Yoko Ogawaの "the memory police" を読んでいます。
The sound of the clock flows along the ceiling, strikes the wall, shakes the floor, and, having nowhere to go, rattles about the room for a long time. It washes over me like a crushing wave, and through I steel myself in an attempt to push it away, it's no use.
架空の島が舞台の記憶、言葉も実態も、消滅していくと言う不思議な話で、私の想像力の限界を超えています。それはさておき "steel myself" の意味を調べます。
・Oxford English Dictionary: to prepare yourself to deal with something unpleasant: As she waited, she steeled herself for disappointment.
・Merriam-Webster: to make (oneself) ready for something difficult or unpleasant : to fill (oneself) with determination and courage: Steel yourself—I have bad news.
・Collins Dictionary: If you steel yourself, you prepare to deal with something unpleasant.: Those involved are steeling themselves for the coming battle.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: to force yourself to get ready to do something unpleasant or difficult:
She steeled herself to jump out of the plane.
The sound of the clock flows along the ceiling, strikes the wall, shakes the floor, and, having nowhere to go, rattles about the room for a long time. It washes over me like a crushing wave, and through I steel myself in an attempt to push it away, it's no use.
架空の島が舞台の記憶、言葉も実態も、消滅していくと言う不思議な話で、私の想像力の限界を超えています。それはさておき "steel myself" の意味を調べます。
・Oxford English Dictionary: to prepare yourself to deal with something unpleasant: As she waited, she steeled herself for disappointment.
・Merriam-Webster: to make (oneself) ready for something difficult or unpleasant : to fill (oneself) with determination and courage: Steel yourself—I have bad news.
・Collins Dictionary: If you steel yourself, you prepare to deal with something unpleasant.: Those involved are steeling themselves for the coming battle.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: to force yourself to get ready to do something unpleasant or difficult:
She steeled herself to jump out of the plane.
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