原文
OCTOBER was a beautiful month at Green Gables, when the birches in the
hollow turned as golden as sunshine and the maples behind the orchard
were royal crimson and the wild cherry trees along the lane put on the
loveliest shades of dark red and bronzy green, while the fields sunned
themselves in aftermaths.
Anne reveled in the world of color about her.
"Oh, Marilla," she exclaimed one Saturday morning, coming dancing in with her arms full of gorgeous boughs, "I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. It would be terrible if we just skipped from September to November, wouldn't it? Look at these maple branches. Don't they give you a thrill--several thrills? I'm going to decorate my room with them."
語彙など
- birch:樺の木
- hollow:盆地,くぼ地
- maple:メイプル,カエデ
- royal:気高い,壮麗な
- crimson:深紅色
- bronzy:ブロンズ色の
- sun oneself:陽光を浴びる
- aftermath:(牧草の)二番刈り,二番草
- revel in:〜を大いに楽しむ
- bough:大枝
- thrill:身震い,ワクワクする感じ