原文
When Anne and Paul reached the stone house that afternoon they found
Miss Lavendar and Charlotta the Fourth in the garden, weeding, raking,
clipping, and trimming as if for dear life. Miss Lavendar herself, all
gay and sweet in the frills and laces she loved, dropped her shears
and ran joyously to meet her guests, while Charlotta the Fourth grinned
cheerfully.
語彙など
- weed:雑草をとる
- rake:掃除する
- clip:刈り込む
- trim:刈る,整える
- for dear life:命がけで
- gay:陽気な
- frill:フリル
- shear:大ばさみ
- grin:にっこり笑う