原文
Diana flung the paper on the table and herself on Anne's bed, utterly
breathless and incapable of further speech. Anne lighted the lamp,
oversetting the match safe and using up half a dozen matches before her
shaking hands could accomplish the task. Then she snatched up the paper.
Yes, she had passed--there was her name at the very top of a list of two
hundred! That moment was worth living for.
語彙など
- fling:投げつける
- utterly:完全に
- breathless:息切れした
- overset:ひっくり返す
- match safe:マッチ箱
- use up:〜を使い果たす
- accomplish the task:タスクを完了する
- snatch up:ひっつかむ
- worth:〜する価値がある