原文
At this juncture Rusty arrived on the scene. He bounded joyously half
way across the room before he saw the intruders. Then he stopped short;
his tail expanded until it was as big as three tails. The fur on his
back rose up in a defiant arch; Rusty lowered his head, uttered a
fearful shriek of hatred and defiance, and launched himself at the
Sarah-cat.
語彙など
- at this juncture:この重大時期に
- bound:跳ねる
- joyously:うれしそうに
- intruder:侵入者
- stop short:ぴたりと止まる
- defiant:挑戦的な
- utter:口に出す
- shriek:叫び声
- defiance:果敢な抵抗