赤毛のアン 第四章

CHAPTER IV. Morning at Green Gables(1)

原文
It was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

For a moment she could not remember where she was. First came a delightful thrill, as something very pleasant; then a horrible remembrance. This was Green Gables and they didn't want her because she wasn't a boy!

But it was morning and, yes, it was a cherry-tree in full bloom outside of her window. With a bound she was out of bed and across the floor. She pushed up the sash--it went up stiffly and creakily, as if it hadn't been opened for a long time, which was the case; and it stuck so tight that nothing was needed to hold it up.

語彙など
  • broad daylight:真っ昼間
  • sit up:起き上がる,上半身を起こす
  • stare:見つめる
  • confusedly:混乱して,ぼんやりと
  • cheery:明るい
  • pour:光を放射する
  • feathery:羽の生えた
  • glimpse:一瞥
  • thrill:身震い
  • remembrance:記憶
  • with a bound:一足飛びに
  • sash:窓枠
  • stiffly:ぎくしゃくと
  • creakily:きしって
  • stick:くっつく
  • hold up:支える

which was the case:実際そうだった