原文
"It's a splendid profession," he said enthusiastically. "A fellow has to
fight something all through life . . . didn't somebody once define man
as a fighting animal? . . . and I want to fight disease and pain and
ignorance . . . which are all members one of another. I want to do my
share of honest, real work in the world, Anne . . . add a little to the
sum of human knowledge that all the good men have been accumulating
since it began. The folks who lived before me have done so much for me
that I want to show my gratitude by doing something for the folks who
will live after me. It seems to me that is the only way a fellow can get
square with his obligations to the race."
語彙など
- splendid:素晴らしい
- profession:職業
- enthusiastically:熱心に
- all through life:一生を通じて
- define:〜を定義する
- disease:病気
- ignorance:無知
- do one's share:務めを果たす
- sum:合計
- knowledge:知識
- accumulate:蓄積する
- folks:人々
- gratitude:感謝
- get square with:借りを返す,貸借なしにする,話をつける
- obligation:恩義
- race:民族,仲間