
From our shady retreat we commanded a splendid view of the country over which we had been riding all the morning, extending for many leagues behind us, and while I smoked my cigar I talked to my companion, calling her attention to the beauty of that wide, sunlit prospect.(The Purple Land by W. H. Hudson)注:we は馬で移動しています。league =リーグ(距離の単位で約4.8km)
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。
From our shady retreat/(主語が文頭にないときの主語の前)we commanded a splendid view of the country/(前置詞の前)over which we had been riding all the morning,/(現在分詞の前)extending for many leagues behind us,/(接続詞の前)and while I smoked my cigar/(主語が文頭にないときの主語の前)I talked to my companion,/(現在分詞の前)calling her attention to the beauty of that wide, sunlit prospect.
語句のかたまりを前から訳していきます。
From our shady retreat
日陰になった隠れ場所から
we commanded a splendid view of the country
その土地の素晴らしい景色が見渡せた
over which we had been riding all the morning,
私たちが午前中ずっと馬で移動してきた
extending for many leagues behind us,
私たちの背後に何リーグにも渡って広がっていた
and while I smoked my cigar
そして、私は葉巻を吸いながら
I talked to my companion,
連れの女性に話しかけた
calling her attention to the beauty of that wide, sunlit prospect.
そして、陽光に照らされた広大な眺めの美しさに彼女の注意を向けさせた
From our shady retreat we commanded a splendid view of the country over which we had been riding all the morning, extending for many leagues behind us, and while I smoked my cigar I talked to my companion, calling her attention to the beauty of that wide, sunlit prospect.
日陰になった隠れ場所から、私たちが午前中ずっと馬で移動してきた土地の素晴らしい景色が見渡せた。私たちの背後に何リーグにも渡って広がっている。私は葉巻を吸いながら連れの女性に話しかけ、陽光に照らされた広大な眺めの美しさに彼女の注意を向けさせた。
From our shady retreat we commanded a splendid view of the country over which we had been riding all the morning, extending for many leagues behind us, and while I smoked my cigar I talked to my companion, calling her attention to the beauty of that wide, sunlit prospect.
over which we had been riding all the morning→ 前置詞+関係代名詞の形です。通常の語順にすると→ we had been riding over which all the morning→ which に先行詞を代入すると→ we had been riding over the country all the morning
extending for many leagues〜 → the country を修飾(補足説明)する現在分詞句です。
calling her attention〜 → I を意味上の主語とする分詞構文です。「そして〜」
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