讀名著學英語：《傲慢與偏見》第1章：第2節

讀第一遍，看英語原文：找出不懂的地方。

But, my dear, you must indeed go and see Mr. Bingley when he comes into the neighbourhood. It is more than I engage for, I assure you.

But consider your daughters. Only think what an establishment it would be for one of them. Sir William and Lady Lucas are determined to go, merely on that account, for in general, you know they visit no new comers. Indeed you must go, for it will be impossible for us to visit him, if you do not.

You are over-scrupulous, surely. I dare say Mr. Bingley will be very glad to see you; and I will send a few lines by you to assure him of my hearty consent to his marrying which ever he chooses of the girls;

though I must throw in a good word to my little Lizzy. I desire you will do no such thing. Lizzy is not a bit better than the others; and I am sure she is not half so handsome as Jane, nor half so good humoured as Lydia.

But you are always giving her the preference. They have none of them much to recommend them, replied he; they are all silly and ignorant like other girls; but Lizzy has something more of quickness than her sisters.

Mr. Bennet, how can you abuse your own children in such way? You take delight in vexing me. You have no compassion on my poor nerves. You mistake me, my dear. I have a high respect for your nerves. They are my old friends. I have heard you mention them with consideration these twenty years at least.

Ah! you do not know what I suffer. But I hope you will get over it, and live to see many young men of four thousand a year come into the neighbourhood.

It will be no use to us if twenty such should come, since you will not visit them. Depend upon it, my dear, that when there are twenty I will visit them all.

Mr. Bennet was so odd a mixture of quick parts, sarcastic humour, reserve, and caprice, that the experience of three and twenty years had been insufficient to make his wife understand his character.

Her mind was less difficult to develope. She was a woman of mean understanding, little information, and uncertain temper. When she was discontented, she fancied herself nervous.

The business of her life was to get her daughters married; its solace was visiting and news.

讀第二遍，中英雙譯，搞懂意義。

But, my dear, you must indeed go and see Mr. Bingley when he comes into the neighbourhood. It is more than I engage for, I assure you.

不過，我的好老爺，彬格萊一搬到我們的鄰近來，你的確應該去看看他。老實跟你說吧，這不是我份內的事。

But consider your daughters. Only think what an establishment it would be for one of them. Sir William and Lady Lucas are determined to go, merely on that account, for in general, you know they visit no new comers. Indeed you must go, for it will be impossible for us to visit him, if you do not.

看女兒的份上吧。只請你想一想，她們不論哪一個，要是攀上了這樣一個人家，夠多麼好。威廉爵士夫婦已經決定去拜望他，他們也無非是這個用意。你知道，他們通常是不會拜望新搬來的鄰居的。你的確應該去一次，要是你不去，叫我們怎麼去。

You are over-scrupulous, surely. I dare say Mr. Bingley will be very glad to see you; and I will send a few lines by you to assure him of my hearty consent to his marrying which ever he chooses of the girls;

你實在過分心思啦。彬格萊先生一定高興看到你的；我可以寫封信給你帶去，就說隨便他挑中我哪一個女兒，我都心甘情願地答應他把她娶過去；

though I must throw in a good word to my little Lizzy. I desire you will do no such thing. Lizzy is not a bit better than the others; and I am sure she is not half so handsome as Jane, nor half so good humoured as Lydia.

不過，我在信上得特別替小麗萃吹噓幾句。我希望你別這麼做。麗萃沒有一點兒地方勝過別的幾個女兒；我敢說，論漂亮，她抵不上吉英一半；論性子，好抵不上麗迪雅一半。你可老是偏愛她。

But you are always giving her the preference. They have none of them much to recommend them, replied he; they are all silly and ignorant like other girls; but Lizzy has something more of quickness than her sisters.

她們沒有哪一個值得誇獎的，他回答道；他們跟人家的姑娘一樣，又傻，又無知；倒是麗萃要比她的幾個姐妹伶俐些。

Mr. Bennet, how can you abuse your own children in such way? You take delight in vexing me. You have no compassion on my poor nerves. You mistake me, my dear. I have a high respect for your nerves. They are my old friends. I have heard you mention them with consideration these twenty years at least.

我的好老爺，你怎麼捨得這樣糟蹋自己的新生親生女兒？你是在故意叫我氣惱，好讓你自己得意吧。你半點兒也不體諒我的神經衰弱。你真錯怪了我，我的好太太。我非常尊重你的神經。它們是我的老朋友。至少在最近二十年以來，我一直聽道你慎重其事地提到它們。

Ah! you do not know what I suffer. But I hope you will get over it, and live to see many young men of four thousand a year come into the neighbourhood.

啊！你不知道我怎樣受苦呢！不過我希望你這毛病會好起來，那麼，象這種每年有四千鎊收入的闊少爺，你就可以眼看著他們一個個搬來做你的鄰居了。

It will be no use to us if twenty such should come, since you will not visit them. Depend upon it, my dear, that when there are twenty I will visit them all.

你既然不願意去拜訪他們，即使有二十個搬了來，對我們又有什麼好處！放心吧，我的好太太，等到有了二十個，我一定去一個個拜望到。

Mr. Bennet was so odd a mixture of quick parts, sarcastic humour, reserve, and caprice, that the experience of three and twenty years had been insufficient to make his wife understand his character.

班納特先生真是個古怪人，他一方面喜歡插科打渾，愛挖苦人，同時又不拘言笑，變幻莫測，真使他那位太太積二十三年之經驗，還摸不透他的性格。

Her mind was less difficult to develope. She was a woman of mean understanding, little information, and uncertain temper. When she was discontented, she fancied herself nervous.

太太的腦子是很容易加以分析的。她是個智力貧乏、不學無術、喜怒無常的女人，只要碰到不稱心的事，她就以為神經衰弱。

The business of her life was to get her daughters married; its solace was visiting and news.

她生平的大事就是嫁女兒；她生平的安慰就是訪友拜客和打聽新聞。

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