原文
"I am sorry to see a pupil of mine displaying such a temper and such
a vindictive spirit," he said in a solemn tone, as if the mere fact of
being a pupil of his ought to root out all evil passions from the hearts
of small imperfect mortals. "Anne, go and stand on the platform in front
of the blackboard for the rest of the afternoon."
Anne would have infinitely preferred a whipping to this punishment under which her sensitive spirit quivered as from a whiplash. With a white, set face she obeyed. Mr. Phillips took a chalk crayon and wrote on the blackboard above her head.
"Ann Shirley has a very bad temper. Ann Shirley must learn to control her temper," and then read it out loud so that even the primer class, who couldn't read writing, should understand it.
語彙など
- temper:気性
- vindictive:悪意に満ちた
- solemn:厳粛な
- root out:根絶する
- evil:悪い
- passion:激情
- imperfect:不完全な
- mortal:死を免れない,人間の
- infinitely:非常に
- whipping:鞭打ちの刑
- quiver:震える
- set:こわばった
- obey:従う
- crayon chalk:クレヨン･チョーク
- bad temper:短気
- primer:入門書