JLPT N5 • GENERAL

異郷ドイツ・ベルリンで出会った可憐な踊り子エリスとの悲劇的な恋の記憶

'Hurry, finish loading the coal.' Around the table in the second-class cabin, it was extremely quiet, with only the shadow of the lamp flickering lonely. My dreams of an official career shattered, I was tormented by deep regret inside the returning ship from Germany to Japan. The memory of my tragic love with Elise, the poor and lovely dancing girl I once met in Berlin, was constantly swirling in my mind.

Practice Question

官途の夢破れた豊太郎は、帰国船の中でベルリンの踊り子エリスとの悲劇的な恋を回想していました。
Explanation

官途の夢破れた豊太郎は、帰国船の中でベルリンの踊り子エリスとの悲劇的な恋を回想していました。

English Explanation

Toyotaro recalled his tragic love with Elise in Berlin: '踊り子エリスとの悲劇的な恋の記憶が...'

日本語解説

森鴎外の不朽の自伝的名作。極めて格式高い文語体で綴られる、近代知識人の愛と挫折の物語です。

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