[1]「何故です」と私が代りに聞いた時先生は「天罰だからさ」と云つて高く笑つた。
translation
[1] When I asked, "Why?", Sensei replied, "Because of God's punishment," and laughed loudly.
kanji (pronunciations & definitions)
| 何故: why (なぜ), why (なにゆえ), how, how | 私: I (わたし), me, I (あたくし), I (あたし), I (アタシ) | 代: substitution (しろ), material, price, margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.), area required for something | 先生: teacher (せんせい), instructor, master, sensei, title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc. |
| 高: quantity (たか), quantity (だか), amount, amount, volume | 笑: laugh (わらい), laughter, smile, sneer, sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.) |