🔊 Happy for all her maternal feelings was the day on which Mrs. Bennet got rid of her two most deserving daughters. With what delighted pride she afterwards visited Mrs. Bingley, and talked of Mrs. Darcy, may be guessed. I wish I could say, for the sake of her family, that the accomplishment of her earnest desire in the establishment of so many of her children produced so happy an effect as to make her a sensible, amiable, well-informed woman for the rest of her life; though perhaps it was lucky for her husband, who might not have relished domestic felicity in so unusual a form, that she still was occasionally nervous and invariably silly.

对于班纳特太太那满溢的母爱而言,送走她两个最值得夸耀的女儿那天,可真是个喜庆日子。后来她去拜访宾利太太,或是谈论达西太太时那股得意劲儿,不难想见。我愿为她的家人说句好话:她这番热切愿望--让这么多女儿都有了归宿--竟产生了如此美满的效果,以致她晚年变成了一个通情达理、和蔼可亲、见多识广的女人；不过,或许对她丈夫倒是件幸事,因为他可能不习惯这种非同寻常的家庭幸福,毕竟她依旧时不时神经质,而且一贯愚蠢。

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maternal /məˈtɜːrnl/

adj. 母亲的；母性的➕

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accomplishment /əˈkʌmplɪʃmənt/

n. 成就；完成；才艺➕

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earnest /ˈɜːrnɪst/

adj. 诚挚的；认真的➕

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establishment /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/

n. 建立；机构；当权派➕

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sensible /ˈsensəbl/

adj. 明智的；通情达理的；能觉察到的➕

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amiable /ˈeɪmiəbl/

adj. 和蔼可亲的；亲切友好的➕

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felicity /fəˈlɪsəti/

n. 幸福；快乐；恰当的措辞➕

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invariably /ɪnˈveriəbli/

adv. 总是；不变地➕

🔊 Mr. Bennet missed his second daughter exceedingly; his affection for her drew him oftener from home than anything else could do. He delighted in going to Pemberley, especially when he was least expected.

班纳特先生万分思念他的二女儿；这份亲情驱使他离家外出的次数,胜过其他任何事。他尤其喜欢在别人最意想不到的时候造访彭伯里。

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exceedingly /ɪkˈsiːdɪŋli/

adv. 非常；极其➕

🔊 Mr. Bingley and Jane remained at Netherfield only a twelvemonth. So near a vicinity to her mother and Meryton relations was not desirable even to his easy temper, or her affectionate heart. The darling wish of his sisters was then gratified; he bought an estate in a neighbouring county to Derbyshire, and Jane and Elizabeth, in addition to every other source of happiness, were within thirty miles of each other.

彬格莱先生和简在尼日斐花园仅住了一年。即便凭他随和的性子、她温厚的心地,与母亲和麦里屯的亲戚住得这么近,终究也非所愿。他妹妹们的夙愿由此得偿；他在德比郡邻近的郡县购置了一处庄园,如此一来,简和伊丽莎白除了享有其他种种幸福,彼此相隔不过三十英里。

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twelvemonth /ˈtwelvmʌnθ/

n. （古语或文语）一年➕

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vicinity /vəˈsɪnəti/

n. 邻近地区；附近➕

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gratified /ˈɡrætɪfaɪd/

adj. （使）感到满足的；高兴的➕

🔊 Kitty, to her very material advantage, spent the chief of her time with her two elder sisters. In society so superior to what she had generally known, her improvement was great. She was not of so ungovernable a temper as Lydia; and, removed from the influence of Lydia’s example, she became, by proper attention and management, less irritable, less ignorant, and less insipid. From the further disadvantage of Lydia’s society she was of course carefully kept, and though Mrs. Wickham frequently invited her to come and stay with her, with the promise of balls and young men, her father would never consent to her going.

吉蒂因此获益匪浅,大部分时间都与两位姐姐相伴。置身于远胜过往的社交圈中,她进步显著。她本不像莉迪亚那般任性妄为；而今远离了莉迪亚的榜样,加之适当的管教,她变得不那么易怒、无知和乏味了。家人自然小心避免她再与莉迪亚交往,尽管威克姆太太时常邀她同住,许诺有舞会和年轻男子,她父亲却从不应允。

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material /məˈtɪriəl/

adj. 重要的；实质性的；物质的➕

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ungovernable /ʌnˈɡʌvərnəbl/

adj. 难控制的；无法管束的；放肆的➕

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irritable /ˈɪrɪtəbl/

adj. 易怒的；急躁的➕

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insipid /ɪnˈsɪpɪd/

adj. 平淡的；乏味的；没有味道的➕

🔊 Mary was the only daughter who remained at home; and she was necessarily drawn from the pursuit of accomplishments by Mrs. Bennet’s being quite unable to sit alone. Mary was obliged to mix more with the world, but she could still moralize over every morning visit; and as she was no longer mortified by comparisons between her sisters’ beauty and her own, it was suspected by her father that she submitted to the change without much reluctance.

玛丽成了唯一留在家中的女儿；因班纳特太太完全耐不得独处,她只得放弃钻研才艺,更多地涉足世事。但她仍能就每一次午前拜会发表一番道德高论；况且,既然不再因姐妹们的花容月貌而自惭形秽,她父亲便猜想,她对这般转变倒也并非十分抗拒。

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moralize /ˈmɔːrəlaɪz/

v. 说教；进行道德说教；论道德➕

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mortified /ˈmɔːrtɪfaɪd/

adj. 感到羞辱的；羞愧的➕

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reluctance /rɪˈlʌktəns/

n. 不情愿；勉强➕

🔊 As for Wickham and Lydia, their characters suffered no revolution from the marriage of her sisters. He bore with philosophy the conviction that Elizabeth must now become acquainted with whatever of his ingratitude and falsehood had before been unknown to her; and in spite of everything, was not wholly without hope that Darcy might yet be prevailed on to make his fortune. The congratulatory letter which Elizabeth received from Lydia on her marriage, explained to her that, by his wife at least, if not by himself, such a hope was cherished. The letter was to this effect:

至于威克姆和莉迪亚,姐妹们的婚事并未让他们的性情有丝毫改变。他达观地接受了这样一个定论:伊丽莎白如今必定知晓了他以往不为人知的忘恩负义与虚伪行径；尽管如此,他仍未完全放弃希望,觉得达西或许会被说动,帮他谋个前程。伊丽莎白结婚时收到莉迪亚的贺信,便知至少他妻子--若非他本人--仍抱着这等指望。信的内容如下:

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revolution /ˌrevəˈluːʃn/

n. 彻底变革；革命；旋转➕

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philosophy /fəˈlɑːsəfi/

n. 哲学；人生哲学；达观➕

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ingratitude /ɪnˈɡrætɪtuːd/

n. 忘恩负义➕

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falsehood /ˈfɔːlshʊd/

n. 虚假；谎言➕

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prevailed /prɪˈveɪld/

v. (past tense). 说服；流行；战胜➕

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cherished /ˈtʃerɪʃt/

adj. / v. (past participle). 珍爱的；怀有（希望等）的➕

🔊 "MY DEAR LIZZY,

“我亲爱的丽萃,”

🔊 "I wish you joy. If you love Mr. Darcy half as well as I do my dear Wickham, you must be very happy. It is a great comfort to have you so rich, and when you have nothing else to do, I hope you will think of us. I am sure Wickham would like a place at court very much, and I do not think we shall have quite money enough to live upon without some help. Any place would do, of about three or four hundred a year; but, however, do not speak to Mr. Darcy about it, if you had rather not.

“祝你快乐。要是你爱达西先生有我一半爱亲爱的威克姆那么深,那你一定幸福极了。你这么有钱真是天大的安慰；等你闲来无事,可要想想我们呀。我敢说威克姆准想在宫里谋个差事,要是没人帮忙,我看咱们的钱不够花。什么差事都行,每年有三四百镑进账就好；不过,要是你不乐意,就别跟达西先生提啦。”

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court /kɔːrt/

n. 宫廷；法院；球场➕

🔊 "Yours, etc."

“你的,等等。”

🔊 As it happened that Elizabeth had much rather not, she endeavoured in her answer to put an end to every entreaty and expectation of the kind. Such relief, however, as it was in her power to afford, by the practice of what might be called economy in her own private expenses, she frequently sent them. It had always been evident to her that such an income as theirs, under the direction of two persons so extravagant in their wants, and heedless of the future, must be very insufficient to their support; and whenever they changed their quarters, either Jane or herself were sure of being applied to for some little assistance towards discharging their bills. Their manner of living, even when the restoration of peace dismissed them to a home, was unsettled in the extreme. They were always moving from place to place in quest of a cheap situation, and always spending more than they ought. His affection for her soon sunk into indifference; hers lasted a little longer; and in spite of her youth and her manners, she retained all the claims to reputation which her marriage had given her.

既然伊丽莎白着实不愿如此,她在回信中便竭力打消这类恳求和指望。不过,她还是尽力接济他们,时常从自己的用度里省出些钱寄去--这或许可称之为节俭吧。她一向清楚,凭他们那点收入,由两个挥霍无度、不顾将来的人操持,定然入不敷出；每逢他们搬迁,简或她本人总免不了被央求帮衬些钱款支付账单。他们的生活即便在和平时期安顿下来后,也极不安稳。总为寻觅便宜住所而四处搬迁,却总是开销过度。他对她的情意不久便淡薄了；她的倒还持续得稍久些；尽管她年轻轻浮,却依旧保有婚姻赋予她的那点体面。

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endeavoured /ɪnˈdevərd/

v. (past tense). 努力；尽力➕

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entreaty /ɪnˈtriːti/

n. 恳求；请求➕

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economy /ɪˈkɑːnəmi/

n. 节约；节省；经济➕

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extravagant /ɪkˈstrævəɡənt/

adj. 奢侈的；过度的；铺张的➕

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heedless /ˈhiːdləs/

adj. 不注意的；不留心的➕

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quarters /ˈkwɔːrtərz/

n. (plural). 住处；营房；四分之一➕

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discharging /dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒɪŋ/

v. (present participle). 清偿（债务）；履行（职责）；释放➕

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restoration /ˌrestəˈreɪʃn/

n. 恢复；修复；复位➕

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unsettled /ʌnˈsetld/

adj. 不稳定的；未解决的；动荡的➕

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indifference /ɪnˈdɪfrəns/

n. 漠不关心；冷淡➕

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retained /rɪˈteɪnd/

v. (past tense). 保留；保持；聘用➕

🔊 Though Darcy could never receive him at Pemberley, yet, for Elizabeth’s sake, he assisted him farther in his profession. Lydia was occasionally a visitor there, when her husband was gone to enjoy himself in London or Bath; and with the Bingleys they both of them frequently stayed so long, that even Bingley’s good humour was overcome, and he proceeded so far as to talk of giving them a hint to be gone.

尽管达西从不在彭伯里接待威克姆,但看在伊丽莎白份上,仍在职业上给予他进一步帮助。莉迪亚偶尔会去彭伯里做客,每逢丈夫前往伦敦或巴斯寻欢作乐时；他们俩还时常在彬格莱家盘桓过久,连宾利的好性子也消磨殆尽,居然到了要开口暗示他们请便的地步。

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profession /prəˈfeʃn/

n. 职业；专业；声明➕

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overcome /ˌoʊvərˈkʌm/

v. (past participle). 克服；战胜；压倒➕

🔊 Miss Bingley was very deeply mortified by Darcy’s marriage; but as she thought it advisable to retain the right of visiting at Pemberley, she dropped all her resentment; was fonder than ever of Georgiana, almost as attentive to Darcy as heretofore, and paid off every arrear of civility to Elizabeth.

彬格莱小姐对达西的婚事深感屈辱；但为保留造访彭伯里的权利,她认为还是放下怨恨为妙；于是她比以往更喜爱乔治安娜,对达西几乎一如既往地殷勤,并对伊丽莎白补尽了所有礼数。

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advisable /ədˈvaɪzəbl/

adj. 可取的；明智的➕

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resentment /rɪˈzentmənt/

n. 愤恨；怨恨➕

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heretofore /ˌhɪrtuˈfɔːr/

adv. 在此之前；直到此时➕

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arrear /əˈrɪr/

n. 欠款；拖欠；待完成的工作➕

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civility /səˈvɪləti/

n. 礼貌；客气；礼仪➕

🔊 Pemberley was now Georgiana’s home; and the attachment of the sisters was exactly what Darcy had hoped to see. They were able to love each other even as well as they intended. Georgiana had the highest opinion in the world of Elizabeth; though at first she often listened with an astonishment bordering on alarm at her lively, sportive, manner of talking to her brother. He, who had always inspired in herself a respect which almost overcame her affection, she now saw the object of open pleasantry. Her mind received knowledge which had never before fallen in her way. By Elizabeth’s instructions she began to comprehend that a woman may take liberties with her husband, which a brother will not always allow in a sister more than ten years younger than himself.

彭伯里如今成了乔治安娜的家；姐妹间的情谊正是达西乐见的。她们果真如他所愿,相亲相爱。乔治安娜对伊丽莎白推崇备至；起初,她听到伊丽莎白活泼调皮地跟哥哥说话,总不免惊讶,甚至有些惊慌。这位向来令她敬畏有加、几乎压倒亲情的兄长,如今竟成了肆意玩笑的对象。她的头脑由此接纳了前所未闻的见识。在伊丽莎白的点拨下,她开始明白,妻子可以对丈夫随意亲昵,而兄长却未必容许小自己十多岁的妹妹如此放肆。

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attachment /əˈtætʃmənt/

n. 依附；附件；情感➕

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sportive /ˈspɔːrtɪv/

adj. 嬉戏的；开玩笑的➕

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pleasantry /ˈplezntri/

n. 幽默；开玩笑；客气话➕

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liberties /ˈlɪbərtiz/

n. (plural). 放肆行为；自由；特权➕

🔊 Lady Catherine was extremely indignant on the marriage of her nephew; and as she gave way to all the genuine frankness of her character, in her reply to the letter which announced its arrangement, she sent him language so very abusive, especially of Elizabeth, that for some time all intercourse was at an end. But at length, by Elizabeth’s persuasion, he was prevailed on to overlook the offence, and seek a reconciliation; and, after a little farther resistance on the part of his aunt, her resentment gave way, either to her affection for him, or her curiosity to see how his wife conducted herself; and she condescended to wait on them at Pemberley, in spite of that pollution which its woods had received, not merely from the presence of such a mistress, but the visits of her uncle and aunt from the city.

咖苔琳夫人对侄子的婚事愤慨至极；她秉性坦率,在回复告知婚讯的信函时,言辞极其刻薄,尤其针对伊丽莎白,以致双方一度断绝往来。但最终,经伊丽莎白劝说,达西被说服不计前嫌,主动求和；姨母稍作抗拒后,怨气便消了,或许是出于对他的疼爱,抑或好奇想瞧瞧他妻子如何持家；她终于屈尊到彭伯里拜访他们,也不顾那里的园林曾遭‘玷污’--这污染不仅来自这样一位女主人,还来自她那些常来走动的、城里来的舅父母。

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indignant /ɪnˈdɪɡnənt/

adj. 愤慨的；义愤的➕

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frankness /ˈfræŋknəs/

n. 坦率；真诚➕

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abusive /əˈbjuːsɪv/

adj. 辱骂的；虐待的➕

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intercourse /ˈɪntərkɔːrs/

n. 交往；交流；性交➕

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reconciliation /ˌrekənsɪliˈeɪʃn/

n. 和解；调和➕

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condescended /ˌkɑːndɪˈsendɪd/

v. (past tense). 屈尊；俯就；降低身份➕

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pollution /pəˈluːʃn/

n. 污染；玷污➕

🔊 With the Gardiners, they were always on the most intimate terms. Darcy, as well as Elizabeth, really loved them; and they were both ever sensible of the warmest gratitude towards the persons who, by bringing her into Derbyshire, had been the means of uniting them.

与嘉丁纳夫妇,他们始终亲密无间。达西和伊丽莎白都真心喜爱他们；两人对引领她来到德比郡、从而促成这段姻缘的恩人,永远怀着最诚挚的感激。

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intimate /ˈɪntɪmət/

adj. 亲密的；密切的；私人的➕

Chapter sixty-one (第六十一章)