原文
When Anne reached the school that morning . . . for the first time in her
life she had traversed the Birch Path deaf and blind to its beauties . . .
all was quiet and still. The preceding teacher had trained the
children to be in their places at her arrival, and when Anne entered the
schoolroom she was confronted by prim rows of "shining morning faces"
and bright, inquisitive eyes. She hung up her hat and faced her pupils,
hoping that she did not look as frightened and foolish as she felt and
that they would not perceive how she was trembling.
語彙など
- for the first time:初めて
- traverse:横切る
- deaf:耳が聞こえない,聞こうとしない
- blind:目の見えない
- still:静かな
- preceding:以前の
- arrival:到着
- confront:〜に直面する
- prim:とりすました
- row:列
- bright:輝いている
- inquisitive:詮索好きの,知識欲のある
- hang up:〜を掛ける
- frighten:怖がらせる
- perceive:気付く
- tremble:震える