原文
A demure little Jersey cow came scuttling down the lane and five seconds
later Mr. Harrison arrived . . . if "arrived" be not too mild a term to
describe the manner of his irruption into the yard.
He bounced over the fence without waiting to open the gate, and angrily confronted astonished Anne, who had risen to her feet and stood looking at him in some bewilderment. Mr. Harrison was their new righthand neighbor and she had never met him before, although she had seen him once or twice.
語彙など
- demure:おとなしそうな
- Jersey cow:ジャージー種の乳牛
- scuttle:ちょこちょこ走る
- lane:小道
- mild:穏やかな
- term:言葉
- irruption:侵入,突入
- bounce over:跳ねて〜を越える
- fence:フェンス,柵
- angrily:怒って
- confront:〜に直面する,対峙する
- astonish:驚かす
- rise to one's feet:立ち上がる
- bewilderment:困惑