アンの青春4章17

"But the Inspector examines them in the three R's, mind you, and he won't give you a good report if they don't come up to his standard," protested Jane.

Inspector:監察官
examine:調べる
three R's:読み･書き･算術
mind you:よく聞いてよ,でもね
come up to:～に届く,(規準に)合う
standard:基準
protest:～に抗議する

「でも聞いて、監察官は読み書きそろばんの学力を調べるわ、生徒たちが基準に達していなければ良い評価はもらえないのよ」

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アンの青春4章16

That is what our School Management professor at Queen's told us, you know. Do you suppose you could find any good in a child by whipping him? It's far more important to influence the children aright than it is even to teach them the three R's, Professor Rennie says."

whip:～を鞭で打つ
influence:～に影響を与える
aright:正しく
three R's:基礎学科,読み･書き･算術

クイーン学園の学校運営教授が言ってたのがそれよ。鞭を使って生徒の良いことろを見つけ出せると思う？　読み書きそろばんを教えるよりはるかに大事なことは生徒を正しく導くこと、レニー教授はそう言ってるわ」

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アンの青春4章15

"I'd keep him in after school and talk kindly and firmly to him," said Anne. "There is some good in every person if you can find it. It is a teacher's duty to find and develop it.

firmly:しっかりと
duty:務め,職務
develop:開発する,育成する

「その子を放課後残して、しっかりと、でも優しく言い聞かせるわ」とアンは言った。「どんな生徒も探せば必ず良いところがあるから。それを見つけ出して伸ばすのが先生の仕事よ。

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