原文
Mrs. Rachel felt that she had received a severe mental jolt. She thought
in exclamation points. A boy! Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert of all people
adopting a boy! From an orphan asylum! Well, the world was certainly
turning upside down! She would be surprised at nothing after this!
Nothing!
"What on earth put such a notion into your head?" she demanded disapprovingly.
This had been done without her advice being asked, and must perforce be disapproved.
語彙など
- mental:心の
- jolt:衝撃
- exclamation point:感嘆符,びっくりマーク
- of all people:人もあろうに,よりによって
- adopt:〜を養子にする
- orphan asylum:孤児院
- turn upside down:〜をめちゃくちゃにする
- on earth:一体全体
- notion:考え
- disapprovingly:不賛成の様子で
- perforce:否応なしに,必然的に
- disapprove:反対する