原文
"Yes. But it's such hard work to use them. And B.A.'s are such learned,
dignified, wise, solemn creatures--they must be. No, _I_ didn't want
to come to Redmond. I did it just to oblige father. He IS such a duck.
Besides, I knew if I stayed home I'd have to get married. Mother wanted
that--wanted it decidedly. Mother has plenty of decision. But I really
hated the thought of being married for a few years yet. I want to have
heaps of fun before I settle down. And, ridiculous as the idea of my
being a B.A. is, the idea of my being an old married woman is still more
absurd, isn't it? I'm only eighteen. No, I concluded I would rather come
to Redmond than be married. Besides, how could I ever have made up my
mind which man to marry?"
語彙など
- B.A.:Bachelor of Arts(文学士号)
- dignified:威厳のある
- solemn:厳粛な
- oblige:喜ぶことをする
- duck:かわいい人,魅力のない人
- settle down:結婚して身を固める
- ridiculous:ばかげた
- absurd:ばからしい