原文
The prospect looked rather unpromising. Judson Parker and his sister
were the only Parkers in Avonlea, so that no leverage could be exerted
by family connections. Martha Parker was a lady of all too certain
age who disapproved of young people in general and the Improvers
in particular. Judson was a jovial, smooth-spoken man, so uniformly
goodnatured and bland that it was surprising how few friends he had.
Perhaps he had got the better in too many business transactions. . .
which seldom makes for popularity. He was reputed to be very "sharp"
and it was the general opinion that he "hadn't much principle."
語彙など
- prospect:見通し
- unpromising:見込みがない
- leverage:影響力
- exert:与える
- connection:つながり
- disapprove of:〜に賛成しない
- in general:たいてい
- in particular:とりわけ
- jovial:陽気な,気持ちのよい
- uniformly:一様に,変わりなく
- good-natured:温厚な,気さくな
- bland:穏やかな,人当たりが良い
- get the better of:〜に勝る,〜をだます
- business transaction:商取引
- make for:〜に寄与する
- popularity:人気
- reputed:〜という評判の
- sharp:頭の切れる
- general opinion:一般的な見解
- principle:信条,道義