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