If on a sunny day you climb the steep path leading up from the little wooden bridge still referred to around here as "the Bridge of Hesitation", you will not have to walk far before the roof of my house becomes visible between the tops of two gingko trees. Even if it did not occupy such a commanding position on the hill, the house would still stand out from all others nearby, so that as you come up the path, you may find yourself wondering what sort of wealthy man owns it.
The train came out of the long tunnel into the snow country. The earth lay white under the night sky. The train pulled up at a signal stop.
中村保男『名訳と誤訳』講談社現代新書、1989. / 『創造する翻訳 — ことばの限界に挑む』研究社出版、2001.