Chapter 2

Question 1

in amazement

Answer 1

But when she saw Anne she stopped in amazement.

[びっくりして、ぼうぜんとして]

Question 2

demand

Answer 2

“Matthew Cuthbert, who’s that?” she demanded.

[verb: 説明を求める]

Question 3

send word to ~

Answer 3

We sent word to Mrs. Spencer to bring a boy.

[~に伝言する]

Question 4

come forward

Answer 4

Marilla came forward as Matthew opened the door.

[前に進み出る]

Question 5

remain silent / grasp the meaning of ~

Answer 5

During this conversation Anne had remained silent, but suddenly she grasped the meaning of it.
[黙っている / ~の意味を理解する]

Question 6

tears / buried

Answer 6

Anne burst into tears and buried her face in her arms.

[verb: 涙がでる / verb: 埋める]

Question 7

what shall someone do?

Answer 7

what shall I do?

[〜はどうすればいい？]

Question 8

neither of

Answer 8

Neither of them knew what to do.

[どちらも~でない]

Question 9

tragical

Answer 9

This is the most tragical thing that ever happened to me!

[悲劇的な]

Question 10

any more

Answer 10

“Well, don’t cry any more. …”

[これ以上]

Question 11

come to ~

Answer 11

“can you tell us how this mistake came to be made? …”

[~になってしまう]

Question 12

matron

Answer 12

The matron picked me.

[寮母]

Question 13

for joy

Answer 13

I was so excited I couldn’t sleep lat night for joy.

[喜んで]

Question 14

now that

Answer 14

It is so much harder now that I have seen how beautiful Green Gables is.
[今や〜だから]

Question 15

put in

Answer 15

I’ll put the horse in, Marilla.

[〜を中に入れる]

Question 16

besides

Answer 16

Did Mrs. Spencer bring anybody besides you?

[prep: 〜以外には]

Question 17

bring(brought)

Answer 17

She brought Lily jones for herself.

[つれていく(bringの過去形)]

Question 18

be of no use

Answer 18

A girl would be of no use to us.

[使い道がない]

Question 19

al last

Answer 19

“I guess she’s tired,” said Matthew at last.

[やっと、ついに]

Question 20

put ~ out

Answer 20

I can’t trust you to put it out.

[〜を消す]

Question 21

burn ~ down

Answer 21

You might burn the house down.

[〜を全焼させる]

Question 22

settle / mess

Answer 22

We’ll settle this mess.

[（問題を）を解決する / ごたごた、面倒]

Question 23

look around

Answer 23

Anne looked around the tiny room.

[あたりを見回す]

Question 24

bare

Answer 24

It was bare and cold.

[飾り気のない]

Question 25

lying / stiffly

Answer 25

Lying stiffly in bed she could hear the sounds of the house.

[adj: 横たわる / adv:（体を）こわばらせる]

Question 26

cut off / out of the question

Answer 26

A man’s voice said something, cut off by Marilla’s. “Keep her? That’s out of the question.
[（人の）話をさえぎる / とんでもない]

Question 27

unexpectedly

Answer 27

“We might be some good to her,” said Matthew suddenly and unexpectedly.
[adv: 思いがけない]

Question 28

cry oneself

Answer 28

But Anne could not hear this from the east gable where the lonely, friendless child cried herself to sleep.