赤毛のアン 第二十三章

CHAPTER XXIII. Anne Comes to Grief in an Affair of Honor(10)

原文
"Anne, are you killed?" shrieked Diana, throwing herself on her knees beside her friend. "Oh, Anne, dear Anne, speak just one word to me and tell me if you're killed."

To the immense relief of all the girls, and especially of Josie Pye, who, in spite of lack of imagination, had been seized with horrible visions of a future branded as the girl who was the cause of Anne Shirley's early and tragic death, Anne sat dizzily up and answered uncertainly:

語彙など
  • shriek:金切り声を出す,叫ぶ
  • on one's knees:ひざまずいて
  • immense:すごい
  • relief:安堵
  • in spite of:〜にもかかわらず
  • seize:捕まえる,つかむ
  • horrible:恐ろしい
  • vision:先見の明,想像力
  • brand as:〜というレッテルを貼る
  • dizzily:目まいがするように
  • uncertainly:あやふやで