
They were old manor-houses, mostly of the Georgian period, some earlier, and some, too, were fine large farmhouses which a century or more ago had been turned into private residences of city merchants and other persons of means.(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。
They were old manor-houses,/(コンマの後)mostly of the Georgian period, some earlier,/(接続詞の前)and some, too, were fine large farmhouses/(関係代名詞の前)which a century or more ago had been turned into private residences/(前置詞の前)of city merchants and other persons of means.
語句のかたまりを前から訳していきます。
They were old manor-houses,
それらは昔の荘園領主の邸宅だった
mostly of the Georgian period, some earlier,
たいていはジョージア王朝時代のものだったが、それより古い邸宅もあった
and some, too, were fine large farmhouses
そして、なかには農園主の立派で大きい家もあった
which a century or more ago had been turned into private residences
1世紀以上前に私邸に改装された
of city merchants and other persons of means.
都市の商人など富裕層の
They were old manor-houses, mostly of the Georgian period, some earlier, and some, too, were fine large farmhouses which a century or more ago had been turned into private residences of city merchants and other persons of means.
それらは昔の荘園領主の邸宅で、たいていはジョージア王朝時代のものだったが、それより古い邸宅もあった。なかには、1世紀以上前に都市の商人など富裕層の私邸に改装された、農園主の立派で大きい家もあった。
They were old manor-houses, mostly of the Georgian period, some earlier, and some, too, were fine large farmhouses which a century or more ago had been turned into private residences of city merchants and other persons of means.
・They were old manor-houses,→ 文章の骨格(主語と動詞を含む中心部分)です。
・mostly of the Georgian period, some earlier,→ 上の行の補足説明です。
・and some, too, were fine large farmhouses→ 2つ目の骨格です。
・which a century or more ago had been turned into private residences→ fine large farmhouses を後ろから修飾する関係代名詞節です。述語の前に a century or more ago が挟み込まれています。
・of city merchants and other persons of means.→ private residences にかかる前置詞句です。
★この英文は、骨格である They were old manor-houses and some, too, were fine large farmhouses と、補足説明の語句から構成されています。
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