ギリシャ史の本を読もうとする主人公に現れた老人の驚きの言葉
- 主人公が図書館でギリシャ史の本を読もうとしていたところ、老人が現れる。
- 老人は主人公にその本が興味深いと言い、ギリシャ歴史に詳しいことが分かる。
- 老人はまるで死んだギリシャ人たちが現代の世界の一部のように聞こえるような話し方をする。
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この英文の意味するところを教えていただけませんか．
少し長くなりますが，前文がないと意味の取りようがないと思いますので，タイプします．次に挙げる文の前に，主人公は図書館に入って，余り興味を感じないギリシャ史の本を読もうとしていたが，そのうちうとうととしだしたと言う意味合いの記述が数行に渡ってあります． When I opened my eyes there was an old man sitting there opposite me. I hadn't heard him come in and I must have looked surprised at seeing him there, because he smiled and asked if it was all right for him to sit there. He was silent for a few minutes and then he began to talk. His long thin finger pointed to the book in front of me and he said that it was interesting. Of course I didn't argue with him, even though, I didn't really agree. But it soon became clear to me that he knew a lot about Greek history, for he started to tell me things that were in that book as if he'd written it himself. [ He made it sound as if those long-dead Greeks were part of today's world.] [ ] の前までの内容は分かるのですが，[ ]の部分がどういう状況を言っているのかよく分かりません．まったく自信はないのですが，礼儀として，私のあてすっぽの解釈を申し上げます． 「彼はそれら死んで久しくなるあのギリシャ人たちが，まるでこの世の一部分であるかのように…？」 it の内容とsound の訳し方が分かりません．辞書では一応当たってみましたが．また，long-dead Greeks の意味も自身はありません．全体的にはどういう状況を表現しているのでしょう．宜しくお願いします．
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彼の話しぶりからすると、大昔に亡くなったはずのギリシャ人たちが、あたかも現在この世に存在するかのように聞こえた。ということで、古代ギリシャの歴史家など、まるで友人知人であるかのように、生き生きと描写され、話された、ということです。御不明な点があれば、御面倒ですが補足質問の御投稿をお願い致します。 面白そうなテキストですね。英国より応援しておりますので、頑張ってください！
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補足の御質問を頂きましたので、お答えいたします。 He made it sound ....で、お判りになられた通り、....をそれに続く説明内容のように聞こえるような話し方（あるいは説明etc）をした、ということですね。Canonのコマーシャル、英国ではやっていませんが、仰るとおり、同じですね！ というところで、大変に申し訳ありませんが、英文法用語を駆使しての御説明ができず、深くお詫び申し上げます。でも原形不定詞というのは正しいように聞こえます。(It sounds correct to me!!)失礼致しました。（ここでは、「言葉は、文法学者のためでなく、コミュニケーションのために存在します」ので、という情けない言い訳でお茶を濁させて頂きたく存じます。）
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お忙しいなか，お時間をとって頂き有難うございました．おかげ様で疑問点を払拭することができました．50歳をすぎてから今日までの３年余り，英語を独学してきましたが，このサイトでは今回が３回目の質問でした．ちょうど１年程前にこのサイトを偶然見つけ，毎日このサイトを見ることが私の日課になっており，多くの勉強をさせて頂いています．そして今感じること「私の英語もまだまだだなー」． 今後ともどうぞ宜しくご指導お願い致します．
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