Audiobook Dictation: “However, in spite of all she…”

However, in spite of all she could say, the elder sisters opened the door and admitted the beggar.

しかし、彼女がいくら言っても、姉たちは戸を開けて物乞いを中に入れてしまった。

They led him into the kitchen to dry his clothes.

姉たちは服を乾かすために彼を台所へ連れていった。

They gave him his supper in the kitchen and then they ate their own.

台所で彼に夕食を出し、それから自分たちの食事をとった。

"It is a fearful night to send away a beggar," said the eldest sister while they were eating.

「こんなひどい夜に物乞いを追い返すなんてできないわ」と、食べながらいちばん上の姉が言った。

"I am thinking that our dear father would be anxious if he knew that we had broken our promise so easily," said the youngest sister.

「私たちがこんなにたやすく約束を破ったと知ったら、大好きなお父さまはきっと心配なさるわ」といちばん下の妹が言った。

"For shame!" cried the eldest.

「恥を知りなさい！」といちばん上の姉が叫んだ。

While they were talking, the beggar had taken the apples which the girls were to eat for dessert and had sprinkled a sleeping powder over them.

姉妹が話している間に、物乞いは娘たちがデザートに食べるはずのリンゴを取って、眠り薬の粉を振りかけておいた。

The two eldest ate their apples, but the youngest could not eat that night.

上の二人はリンゴを食べたが、末の妹はその夜、食べることができなかった。

She threw the apple away.

彼女はリンゴを捨ててしまった。