世界で、つかえる。朝日新聞デジタル（ローマ編）

Name: 世界で、つかえる。朝日新聞デジタル（ローマ編）
Channel: 朝日新聞社

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もし僕が海を超えたこの街で生まれていたら、
If I had been born in this town across the sea,
どこかの小さなお店で働く両親の間に生まれて、
I would be born to parents working in small store somewhere,
たくさんの兄弟に囲まれて、
surrounded by many siblings,
毎日を一生懸命過ごすことに夢中になって、
preoccupied with living every day to the best that I can.
きっと日本のことなんて、何一つ知らない。
I probably wouldn't know a single thing about Japan.
いい顔で笑っているかもしれない。
I may laugh with a good expression on my face.
誰かを好きになったり、
Falling in love with someone,
その事で胸を痛めたり、
getting my heart hurt because of that,
世界とはその人のことだ。
that person means the world.
だから世界は人の数だけある。
The world is (as large as) the number of people in it.
自分の尺度だけで、今まで見てきたものだけで、
Using my own yardstick, using only the things I've seen so far
何かを決めてしまうのはまだ早い。
to make a decision about something is too hasty.
僕はまだ世界のほとんどを知らない。
I still don't know much about the world.

もし僕が海を超えたこの街で生まれていたら、

僕

I, me; you; manservant

街

.. street, .. quarter, .. district

生まれ

Birth, birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

海

Sea, ocean, waters
どこかの小さなお店で働く両親の間に生まれて、

間

1.818 m (6 shaku); counter used to number the gaps between pillars

生まれ

Birth, birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

店

Merchant''s home; rented home; store, shop

働く

To work, to labor, to labour; to function, to operate, to be effective, to work (i.e. ... works), to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime), to perpetrate, to do, to act, to practise, to practice; to be conjugated

両親

Parents, both parents

小さ

Baby, infant
たくさんの兄弟に囲まれて、

兄弟

Siblings, brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law; mate, friend
毎日を一生懸命過ごすことに夢中になって、

一生懸命

Very hard, with utmost effort, with all one''s might, for dear life

過ごす

To pass (time), to spend; to overdo (esp. of one''s alcohol consumption), to drink (alcohol); to take care of, to support; to overdo, to do too much; to ... without acting on it

毎日

Every day

夢中

Daze, (in a) trance, ecstasy, delirium, engrossment, within a (deep) dream
きっと日本のことなんて、何一つ知らない。

日本

Japan

なんて

Such as, (things) like; exclamation

何一つ

(not) one (usu. in neg. phrases)
いい顔で笑っているかもしれない。

顔

Face, visage; look, expression, countenance; honor, honour, face; influence, notoriety
誰かを好きになったり、

誰

Who

好き

-phil, -phile, enthusiast (for), love (of); being attractive (to), to tend to be liked (by)
その事で胸を痛めたり、

胸

Chest, breast; breasts, bosom, bust; heart; lungs; stomach; heart, mind, feelings

事

Thing, matter; incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis; circumstances, situation, state of affairs; work, business, affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ..., playing make-believe ..; alias, aka, nickname, alternative name, also known as
世界とはその人のことだ。

世界

The world, society, the universe; sphere, circle, world; renowned, world-famous, well-known outside of japan; realm governed by one buddha, space

人

Person
だから世界は人の数だけある。

世界

The world, society, the universe; sphere, circle, world; renowned, world-famous, well-known outside of japan; realm governed by one buddha, space

だから

So, therefore

数

Several, a number of; number, numeral, figure; destiny, fate; law

人

Person
自分の尺度だけで、今まで見てきたものだけで、

今

The current ..., this; today''s ..

自分

Myself, yourself, oneself, himself, herself; i, me; you

見

View (of life, etc.), outlook

尺度

Linear measure, scale
何かを決めてしまうのはまだ早い。

何

What; how many; you-know-what, that; whatsit, what''s the expression, what do you call them; what?; hey!

早い

Fast, quick, hasty, brisk; early (in the day, etc.), premature; (too) soon, not yet, (too) early; easy, simple, quick

決め

Agreement, rule
僕はまだ世界のほとんどを知らない。

世界

The world, society, the universe; sphere, circle, world; renowned, world-famous, well-known outside of japan; realm governed by one buddha, space

僕

I, me; you; manservant