interpretation of sonnakoto, double は etc.

[letslearn]

Hi all,
In the following sentence, why is そんなこと used and why the 2 は's

The character およう is worried because she realises that she should have accompanied her father in his nightly home visits (he is a doctor) because it is dangerous at this time.

もっとも、おようはそんなことなど 少しも気に病んだことはなかった。

My interpretation is.

More and more, oyou experienced more feelings of worry and anxiousness etc .

よろしくお願いします

 

[Majestic]

Hmmm, leaving aside the そんなこと for a second, you've ignored the negative at the end of the Japanese sentence, and so even if you had the other parts correct you would be making a fatal mistake unless you deal with the negative.

そんなこと = is literally "that thing", or "that kind of thing".

Typically it will be used to indicate some small, petty, or seemingly insignificant thing, and you can tell this from the context. In this case, it has the qualifier など at the end of it, which removes all doubt. So therefore the そんなことなど might be translated as "such insignificant things" or "such trifling matters".

And, もっとも is different from もっともっと！

Oh, and don't fret the double は. Its just part of the phrase that's imbedded in the sentence

 

[letslearn]

Thanks Majesticsan,
Is もっとも in this case closer to the English "naturally" or "normally"?

I re-read with the proper negative tense. And this is the first time I have dealt with 少しも~ない．grammar structure.

Normally oyou would not be worried about such trivial things.

Is that closer to the intended meaning?

 

[Majestic]

Yes, you've got it.

 

[letslearn]

Thank you for your help, its much appreciated.