原文
This Job's comforting seemed neither to offend nor to alarm Marilla. She
knitted steadily on.
"I don't deny there's something in what you say, Rachel. I've had some qualms myself. But Matthew was terrible set on it. I could see that, so I gave in. It's so seldom Matthew sets his mind on anything that when he does I always feel it's my duty to give in. And as for the risk, there's risks in pretty near everything a body does in this world. There's risks in people's having children of their own if it comes to that--they don't always turn out well. And then Nova Scotia is right close to the Island. It isn't as if we were getting him from England or the States. He can't be much different from ourselves."
語彙など
- comfort:慰める
- Job's comforter:慰めるふりをして落胆させる人(旧約聖書の、苦難に遭いながらも信仰心を捨てないヨブを慰めに来た友人の心ない言葉から）
- offend:〜の機嫌を損ねる
- alarm:動揺させる,不安にさせる
- knit:編む
- steadily:着々と
- on:ずっと
- there is something in:〜に一理ある
- qualm:不安,懸念
- be set on:〜する気になっている
- give in:降参する,折れる
- as for:〜については
- risk:リスク,危険
- pretty:かなり,非常に
- if it comes to that:いよいよとなれば,その場合には
- not always:部分否定
- turn out well:うまくいく
a body does in this world:慣用的に使われているのかもしれません。
pretty near everything a body does in this world:人がすることはほとんどどんなことでも