原文
"Lean on the window sill," advised Diana, and Anne accordingly leaned.
Much to her delight, she saw, as she peered through the pane, a
willow-ware platter, exactly such as she was in quest of, on the shelf
in front of the window. So much she saw before the catastrophe came. In
her joy Anne forgot the precarious nature of her footing, incautiously
ceased to lean on the window sill, gave an impulsive little hop of
pleasure . . . and the next moment she had crashed through the roof up
to her armpits, and there she hung, quite unable to extricate herself.
Diana dashed into the duck house and, seizing her unfortunate friend by
the waist, tried to draw her down.
語彙など
- lean on:〜に寄り掛かる
- window sill:窓敷居
- accordingly:それに応じて
- peer through:〜を覗き込む
- pane:窓ガラス
- willow ware:柳模様の陶磁器
- platter:大皿
- in quest of:〜を求めて
- catastrophe:大惨事
- precarious:おぼつかない
- footing:足場
- incautiously:軽率に
- cease:やめる
- impulsive:衝動的な
- crash:壊して入る
- armpit:脇の下
- hang:垂れ下がる
- extricate:救出する
- dash into:〜に駆け入る
- waist:腰のくびれ