VII. THE MAN ON PUTNEY HILL.
第７章 「パトニー丘の男です！」

第７章　第１回　(第473話)

問題編

I spent that night in the inn that stands at the top of Putney Hill, sleeping in a made bed for the first time since my flight to Leatherhead. I will not tell the needless trouble I had breaking into that house—afterwards I found the front door was on the latch*—nor how I ransacked every room for food, until just on the verge of despair, in what seemed to me to be a servant’s bedroom, I found a rat-gnawed crust* and two tins of pineapple. The place had been already searched and emptied. In the bar I afterwards found some biscuits and sandwiches that had been overlooked. The latter I could not eat, they were too rotten, but the former not only stayed my hunger, but filled my pockets. I lit no lamps, fearing some Martian might come beating that part of London for food in the night. Before I went to bed I had an interval of restlessness, and prowled* from window to window, peering out for some sign of these monsters. I slept little. As I lay in bed I found myself thinking consecutively*—a thing I do not remember to have done since my last argument with the curate. During all the intervening time my mental condition had been a hurrying succession of vague emotional states or a sort of stupid receptivity. But in the night my brain, reinforced, I suppose, by the food I had eaten, grew clear again, and I thought.

on the latchドアは閉じているが鍵はかかっていない　crustパンの皮　prowlうろつく　consecutively連続的に　

a thingってなに？

解答編

I spent (that night) (in the inn 〔that stands (at the top of Putney Hill)〕), (sleeping (in a made bed) (for the first time since my flight to Leatherhead)). I will not tell the needless trouble 〔I had breaking into that house〕《—(afterwards) I found the front door was on the latch*—》nor how I ransacked every room for food, 【until (just on the verge of despair), (in what seemed to me to be a servant’s bedroom), I found a rat-gnawed crust* and two tins of pineapple】. The place had been already searched and emptied. (In the bar) I afterwards found some biscuits and sandwiches 〔that had been overlooked〕. The latter I could not eat, // they were too rotten, // but the former not only stayed my hunger, but filled my pockets. I lit no lamps, (fearing some Martian might come (beating that part of London for food in the night)). 【Before I went to bed】 I had an interval of restlessness, and prowled* from window to window, (peering out for some sign of these monsters). I slept little. 【As I lay in bed】 I found myself thinking consecutively*—a thing 〔I do not remember to have done (since my last argument with the curate)〕. (During all the intervening time) my mental condition had been a hurrying succession of vague emotional states or a sort of stupid receptivity. But (in the night) my brain, (reinforced, 《I suppose》, by the food I had eaten), grew clear again, and I thought.

ふつうに直前の「連続して考えること」かな。

全訳

その夜は、パトニー丘の頂上にたたずむ宿屋で過ごした。レザーヘッドへ駆けて以来、初めてきちんとしたベッドで寝られた。この宿に押し入るのに無用な苦労をしてしまったが、それは語るまいーー後で、玄関に実は鍵がかかっていなかったことに気づいたのだ。あるいは、食べ物を探しにあらゆる部屋をあさって回ったことも説明しなくてもよかろう。最後には、絶望しかけながら、使用人の寝室みたいなところで、ネズミにかじられたパン切れと、パイナップル２缶を見つけたのだから。この宿はすでに荒らされ、すっからかんになっていた。バーではその後、誰にも見つかってなかったビスケットとサンドイッチを手に入れられた。後者はあまりにも腐っており食べられなかったが、前者では空腹をしのげただけでなく、ポケットに入れることもできた。ランプはつけなかった。火星人がその夜の食事を求めてロンドンのこの一帯を探し歩いているんじゃないかと恐れたからだ。寝る前に、落ち着かない時間を過ごした。窓から窓へコソコソ動き回り、この怪物たちの兆候が何かないかじっと外をうかがった。ほとんど寝られなかった。床について、邪魔が入らず考え続けることができた。ーー助任司祭との最後の喧嘩から、一度もできていなかった。これまでの時間、わたしの心理状態は連続的に乱高下していた。ぼんやりとした感傷的な状態にもなったし、一種のばからしい感受性にも動かされた。だが、その夜、食事にありつけたことで栄養がいきわたったからか、わたしの脳はまた明晰になってきた。そして思いを巡らせた。

第７章　第２回　(第474話)

問題編

Three things struggled for possession of my mind: the killing of the curate, the whereabouts of the Martians, and the possible fate of my wife. The former gave me no sensation of horror or remorse* to recall; I saw it simply as a thing done, a memory infinitely disagreeable* but quite without the quality of remorse. I saw myself then as I see myself now, driven step by step towards that hasty blow, the creature* of a sequence of accidents leading inevitably to that. I felt no condemnation; yet the memory, static, unprogressive, haunted me. In the silence of the night, with that sense of the nearness of God that sometimes comes into the stillness and the darkness, I stood* my trial, my only trial, for that moment of wrath and fear. I retraced every step of our conversation from the moment when I had found him crouching beside me, heedless* of my thirst, and pointing to the fire and smoke that streamed up from the ruins of Weybridge. We had been incapable of co-operation—grim* chance had taken no heed of that. Had I foreseen, I should have left him at Halliford. But I did not foresee; and crime is to foresee and do. And I set this down* as I have set all this story down, as it was. There were no witnesses—all these things I might have concealed. But I set it down, and the reader must form his judgment as he will.

remorse良心の呵責　disagreeable不愉快な　creature産物　stand～ (裁きを)受ける　heedless無視して　grim残酷な　set down≒write down　

1.　青アンダーラインはどういう意味？
2.　赤アンダーラインはどういう意味？

解答編

Three things struggled for possession of my mind: the killing of the curate, the whereabouts of the Martians, and the possible fate of my wife. The former gave me no sensation of horror or remorse* to recall; I saw it simply as a thing done, (a memory infinitely disagreeable* but quite without the quality of remorse). I saw myself then 【as I see myself now】, driven (step by step) towards that hasty blow ,=> the creature* of a sequence of accidents 〈leading inevitably to that〉. I felt no condemnation; yet the memory, (static, unprogressive), haunted me. (In the silence of the night), (with that sense of the nearness of God 〔that sometimes comes into the stillness and the darkness〕), I stood my trial, my only trial, (for that moment of wrath and fear). I retraced every step of our conversation (from the moment 〔when I had found him crouching beside me, 《heedless* of my thirst》, and pointing to the fire and smoke 〔that streamed up (from the ruins of Weybridge)〕). We had been incapable of co-operation—grim* chance had taken no heed of that. 【Had I foreseen】, I should have left him at Halliford. But I did not foresee; and crime is to foresee and do. And I set this down* 【as I have set all this story down】, (as it was). There were no witnesses—all these things I might have concealed. But I set it down, and the reader must form his judgment 【as he will】.

1.　青アンダーラインの訳は、「罪は予知して実行したことだ」で間違ってはいません。ただ、「to foresee and to do」（罪①＝予知したこと　罪②＝実行したこと）ではないってことです。「to foresee and do」ですからforeseeとdoが一セット。「予知していながら（予知していたのに）実行したこと」が罪です。
2.　赤アンダーラインは「ありのまま」（as S is）

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３つの事柄が頭の中で存在を主張しあっていた。助任司祭を殺したこと、火星人の居場所のこと、そして妻に起こりうる運命のこと。最初のことは思い出しても恐怖や後悔の感覚はなかった。単に過ぎたこととみなしていた。どうしようもなく不愉快だが、自分を責めるにはまったく値しない記憶であった。執筆している今もなおそう思っている。少しずつ感情が高ぶって、ついに急に暴行に出てしまったのだ。一連の衝突の産物として、避けられなかったのだ。自責の念は感じないが、変わらず前に進まない記憶が、わたしに付きまとってくる。夜の静けさの中、ときおり静謐と暗闇の中に訪れる神の近さを感じながら、わたしは審判を受けた。怒りと恐れの刻の、唯一の審判である。わたしは助任司祭との会話をひとつずつたどってみた。彼が同じく渇いたわたしを気にも留めずにそばに這ってきて、ウェイブリッジの瓦礫から立ち上る火と煙を指さしていたときが最初だった。協力はずっとできなかったー残酷な運命はそのことなど気にもかけなかった。もしこの事態を予測していたなら、ハリフォードに助任司祭を置き去りにするべきだった。だがわたしは予知できなかった。罪は知っていたうえで実行することにあるのだ（だからわたしには罪がない）。そしてわたしは今までと同じく、ありのままにこのことを書いている。目撃者はいないーだから、全部嘘で塗り固められているかもしれない。だがわたしは書く。読者諸氏の望むように判断すればよい。

第７章　第３回　(第475話)

問題編

And when, by an effort, I had set aside that picture of a prostrate* body, I faced the problem of the Martians and the fate of my wife. For the former I had no data; I could imagine a hundred things, and so, unhappily, I could for the latter. And suddenly that night became terrible. I found myself sitting up in bed, staring at the dark. I found myself praying that the Heat-Ray might have suddenly and painlessly struck her out of being. Since the night of my return from Leatherhead I had not prayed. I had uttered prayers, fetish* prayers, had prayed as heathens* mutter charms* when I was in extremity; but now I prayed indeed, pleading steadfastly* and sanely, face to face with the darkness of God. Strange night! Strangest in this, that so soon as dawn had come, I, who had talked with God, crept out of the house like a rat leaving its hiding place—a creature scarcely larger, an inferior animal, a thing that for any passing whim* of our masters might be hunted and killed. Perhaps they also prayed confidently to God. Surely, if we have learned nothing else, this war has taught us pity—pity for those witless souls that suffer our dominion.

prostrate伏した　fetish狂信的な　heathen異教徒　charm呪文　steadfastly断固として　whim思い付き　　

1.　オレンジのcouldのあとの省略
2.　青アンダーラインの文構造

解答編

And 【when, (by an effort), I had set aside that picture of a prostrate* body】, I faced the problem of the Martians and the fate of my wife. (For the former) I had no data; I could imagine a hundred things, // and so, unhappily, I could <imagine> for the latter. And (suddenly) that night became terrible. I found myself sitting up in bed, staring at the dark. I found myself praying [that the Heat-Ray might have (suddenly and painlessly) struck her out of being]. (Since the night of my return from Leatherhead) I had not prayed. I had uttered prayers, fetish* prayers, // <I> had prayed 【as heathens* mutter charms*】 【when I was in extremity】; but now I prayed indeed, (pleading steadfastly* and sanely, (face to face with the darkness of God)). Strange night! Strangest (in this), <is> [that 【so soon as dawn had come】, I, 〔who had talked with God〕, crept out of the house (like a rat leaving its hiding place—a creature scarcely larger, an inferior animal, a thing 〔that (for any passing whim* of our masters) might be hunted and killed〕). Perhaps they also prayed confidently to God. Surely, 【if we have learned nothing else】, this war has taught us pity—pity for those witless souls 〔that suffer our dominion〕.

1.　オレンジはcould imagine
2.　Strangest in thisのあとにisが抜けてるのかな。

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そして、倒れた死体の光景をどうにか頭から追い払うと、火星人の居場所と妻の運命の問題について意識を向けた。前者についてはまったくわからなかった。数多の事柄が頭に浮かび、だから、不幸なことに、後者のことしか考えられなかった。そして突然ひどい夜になった。ベッドに座り、暗闇を見つめていた。レーザー光線が不意に妻に当たり、痛みもなく死んでいてほしかった、ということをいつのまにか祈っていた。レザーヘッドから帰った夜以来、祈っていなかった。これまでも祈りーー狂信的な祈りーーを口に出していたし、極限状態にあるときは異教徒が呪文を唱えるように祈っていたが、この段階において衷心から祈りをささげた。固い決意で正気を失わず、神のいる暗闇に向き合いながら懇願した。変な夜だ！その中でも一番奇妙だったのは、神と話していたわたしが、夜明けが来るとすぐに、隠れ場所から出るネズミのように家から忍び出たことだ。（わたしもネズミも）決して大きくはなく劣った動物であり、世界の主人のほんの思い付きで狩られ殺される生き物なのである。きっとネズミだって神を信頼して祈っていたのだろう。もし人間がこの戦争で一つだけ学んだことがあるとしたら、きっと哀れみだーー人間の支配に苦しむ知性のない生き物たちへの哀れみだーー

第７章　第４回　(第476話)

問題編

The morning was bright and fine, and the eastern sky glowed pink, and was fretted* with little golden clouds. In the road that runs from the top of Putney Hill to Wimbledon was a number of poor vestiges* of the panic torrent that must have poured Londonward on the Sunday night after the fighting began. There was a little two-wheeled cart inscribed* with the name of Thomas Lobb, Greengrocer, New Malden, with a smashed wheel and an abandoned tin trunk; there was a straw hat trampled into the now hardened mud, and at the top of West Hill a lot of blood-stained glass about the overturned water trough. My movements were languid*, my plans of the vaguest. I had an idea of going to Leatherhead, though I knew that there I had the poorest chance of finding my wife. Certainly, unless death had overtaken them suddenly, my cousins and she would have fled thence; but it seemed to me I might find or learn there whither the Surrey people had fled. I knew I wanted to find my wife, that my heart ached for her and the world of men, but I had no clear idea how the finding might be done. I was also sharply aware now of my intense loneliness. From the corner I went, under cover of a thicket of trees and bushes, to the edge of Wimbledon Common, stretching wide and far.

fret雷紋をつける　vestige名残　inscribe彫る　languidのろい　

オレンジのthatのはたらきは？

解答編

The morning was bright and fine, // and the eastern sky glowed pink, and was fretted* with little golden clouds. (In the road 〔that runs from the top of Putney Hill to Wimbledon〕) was a number of poor vestiges* of the panic torrent 〔that must have poured Londonward (on the Sunday night after the fighting began). There was a little two-wheeled cart inscribed* (with the name of Thomas Lobb, Greengrocer, New Malden), (with a smashed wheel and an abandoned tin trunk); // there was a straw hat trampled (into the now hardened mud), and (at the top of West Hill) a lot of blood-stained glass (about the overturned water trough). My movements were languid*, my plans of the vaguest. I had an idea of going to Leatherhead, 【though I knew [that (there) I had the poorest chance of finding my wife]】. (Certainly), 【unless death had overtaken them suddenly】, my cousins and she would have fled thence; // but it seemed (to me) I might find or learn (there) [whither the Surrey people had fled]. I knew [I wanted to find my wife], [that my heart ached (for her) and the world of men], // but I had no clear idea [how the finding might be done]. I was also sharply aware (now) of my intense loneliness. (From the corner) I went, (under cover of a thicket of trees and bushes), to the edge of Wimbledon Common, (stretching wide and far).

オレンジのthat節はknewの目的語？

全訳

朝は明るく晴れていた。東の空はピンク色に光り、小さな金色の雲で模様が刻まれていた。パトニー丘の頂上からウィンブルドンに向かって走る道には、パニックに陥った群衆のたくさんの哀れな残骸が残っていた。彼らは戦闘開始後の日曜の夜、ロンドンへと流れ込んだんだ。小さな二輪馬車が目に入った。そこには「トマス・ロブ, グリーングローサー, ニューモールデン」という名前が彫られていて、壊れた車輪と、置き去りにされたブリキのトランクがそばにあった。麦わら帽子が踏みつけられ、いまや硬い泥と化していた。そしてウェスト・ヒルの頂上では、ひっくり返った馬の水飲み場近くに、血がついたガラスが散乱していた。わたしの歩みはのろかった。計画は至極あいまいだった。妻を見つけられる可能性は限りなく低いとわかっていたけど、レザーヘッドに向かう案が思い浮かんだ。当然、不意に死が襲ってこない限り、いとこらと妻はそこから逃げていただろう。だが、サリーの人々がどこへ逃げたのかそこに行けば手掛かりが見つかるかもしれないとわたしには思えたのだ。妻を見つけたがっているのは自分でもわかってる。妻と人類の帝国のために心を痛めているのだ。だが、どうやって見つけられるかはっきりした考えはなかった。また、激しい孤独感に襲われていることにわたしは鋭敏に気づいていた。その角から、高低木入り混じる茂みに隠れて、広く遠くまで続くウィンブルドン・コモンの端へと向かった。

第７章　第５回　(第477話)

問題編

That dark expanse was lit in patches by yellow gorse* and broom; there was no red weed to be seen, and as I prowled*, hesitating, on the verge of the open, the sun rose, flooding it all with light and vitality. I came upon a busy swarm of little frogs in a swampy place among the trees. I stopped looking at them, drawing a lesson from their stout* resolve to live. And presently, turning suddenly, with an odd feeling of being watched, I beheld something crouching amid a clump* of bushes. I stood regarding this. I made a step towards it, and it rose up and became a man armed with a cutlass*. I approached him slowly. He stood silent and motionless, regarding me.

gorseハリエニシダ　broomエニシダ　prowl徘徊する　stout確固とした　clump小森　cutlass短剣　　

青アンダーラインの間違い探し

解答編

That dark expanse was lit (in patches) (by yellow gorse* and broom); there was no red weed to be seen, and 【as I prowled*, 《hesitating》, (on the verge of the open)】, the sun rose, (flooding it all (with light and vitality)). I came upon a busy swarm of little frogs (in a swampy place among the trees). I stopped to look at them, (drawing a lesson from their stout* resolve to live). And (presently), (turning suddenly, (with an odd feeling of being watched)), I beheld something crouching (amid a clump* of bushes). I stood regarding this. I made a step towards it, // and it rose up and became a man 〈armed with a cutlass*〉. I approached him slowly. He stood silent and motionless, (regarding me).

まぁ、文法的な間違いではないし、文脈上も100％の間違いではないんだけど、stop to V（足を止めてVした）のほうがいいかな

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ここではあたり一面黒かったが、ところどころ黄色いエニシダのなかまの低木で照らされたようになっていた。赤い草は見られなかった。そして躊躇しながらも、この見通しのいい場所の外縁をぶらぶら歩いていると、太陽がのぼり、一面に光と活力をあふれさせた。林の中のぬかるんだ場所で、小さなカエルのにぎやかな群れに出会った。足を止めて見つめていた。彼らの確固たる生きる決意を教訓として得た。そしてすぐに、見られている変な感覚がして突然振り返ると、低木帯の中にうずくまっている何かが見えた。これを見つめて立ち尽くしていたが、そこに向かって歩いて行った。その「何か」は立ち上がると、短剣で武装した男の姿になった。彼にゆっくりと近づいて行った。彼は私をにらみながら、黙って動かず立っていた。

第７章　第６回　(第478話)

問題編

As I drew nearer I perceived he was dressed in clothes as dusty and filthy* as my own; he looked, indeed, as though he was dragged through a culvert*. Nearer, I distinguished the green slime* of ditches mixing with the pale drab* of dried clay and shiny, coaly patches. His black hair fell over his eyes, and his face was dark and dirty and sunken*, so that at first I did not recognise him. There was a red cut across the lower part of his face.
“Stop!” he cried, when I was within ten yards of him, and I stopped. His voice was hoarse. “Where do you come from?” he said.
I thought, surveying him.
“I come from Mortlake,” I said. “I was buried near the pit the Martians made about their cylinder. I have worked my way out and escaped.”
“There is no food about here,” he said. “This is my country. All this hill down to the river, and back to Clapham, and up to the edge of the common. There is only food for one. Which way are you going?”
I answered slowly.
“I don’t know,” I said. “I have been buried in the ruins of a house thirteen or fourteen days. I don’t know what has happened.”

filthy不潔な　culvert排水溝　slimeぬめり(スライム)　drabくすんだ茶色　sunkenくぼんだ

青アンダーラインで直したほうがいいところ

解答編

【As I drew nearer】 I perceived [he was dressed in clothes (as dusty and filthy* as my own); he looked, (indeed), 【as though he had been dragged (through a culvert*)】. (Nearer), I distinguished the green slime* (of ditches) 〈mixing with the pale drab* of dried clay and shiny, coaly patches〉. His black hair fell over his eyes, // and his face was dark and dirty and sunken*, (so that (at first) I did not recognise him). There was a red cut (across the lower part of his face).
“Stop!” he cried, 【when I was (within ten yards of him)】, and I stopped. His voice was hoarse. “Where do you come from?” he said.
I thought, (surveying him).
“I come from Mortlake,” I said. “I was buried (near the pit 〔the Martians made (about their cylinder〕). I have worked my way out and escaped.”
“There is no food about here,” he said. “This is my country. All this hill down to the river, and back to Clapham, and up to the edge of the common. There is only food for one. Which way are you going?”
I answered slowly.
“I don’t know,” I said. “I have been buried (in the ruins of a house) (thirteen or fourteen days). I don’t know [what has happened].”

青アンダーラインは、いま目の前で排水溝で引きずられてるわけじゃないので、as thoughの中が直説法でも仮定法でも、had beenがいいかな？

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近づいていくと、彼の着ている服が、自分のと同じくらい塵をかぶって不潔だということに気づいた。実を言えば、排水溝の中を引きずられてきたかのように見えた。
さらに接近すると、排水溝でついた緑色のぬめぬめしたものが見えた。薄い茶色の乾いた泥や、輝く石炭のような斑模様も入り混じっていた。彼の黒い髪は目にかかっていた。顔は黒くてきたなく、くぼんでいた。だから最初は誰かわからなかった。顔の下側に、赤い切り傷が走っていた。
10ヤードくらい離れたところで、「止まれ！」と彼が叫んだので、足を止めた。彼の声はかすれていた。「どこから来た？」と聞かれた。
彼をじろじろ見ながら、少し考えて答えた。
「モートレイクから。」「円筒宇宙船のまわりに火星人がつくったクレーター近くに閉じ込められていた。一生懸命もがいて脱出した。」
「ここらに食べ物はないぞ」と彼は言った。「ここは俺の縄張りだ。この丘一帯から下って、あの川・クラップハム・共有地の端までな。一人分の食べ物しかないんだ。どこにいく？」
わたしはゆっくり返事した。
「わからない。」「13～14日、瓦礫の中に埋められていた。何が起こってるかわからん。」

第７章　第７回　(第479話)

問題編

He looked at me doubtfully, then started, and looked with a changed expression.
“I’ve no wish to stop about here,” said I. “I think I shall go to Leatherhead, for my wife was there.”
He shot out a pointing finger.
“It is you,” said he; “the man from Woking. And you weren’t killed at Weybridge?”
I recognised him at the same moment.
“You are the artilleryman who came into my garden.”
“Good luck!” he said. “We are lucky ones! Fancy you!” He put out a hand, and I took it. “I crawled up a drain,” he said. “But they didn’t kill everyone. And after they went away I got off towards Walton across the fields. But—— It’s not sixteen days altogether—and your hair is grey.” He looked over his shoulder suddenly. “Only a rook*,” he said. “One gets to know that birds have shadows these days. This is a bit open. Let us crawl under those bushes and talk.”

rookカラス

fancyの意味は？

解答編

He looked (at me) doubtfully, then started, and looked (with a changed expression).
“I’ve no wish to stop about here,” said I. “I think I shall go to Leatherhead, 【for my wife was there】.”
He shot out a pointing finger.
“It is you,” said he; “the man from Woking. And you weren’t killed at Weybridge?”
I recognised him (at the same moment).
“You are the artilleryman 〔who came into my garden〕.”
“Good luck!” he said. “We are lucky ones! Fancy you!” He put out a hand, and I took it. “I crawled up a drain,” he said. “But they didn’t kill everyone. And 【after they went away】 I got off towards Walton (across the fields). But—— It’s not sixteen days altogether—and your hair is grey.” He looked over his shoulder suddenly. “Only a rook*,” he said. “One gets to know [that birds have shadows] these days. This is a bit open. Let us crawl under those bushes and talk.”

fancyは「まさか～とは（驚きだ）！」くらい。

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彼は疑い深そうに私を見ると、びくっとし、こちらを見る顔色が変わった。
「ここらへんうろちょろする気はないから」と私はいった。「レザーヘッドに行かないと。だって妻がそこにいるから」
彼は突然指をさしてきた。
「お前か？」と。「ウォーキングから逃げてきた奴だろ。ウェイブリッジで死ななかったのか？」
同じタイミングで私も彼がだれか分かった。
「うちの庭に入ってきた砲兵さんか」
「運がいいな！」と彼。「俺たちは幸運だ！まさかお前とはな！」彼は手を差し出し、私はその手をとった。彼は続けた。「排水溝を這ってきた。」「まぁ火星人はみんな殺してしまったわけじゃない。そして奴らがどこかに行ってしまった後、ウォルトンに向けて野原を歩いてきた。だがーーまだ16日も経っていないのにーーお前の髪は灰色になったな。」
彼は突然肩越しに目をやった。「ただのカラスか。」とつぶやいた。「近頃、鳥にも影があることがわかるようになったよ。ここはちょっと周りから見えやすい。あそこの茂みのところまで忍び入ってから話そう。」

第７章　第８回　(第480話)

問題編

“Have you seen any Martians?” I said. “Since I crawled out——”
“They’ve gone away across London,” he said. “I guess they’ve got a bigger camp there. Of a night, all over there, Hampstead way, the sky is alive with their lights. It’s like a great city, and in the glare you can just see them moving. By daylight you can’t. But nearer—I haven’t seen them—” (he counted on his fingers) “five days. Then I saw a couple across Hammersmith way carrying something big. And the night before last”—he stopped and spoke impressively—“it was just a matter of lights, but it was something up in the air. I believe they’ve built a flying-machine, and are learning to fly.”
I stopped, on hands and knees*, for we had come to the bushes.
“Fly!”
“Yes,” he said, “fly.”
I went on into a little bower*, and sat down.

on hands and knees四つん這いになって　bower木陰　

オレンジのofのはたらきは？

解答編

“Have you seen any Martians?” I said. “Since I crawled out——”
“They’ve gone away (across London),” he said. “I guess [they’ve got a bigger camp there]. (Of a night), (all over there, Hampstead way), the sky is alive with their lights. It’s like a great city, and (in the glare) you can just see them moving. (By daylight) you can’t. But nearer—I haven’t seen them—” (he counted on his fingers) “five days. Then I saw a couple (across Hammersmith way) carrying something big. And the night before last”—he stopped and spoke impressively—“it was just a matter of lights, but it was something up (in the air). I believe [they’ve built a flying-machine], and are learning to fly.”
I stopped, (on hands and knees), for we had come to the bushes.
“Fly!”
“Yes,” he said, “fly.”
I went on into a little bower*, and sat down.

of〈時間〉で「〈時間〉に」

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「火星人を見たか？」と尋ねた。「私が出てきてからは…」
「ロンドンのほうに行っちゃったよ」と彼。「たぶん、そこでもっとでかい野営地を張ってるんだろ。夜には、むこう一帯（ハンプステッドの方）で、火星人の光で空が生き生きとしてた。巨大な都市みたいだった。その光の中で、火星人が動く姿だけは見えたな。夜明けになると見えなかったが。でもすぐ近くではーーしばらく見てないなーー」彼は指折り数えて「5日間は。」と言った。
「そのあと、ハンマースミスの向こう側に、でかいものを運んでる2体のロボットが見えたんだ。おとといの夜はーー」もったいぶって話を止め煙をくゆらせた。「ーー確かに光の一種ではあったんだが、空に浮かんでいたんだ。UFOをつくったんだと思うぜ。飛ぶ練習をしているんだ。」
私は止まり四つん這いになった。茂みについたからだ。
「飛ぶのか！」
「ああ。飛ぶ。」
私は続いて木陰に入り、座った。

第７章　第９回　(第481話)

問題編

“It is all over with humanity,” I said. “If they can do that they will simply go round the world.”
He nodded.
“They will. But—— It will relieve things over here a bit. And besides——” He looked at me. “Aren’t you satisfied it is up with humanity? I am. We’re down; we’re beat.”
I stared. Strange as it may seem, I had not arrived at this fact—a fact perfectly obvious so soon as he spoke. I had still held a vague hope; rather, I had kept a lifelong habit of mind. He repeated his words, “We’re beat.” They carried absolute conviction.
“It’s all over,” he said. “They’ve lost one—just one. And they’ve made their footing good and crippled* the greatest power in the world. They’ve walked over us. The death of that one at Weybridge was an accident. And these are only pioneers. They kept on coming. These green stars—I’ve seen none these five or six days, but I’ve no doubt they’re falling somewhere every night. Nothing’s to be done. We’re under! We’re beat!”

crippleぶちこわす　

オレンジのthe greatest powerとは何？

解答編

“It is all over (with humanity),” I said. “【If they can do that】 they will simply go round the world.”
He nodded.
“They will. But—— It will relieve things (over here) a bit. And besides——” He looked at me. “Aren’t you satisfied it is up (with humanity)? I am. We’re down; we’re beat.”
I stared. 【Strange as it may seem】, I had not arrived at this fact—a fact perfectly obvious 【so soon as he spoke】. I had still held a vague hope; (rather), I had kept a lifelong habit of mind. He repeated his words, “We’re beat.” They carried absolute conviction.
“It’s all over,” he said. “They’ve lost one—just one. And they’ve made their footing good and crippled* the greatest power in the world. They’ve walked over us. The death of that one at Weybridge was an accident. And these are only pioneers. They kept on coming. These green stars—I’ve seen none these five or six days, but I’ve no doubt [they’re falling somewhere every night]. Nothing’s to be done. We’re under! We’re beat!”

the great powerはイギリスのことですね。power=大国

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わたしは言った。「人間はおしまいだ。もし火星人が空を飛んだら、やすやすと地球を回れるじゃないか。」
彼はうなずいた。
「だろうな。だがーーここらへんは少し落ち着くはずだ。それにーー」彼は私を見た。「人間がおしまいだということに満足はしないかい？　わたしはそれで満足だ。俺たちはやられたんだ。負けたんだ。」
私は目を見開いた。奇妙かもしれないが、この事実にたどりついていなかったー話すまでもなく完璧に明らかな事実だ。依然として曖昧な望みを抱いていたのだ。というか、長年の思考習慣に取りつかれていたのだ。彼は繰り返した。「俺たちは負けたんだ。」この言葉には有無を言わせない説得力があった。
彼はつづけた。「終わりだ。奴らは1機しか失っていない。たった1機だ。地盤を固め、世界一の大国を崩壊させた。俺たちの上を闊歩している。ウェイブリッジで倒したのは偶然だ。しかもこいつらは先行隊に過ぎない。これからも来つづける。あの緑の流星は、５、６日間見ていないが、毎夜どこかに着陸しているに違いない。できることは何もない。支配されたんだ！負けたんだ！」

第７章　第10回　(第482話)

問題編

I made him no answer. I sat staring before me, trying in vain to devise some countervailing thought.
“This isn’t a war,” said the artilleryman. “It (more, man, between, any, war, and, never, than, a, war, was, there’s) ants.”
Suddenly I recalled the night in the observatory.
“After the tenth shot they fired no more—at least, until the first cylinder came.”
“How do you know?” said the artilleryman. I explained. He thought. “Something wrong with the gun,” he said. “But what if there is? They’ll get it right again. And even if there’s a delay, how can it alter the end? It’s just men and ants. There’s the ants builds their cities, live their lives, have wars, revolutions, until the men want them out of the way, and then they go out of the way. That’s what we are now—just ants. Only——”
“Yes,” I said.
“We’re eatable ants.”
We sat looking at each other.
“And what will they do with us?” I said.

1.　赤アンダーラインの並び替え（一か所カンマが入る）
2.　there isのあとに省略されてるのは？

解答編

I made him no answer. I sat (staring before me), (trying 《in vain》 to devise some countervailing thought).
“This isn’t a war,” said the artilleryman. “It never was a war, (any more than there’s war between man and ants).”
Suddenly I recalled the night (in the observatory).
“(After the tenth shot) they fired no more—at least, 【until the first cylinder came】.”
“How do you know?” said the artilleryman. I explained. He thought. “Something wrong with the gun,” he said. “But what if there is? They’ll get it right again. And 【even if there’s a delay】, how can it alter the end? It’s just men and ants. There’s the ants builds their cities, live their lives, have wars, revolutions, 【until the men want them out of the way】, and then they go out of the way. That’s what we are now—just ants. Only——”
“Yes,” I said.
“We’re eatable ants.”
We sat looking at each other.
“And what will they do with us?” I said.

1.　原文は上の通り。「it was never a war」のほうが現代文法ではよろしいかな。
2.　there is something wrong…。

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わたしは返事をしなかった。目の前を見つめて座っていた。何か気がまぎれる考えを思いつこうとしたが、できなかった。
「戦争ではないな」と砲兵。「絶対戦争じゃない。人間とアリの間に戦争がないようにな。」
突然、天文台での夜（※第１章）を思い出した。
「10番目の後、それ以上は発射してこなかったーー見た限りでは。結局発射されないまま、最初の円筒宇宙船がきたんだ。」
「どうしてわかる？」と聞き返されたので説明すると、彼は少し考えていた。「なにか発射装置に不具合があったんだろ」と彼は言った。「だがそれがなんだ？また修理するはずだ。遅れがあったとしてもだ、結末はどうやって変えられるんだ？まさに人間とアリだ。アリは自分たちの街をつくり、人生を送り、戦争や革命を起こす。でもひとたび人間が邪魔だと思ったら、排除されるんだ。まさに今の私たちだーちっぽけなアリにすぎないんだーー。
「ああ」とうなずいた。
「食べられるアリだ。」
お互いを見た。
「いったい奴らは我々に何をするだろう？」とわたしは問うた。

第７章　第11回　(第483話)

問題編

“That’s what I’ve been thinking,” he said; “that’s what I’ve been thinking. After Weybridge I went south—thinking. I saw what was up. Most of the people were hard* at it squealing* and exciting themselves. But I’m not so fond of squealing. I’ve been in sight of death once or twice; I’m not an ornamental soldier, and at the best and worst, death—it’s just death. And it’s the man that keeps on thinking comes through*. I saw everyone tracking away south. Says I, ‘Food won’t last this way,’ and I turned right back. I went for the Martians like a sparrow goes for man. All round”—he waved a hand to the horizon—“they’re starving in heaps, bolting*, treading on each other. . . .”
He saw my face, and halted awkwardly.
“No doubt lots who had money have gone away to France,” he said. He seemed to hesitate whether to apologise, met my eyes, and went on: “There’s food all about here. Canned things in shops; wines, spirits, mineral waters; and the water mains* and drains are empty. Well, I was telling you what I was thinking. ‘Here’s intelligent things,’ I said, ‘and it seems they want us for food. First, they’ll smash us up—ships, machines, guns, cities, all the order and organisation. All that will go. If we were the size of ants we might pull through. But we’re not. It’s all too bulky* to stop. That’s the first certainty.’ Eh?”

be hard at it[work]努力する・忙しく働く（≒busy）　squeal悲鳴を上げる・キャーと叫ぶ　come throughうまくいく　bolt急に逃げ出す　main水道管の本線　bulky図体が大きい

1.　青アンダーラインの文（原文ママ）を正しくするには？（いくつか答えがあるかも）
2.　オレンジのforの意味

解答編

“That’s [what I’ve been thinking],” he said; “that’s [what I’ve been thinking]. (After Weybridge) I went south—thinking. I saw [what was up]. Most of the people were hard* at it (squealing* and exciting themselves). But I’m not so fond of squealing. I’ve been (in sight of death once or twice); I’m not an ornamental soldier, and (at the best and worst), death—it’s just death. And it’s the man 〔that keeps on thinking〕 <that> comes through. I saw everyone tracking away south. Says I, ‘Food won’t last this way,’ and I turned right back. I went (for the Martians) (like a sparrow goes for man). All round”—he waved a hand to the horizon—“they’re starving in heaps, bolting*, treading on each other. . . .”
He saw my face, and halted awkwardly.
“(No doubt) lots 〔who had money〕 have gone away to France,” he said. He seemed to hesitate whether to apologise, met my eyes, and went on: “There’s food all about here. Canned things in shops; wines, spirits, mineral waters; and the water mains* and drains are empty. Well, I was telling you [what I was thinking]. ‘Here’s intelligent things,’ 《I said》, ‘and it seems they want us (for food). First, they’ll smash us up—ships, machines, guns, cities, all the order and organisation. All that will go. 【If we were the size of ants】 we might pull through. But we’re not. It’s all too bulky to stop. That’s the first certainty.’ Eh?”

it‘s a man that keeps…ならここで強調構文（…なのが人間だ）だけど、it’s the man that keeps…で強調構文だとすると、このtheが謎。このthatは関係代名詞とみるのがいいかな。そしたら、comesの前に抜けてるthatと強調構文を作って考えられそう。

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「こんなことを今まで考えてた。」と彼は言った。「こういうことだ。ウェイブリッジのあと、南へ向かったー考えながら。目の前を見ると、ほとんどの人は悲鳴を上げたり興奮したりしてばかりだった。だが私はそういうのは好きじゃない。死を1度か2度見た。でも私はお飾りの兵隊じゃないし、良かれ悪かれ、たかが死だ。そして考え続ける人間こそ生き延びられる。みんな南へ道をたどっているを悟り、『食べ物はこっちには十分ないはずだ』とつぶやき、踵を返した。人間に向かってくるスズメのように火星人のほうに向かっていった。あのあたりは全部ーー」彼は水平線へ手を振って示したーー「飢えたやつらが山のようにいる。急に逃げ出し、お互い踏みつけあっている…」
彼はわたしを見ると、ぎこちなく口をつぐんだ。
「間違いなく、フランスに逃げた金持ちは多いはずだ。」と言った。ここで彼は謝るべきか躊躇しているようだったが、わたしが目を合わせると話を続けた。「（先ほどは食べ物が少ないと言ったが）ここらじゅうに食べ物がある。店には缶詰があるし、ワイン・スピリッツ(蒸留酒)・ミネラルウォーターもある。水道管や排水管は空だ。ああ、以前君に私の考えを語ってたな。『奴らは賢い』と言ったかな。『どうやら食べ物として人間を狩っているみたいだ。まず、彼らは人間を粉砕するー船・機械・大砲・都市・すべての秩序と組織を。全部がなくなるはずだ。もし人間がアリと同じサイズなら、生き延びるかもしれない。だがそうじゃない。そして火星人はまったくデカすぎて止められない。まずそれが確実なことだな』だったか？」

第７章　第12回　(第484話)

問題編

I assented.
“It is; I’ve thought it out. Very well, then—next; at present we’re caught as we’re wanted. A Martian has only to go a few miles to get a crowd on the run. And I saw one, one day, out by Wandsworth, picking houses to pieces and routing among the wreckage. But they won’t keep on doing that. So soon as they’ve settled all our guns and ships, and smashed our railways, and done all the things they are doing over there, they will begin catching us systematic, picking the best and storing us in cages and things. That’s what they will start doing in a bit. Lord! They haven’t begun on us yet. Don’t you see that?”

オレンジのoneが指してるのは？

解答編

I assented.
“It is; I’ve thought it out. Very well, then—next; (at present) we’re caught 【as we’re wanted】. A Martian has only to go a few miles (to get a crowd on the run). And I saw one, 《one day》, 《out by Wandsworth》, picking houses (to pieces) and routing (among the wreckage). But they won’t keep on doing that. 【So soon as they’ve settled all our guns and ships, and smashed our railways, and done all the things 〔they are doing over there〕】, they will begin catching us systematic, picking the best and storing us (in cages and things). That’s [what they will start doing (in a bit)]. Lord! They haven’t begun on us yet. Don’t you see that?”

one=a Martian

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わたしはうなずいた。
「だな。そのことをずっと考えてた。結構。それならー次だ。現在のところ、我々はいいようにされている。火星人は数マイル歩きさえすれば、逃げ惑う群衆を捕まえられるのだ。ある日ワンズワース郊外で、家を粉々にした後、その瓦礫の周りを歩き回っている火星人を見た。だが奴らは同じことをし続けないだろう。大砲や船をみんな倒し、鉄道を破壊し、やってることをすべて片付けたら、組織的に人間を捕まえ始めるだろう。最もいい個体を選んで、カゴとかに入れとくんだ。そんなことがもう少ししたら起こる。神よ！まだ始まってすらいないのだ。わかったか？」

第７章　第13回　(第485話)

問題編

“Not begun!” I exclaimed.
“Not begun. All that’s happened so (sense, not, quiet, having, through, is, to, the, far, our, keep)—worrying them with guns and such foolery. And losing our heads, and rushing off in crowds to where there wasn’t any more safety than where we were. They don’t want to bother us yet. They’re making their things—making all the things they couldn’t bring with them, getting things ready for the rest of their people. Very likely that’s why the cylinders have stopped for a bit, for fear of hitting those who are here. And instead of our rushing about blind, on the howl*, or getting dynamite on the chance of busting them up, we’ve got to fix* ourselves up according to the new state of affairs. That’s how I figure it out. It isn’t quite according to what a man wants for his species, but it’s about what the facts point to. And that’s the principle I acted upon. Cities, nations, civilisation, progress—it’s all over. That game’s up. We’re beat.”
“But if that is so, what is there to live for?”
The artilleryman looked at me for a moment.

howlわめき　fix up≒change

青線の並び替え

解答編

“Not begun!” I exclaimed.
“Not begun. All 〔that’s happened so far〕 is (through our not having the sense to keep quiet)—(worrying them (with guns and such foolery)). And losing our heads, and rushing off (in crowds) (to where there wasn’t any more safety than where we were). They don’t want to bother us yet. They’re making their things—making all the things 〔they couldn’t bring with them〕, (getting things ready for the rest of their people). <it is> Very likely <that> that’s [why the cylinders have stopped (for a bit), (for fear of hitting those who are here)]. And (instead of our rushing about (blind), (on the howl), or getting dynamite (on the chance of busting them up)), we’ve got to fix* ourselves up (according to the new state of affairs). That’s [how I figure it out]. It isn’t quite (according to what a man wants (for his species)), but it’s about [what the facts point to]. And that’s the principle 〔I acted upon〕. Cities, nations, civilisation, progress—it’s all over. That game’s up. We’re beat.”
“But if that is so, what is there to live for?”
The artilleryman looked at me for a moment.

前置詞＋S＋Vingという形は並び替え問題の定番っちゃ定番ですね。

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「始まってない！」わたしは叫んだ。
「そうだ。今まで起こったことはどれも、静かにしておくっていう良識を持ってなかったせいだ。大砲とかの馬鹿なもので奴らを刺激しただけだ。そして指令系統を失い、一斉に逃げて行った。逃げても逃げなくても安全じゃないことは同じなのに。まだ奴らは我々に危害を加えるつもりはないのだ。火星から持ってこれなかったものをみんな作っているところなのだ。残りの移住者を万全に迎えるためにな。まさしく、これこそがしばらく円筒宇宙船が止まってる理由だと思う。ここにいる火星人に衝突しないようにするためだ。そして盲目的にわめきながら走り回ったり、倒せる一縷の望みにかけてダイナマイトを備えたりするんじゃなくて、この新しい状況に対して適応しなければならない。それが私の考えだ。それは種のためにヒトが望むことではまったくないが、事実はそれを示している。そしてそれが私の行動原理だ。都市・国家・文明・進歩ーみんなおしまいだ。ゲームオーバーだ。負けたんだ。」
「だけど、もしそうなら、生きる理由はなんだ？」
砲兵はしばらく私を見つめた。

第７章　第14回　(第486話)

問題編

“There won’t be any more blessed concerts for a million years or so; there won’t be any Royal Academy of Arts, and no nice little feeds at restaurants. If it’s amusement you’re after, I reckon the game is up. If you’ve got any drawing-room* manners or a dislike to eating peas* with a knife or dropping aitches*, you’d better chuck* ’em away. They ain’t no further use.”
“You mean——”
“I mean that men like me are going on living—for the sake of the breed. I tell you, I’m grim* set on* living. And if I’m not mistaken, you’ll show what insides you’ve got, too, before long. We aren’t going to be exterminated. And I don’t mean to be caught either, and tamed and fattened and bred like a thundering* ox. Ugh! Fancy those brown creepers!”
“You don’t mean to say——”
“I do. I’m going on, under their feet. I’ve got it planned; I’ve thought it out. We men are beat. We don’t know enough. We’ve got to learn before we’ve got a chance. And we’ve got to live and keep independent while we learn. See! That’s what has to be done.”
I stared, astonished, and stirred profoundly by the man’s resolution.

drawing room応接間　peaエンドウ豆　chuck away捨てる　grim不屈の　be set on Ving≒be determined to V　thundering巨大な　

if I’m not mistaken の意味

解答編

“There won’t be any more blessed concerts (for a million years or so); there won’t be any Royal Academy of Arts, and no nice little feeds at restaurants. 【If it’s amusement <that> you’re after】, I reckon [the game is up]. 【If you’ve got any drawing-room* manners or a dislike to eating peas* (with a knife) or dropping aitches*】, you’d better chuck* ’em away. They ain’t no further use.”
“You mean——”
“I mean [that men (like me) are going on living]—(for the sake of the breed). (I tell you), I’m grim set on living. And 【if I’m not mistaken】, you’ll show [what insides you’ve got], too, (before long). We aren’t going to be exterminated. And I don’t mean to be caught either, and tamed and fattened and bred (like a thundering* ox). Ugh! Fancy those brown creepers!”
“You don’t mean to say——”
“I do. I’m going on, under their feet. I’ve got it planned; I’ve thought it out. We men are beat. We don’t know enough. We’ve got to learn 【before we’ve got a chance】. And we’ve got to live and keep independent 【while we learn】. See! That’s [what has to be done].”
I stared, astonished, and stirred profoundly (by the man’s resolution).

mistake A for B（AをBと間違える）の受動態だとしたらmistakenは「間違えられる」ですが、ここでは意味が逆です。普通にmistakenを形容詞で使うと「（Sが）間違っている」という意味です。

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「百万年くらいは楽しいコンサートはないだろうね。王立芸術院も残るまい。レストランとのちょっとした素敵な食事にもありつけないだろうさ。もし欲するものが娯楽なら、ゲームオーバーだと思う。もし応接間の礼儀ができてたり、ナイフで豆を食べたりHの発音を落とすのに嫌悪感があったりしたら、そういうのは（上流階級のやり方は）捨ててしまえ。もう役に立たない。」
「つまりーー」
「俺のような人間は生き続けるー繁殖のためにな。言っておくが、生き延びる不屈の決意がある。間違いかもしれないが、きっとお前の内面もそのうち現れるはずだ。我々は絶滅させられはしない。そして私も、捕まって飼われ、太らされて繁殖させられる、そんな巨大な牛になるつもりはない。ああ！あの茶色の地を這う動物を思い浮かべてみたまえ！」
「でもまさかーー」
「そのまさかだ。私は生きる。彼らの足元で。計画はした。考えはめぐらせた。負けたのだ。まだ情報が足りないから、チャンスが来る前に学習する必要がある。その間、我々は生きて、独立しつづけなければならない。わかったか！それがいま為すべきことだ。
私は見つめ、驚きながら、彼の決意に大きく震えていた。

第７章　第15回　(第487話)

問題編

“Great God!” cried I. “But you are a man indeed!” And suddenly I gripped his hand.
“Eh!” he said, with his eyes shining. “I’ve thought it out, eh?”
“Go on,” I said.
“Well, those who mean to escape their catching must get ready. I’m getting ready. Mind you, it isn’t all of us that are made for wild beasts; and that’s what it’s got to be. That’s why I watched you. I had my doubts. You’re slender. I didn’t know that it was you, you see, or just how you’d been buried. All these—the sort of people that lived in these houses, and all those damn little clerks that used to live down that way—they’d be no good. They haven’t any spirit in them—no proud dreams and no proud lusts; and a man who hasn’t one or the other—Lord! What is he but funk* and precautions?

funk臆病

butの意味

解答編

“Great God!” cried I. “But you are a man (indeed)!” And (suddenly) I gripped his hand.
“Eh!” he said, (with his eyes shining). “I’ve thought it out, eh?”
“Go on,” I said.
“Well, those 〔who mean to escape their catching〕 must get ready. I’m getting ready. (Mind you), it isn’t all of us that are made (for wild beasts); and that’s [what it’s got to be]. That’s [why I watched you]. I had my doubts. You’re slender. I didn’t know [that it was you], 《you see》, or [just how you’d been buried]. All these—the sort of people 〔that lived in these houses〕, and all those damn little clerks 〔that used to live down that way〕—they’d be no good. They haven’t any spirit (in them)—no proud dreams and no proud lusts; and a man 〔who hasn’t one or the other〕—Lord! What is he but funk* and precautions?

このbutはexceptかな？

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「素晴らしい神よ！」とわたしは叫んだ。「だがお前は本当に男だな！」そして突然彼の手をつかんだ。
「ああ！」彼は目を輝かせながら言った。「俺は考えたからな、ええ？」
「続けて」と促した。
「ああ、彼らにつかまりたくないなら、準備しないといけない。俺はできてる。気をつけろ、俺たちみんなが野獣の生き方に適してるわけじゃない。だがそうなるはずだ。だから俺はお前を見ていた。心配があった。お前は痩せている。お前だってわからなかった、な？どんなふうに閉じ込められてたのかさえ私は知らない。ここらの家に住んでた人たちとか、あの向こうに以前住んでいた小さいクソ店員もみんなーー望みはない。魂を持っていないのだ。輝かしい夢や誇らしい欲がない。決断もできないような人だ。ーー神よ！臆病者で慎重居士と言わずしてなんだろうか？

第７章　第16回　(第488話)

問題編

They just used to skedaddle* off to work—I’ve seen hundreds of ’em, bit of breakfast in hand, running wild and shining to catch their little season-ticket train, for fear they’d get dismissed if they didn’t; working at businesses they were afraid to take the trouble to understand; skedaddling back for fear they wouldn’t be in time for dinner; keeping indoor after dinner for fear of the back streets, and sleeping with the wives they married, not because they wanted them, but because they had a bit of money that would make for* safety in their one little miserable skedaddle through the world. Lives insured and a bit invested for fear of accidents. And on Sundays—fear of the hereafter*. As if hell was built for rabbits! Well, the Martians will just be a godsend to these. Nice roomy* cages, fattening food, careful breeding, no worry. After a week or so chasing about the fields and lands on empty stomachs, they’ll come and be caught cheerful*. They’ll be quite glad after a bit. They’ll wonder what people did before there were Martians to take care of them.

skedaddle逃走する　make for寄与する　hereafter将来・来世　roomy広い　cheerful喜んで

青アンダーラインで文法的に間違ってるところ

解答編

They just used to skedaddle* off (to work)—I’ve seen hundreds of ’em, (bit of breakfast <being> in hand), (running wild) and (shining to catch their little season-ticket train), (for fear they’d get dismissed 【if they didn’t】); (working at businesses 〔they were afraid to take the trouble to understand〕); (skedaddling back (for fear they wouldn’t be (in time for dinner))); (keeping indoors after dinner (for fear of the back streets)), and (sleeping with the wives 〔they married〕, not because they wanted them, but because they had a bit of money 〔that would make for* safety (in their one little miserable skedaddle through the world). Lives <being> insured and a bit invested (for fear of accidents). And (on Sundays)—fear of the hereafter*. As if hell was built for rabbits! Well, the Martians will just be a godsend to these. Nice roomy* cages, fattening food, careful breeding, no worry. (After a week or so) (chasing (about the fields and lands) (on empty stomachs)), they’ll come and be caught cheerful. They’ll be quite glad (after a bit). They’ll wonder [what people did 【before there were Martians to take care of them】].

indoorは形容詞。indoorsが副詞。

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彼らは仕事に駆けてるだけだったーー何百人も見てきたよ。ちょっとのパンを手にもって、熱心に走り、陽光を浴びながら電車の小さな定期券を握りしめていた。こうしないと仕事をクビになると恐れてね。わざわざ理解する気もない仕事をしては、夕食に間に合わないんじゃないかとビクビクして家に駆け戻る。裏路地を怖がって夕食後は家に閉じこもり、一生をともにする妻と寝る。別に妻が大事だからじゃない。その世界でみじめにちょこちょこ奔走する中で、安全をもたらしてくれるだけの金は持ってるからだ。人生は保障され、事故を恐れてちょっと金を費やす。そして日曜にはーー死後を恐れる。あたかもウサギのために地獄がつくられてるかのようにな！　ああ、火星人はこいつらへの神の使いなのだろうな。ケージは素敵で広く、食事は肥満気味で、繁殖は慎重にされ、心配はない。1週間もすれば、腹ペコで野原を追いかけっこし、出てきては喜んでつかまるんだ。少しすれば本当に嬉しく思うだろうよ。火星人が介抱してくれる前にいったい何をやってたんだろうって不思議に思うだろうさ。

第７章　第17回　(第489話)

問題編

And the bar loafers, and mashers*, and singers—I can imagine them. I can imagine them,” he said, with a sort of sombre* gratification*. “There’ll be any amount of sentiment and religion loose among them. There’s hundreds of things I saw with my eyes that I’ve only begun to see clearly these last few days. There’s lots will take things as they are—fat and stupid; and lots will be worried by a sort of feeling that it’s all wrong, and that they ought to be doing something. Now whenever things are so that a lot of people feel they ought to be doing something, the weak, and those who go weak with a lot of complicated thinking, always make for a sort of do-nothing religion, very pious* and superior*, and submit to persecution* and the will of the Lord. Very likely you’ve seen the same thing. It’s energy in a gale* of funk*, and turned clean inside out. These cages will be full of psalms* and hymns and piety*. And those of a less simple sort will work in a bit of—what is it?—eroticism.”
He paused.

masher女たらし　sombre渋い・陰気な　gratification満足　pious敬虔な　persecution迫害　superior屈しない　gale強風　　funk臆病(者)　psalm聖歌　piety祈り　

1.　赤アンダーラインの訳
2.　青アンダーラインで抜けている語句を復元すると？

解答編

And the bar loafers, and mashers*, and singers—I can imagine them. I can imagine them,” he said, (with a sort of sombre* gratification*). “There’ll be any amount of sentiment and religion (loose among them). There’s hundreds of things 〔I saw with my eyes〕 〔that I’ve only begun to see clearly (these last few days)〕. There’s lots <of people who> will take things as they are—fat and stupid; and lots <of people who> will be worried (by a sort of feeling [that it’s all wrong], and [that they ought to be doing something]). 【Now 《whenever things are so》 that a lot of people feel [they ought to be doing something]】, the weak, and those 〔who go weak with a lot of complicated thinking〕, always make for a sort of do-nothing religion, 《very pious* and superior*》, and submit to persecution* and the will of the Lord. (Very likely) you’ve seen the same thing. It’s energy (in a gale* of funk*), and turned clean inside out. These cages will be full of psalms* and hymns and piety*. And those of a less simple sort will work in a bit of—what is it?—eroticism.”
He paused.

1.　関係代名詞節が２つ直接つながってるから、「～の中で…なーー」
2.　意味としてはlots will take things…で、副詞的にthere’s がついてると考えることもできるかな。

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「そしてバーの浮浪人や、女たらし、歌手ーー奴らの姿が目に浮かぶ。想像できる。」と、彼は陰気な満足感を湛えて言った。「あらゆる感情と信仰が解き放たれるだろう。この目で見たものの中には、ここ数日でやっとはっきりし始めたものがたくさんある。あるがままに物事をとらえる人がたくさんいるーーデブでアホなやつだ。そして『全部間違いだ』とか『何かしなきゃ』という類の感情で不安になってる人たちもいっぱいいる。こんなときにはいつも、何かしなきゃと感じてる人が多いが、弱い奴ら、考えすぎて弱気になった奴らは、いつもなんかの役に立たない宗教にすがる。とても敬虔で信仰を誓うのだ。そして迫害と神の意志を甘受する。君だって同じものを見てきただろう。それ（宗教）は臆病の嵐の中に生まれるエネルギーで、きれいに外と中をひっくり返す。そのかごは聖歌や讃美歌、祈りで満ちている。そしてもっと単純な奴らはちょっとしたーーなんて言おうか？ーーエロに走る。
彼は一呼吸置いた。

第７章　第18回　(第490話)

問題編

“Very likely these Martians will make pets of some of them; train them to do tricks—who knows?—get sentimental over the pet boy who grew up and had to be killed. And some, maybe, they will train to hunt us.”
“No,” I cried, “that’s impossible! No human being——”
“What’s the good of going on with such lies?” said the artilleryman. “There’s men who’d do it cheerful. What nonsense to pretend there isn’t!”
And I succumbed* to his conviction.
“If they come after me,” he said; “Lord, if they come after me!” and subsided* into a grim* meditation.
I sat contemplating these things. I could find nothing to bring against this man’s reasoning. In the days before the invasion no one would have questioned my intellectual superiority to his—I, a professed and recognised writer on philosophical themes, and he, a common soldier; and yet he had already formulated a situation that I had scarcely realised.
“What are you doing?” I said presently. “What plans have you made?”
He hesitated.

succumb屈する　subside沈む　grim暗い　

オレンジのgetの主語

解答編

“(Very likely) these Martians will make pets of some of them; <The Martians will> train them to do tricks《—who knows?—》 <The Martians will> get sentimental (over the pet boy 〔who grew up and had to be killed〕). And some, (maybe), they will train to hunt us.”
“No,” I cried, “that’s impossible! No human being——”
“What’s the good of going on with such lies?” said the artilleryman. “There’s men 〔who’d do it cheerful〕. What nonsense to pretend [there isn’t]!”
And I succumbed* to his conviction.
“If they come after me,” he said; “Lord, if they come after me!” and subsided* into a grim* meditation.
I sat contemplating these things. I could find nothing to bring against this man’s reasoning. (In the days before the invasion) no one would have questioned my intellectual superiority to his—I, a professed and recognised writer on philosophical themes, and he, a common soldier; and yet he had already formulated a situation 〔that I had scarcely realised〕.
“What are you doing?” I said presently. “What plans have you made?”
He hesitated.

オレンジのgetの主語は火星人

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「こいつら火星人がそのうちの一部をペットにするとは実にありそうなことだ。火星人は芸をするように訓練させー誰もわかんないがー成長して殺さなきゃいけなくなったペットの男の子に同情するだろう。そしてたぶん、俺たちを狩るように人を訓練する火星人もいるだろう。」
「まさか」わたしは叫んだ。「ありえない！そんな人間はーー」
「そんな嘘にしがみついて何になる？」と砲兵が言った。「喜んでそうするやつもいる。そんなことがないと思うふりをするなんて無意味だ！」
そして彼の説得にわたしは屈してしまった。
「追ってきたらどうしようか」彼は言った。「神よ、もし追ってきたら！」　そして暗い瞑想に沈んでいった。
わたしはこうしたことを考えながら座っていた。この男の推理に対して言い返せる言葉は見つからなかった。侵攻前なら、わたしが彼より優れた知性の持ち主だということに誰も疑問を抱かなかっただろうーーわたしは哲学の分野においてプロとして認められたライターなのに対し、彼はどこにでもいる兵士だからだ。だが、彼は状況をとっくに体系立てて理解していた。わたしにはそんなことはほぼできていなかった。
しばらくして「何してるんだ？」と聞いた。「どんな計画がある？」
彼は口ごもった。

第７章　第19回　(第491話)

問題編

“Well, it’s like this,” he said. “What have we to do? We have to invent a sort of life where men can live and breed, and be sufficiently secure to bring the children up. Yes—wait a bit, and I’ll make it clearer what I think ought to be done. The tame ones will go like all tame beasts; in a few generations they’ll be big, beautiful, rich-blooded, stupid—rubbish! The risk is that we who keep wild will go savage—degenerate* into a sort of big, savage rat. . . . You see, how I mean to live is underground. I’ve been thinking about the drains. Of course those who don’t know drains think horrible things; but under this London are miles and miles—hundreds of miles—and a few days rain and London empty will leave them sweet and clean. The main drains are big enough and airy enough for anyone. Then there’s cellars*, vaults*, stores, from which bolting* passages may be made to the drains. And the railway tunnels and subways. Eh? You begin to see? And we form a band—able-bodied, clean-minded men. We’re not going to pick up any rubbish that drifts in. Weaklings* go out again.”

degenerate退化、退廃する　cellar地下室、蔵　vault地下貯蔵室　bolt鍵がかかる　weakling弱虫

オレンジのandがつないでるの

解答編

“Well, it’s like this,” he said. “What have we to do? We have to invent a sort of life 〔where men can live and breed, and be sufficiently secure to bring the children up〕. Yes—wait a bit, and I’ll make it clearer [what I think ought to be done]. The tame ones will go (like all tame beasts); (in a few generations) they’ll be big, beautiful, rich-blooded, stupid—rubbish! The risk is [that we 〔who keep wild〕 will go savage—degenerate* into a sort of big, savage rat. . .] . You see, [how I mean to live] is underground. I’ve been thinking about the drains. (Of course) those 〔who don’t know drains〕 think horrible things; but (under this London) are miles and miles—hundreds of miles—and a few days rain and London empty will leave them sweet and clean. The main drains are big enough and airy enough for anyone. Then there’s cellars*, vaults, stores, 〔from which bolting* passages may be made to the drains〕. And the railway tunnels and subways. Eh? You begin to see? And we form a band—able-bodied, clean-minded men. We’re not going to pick up any rubbish 〔that drifts in〕. Weaklings* go out again.”

ふつうに「a few days rain」と「London empty（ロンドンが無人であること）」。
London emptyの意味がわからないと変な解釈しちゃうかも。

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「うんと、こんな感じだ」彼はつづけた。「何すりゃいい？人類が生きて繁殖でき、子供を育てられるくらい十分安全な感じの生活を作り出さんとな。ああーーちょっと待て。為さねばならんと思うことを、もっとはっきりさせよう。飼われた人間はみんな同じく家畜動物のようになっちゃうだろう。数世代のうちに大きく美しくなり、栄養のある血が流れ、馬鹿になるーーゴミだ！危険なのは、「野生」でありつづける私たちが残忍になってしまうことだーー退化して太った凶暴なドブネズミになってしまうーー。わかるか、俺は地下で生きるつもりだ。下水管のことを考えていた。もちろん下水管を知らない奴らはひどいことだと思うだろう。だがこのロンドンの下には、何マイルーー何百マイルーーも下水管がある。ロンドン市民はいないから、数日雨が降れば、下水管は美しくきれいになるだろう。下水管の本管は誰にとっても十分広く風通しもよい。そして、地下倉庫や貯蔵室ができ、そこから鍵のかかった通路が下水管に伸びてくる。そして鉄道のトンネルと地下鉄だ。えぇ？わかってきたか？　そして団結するんだ。体が健康で、頭も狂ってない人たちでな。ふらっと入ってくるゴミどもを拾うつもりはない。弱虫はまた出ていく。」

第７章　第20回　(第492話)

問題編

“As you meant me to go?”　
“Well—I parleyed*, didn’t I?”
“We won’t quarrel about that. Go on.”
“Those who stop obey orders. Able-bodied, clean-minded women we want also—mothers and teachers. No lackadaisical* ladies—no blasted* rolling eyes. We can’t have any weak or silly. Life is real again, and the useless and cumbersome* and mischievous have to die. They ought to die. They ought to be willing to die. It’s a sort of disloyalty, after all, to live and taint* the race. And they can’t be happy. Moreover, dying’s none so dreadful; it’s the funking makes it bad. And in all those places we shall gather. Our district will be London. And we may even be able to keep a watch, and run about in the open when the Martians keep away. Play cricket, perhaps. That’s how we shall save the race. Eh? It’s a possible thing? But saving the race is nothing in itself.

parley話す、協議する　lackadaisical（←lack a day）怠惰な　blastedひどい、いやな(damn)　cumbersome扱いにくい・難物の　taint腐らせる　

青アンダーラインの文型

解答編

“As you meant me to go?”　
“Well—I parleyed*, didn’t I?”
“We won’t quarrel about that. Go on.”
“Those 〔who stop〕 obey orders. Able-bodied, clean-minded women we want also—mothers and teachers. No lackadaisical* ladies—no blasted* rolling eyes. We can’t have any weak or silly. Life is real again, and the useless and cumbersome* and mischievous have to die. They ought to die. They ought to be willing to die. It’s a sort of disloyalty, 《after all》, to live and taint* the race. And they can’t be happy. Moreover, dying’s none so dreadful; it’s the funking <that> makes it bad. And (in all those places) we shall gather. Our district will be London. And we may even be able to keep a watch, and run about in the open 【when the Martians keep away】. Play cricket, perhaps. That’s how we shall save the race. Eh? It’s a possible thing? But saving the race is nothing in itself.

青アンダーラインはＯＳＶの第三文型前置。

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「つまり俺に出て行けと？」
「待てーそう言ったか？」
「そこを問題にしたくはないさ。続けてくれ。」
「ここに残る奴は命令に従う。健康な肉体と健全な精神を持つ女性もいてほしいーー母や先生として。なまけたばぁさんはいらないーーバカな浮つき者も不要だ。弱虫も愚か者も養えない。生活はまたホンモノになる。使えない奴と難物といたずら者は死なねばならぬ。死ぬべきだ。死ぬことを甘受すべきだ。とにかく、生きて人の名を汚すことは一種の不忠ではないか。そしてそやつらは幸せにはなれまい。さらに言うと、死ぬことは決してそう怖くはない。臆病だから怖くなるのだ。どんな場所でも、俺たちは集まるだろう。我々の地域はロンドンだろう。見張りを立てることさえできるかもしれないし、火星人が離れたままのときは平地を走り回れるかもしれない。クリケットしたり、だろうか？　そうやって命をつないでいくんだ。ええ？　できるだろ？　だが種を守ることはそれ自体何の意味もない。」

第７章　第21回　(第493話)

問題編

As I say, that’s only being rats. It’s saving our knowledge and adding to it is the thing. There men like you come in. There’s* books, there’s models. We must make great safe places down deep, and get all the books we can; not novels and poetry swipes*, but ideas, science books. That’s where men like you come in. We must go to the British Museum and pick all those books through. Especially we must keep up our science—learn more. We must watch these Martians. Some of us must go as spies. When it’s all working, perhaps I will. Get caught, I mean. And the great thing is, we must leave the Martians alone. We mustn’t even steal. If we get in their way, we clear out. We must show them we mean no harm. Yes, I know. But they’re intelligent things, and they won’t hunt us down if they have all they want, and think we’re just harmless vermin*.”
The artilleryman paused and laid a brown hand upon my arm.

there’s：後ろが複数形でもthere are ではなくthere isになることがある（口語体）　swipe非難・悪口　vermin害虫

1.　青アンダーラインの意味は？
2.　赤のandが繋いでるのは？

解答編

〔As I say〕, that’s only being rats. It’s saving our knowledge and adding to it <that> is the thing. (There) men like you come in. There’s* books, there’s models. We must make great safe places (down deep), and get all the books 〔we can <get>〕; not novels and poetry swipes*, but ideas, science books. That’s [where men like you come in]. We must go to the British Museum and pick all those books through. (Especially) we must keep up our science—learn more. We must watch these Martians. Some of us must go (as spies). 【When it’s all working】, perhaps I will. Get caught, I mean. And the great thing is, [we must leave the Martians alone]. We mustn’t even steal. 【If we get in their way】, we clear out. We must show them [we mean no harm]. Yes, I know. But they’re intelligent things, and they won’t hunt us down 【if they have all they want, and think [we’re just harmless vermin*]】.”
The artilleryman paused and laid a brown hand upon my arm.

1.　add to≒increase
2.　赤のandはhaveとthinkかな。huntとthinkをつないでるとすると、think以下の意味が逆にならない？

全訳

「言ったように、それはドブネズミでいるってことでしかない。大事なのは、知識を守り、増やしていくことだ。そこではお前みたいなやつが来る。本も、模型もある。地下深くに、巨大で安全な場所をつくり、できる限りの本を得なければならない。小説や詩を書きなぐったものではだめだ。アイデアや科学の本でなければならない。それこそがお前みたいなやつが入ってくる場所だ。大英博物館に行って根こそぎ本をかっさらって行かねばらならない。特に科学を維持するのだーーもっと学ぶのだ。こいつら火星人を見張ってなきゃいけない。何人かはスパイに行かなければならない。全部うまくいっていたら、ひょっとするとわたしが行くだろう。つまり捕まるってことだ。そして大事なことは、火星人を放っておかねばならないってことだ。盗みさえ働いちゃいけない。もし邪魔するなら消される。害を与えるつもりはないと示さなければならない。そうだ、わかってる。だが彼らは頭がいい。もし欲が満たされ、ヒトは害のない虫けらだと思ってくれれば、我々を狩りはしないだろう。」
砲兵は話を止め、わたしの腕に茶色の手をのっけた。

第７章　第22回　(第494話)

問題編

“After all, it may not be so much we may have to learn before—Just imagine this: four or five of their fighting machines suddenly starting off—Heat-Rays right and left, and not a Martian in ’em. Not a Martian in ’em, but men—men who have learned the way how. It may be in my time, even—those men. Fancy having one of them lovely things, with its Heat-Ray wide and free! Fancy having it in control! What would it matter if you smashed to smithereens* at the end of the run, after a bust* like that? I reckon the Martians’ll open their beautiful eyes! Can’t you see them, man? Can’t you see them hurrying, hurrying—puffing* and blowing* and hooting to their other mechanical affairs? Something out of gear in every case. And swish*, bang, rattle, swish! Just as they are fumbling* over it, swish comes the Heat-Ray, and, behold! man has come back to his own.”

smithereens破片（アイルランド語（ケルト語系）のsmidirinから派生）　bust殴打・破滅　puff息を切らす　blowあえぐ　swishしゅっと振る　fumbleいじる・不器用に扱う

青アンダーライン（※原文ママ）を書き言葉の文法的に正しくするには？

解答編

“(After all), it there may not be so much 〔we may have to learn before〕—Just imagine this: four or five of their fighting machines suddenly starting off—Heat-Rays right and left, and not a Martian <being> in ’em. Not a Martian in ’em, but men—men 〔who have learned the way how〕. It may be in my time, even—those men. Fancy having one of them lovely things, (with its Heat-Ray wide and free)! Fancy having it in control! What would it matter 【if you smashed (to smithereens*) (at the end of the run), (after a bust* like that)? I reckon [the Martians’ll open their beautiful eyes]! Can’t you see them, man? Can’t you see them hurrying, hurrying—puffing* and blowing* and hooting (to their other mechanical affairs)? Something out of gear (in every case). And swish*, bang, rattle, swish! Just 【as they are fumbling over it】, swish comes the Heat-Ray, and, behold! man has come back to his own.”

itをthereにかえればいいんだろうか。

全訳

結局、前もって知らなきゃいけないことはそんなにないはずだ。ちょっとこう想像してみたまえ。４体か５体の戦闘マシーンが突然動き出すーーレーザー光線を右に左に放つんだ。そして火星人は中にいない。中にいるのは火星人じゃなくて、人間だーー操縦方法を知った人間だ。そしたら俺の時間だろう。－－ほかのやつらでもいいだろう。素敵なおもちゃを手に入れたと想像してみてくれ。レーザー光線を四方に自由に飛ばせるんだ！　支配できたと想像してみてくれ！　そんな破壊のあと、最終的に木端微塵になったとしても、何か問題があろうか？　火星人が美しい目を開くだろうと思うんだ！お前には見えるか？　奴らが慌てて、走ってーー息も絶え絶えにあえぎながら、ほかの機械に怒鳴っているのが見えるか？　どんなときにも何か調子が悪いもんだ。　そしてシュッ、バン、ガタガタ、ヒュッ！　ちょうどやつらが操縦するように、シュッという音とともにレーザー光線が走る。そして見よ！　人類はくびきを逃れたのだ！」

第７章　第23回　(第495話)

問題編

For a while the imaginative daring of the artilleryman, and the tone of assurance and courage he assumed*, completely dominated my mind. I believed unhesitatingly both in his forecast of human destiny and in the practicability of his astonishing scheme, and the reader who thinks me susceptible and foolish must contrast his position, reading steadily with all his thoughts about his subject, and mine, crouching fearfully in the bushes and listening, distracted by apprehension. We talked in this manner through the early morning time, and later crept out of the bushes, and, after scanning the sky for Martians, hurried precipitately* to the house on Putney Hill where he had made his lair*. It was the coal cellar of the place, and when I saw the work he had spent a week—it was a burrow* scarcely ten yards long, which he designed to reach to the main drain on Putney Hill—I had my first inkling* of the gulf between his dreams and his powers. Such a hole I could have dug in a day. But I believed in him sufficiently to work with him all that morning until past midday at his digging.

assume身に着ける　precipitately大慌てで　lair隠れ家　burrow(動物などの)隠れ家　inkling暗示　

1.　オレンジのimaginativeの意味は？
2.　青アンダーラインの間違ってるところ

解答編

(For a while) the imaginative daring of the artilleryman, and the tone of assurance and courage 〔he assumed〕, completely dominated my mind. I believed unhesitatingly both in his forecast of human destiny and in the practicability of his astonishing scheme, //　and the reader 〔who thinks me susceptible and foolish〕 must contrast his position, (reading steadily (with all his thoughts about his subject)), and mine, (crouching fearfully in the bushes and listening), (distracted by apprehension). We talked (in this manner) (through the early morning time), and later crept out of the bushes, and, 《after scanning the sky for Martians》, hurried precipitately* (to the house on Putney Hill 〔where he had made his lair*〕). It was the coal cellar of the place, and 【when I saw the work 〔he had spent a week upon[on] 《—it was a burrow* scarcely ten yards long, which he designed to reach (to the main drain (on Putney Hill))—》 】I had my first inkling of the gulf between his dreams and his powers. Such a hole I could have dug in a day. But I believed in him (sufficiently to work with him (all that morning) (until past midday) at his digging).

1.　imaginative：想像力豊かな
2.　spend 時間/金 on[upon] 名詞。原文はuponでした。
「reach to」という形は見慣れないかもしれませんが、reach Oが「Oに到達した」なのに対して、reach to Oが「Oに向かって伸びている（到達はしてないかも）」という風に、意味が違います。

全訳

しばらくの間、この妄想力豊かな砲兵の豪胆さと、安心と勇気をまとった口調によって、わたしの頭はすっかり支配されていた。人間の運命の予測と、彼の驚くべき計画の現実性の両方を、ためらわずに信じ込んだ。そして読者の君が、わたしは疑い深く愚かだと思っているなら、問題についての彼の考えをすべて着実に読み解きながら、彼とわたしの立場を対照してほしい。わたしはびくびくしながら茂みの中にしゃがみんこんで聞いているだけで、不安で気もそぞろだったのだ。わたしたちはこんな風に早朝の時間を話して過ごし、その後茂みから出ると、火星人がいないか空をじっと見て確かめ、大慌てでパトニー丘の家まで走った。そこは彼が隠れ家にしているところだった。その場所の石炭庫であった。彼が一週間かけたというその隠れ家を見たときにーーかろうじて10ヤード（9ｍ）の長さの隠れ家で、パトニー丘の排水管の主管へと伸びるように設計していたーーそこではじめて、彼の夢と実力の溝をうすうす感じたのだ。そんな穴はわたしなら1日で掘れる。だがわたしは彼を十分信じていたので、正午過ぎまで、午前ずっと彼とともに穴掘りに汗を流した。

第７章　第24回　(第496話)

問題編

We had a garden barrow* and shot the earth we removed against the kitchen range*. We refreshed ourselves with a tin of mock-turtle soup and wine from the neighbouring pantry. I found a curious relief from the aching strangeness of the world in this steady labour. As we worked, I turned his project over in my mind, and presently objections and doubts began to arise; but I worked there all the morning, so glad was I to find myself with a purpose again. After working an hour I began to speculate on the distance one had to go before the cloaca* was reached, the chances we had of missing it altogether. My immediate trouble was why we should dig this long tunnel, when it was possible to get into the drain at once down one of the manholes, and work back to the house. It seemed to me, too, that the house was inconveniently chosen, and required a needless length of tunnel. And just as I was beginning to face these things, the artilleryman stopped digging, and looked at me.

barrow手押し車（第39話）　kitchen rangeかまど・キッチン　cloaca下水管　

オレンジのandがつないでるの

解答編

We had a garden barrow* and shot the earth 〔we removed〕 (against the kitchen range*). We refreshed ourselves (with a tin of mock-turtle soup and wine (from the neighbouring pantry)). I found a curious relief (from the aching strangeness of the world) (in this steady labour). 【As we worked】, I turned his project over in my mind, // and presently objections and doubts began to arise; but I worked there (all the morning), so glad was I to find myself with a purpose again. (After working an hour) I began to speculate on the distance 〔one had to go 【before the cloaca* was reached】〕, the chances 〔we had of missing it altogether〕. My immediate trouble was [why we should dig this long tunnel, 【when it was possible to get into the drain (at once) (down one of the manholes), and work back to the house】]. It seemed to me, too, that the house was inconveniently chosen, and required a needless length of tunnel. And 【just as I was beginning to face these things】, the artilleryman stopped digging, and looked at me.

オレンジのandはwas chosenとrequiredかな。

全訳

我々は庭の手押し車を使い、キッチンのほうに、取り除いた土を放り投げていた。近所の食糧庫からとってきた偽ウミガメスープ缶とワインで元気を取り戻した。この地道な仕事で、身を刺すようなこの世界の異常さから不思議と解放された気がした。手を動かしている間、彼の計画が頭の中をぐるぐる回っていた。やがて、異論や疑問が生じ始めた。だが午前中ずっとそこで働いており、また目的を見つけられてうれしかった。1時間ほど働いた後、「下水管に到達するまでにどれくらい行かないといけないんだろう」とか、「まったく見当違いのほうかもしれない」といった疑念が浮かび始めた。わたしの目先の問題は、この長いトンネルをどうして掘る必要があるのか、ということだった。だって、どこかマンホールから降りればすぐに下水管にたどりつけるし、家に戻れるのだから。また、不便な家が選ばれ、そのせいでトンネルを余計に掘らないといけないという気もしていた。そしてこれらの問題に向き合い始めたちょうどそのとき、砲兵は掘るのをやめてわたしを見た。

第７章　第25回　(第497話)

問題編

“We’re working well,” he said. He put down his spade. “Let us knock off a bit” he said. “I think it’s time we reconnoitred* from the roof of the house.”
I was for going on, and after a little hesitation he resumed his spade; and then suddenly I was struck by a thought. I stopped, and so did he at once.
“Why were you walking about the common,” I said, “instead of being here?”
“Taking the air,” he said. “I was coming back. It’s safer by night.”
“But the work?”
“Oh, one can’t always work,” he said, and in a flash I saw the man plain. He hesitated, holding his spade. “We ought to reconnoitre now,” he said, “because if any come near they may hear the spades and drop upon us unawares*.”
I was no longer disposed to* object. We went together to the roof and stood on a ladder peeping out of the roof door. No Martians were to be seen, and we ventured out on the tiles, and slipped down under shelter of the parapet.

reconnoitre偵察する　unawaresだしぬけに　be disposed toしたい気がする　　

オレンジのforの意味

解答編

“We’re working well,” he said. He put down his spade. “Let us knock off a bit” he said. “I think [it’s time we reconnoitred* (from the roof of the house)].”
I was for going on, // and (after a little hesitation) he resumed his spade; and then suddenly I was struck (by a thought). I stopped, and so did he (at once).
“Why were you walking about the common,” I said, “instead of being here?”
“Taking the air,” he said. “I was coming back. It’s safer (by night).”
“But the work?”
“Oh, one can’t always work,” he said, and (in a flash) I saw the man plain. He hesitated, holding his spade. “We ought to reconnoitre now,” he said, “because 【if any come near】 they may hear the spades and drop upon us unawares*.”
I was 《no longer》 disposed to* object. We went together (to the roof) and stood on a ladder (peeping out of the roof door). No Martians were to be seen, and we ventured out (on the tiles), and slipped down (under shelter of the parapet).

for～は「～に賛成」

全訳

「だいぶ働いたな。」彼はスペードを置いた。「ちょっと休もうか。そろそろここの屋根から偵察しなきゃいけない。」
わたしは作業を続けようと主張した。そしてしばらく逡巡したのち、彼はまたスペードを動かし始めた。そのとき突然ある考えが頭をよぎった。手を止めると、すぐに彼もそうした。
「どうしてあんたはここから離れて共有地のまわりを歩いてたんだ？」
「空気を吸いにね。」「戻ってたんだよ。夜には安全だからね。」
「でも仕事は？」
「ああ、誰だってずっと仕事はできないさ。」そう言わると、この男も普通の人間だなという気がした。彼はスペードを持ちながら手を動かさず、こう続けた。「いま偵察すべきだと思う。だって、なにか近くに来たら、このスペードの音を聞いてふいに遭遇してしまうかもしれないからな。」
もう反対する気もしなかった。一緒に屋根にのぼり、はしごに乗って、屋根の天窓から頭を出して周りを見た。火星人は一体もいなかった。勇気を出して屋根の上に出ていき、すべって胸壁に身を隠した。

spadeについては第29話参照

第７章　第26回　(第498話)

問題編

From this position a shrubbery hid the greater portion of Putney, but we could see the river below, a bubbly mass of red weed, and the low parts of Lambeth flooded and red. The red creeper swarmed up the trees about the old palace, and their branches stretched gaunt* and dead, and set with shrivelled leaves, from amid its clusters. It was strange how entirely dependent both these things were upon flowing water (　) their propagation*. About us neither had gained a footing; laburnums*, pink mays*, snowballs*, and trees of arbor-vitae*, rose out of laurels* and hydrangeas*, green and brilliant into the sunlight. Beyond Kensington dense smoke was rising, and that and a blue haze hid the northward hills.

gaunt不気味な・荒涼とした　propagation繁殖　laburnumキングサリ　mayサンザシのなかま　snowballセイヨウカンボクのなかま　trees of arbor-vitaeヒノキ科クロベ属の木　laurel月桂樹　hydrangeaアジサイ

オレンジに入る前置詞一語

解答編

(From this position) a shrubbery hid the greater portion of Putney, but we could see the river below, a bubbly mass of red weed, // and the low parts of Lambeth <being> flooded and red. The red creeper swarmed up the trees about the old palace, // and their branches stretched gaunt* and dead, and set with shrivelled leaves, (from amid its clusters). It was strange [how entirely dependent both these things were upon flowing water for their propagation*]. (About us) neither had gained a footing; laburnums*, pink mays*, snowballs*, and trees of arbor-vitae*, rose (out of laurels* and hydrangeas*), (green and brilliant into the sunlight). (Beyond Kensington) dense smoke was rising, // and that and a blue haze hid the northward hills.

A depend on B for C：AがCのことでBを頼る

全訳

この場所からは、林のせいでパトニーの大部分は見えなかったが、下の川は見ることができた。赤い草が泡をまとって大量に繁茂していた。そしてランベスの低地は水につかり赤かった。その赤いつる草は、旧宮殿のまわりの木に群れてからみついていた。枝は集団のまんなかから不気味で死んだように伸び、小さな葉がついていた。これらの種（？）が繁栄するために流れる水に全面的に依存しなければならないというのは奇妙なことだった。わたしたちの近くには、どちらも根をはっていなかった。キングサリ、ピンクのサンザシ、セイヨウカンボク、クロベ属の木といった植物が、ゲッケイジュやアジサイの間から伸びていた。緑で日光を浴びて照り映えていた。ケンシントンの向こうでは、濃い煙が上がっていた。それと青いモヤのせいで北側の丘は隠れていた。

第７章　第27回　(第499話)

問題編

The artilleryman began to tell me of the sort of people who still remained in London.
“One night last week,” he said, “some fools got the electric light in order, and there was all Regent Street and the Circus ablaze*, crowded with painted and ragged drunkards, men and women, dancing and shouting till dawn. A man who was there told me. And as the day came they became aware of a fighting-machine standing near by the Langham and looking down at them. Heaven knows how long he had been there. It must have given some of them a nasty* turn*. He came down the road towards them, and picked up nearly a hundred too drunk or frightened to run away.”
Grotesque gleam* of a time no history will ever fully describe!

ablaze: a+blaze=燃え立って　nasty質の悪い　turn仕打ち　gleamかすかな光

itが指してるのは？

解答編

The artilleryman began to tell me (of the sort of people 〔who still remained in London〕).
“One night last week,” he said, “some fools got the electric light in order, // and there was all Regent Street and the Circus ablaze*, (crowded with painted and ragged drunkards, men and women, (dancing and shouting till dawn)). A man 〔who was there〕 told me. And 【as the day came】 they became aware of a fighting-machine standing (near by the Langham) and looking down at them. Heaven knows [how long he had been there]. It must have given some of them a nasty* turn. He came (down the road) (towards them), and picked up nearly a hundred 〈too drunk or frightened to run away〉.”
Grotesque gleam* of a time no history will ever fully describe!

itはheavenかな。火星人は「he」で受けてるからね。

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砲兵はわたしに、変わらずロンドンに残り続けた類の人々について話し始めた。
「先週のある晩、馬鹿はいるもんで、電灯を復旧させた。そしてリージェント・ストリートとサーカスはみな煌々と照った。そこでは男も女も顔を赤く染めてみすぼらしい恰好で酒を飲み、朝まで踊って叫んだ。そこにいた男が教えてくれた。そして朝が来たとき、ランガムのすぐそばに戦闘マシーンが立っていて、彼らを見下ろしていた。いつ来たのかは神だけが知っている。神にひどい仕打ちを与えられた人もいるに違いない。火星人は道を走って来襲し、酔いや恐怖でとても逃げ出せないような人を100人くらいとっ捕まえた。
前代未聞の悲惨な一時だった。

第７章　第28回　(第500話)

問題編

From that, in answer to my questions, he came round to his grandiose* plans again. He grew enthusiastic. He talked so eloquently of the possibility of capturing a fighting-machine that I more than half believed in him again. But (of, quality, was, that, something, to, now, his, I, beginning, understand), I could divine* the stress he laid on doing nothing precipitately*. And I noted that now there was no question that he personally was to capture and fight the great machine.

grandiose壮大（非現実的）な　divine占う・見抜く　precipitately突然/軽率に　　

青アンダーライン並び替え　

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(From that), (in answer to my questions), he came round to his grandiose* plans again. He grew enthusiastic. He talked 《so eloquently》 of the possibility of capturing a fighting-machine that I 《more than half》 believed in him again. But 【now that I was beginning to understand something of his quality】, I could divine* the stress 〔he laid (on doing nothing precipitately*)〕. And I noted [that now there was no question 【that he personally was to capture and fight the great machine】].

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そこから、わたしの疑問に応えて、彼はまた夢物語に向かった。彼は熱狂的になっていった。火星の機械を捕まえられるかもしれないと、とても流暢に話すので、半分以上彼を信じ込んでしまった。だが今やいくらか彼の本質を理解し始めたのだから、何か急いでしようとしていることはないのだと見抜けた。そして彼がひとりであの巨大な機械と戦って捕まえるつもりであるということは疑問の余地もないのだと悟った。

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After a time we went down to the cellar. Neither of us seemed disposed to resume digging, and when he suggested a meal, I was nothing loath. He became suddenly very generous, and when we had eaten he went away and returned with some excellent cigars. We lit these, and his optimism glowed. He was inclined to regard my coming as a great occasion.
“There’s some champagne in the cellar,” he said.
“We can dig better on this Thames-side burgundy,” said I.
“No,” said he; “I am host today. Champagne! Great God! We’ve a heavy enough task before us! Let us take a rest and gather strength while we may. Look at these blistered hands!”

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