原文
"But it's such a very special occasion," mourned Anne, on the verge of
tears. "Diana has only one birthday in a year. It isn't as if birthdays
were common things, Marilla. Prissy Andrews is going to recite 'Curfew
Must Not Ring Tonight.' That is such a good moral piece, Marilla, I'm
sure it would do me lots of good to hear it. And the choir are going to
sing four lovely pathetic songs that are pretty near as good as hymns.
And oh, Marilla, the minister is going to take part; yes, indeed, he is;
he's going to give an address. That will be just about the same thing as
a sermon. Please, mayn't I go, Marilla?"
"You heard what I said, Anne, didn't you? Take off your boots now and go to bed. It's past eight."
語彙など
- mourn:嘆く
- on the verge of tears:今にも泣き出しそうで
- common:よくある
- recite:暗唱する
- Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight:narrative poem by Rose Hartwick Thorpe, written in 1867 and set in the 1600's.
- moral:道徳的な
- choir:聖歌隊
- pathetic:感動的な
- hymn:賛美歌,聖歌
- take part:参加する
- give an address:一席ぶつ
- sermon:(教会での)説教
- take off:脱ぐ