桐壺40：物思ひ知り給ふは、さまかたちなどのめでたかりしこと、心ばせのなだらかにめやすく憎み難しかりし事など、今ぞおぼしつる。
一方では、ものの情理をわきまえた妃がたもあって、そういう人たちは、亡き桐壺更衣の姿や顔立ちがいかにもうるわしかったことや、気立てがおっとりして感じが良く憎み難かった事などを、今の今思い出していたのである。
N君：On the other hand, there were some discreet Princess. They recalled her beautiful figure, polite temper and kind character, just then when she had passed away from this world.
S先生：But all the ladies were not ill-natured. There were some ladies who behaved reasonably. They recalled Kiritsubo as a lady who had been beautiful, composed, and difficult to find fault with.
N君：find fault with「人を非難する」＝criticize はよいとして、It is difficult for us to criticize her. は分かるのですが、She is difficult to criticize. という言い方はOKなのだろうか。もしOKなら She is difficult to find fault with. という言い方もOKとなる。
S先生：It is difficult to please her. を She is difficult to please. と言い換えることができます。ゆえに It is difficult to find fault with her. を She is difficult to find fault with. と言い換えることができます。
