原文
"She's a real odd little thing. Take this chair, Marilla; it's easier
than the one you've got; I just keep that for the hired boy to sit
on. Yes, she certainly is an odd child, but there is something kind of
taking about her after all. I don't feel so surprised at you and Matthew
keeping her as I did--nor so sorry for you, either. She may turn out all
right. Of course, she has a queer way of expressing herself--a little
too--well, too kind of forcible, you know; but she'll likely get over
that now that she's come to live among civilized folks. And then, her
temper's pretty quick, I guess; but there's one comfort, a child that
has a quick temper, just blaze up and cool down, ain't never likely to
be sly or deceitful. Preserve me from a sly child, that's what. On the
whole, Marilla, I kind of like her."
語彙など
- odd:奇妙な
- turn out all right:万事うまくいく
- queer:妙な
- express oneself:内心を表現する,自分の意見を述べる
- forcible:強制的な,強力な
- get over:克服する
- civilized:上品な,教養のある
- folks:人々
- temper:気性
- blaze up:カッとなる
- cool down:冷める
- ain't: 《短縮形》= am not,=aren't,=isn't,=hasn't,=haven't
- sly:ずるい
- deceitful:うそつきの
- preserve:守る