原文
"Anne, for mercy's sake, stop," panted poor Diana. "I'm right out of
breath and you are wet to the skin."
"I must . . . get . . . that cow . . . out . . . before . . . Mr. Harrison . . . sees her," gasped Anne. "I don't . . . care . . . if I'm . . . drowned . . . if we . . . can . . . only . . . do that."
But the Jersey cow appeared to see no good reason for being hustled out of her luscious browsing ground. No sooner had the two breathless girls got near her than she turned and bolted squarely for the opposite corner of the field.
語彙など
- for mercy's sake:お願いだから
- pant:息を切らす,あえぐ
- out of breath:息を切らして
- wet to the skin:ずぶ濡れで
- gasp:あえぎながら言う
- drown:〜をおぼれさせる
- Jersey cow:ジャージー種の乳牛
- hustle:せき立てて〜させる
- luscious:おいしい,心地よい
- browse:(動物が草･葉を)食べる
- breathless:息を切らした
- bolt:急に駆け出す,逃走する
- squarely:堂々と