原文
"No, indeed," said Anne indignantly. She was an excellent target for
teasing because she always took things so seriously. "I shall never have
a switch in my school, Mr. Harrison. Of course, I shall have to have a
pointer, but I shall use it for pointing ONLY."
"So you mean to strap them instead? Well, I don't know but you're right. A switch stings more at the time but the strap smarts longer, that's a fact."
語彙など
- indeed:まさか
- indignantly:腹を立てて,憤然として
- target:標的,対象
- tease:からかう
- seriously:まじめに
- switch:(鞭に使う)枝
- pointer:ポインター,指す物
- strap:〜をむち打つ
- sting:ヒリヒリ痛む
- strap:革ひも
- smart:うずく,ズキズキ痛む
- That's a fact:それが現実です。