赤毛のアン 第三十二章

CHAPTER XXXII The Pass List Is Out(19)

原文
With this end in view Anne had strained every nerve during the examinations. So had Gilbert. They had met and passed each other on the street a dozen times without any sign of recognition and every time Anne had held her head a little higher and wished a little more earnestly that she had made friends with Gilbert when he asked her, and vowed a little more determinedly to surpass him in the examination. She knew that all Avonlea junior was wondering which would come out first; she even knew that Jimmy Glover and Ned Wright had a bet on the question and that Josie Pye had said there was no doubt in the world that Gilbert would be first; and she felt that her humiliation would be unbearable if she failed.

語彙など
  • end:目標
  • in view:見える所に
  • strain every nerve:全力を注ぐ
  • recognition:認めること
  • earnestly:まじめに
  • make friends with:〜と友達になる
  • vow:誓う
  • determinedly:断固として
  • surpass:より勝る
  • wonder:〜かなと思う
  • bet:賭け
  • humiliation:不面目
  • unbearable:耐えられない