原文
First of all Carrie Sloane dared Ruby Gillis to climb to a certain point
in the huge old willow tree before the front door; which Ruby Gillis,
albeit in mortal dread of the fat green caterpillars with which said
tree was infested and with the fear of her mother before her eyes if she
should tear her new muslin dress, nimbly did, to the discomfiture of the
aforesaid Carrie Sloane. Then Josie Pye dared Jane Andrews to hop on her
left leg around the garden without stopping once or putting her right
foot to the ground; which Jane Andrews gamely tried to do, but gave out
at the third corner and had to confess herself defeated.
語彙など
- first of all:(まず)第一に
- willow tree:ヤナギ
- albeit:〜にもかかわらず
- mortal:ひどい
- dread:恐怖
- caterpillar:毛虫
- infested with:〜がはびこっている
- tear:〜を引き裂く
- muslin:メリンス,白の薄い平織り綿布
- nimbly:素早く
- discomfiture:当惑,狼狽
- aforesaid:前述の
- hop:ピョンピョン飛ぶ
- gamely:勇敢に
- give out:疲れ果てる
- confess:認める
- defeated:敗れた