原文
"Ruby Gillis thinks of nothing but beaus," said Anne disdainfully.
"She's actually delighted when anyone writes her name up in a
take-notice for all she pretends to be so mad. But I'm afraid that is an
uncharitable speech. Mrs. Allan says we should never make uncharitable
speeches; but they do slip out so often before you think, don't they? I
simply can't talk about Josie Pye without making an uncharitable speech,
so I never mention her at all. You may have noticed that. I'm trying to
be as much like Mrs. Allan as I possibly can, for I think she's perfect.
Mr. Allan thinks so too. Mrs. Lynde says he just worships the ground she
treads on and she doesn't really think it right for a minister to
set his affections so much on a mortal being. But then, Diana, even
ministers are human and have their besetting sins just like everybody
else. I had such an interesting talk with Mrs. Allan about besetting
sins last Sunday afternoon. There are just a few things it's proper
to talk about on Sundays and that is one of them. My besetting sin is
imagining too much and forgetting my duties. I'm striving very hard
to overcome it and now that I'm really thirteen perhaps I'll get on
better."
語彙など
- nothing but:〜だけ
- beau:恋人
- disdainfully:軽蔑して
- for all:〜にもかかわらず
- pretend to:〜のふりをする
- uncharitable:意地悪な,手厳しい
- slip out:うっかり口に出る,口がすべる
- mention:〜のことを話に出す
- worship:崇める
- tread on:〜を踏みつける
- minister:牧師
- set one's affections on:〜に好意を寄せる
- mortal:死すべき
- besetting sin:陥りやすい罪
- duty:義務,務め
- strive:努力する
- overcome:克服する
- now that:(that 以下)した上は
- get on:うまくいく