🔊 Elizabeth's spirits soon rising to playfulness again, she wanted Mr. Darcy to account for his having ever fallen in love with her. "How could you begin?" said she. "I can comprehend your going on charmingly when you had once made a beginning; but what could set you off in the first place?"

伊丽莎白的兴致很快又活泼起来,她缠着达西先生要他交代当初是如何爱上她的。“你究竟是怎么开始的？”她问道。“我明白,一旦起了头,你自能翩翩进行；可最初是什么让你萌生了此意？”

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playfulness /ˈpleɪfəlnəs/

n. 嬉戏,玩乐；活泼有趣➕

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comprehend /ˌkɒmprɪˈhend/

v. 理解,领悟➕

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charmingly /ˈtʃɑːmɪŋli/

adv. 迷人地；愉悦地➕

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set you off /set jʊ ɒf/

phr. v. 使你开始（做某事）；引发➕

🔊 "I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun."

“我说不清是在何时、何地,看见了你的何种神情,或是听见了你的哪句言语,便播下了爱情的种子。那已是许久以前的事了。等我恍然惊觉,早已深陷其中。”

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fix on /fɪks ɒn/

phr. v. 确定,选定；注视➕

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laid the foundation /leɪd ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/

phrase. 奠定基础➕

🔊 "My beauty you had early withstood, and as for my manners-my behaviour to you was at least always bordering on the uncivil, and I never spoke to you without rather wishing to give you pain than not. Now be sincere; did you admire me for my impertinence?"

“我的美貌你早已无动于衷,至于我的举止--我对你至少总是近乎粗鲁,每次同你讲话,无不存心让你难受而非愉快。现在请坦白说,你是否因我的冒失而倾心于我？”

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withstood /wɪðˈstʊd/

v. （withstand的过去式）经受住,承受➕

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bordering on /ˈbɔːdərɪŋ ɒn/

phrase. 近乎于,接近➕

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uncivil /ʌnˈsɪv(ə)l/

adj. 不礼貌的,粗鲁的➕

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impertinence /ɪmˈpɜːtɪnəns/

n. 不礼貌,鲁莽；无关,不切题➕

🔊 "For the liveliness of your mind, I did."

“我倾心的是你思维的灵动。”

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liveliness /ˈlaɪvlɪnəs/

n. 活泼,生气勃勃；生动➕

🔊 "You may as well call it impertinence at once. It was very little less. The fact is, that you were sick of civility, of deference, of officious attention. You were disgusted with the women who were always speaking and looking and thinking for your approbation alone. I roused, and interested you, because I was so unlike them. Had you not been really amiable you would have hated me for it; but in spite of the pains you took to disguise yourself, your feelings were always noble and just; and in your heart, you thoroughly despised the persons who so assiduously courted you. There-I have saved you the trouble of accounting for it; and really, all things considered, I begin to think it perfectly reasonable. To be sure, you knew no actual good of me-but nobody thinks of that when they fall in love."

“你倒不如直说是因我唐突。事实也相去不远。其实,你是厌倦了客套、恭顺与过分的殷勤。你厌恶那些只为博你欢心而言语、顾盼、思虑的女人。我之所以能激起你的兴趣,正是因为我与她们迥然不同。若非你本性良善,你早该憎恶我了；但尽管你费心掩饰,你的情感总是高尚而公正的；在你心底,你彻底鄙夷那些竭力讨好你的人。好了--我省得你多费唇舌了；说真的,通盘考虑,我开始觉得这完全在情理之中。当然,你并不知晓我有什么实际的好处--但坠入爱河时,谁又会想到这个呢？”

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deference /ˈdefərəns/

n. 尊敬,遵从➕

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officious /əˈfɪʃəs/

adj. 好管闲事的；（过分）殷勤的➕

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approbation /ˌæprəˈbeɪʃ(ə)n/

n. 认可,批准；赞许➕

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roused /raʊzd/

v. （rouse的过去式）唤醒,激起➕

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amiable /ˈeɪmiəbl/

adj. 和蔼可亲的,友善的➕

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disguise yourself /dɪsˈɡaɪz jɔːˈself/

phrase. 伪装自己➕

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despised /dɪˈspaɪzd/

v. （despise的过去式）鄙视,看不起➕

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assiduously /əˈsɪdʒuəsli/

adv. 勤勉地,一丝不苟地➕

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courted /kɔːtɪd/

v. （court的过去式）献殷勤,追求；招致（危险等）➕

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accounting for /əˈkaʊntɪŋ fɔː(r)/

phrase. 解释,说明➕

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in spite of /ɪn spaɪt əv/

prep. phrase. 尽管,不管➕

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fall in love /fɔːl ɪn lʌv/

phrase. 坠入爱河➕

🔊 "Was there no good in your affectionate behaviour to Jane while she was ill at Netherfield?"

“当初简在尼日斐花园生病时,你对她那般悉心照料,这难道不算好处吗？”

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affectionate /əˈfekʃənət/

adj. 深情的,充满爱的➕

🔊 "Dearest Jane! who could have done less for her? But make a virtue of it by all means. My good qualities are under your protection, and you are to exaggerate them as much as possible; and, in return, it belongs to me to find occasions for teasing and quarrelling with you as often as may be; and I shall begin directly by asking you what made you so unwilling to come to the point at last. What made you so shy of me when you first called, and afterwards dined here? Why, especially, when you called did you look as if you did not care about me?"

“最亲爱的简！谁能为她做得更少呢？但无论如何,请你把这当作我的美德吧。我的优点全由你包揽了,你要尽量夸大它们；作为回报,我有权找机会经常逗弄你、与你争执；我这就直接问你,为何你最后总是不肯把话挑明？你初次来访,后来在此用餐时,为何那般躲着我？特别是你来访之时,为何显得仿佛毫不在意我？”

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make a virtue of /meɪk ə ˈvɜːtʃuː əv/

phrase. 把...当作优点；爽快地做➕

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by all means /baɪ ɔːl miːnz/

adv. phrase. 当然可以；务必,千方百计➕

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exaggerate /ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt/

v. 夸张,夸大➕

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teasing /ˈtiːzɪŋ/

n./adj. 取笑,戏弄；逗人的➕

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quarrelling /ˈkwɒrəlɪŋ/

n./v. 争吵,吵架➕

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shy of /ʃaɪ əv/

phrase. 羞于；对...感到迟疑（或畏缩）；不足➕

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care about /keə(r) əˈbaʊt/

phr. v. 关心,在乎➕

🔊 "Because you were grave and silent, and gave me no encouragement."

“因为你那时严肃沉默,未曾给我丝毫鼓励。”

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encouragement /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒmənt/

n. 鼓励,激励➕

🔊 "But I was embarrassed."

“可我当时很是窘迫。”

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embarrassed /ɪmˈbærəst/

adj. 尴尬的,窘迫的➕

🔊 "And so was I."

“我也一样。”

🔊 "You might have talked to me more when you came to dinner."

“你来用餐时,本可多与我交谈的。”

🔊 "A man who had felt less might."

“若是感情浅些,话或许会多些。”

🔊 "How unlucky that you should have a reasonable answer to give, and that I should be so reasonable as to admit it! But I wonder how long you would have gone on if you had been left to yourself. I wonder when you would have spoken if I had not asked you! My resolution of thanking you for your kindness to Lydia had certainly great effect. Too much, I am afraid; for what becomes of the moral, if our comfort springs from a breach of promise, for I ought not to have mentioned the subject? This will never do."

“真不巧,你竟能给出如此合理的回答,而我又这般通情达理地接受了！但我真想知道,若是由着你,你会拖到何时。若我不问,你何时才会开口！我决心感谢你对莉迪亚的恩情,这无疑起了大作用。恐怕是太过分了；因为若我们的慰藉源于背弃诺言,那道德何在？毕竟我不该提及此事。这绝对不行。”

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unlucky /ʌnˈlʌki/

adj. 不幸的,倒霉的；不吉利的➕

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reasonable /ˈriːznəbl/

adj. 合理的；通情达理的；公道的➕

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resolution /ˌrezəˈluːʃ(ə)n/

n. 决心,决定；决议；解决➕

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breach of promise /briːtʃ əv ˈprɒmɪs/

phrase. 违背诺言,违约（尤指婚约）➕

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moral /ˈmɒrəl/

n. 道德,品行；寓意➕

🔊 "You need not distress yourself. The moral will be perfectly fair. Lady Catherine's unjustifiable endeavours to separate us were the means of removing all my doubts. I am not indebted for my present happiness to your eager desire of expressing your gratitude. I was not in a humour to wait for any opening of yours. My aunt's intelligence had given me hope, and I was determined at once to know every thing."

“你不必自责。道德上完全说得通。咖苔琳夫人无理取闹地竭力拆散我们,反而驱散了我所有的疑虑。我如今的幸福并非得益于你急于表达感激之情。我可没心情等你先开口。我姨妈的消息给了我希望,我当即决意要弄清一切。”

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distress /dɪˈstres/

n./v. 悲痛,忧伤；使痛苦,使忧虑➕

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unjustifiable /ʌnˈdʒʌstɪfaɪəbl/

adj. 不合理的,无法辩解的➕

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endeavours /ɪnˈdevəz/

n. （endeavour的复数）努力,尽力➕

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indebted /ɪnˈdetɪd/

adj. 负债的；感激的,受惠的➕

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gratitude /ˈɡrætɪtjuːd/

n. 感激,感谢➕

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intelligence /ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns/

n. 智力；情报,消息➕

🔊 "Lady Catherine has been of infinite use, which ought to make her happy, for she loves to be of use. But tell me, what did you come down to Netherfield for? Was it merely to ride to Longbourn and be embarrassed? or had you intended any more serious consequence?"

“咖苔琳夫人可是帮了大忙,这该让她高兴,因为她素来喜欢派上用场。但告诉我,你此次来尼日斐花园所为何事？难道只是为了骑马到浪搏恩来难为情一番吗？还是别有更严肃的打算？”

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infinite /ˈɪnfɪnət/

adj. 无限的,无穷的➕

🔊 "My real purpose was to see you, and to judge, if I could, whether I might ever hope to make you love me. My avowed one, or what I avowed to myself, was to see whether your sister were still partial to Bingley, and if she were, to confess the part which I had acted in the affair."

“我真正的目的是来见你,如若可能,判断一下是否有望让你爱上我。而我公开的,或说我对自己声称的目的,是来看看你姐姐是否还对宾利有意,如果是,我便坦白我在此事中所扮演的角色。”

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avowed /əˈvaʊd/

adj. 公开承认的,公开宣称的➕

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partial /ˈpɑːʃ(ə)l/

adj. 部分的；偏袒的,偏爱的➕

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confess /kənˈfes/

v. 承认,坦白；忏悔➕

Chapter fifty-five (第五十五章)