赤毛のアン 第十一章

CHAPTER XI. Anne's Impressions of Sunday-School(8)

原文
Miss Rogerson was a middle-aged lady who had taught a Sunday-school class for twenty years. Her method of teaching was to ask the printed questions from the quarterly and look sternly over its edge at the particular little girl she thought ought to answer the question. She looked very often at Anne, and Anne, thanks to Marilla's drilling, answered promptly; but it may be questioned if she understood very much about either question or answer.

She did not think she liked Miss Rogerson, and she felt very miserable; every other little girl in the class had puffed sleeves. Anne felt that life was really not worth living without puffed sleeves.

語彙など
  • method of teaching:教え方
  • quarterly:季刊誌
  • sternly:厳格に
  • thanks to:〜のおかげで
  • drill:教え込む
  • promptly:すぐに
  • miserable:みじめな
  • every other:他のすべての
  • puffed sleeve:ちょうちん袖,バルーン袖,風船袖