Learn the meaning of 'on the horizontal leg' in the context of Muriel Spark's The Dark Glasses.
Discover the significance of Mr Simmonds, the oculist, having his shop on the horizontal leg.
Find out how the location of Mr Simmonds' shop contributes to the overall setting of the L-shaped town.
on the horizontal leg
At the end of the thirties Leesden End was an L-shaped town. Our house stood near the top of the L. At the other extreme was the market. Mr Simmonds, the oculist, had his shop on the horizontal leg, and he lived there above the shop with his mother and sister. All the other shops in the row were attached to each other, but Mr Simmonds' stood apart, like a real house, with a lane on either side.
Muriel SparkのThe Dark Glassesからの英文です。
(主人公が過去を回想している場面から始まります)
Mr Simmonds, the oculist, had his shop on the horizontal legの
on the horizontal legとはどういう意味ですか?
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お礼
on the horizontal legとは、L字型の街の「Lの水平の短い辺」を意味していたのですね。 すごくよくわかりました!ありがとうございます! 全部の訳もありがとうございます。よくわかりました。 (確かにこの文からは、sisterは姉か妹かまだわからないですね)