Lesson 10－Part 3
The name of the Turkish ship /
トルコ艦の名前は
was “the Ertugrul.” /
「エルトゥールル号」といいました
It was an old-fashioned wooden warship /
それは旧式の木造軍艦でした
with 650 crew members. /
乗組員650名を乗せた
The accident happened /
事故は起きました
on the way from Yokohama to Kobe. /
横浜から神戸へ向かう途中で
There were only 69 survivors. /
生存者はわずか69名でした
If the villagers had not helped them, /
もし村人たちが彼らを助けていなかったなら
all the crew would have lost their lives. /
乗組員全員が命を失っていたことでしょう
Although the poor villagers /
貧しい村人たちは
did not have enough food /
食料もなかったのですが
for themselves, /
自分たちに必要なだけの
they offered precious rice and sweet potatoes /
貴重な米やサツマイモを差し出しました
to the survivors. /
生存者に
Even the women and children /
女性や子どもでさえも
gave their own clothes /
自らの服を与えました
to the naked crew members. /
裸の乗組員に
When they ran out of food, /
食料を使い果たすと
the villagers even gave them the chickens /
村人たちはニワトリさえも彼らに与えました
which were kept /
飼われていた
to tell time. /
時間を知るために
Although the villagers did not know /
村人たちは知りませんでしたが
any Turkish at all, /
トルコ語をまったく
they encouraged the injured survivors /
傷ついた生存者を勇気づけ
in Japanese /
日本語で
and took care of them /
世話をしました
for three days. /
3日間
The Turkish people thanked the villagers /
トルコ人は村人たちに感謝し
with all their hearts /
心から
and kept the kindness of the villagers /
村人たちの親切を留めておきました
in their minds. /
心に
