原文
Breakfast at Green Gables that morning was a rather doleful meal. Davy,
for the first time in his life probably, could not eat, but blubbered
shamelessly over his porridge. Nobody else seemed to have much appetite,
save Dora, who tucked away her rations comfortably. Dora, like the
immortal and most prudent Charlotte, who "went on cutting bread and
butter" when her frenzied lover's body had been carried past on a
shutter, was one of those fortunate creatures who are seldom disturbed
by anything. Even at eight it took a great deal to ruffle Dora's
placidity. She was sorry Anne was going away, of course, but was that
any reason why she should fail to appreciate a poached egg on toast? Not
at all. And, seeing that Davy could not eat his, Dora ate it for him.
語彙など
- doleful:悲しげな,憂いに沈んだ
- blubber:泣きじゃくる
- shamelessly:臆面もなく
- porridge:ポリッジ,水または牛乳でオートミールなどを煮た粥状のもの
- appetite:食欲
- save:〜を除いて
- tuck away:腹いっぱい食べる
- ration:割り当て量
- immortal:不死身の,不死の
- prudent:賢明な
- bread and butter:基本的な食べ物
- Charlotte:ウィリアム・メイクピース・サッカレーの詩(The Sorrows of Werther)から
- frenzied:熱狂した
- shutter:雨戸,よろい戸
- ruffle:かき乱す
- placidity:平穏
- fail to:〜しない,〜できない
- appreciate:〜をありがたく思う
- poached egg:ポーチドエッグズ,落とし卵