the hot weather,
そして、陽気の暑さについて言葉を交わした
which led one to remark
それがきっかけになって1人が話した
that she had found it very trying
彼女は暑さがとても耐え難いと思ったと
as she had left home early to walk to Salisbury
彼女は朝早く家を出て、ソールズベリーに歩いていった
to take the train to Codford,
(そこの駅で)コッドフォード行きの列車に乗った
and from there she had walked again to Chitterne.
そして、そこからチターンまでまた歩いた(ので)
They bade each other good day and said something about the hot weather, which led one to remark that she had found it very trying as she had left home early to walk to Salisbury to take the train to Codford, and from there she had walked again to Chitterne.
彼女たちはお互いにあいさつし、陽気の暑さについて言葉を交わした。それがきっかけになって片方の女性が、朝早く家を出てソールズベリーまで歩き、列車に乗ってコッドフォードまで行き、そこの駅からチターンまでまた歩いてきたので、暑くてとても大変だったと語った。
They bade each other good day and said something about the hot weather, which led one to remark that she had found it very trying as she had left home early to walk to Salisbury to take the train to Codford, and from there she had walked again to Chitterne.
which led one to remark that〜 → lead ● to 〜で「●を〜する気にさせる」という意味です。which の先行詞は 前の節全体(They bade each other good day and said something about the hot weather)だと考えられます。
she had found it very trying→ find ● ▲で「●を▲だと思う」という意味です。it は the hot weather です。
動画の後半部分でリスニング用音声が流れます。
