An African villager rushed into the clinic
ひとりのアフリカの村人が診療所に駆け込んだ
with her badly burned child,
ひどい火傷を負った彼女の子供を連れて
a little boy named Ndronal.
Ndoronalという名の小さな男の子である
ひとりのアフリカの村人が、ひどい火傷を負った彼女の子供、Ndoronalという名の小さな男の子を抱いて診療所に駆け込んだ。
rush into ～に駆け込む
burned やけどした
An African villager rushed into the clinic with her badly burned child, a little boy named Ndronal.
The doctor did
医師はできる限りのことをした
what he could,
彼にできることを
then asked the traditional healer for help.
それから民間療法士に助けを求めた
医師はできる限りのことをし、それから民間療法士に助けを求めた。
healer 治療者
The doctor did what he could, then asked the traditional healer for help.
She examined him
彼女は彼を診察した
and then left to collect a plant
それから植物を採りに出かけた
from the forest.
森から
彼女は子供を診ると、森の植物を採りに出ていった。
examine 吟味する
She examined him and then left to collect a plant from the forest.
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Given daily treatments
毎日の治療を受けて
in this way,
このようにして
Ndronal’s burns were completely healed
ンドロナルの火傷は完全に治った
a month later
1か月後に
― a victory for him
彼にとっての勝利であり
and for the healing powers
そして治癒力にとっての勝利でもあった
of one of nature’s medicines.
自然の薬の一つの
このようにして毎日手当を受けて、ンドロナルの火傷は1か月後には完全に治った。彼の勝利であり、また自然が与えてくれる薬の治癒力の勝利である。
treatment 治療
completely 完全に
heal 治療する
Given daily treatments in this way, Ndronal’s burns were completely healed a month later ― a victory for him and for the healing powers of one of nature’s medicines.
A.
Soon she returned
やがて彼女は戻ってきた
with a length of liana,
一本のつる植物を持って
a climbing plant.
つる性の植物である
やがて彼女はあるつる植物を一本持って戻ってきた。
length 長さ
Soon she returned with a length of liana, a climbing plant.
B.
She blew into one end,
彼女は一方の端に息を吹き込んだ
forcing liquid
液体を無理に出しながら
out from the other.
もう一方の端から
彼女はつる植物の一方の端から息を吹き込み、もう一方の端から樹液を出した。
blow 息を吹く
end 端
force O C OをCの状態に無理矢理する
She blew into one end, forcing liquid out from the other.
C.
As it coated the child’s burns,
それが子供の火傷を覆うにつれて
his crying gradually stopped.
彼の泣き声は徐々に止んだ
その樹液が子供の火傷を覆うにつれ、子供の泣き声は徐々に止んでいった。
as ～につれて
gradually 段階的に
As it coated the child’s burns, his crying gradually stopped.
An African villager rushed into the clinic with her badly burned child, a little boy named Ndronal. The doctor did what he could, then asked the traditional healer for help. She examined him and then left to collect a plant from the forest. [ 29 ] Given daily treatments in this way, Ndronal’s burns were completely healed a month later a victory for him and for the healing powers of one of nature’s medicines.
A. Soon she returned with a length of liana, a climbing plant.
B. She blew into one end, forcing liquid out from the other.
C. As it coated the child’s burns, his crying gradually stopped.
An African villager rushed into the clinic with her badly burned child, a little boy named Ndronal. The doctor did what he could, then asked the traditional healer for help. She examined him and then left to collect a plant from the forest. Soon she returned with a length of liana, a climbing plant. She blew into one end, forcing liquid out from the other. As it coated the child’s burns, his crying gradually stopped. Given daily treatments in this way, Ndronal’s burns were completely healed a month later ― a victory for him and for the healing powers of one of nature’s medicines.
