-My name is Kathy H. I’m 28 years old.
-And I spend most of my time, not looking forwards, but looking back at what happened to us at Hailsham.
-Catch it Tommy!
-Why didn’t Tommy get the ball?
-There was once a boy who had run off, beyond the boundary. They found him in the woods, with his hands and feet cut off.
-Who told you these stories?
-Everyone knows them.
-And how do you know that they’re true?
-Who would make up stories as horrible as that?
-Students of Hailsham are special.
-Yes, Miss Emily.
-Keeping yourselves well, keeping yourselves healthy inside is of paramount importance.
-None of you will do anything except live the life that has already been set out for you.
-And sometime around your third donation, you short live will be complete.
-That’s what you’re created to do.
-We were moved from Hailsham at 18, Tommy, Ruth and I.
-Exactly how much experience have you guys had with the outside?
-Quite a lot.
-No we haven’t.
-Drinks?
-5 Cokes, please.
-If there was a boy and a girl, and they were properly in love, and they could prove it, then they would be given a few years together.
-Before they began their donations.
-Why do you do that thing? Squeezing Tommy’s shoulder?
-I’m allowed to touch Tommy, aren’t?
-It’s the way you’re touching him.
-Suppose for a second that there were a special arrangement for Hailsham students. If they’re in love.
-Tommy really likes you as a friend.
-He just doesn’t see you that way.
-We are modeled on trash.
-We’re in love. It’s true love. Verifiable.
-You didn’t have to look into your souls.
-You had to see if you had souls at all.
-Aaaaah!
-I wish I could help you.
-You poor creatures.
-Maybe none of us really understand what we’ve lived through, or feel we’ve had enough time.
-And I spend most of my time, not looking forwards, but looking back at what happened to us at Hailsham.
-Catch it Tommy!
-Why didn’t Tommy get the ball?
-There was once a boy who had run off, beyond the boundary. They found him in the woods, with his hands and feet cut off.
-Who told you these stories?
-Everyone knows them.
-And how do you know that they’re true?
-Who would make up stories as horrible as that?
-Students of Hailsham are special.
-Yes, Miss Emily.
-Keeping yourselves well, keeping yourselves healthy inside is of paramount importance.
-None of you will do anything except live the life that has already been set out for you.
-And sometime around your third donation, you short live will be complete.
-That’s what you’re created to do.
-We were moved from Hailsham at 18, Tommy, Ruth and I.
-Exactly how much experience have you guys had with the outside?
-Quite a lot.
-No we haven’t.
-Drinks?
-5 Cokes, please.
-If there was a boy and a girl, and they were properly in love, and they could prove it, then they would be given a few years together.
-Before they began their donations.
-Why do you do that thing? Squeezing Tommy’s shoulder?
-I’m allowed to touch Tommy, aren’t?
-It’s the way you’re touching him.
-Suppose for a second that there were a special arrangement for Hailsham students. If they’re in love.
-Tommy really likes you as a friend.
-He just doesn’t see you that way.
-We are modeled on trash.
-We’re in love. It’s true love. Verifiable.
-You didn’t have to look into your souls.
-You had to see if you had souls at all.
-Aaaaah!
-I wish I could help you.
-You poor creatures.
-Maybe none of us really understand what we’ve lived through, or feel we’ve had enough time.
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英単語まとめ
boundary・・・境界
paramount importance ・・・最も重要であること
squeeze someone's shoulder ・・・～の方をギュッとつかむ
modeled on・・・～をモデル（手本）にしている
verifiable・・・立証可能な
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