ヤングアダルト翻訳コンテスト
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He stuck his hand into the water, soaping up a glass. We tended to have our most intense
interactions around the kitchen sink.
“What did you think of Aaron's girlfriend?”
My father shook his head, wearily. “What was she doing here, again?”
“She came by with a gift for him.”
“Oh, really,” he said, moving a couple of glasses onto the dish rack.
“What was it?”
“An Italian picture frame. With a picture of her in it.”
“And you didn't tell her she should have kept it for herself?”
訳文
パパは手を水に浸してコップを洗っていた。パパと私が一番よくしゃべる場所は、台所のシンク周りだと思う。
「アーロンの彼女、どう思った？」
疲れたように首を振るパパ。「あの子はまた、何しに来たんだ？」
「アーロンにプレゼントをもって来たのよ」
「へえ、そうかい」水切りかごにコップを移しながらパパは聞く。「で、プレゼントって？」
「イタリア製の写真立て。彼女の写真入りね」
「自分の家に飾れって、おまえ、言ってやればよかったのに」