アンの青春 第十二章

CHAPTER XII A Jonah Day(20)

原文
It was far from being the most severe punishment Anthony Pye had ever undergone. Anne, even the stormy-souled Anne she was at that moment, could not have punished any child cruelly. But the pointer nipped keenly and finally Anthony's bravado failed him; he winced and the tears came to his eyes.

語彙など
  • punishment:罰
  • undergo:経験する
  • stormy:怒り狂った
  • at that moment:その時に
  • cruelly:むごく,ひどく
  • pointer:指示棒
  • nip:かむ,つねる
  • keenly:鋭く,激しく
  • bravado:空威張り,強がり
  • wince:たじろぐ,ひるむ