原文
"Bless my soul, what's that redheaded snippet coming here for?"
It would be hard to say whose face was the redder, Mr. Harrison's or Anne's.
"Don't you mind that parrot," said Mr. Harrison, casting a furious glance at Ginger. "He's . . . he's always talking nonsense. I got him from my brother who was a sailor. Sailors don't always use the choicest language, and parrots are very imitative birds."
語彙など
- bless one's soul:《皮肉で》ありがたいことに
- snippet:小さな人物
- parrot:オウム
- cast a glance at:〜を一瞥する
- furious:激怒した
- talk nonsense:戯言を言う
- sailor:水兵,船員
- choicest:最高級の
- imitative:まねをする