原文
"Well," said Gilbert slowly, torn between his real convictions and his
wish to measure up to Anne's ideal, "there's something to be said on
both sides. I don't believe in whipping children MUCH. I think, as you
say, Anne, that there are better ways of managing as a rule, and that
corporal punishment should be a last resort. But on the other hand,
as Jane says, I believe there is an occasional child who can't be
influenced in any other way and who, in short, needs a whipping and
would be improved by it. Corporal punishment as a last resort is to be
my rule."
語彙など
- tear:〜を引き裂く
- conviction:信念
- measure up to:(理想)にかなう
- whip:〜を鞭で打つ
- as a rule:通例,たいてい
- corporal punishment:体罰
- last resort:最後の手段
- on the other hand:他方では
- occasional:まばらに存在する
- in short:早い話が,つまり