原文
Ruby Gillis was the handsomest girl of the year at the Academy; in the
Second Year classes Stella Maynard carried off the palm for beauty, with
small but critical minority in favor of Anne Shirley. Ethel Marr was
admitted by all competent judges to have the most stylish modes
of hair-dressing, and Jane Andrews--plain, plodding, conscientious
Jane--carried off the honors in the domestic science course. Even Josie
Pye attained a certain preeminence as the sharpest-tongued young lady in
attendance at Queen's. So it may be fairly stated that Miss Stacy's old
pupil's held their own in the wider arena of the academical course.
語彙など
- carry off:〜を獲得する,勝ち取る
- palm:勝利,優勝
- critical:批判的な
- minority:少数派
- in favor of:〜の方を選んで
- competent:有能な
- stylish:流行の
- mode:流行,ファッション
- hairdressing:髪型
- plain:飾りのない,地味な
- plod:コツコツ働く
- conscientious:実直な,まじめな
- domestic science:家庭科
- attain:獲得する
- preeminence:卓越
- sharp:痛烈な,辛辣な
- tongued:言葉遣いが〜の
- attendance:出席者