原文
Anne worked hard and steadily. Her rivalry with Gilbert was as intense
as it had ever been in Avonlea school, although it was not known in the
class at large, but somehow the bitterness had gone out of it. Anne no
longer wished to win for the sake of defeating Gilbert; rather, for the
proud consciousness of a well-won victory over a worthy foeman. It
would be worth while to win, but she no longer thought life would be
insupportable if she did not.
語彙など
- steadily:堅実に,着実に
- intense:強烈な,激しい
- at large:概して
- bitterness:敵意
- for the sake of:〜のために
- defeat:〜に勝つ,負かす
- consciousness:意識
- well-won victory:正々堂々と得た勝利
- worthy:価値のある,値する
- foeman:敵
- insupportable:耐え難い