牛津書(shū)蟲(chóng)系列 傲慢與偏見(jiàn) 1 The Bennets'new neighbour

1 The Bennets'new neighbour

1 班納特家的新鄰居

It is a truth well known to all the world that an unmarried man in possession of a large fortune must be in need of a wife. And when such a man moves into a neighbourhood， even if nothing is known about his feelings or opinions， this truth is so clear to the surrounding families，that they think of him immediately as the future husband of one or other of their daughters.

家產(chǎn)萬(wàn)貫而又尚未婚配的男人一定需要一個(gè)賢內(nèi)助，這是一條世界上盡人皆知的真理。當(dāng)這樣一位男人搬到了附近時(shí)，這條真理在鄰居們心中就顯得更加清楚，他們哪怕對(duì)他的感情或意見(jiàn)一無(wú)所知，也會(huì)馬上把他當(dāng)作他們哪個(gè)女兒未來(lái)的丈夫。

‘My dear Mr Bennet，’said Mrs Bennet to her husband one day，‘have you heard that someone is going to rent Netherfield Park at last?’

“親愛(ài)的班納特先生，”一天，班納特夫人對(duì)她丈夫說(shuō)，“你聽(tīng)說(shuō)了嗎?尼日斐莊園到底還是租出去了。”

‘No，Mrs Bennet，I haven't，’said her husband.

“我還沒(méi)聽(tīng)說(shuō)，班納特太太，”她丈夫說(shuō)。

‘Don't you want to know who is renting it?’cried Mrs Bennet impatiently.

“難道你不想知道是誰(shuí)要租嗎?”班納特太太不耐煩地嚷了起來(lái)。

‘You want to tell me，and I don't mind listening.’

“你要想告訴我，我也不妨聽(tīng)聽(tīng)。”

Mrs Bennet needed no further encouragement.‘Well，my dear， I hear that he's a very rich young man from the north of England.It seems he came to see Netherfield on Monday and was so delighted with it that he arranged to rent it at once.Of course，it is the finest house in the area，with the largest gar- dens. His servants will be here by the end of the week， and he will be arriving soon afterwards!’

班納特夫人不需要更多的鼓勵(lì)就開(kāi)腔了。“啊，親愛(ài)的，我聽(tīng)說(shuō)他是個(gè)闊少爺，英格蘭北部人。好像是星期一來(lái)看了看尼日斐，十分喜歡，馬上安排把它租了下來(lái)。當(dāng)然，連宅子的花園都那么大，那確實(shí)是這一片最好的莊園。他的仆人周末到，他本人隨后就到!”

‘What is his name?’asked Mr Bennet.

“他叫什么名字?”班納特先生問(wèn)道。

‘Bingley.’

“彬格萊。”

‘Is he married or single?’

“結(jié)婚了還是單身?”

‘Oh， single， my dear，of course!A single man of large for- tune—he has an income of four or five thousand pounds a year.How wonderdul for our girls!’

“啊，親愛(ài)的，當(dāng)然是單身!家產(chǎn)萬(wàn)貫的單身漢——他每年收入四五千鎊呢。對(duì)咱家姑娘們來(lái)說(shuō)真是再好不過(guò)了!”

‘Why? How can it affect them?’Mr Bennet asked.

“為什么?這跟姑娘們有什么關(guān)系?”班納特先生問(wèn)道。

‘My dear Mr Bennet，’she replied，‘how can you be so an- noying!You must realize I'm thinking of his marrying one of our daughters.’

“我親愛(ài)的班納特先生，”她回答道，“你怎么那么討厭!你應(yīng)該想到，我是在考慮他跟我們哪個(gè)姑娘結(jié)婚。”

‘Is that his purpose in coming to the area?’

“他搬到這兒住就是為了這個(gè)嗎?”

‘His purpose?No， of course not. But it's very likely that he’ll fall in love with one of them.And I want him to see the girls as soon as possible，before our other neighbours introduce themselves. So you must visit him as soon as he arrives.’

“為這個(gè)?當(dāng)然不是。可是真說(shuō)不準(zhǔn)他會(huì)愛(ài)上我們哪個(gè)姑娘。我想盡早讓他見(jiàn)見(jiàn)姑娘們，要趕在其他鄰居自我介紹之前。所以，他一來(lái)你就得去拜訪他一下。”

‘I really don't see why I should，’said Mr Bennet.‘You and the girls can visit him， or perhaps you should send them by themselves.Yes， that might be better， as you're as attractive as any of them， and Mr Bingley might like you best.’

“我真是不明白為什么要去拜訪他，”班納特先生說(shuō)，“你可以和姑娘們?nèi)?，或者你讓她們自己去。?duì)，還是讓她們自己去好，你長(zhǎng)得那么迷人，比她們哪個(gè)都不遜色，說(shuō)不定彬格萊先生會(huì)看上你呢。”

‘My dear， you flatter me，’replied his wife，‘I certainly have been called beautiful in the past， but I think a woman with five adult daughters should stop thinking of her own beauty.Mr Bennet，I beg you to visit him.You know it's cor- rect for the gentleman of the family to visit new neighbours first.I simply cannot take the girls to see him unless you have already met him.’

“親愛(ài)的，你太夸獎(jiǎng)我了，”他妻子答道，“過(guò)去人們當(dāng)然說(shuō)我漂亮，可是我覺(jué)得，一個(gè)女人家，五個(gè)女兒都長(zhǎng)大成人了，不應(yīng)該再老想自己漂亮不漂亮。班納特先生，我求求你，還是去拜訪他一下吧。你知道，來(lái)了新鄰居，家里的男人先去拜訪一下是應(yīng)該的。你如果不先見(jiàn)見(jiàn)他，我怎么好帶著姑娘們?nèi)ツ?”

‘Surely you worry too much about the rules of polite society. I'm sure Mr Bingley will be delighted to see you all.And I’ll write him a few lines，which you can give him， agree- ing gladly to his marrying any of the girls， although I must es- pecially recommend my dear little Lizzy.’

“你對(duì)文明社會(huì)的條條框框真是考慮得太多了。我相信彬格萊先生會(huì)很高興見(jiàn)到你們幾個(gè)的。對(duì)了，我給他寫(xiě)幾句話(huà)，你可以捎過(guò)去，就說(shuō)他隨便娶哪個(gè)姑娘，我都很樂(lè)意。不過(guò)，我得特別推薦我的小麗萃。”

‘Oh no， Mr Bennet!’gasped Mrs Bennet， horrified.‘Please don't do that!And Lizzy is no better than the others，al- though I know she is your favourite.’

“哦，不，班納特先生!”班納特太太倒抽口氣，嚇壞了。“別那樣!再說(shuō)，麗萃也不比其他幾個(gè)好，不過(guò)我知道你偏愛(ài)她。”

‘Our daughters are all very silly，ignorant girls， it's true.But at least Lizzy is a little more intelligent than her sisters.’

“我們幾個(gè)姑娘都很蠢，很無(wú)知，這是真的?？墒?，麗萃至少還比她幾個(gè)姐妹聰明點(diǎn)兒。”

‘Mr Bennet， how can you speak so unkindly of your own children? Oh dear，how ill I feel! Have you no pity for me?Don't you realize how I suffer?’

“班納特先生，你怎么能這樣無(wú)情地說(shuō)自己的親生女兒?哦。親愛(ài)的，我難受極了!你一點(diǎn)兒也不心疼我嗎?你沒(méi)想到我多難受嗎?”

‘Indeed，my dear， I've suffered with you for the last twentythree years.But I think you will recover， and live to see many more rich young men come into the neighbourhood.’

“怎么沒(méi)想到，親愛(ài)的，我跟著你難受了23年了。不過(guò)我想你會(huì)恢復(fù)過(guò)來(lái)的，會(huì)在有生之年看到更多的闊少爺來(lái)和我們做鄰居。”

When he was young， Mr Bennet had made the mistake of falling in love with a pretty but foolish young woman.During the long years of their marriage， he had had time to regret his mistake.He soon realized that his wife had little intelligence or common sense， and was only interested in talking， shopping and finding husbands for her daughters.His experience had made him rather bitter， and he could not stop himself mocking his wife， who never understood her husband's sense of humour.

班納特先生年輕時(shí)犯了個(gè)錯(cuò)誤，愛(ài)上了一個(gè)漂亮卻愚蠢的年輕女人。結(jié)婚這么多年，他有的是時(shí)間來(lái)追悔自己的錯(cuò)誤。不久，他就認(rèn)識(shí)到妻子沒(méi)有一點(diǎn)頭腦或是常識(shí)，只知道嘮叨、逛商店、給女兒找婆家。這種經(jīng)歷使得他有點(diǎn)兒尖刻，禁不住要嘲弄他妻子幾句，而這種幽默感他妻子卻從來(lái)都聽(tīng)不出來(lái)。

So when， a week later， Mrs Bennet discovered that her hus- band had in fact visited Mr Bingley at Netherfield， she was surprised and very pleased.But she and her daughters tried in vain to persuade Mr Bennet to describe the wealthy stranger，and in the end they had to rely on another neighbour's description.

所以，一周之后，班納特太太得知丈夫?qū)嶋H上已到尼日斐拜訪過(guò)彬格萊先生，感到十分驚奇和喜出望外?？墒牵团畠簜?cè)趺辞蠖及状?，班納特先生就是不肯向她們吐露這位闊少爺?shù)那闆r，最后，她們不得不從另一位鄰居那里探聽(tīng)消息。

‘He sounds wonderful，Mama!’cried Lydia，the youngest and noisiest of the sisters.‘Charlotte Lucas's father has been to see him， and says he's quite young， very handsome， and ex- tremely charming!And even better，he loves dancing!Every- body knows that means he's very likely to fall in love!’

“聽(tīng)說(shuō)他棒極了，媽媽!”姊妹幾個(gè)中年齡最孝最?lèi)?ài)喧鬧的麗迪亞大聲說(shuō)，“夏洛特·盧卡斯的父親去看過(guò)他，說(shuō)他很年輕，很英俊，極有魅力!還有更棒的呢，他喜歡跳舞!大家都知道，喜歡跳舞就意味著他很可能墮入愛(ài)河!”

As politeness required， Mr Bingley came to visit Mr Bennet a few days later. He was not， however， fortunate enough to see the Bennet girls， who were hiding behind the curtains in an up- stairs room in order to catch sight of the handsome stranger.Mrs Bennet planned to invite him to dinner， but in fact they met him at another social event first.The Bennets lived in the small Hertfordshire village of Longbourn，and public dances were regularly held in the nearest town， Meryton.The girls were greatly looking forward to this particular dance， because they had heard that Mr Bingley would be attending， with a group of friends from London.

出于禮貌，彬格萊先生幾天以后來(lái)回訪班納特先生。可是，遺憾的是，他未能見(jiàn)到班納特家的幾位姑娘，因?yàn)楫?dāng)時(shí)幾個(gè)姑娘為了一睹這位英俊的陌生人的風(fēng)采，正躲在樓上一間屋子的窗簾后面偷看呢。班納特夫人計(jì)劃邀請(qǐng)他吃飯，可是，事實(shí)上他們?cè)诹硪淮紊缃换顒?dòng)中提前見(jiàn)了面。班納特一家住在哈福德郡的小村子浪搏恩，公共舞會(huì)定期在最近的鎮(zhèn)子麥里屯舉辦。姑娘們?cè)谄笈沃@次特別的舞會(huì)，因?yàn)樗齻兟?tīng)說(shuō)彬格萊先生要參加，還要帶些倫敦的朋友來(lái)。

On the night of the dance， all eyes were on Mr Bingley as he entered the room. He had brought his two sisters， with the husband of the elder， Mr Hurst， and another young man，Mr- Darcy.Mr Bingley was indeed good-looking and gentleman- like， and his sisters were fine， fashionable women.However， ev- erybody was soon talking about Mr Darcy， a tall， handsome man， who，it was said， had an income of ten thousand pounds a year.The ladies in the room gazed at him in admiration for about half the evening， until they became aware of his constant frown and his unwillingness to talk or dance. Then there was general agreement that he was proud and disagreeable， and considered himself superior to country people.Mr Bingley， on the other hand，made himself popular with the ladles by danc- ing every dance and talking to everybody.

舞會(huì)的那天晚上，彬格萊先生走進(jìn)舞廳時(shí)，所有的眼睛都盯住了他。他把姐姐和妹妹都帶來(lái)了，還有姐夫赫斯特先生和另外一個(gè)年輕人達(dá)西先生。彬格萊先生確實(shí)儀表堂堂，風(fēng)度翩翩。他的姐姐也是優(yōu)雅入時(shí)的女人?？墒?，沒(méi)過(guò)多久，人人都開(kāi)始談?wù)撨_(dá)西先生。他身材魁梧，英俊瀟灑，據(jù)說(shuō)年收入一萬(wàn)英鎊。舞廳里的女士們用愛(ài)慕的眼光盯了他半個(gè)晚上，直到后來(lái)她們感到他不住地皺眉，不愿說(shuō)話(huà)也不愿跳舞。最后，大家一致認(rèn)為這個(gè)人高傲自大，性情乖戾，覺(jué)得自己比鄉(xiāng)下人高一等。而彬格萊先生每支曲子都跳，跟誰(shuí)都交談，博得了各位女士的喜歡。

As there were not as many gentlemen as ladies， Elizabeth Bennet did not have a partner for one of the dances， and was sitting watching the dancing.Mr Darcy was standing near her，and when Mr Bingley came up to speak to his friend，Elizabeth could not avoid hearing their conversation.

因?yàn)槟惺繘](méi)有女士多，所以伊麗莎白·班納特有一支曲子沒(méi)有舞伴，坐著看大家跳。達(dá)西先生就站在她旁邊。彬格萊先生過(guò)來(lái)跟朋友搭話(huà)時(shí)，伊麗莎白免不了聽(tīng)到他們的對(duì)話(huà)。

‘Come， Darcy，’said Bingley，‘I hate to see you looking so cross!Why don't you dance with one of these lovely girls?’

“來(lái)呀，達(dá)西，”彬格萊說(shuō)，“不要滿(mǎn)臉不高興的樣子，姑娘們多可愛(ài)，怎么不跟她們跳?”

‘Certainly not，’replied Darcy.‘You know how I hate dancing with a partner I don't know.I would particularly dis- like it at a village dance like this.Apart from your sisters，there isn't a woman in the room I would even consider dancing with. You are dancing with the only attractive girl here.’He was looking at Mrs Bennet's eldest daughter Jane， who was waiting for Bingley to join her for the next dance.

“當(dāng)然不跳，”達(dá)西說(shuō)，“你知道我多么討厭跟陌生人跳舞，尤其是在鄉(xiāng)下的舞會(huì)上。除了你的姐妹之外，跟這個(gè)屋子里別的女人跳舞我連想都不會(huì)想。只有一個(gè)迷人的女孩，還在跟你跳。”他看著班納特太太的長(zhǎng)女簡(jiǎn)，簡(jiǎn)正在等彬格萊與她一起跳下一支曲子。

‘Oh yes!She's the most beautiful creature I've ever seen!But just behind you is one of her sisters.She's very pretty，and I'm sure she's very pleasant.My partner could introduce you.’

“哦，是的!她是我見(jiàn)過(guò)的女孩中最美的!可是，你后邊坐的是她妹妹。她很漂亮，我相信她會(huì)使你很愉快的。我的舞伴可以給你們作一下介紹。”

‘Who do you mean?’And Darcy turned to look at Elizabeth for a moment.‘No，’he said coldly，‘she's not attractive enough to tempt me.Go back to your partner， Bingley.’

“你說(shuō)的是誰(shuí)?”達(dá)西轉(zhuǎn)身打量了一下伊麗莎白。“不，”他冷冷地說(shuō)，“她不夠迷人，吸引不了我?；厝ジ愕奈璋樘?，彬格萊。”

This conversation did not endear Mr Darcy to Elizabeth， but she told the story very cheerfully and amusingly to her friends.

這番對(duì)話(huà)并沒(méi)有使伊麗莎白對(duì)達(dá)西先生產(chǎn)生好感，可是她卻十分快活而饒有興趣地把這段故事講給朋友聽(tīng)。

The evening passed very happily for everybody else， and Mrs Bennet was delighted with the effect her eldest daughter had had on Mr Bingley.

除了達(dá)西，那天晚上大家過(guò)得都很愉快。班納特太太對(duì)于長(zhǎng)女給彬格萊先生留下的印象感到歡欣不已。

‘He danced with Jane twice!’she told her husband later.‘He danced with all the others only once!And he really is so handsome!But his friend Mr Darcy was so rude to poor Eliza- beth! Luckily，she doesn't care!She wouldn't want to please him!Such a horrible，proud man!I simply hate him!’

“他和簡(jiǎn)跳了兩次!”后來(lái)她告訴丈夫說(shuō)。“他和其他人都只跳了一次!他長(zhǎng)得多瀟灑呀!可是他的朋友達(dá)西對(duì)可憐的伊麗莎白多無(wú)理呀!還好，她并不在意!她是不會(huì)想去取悅他的!多么可憎，多么自大呀!我實(shí)在不喜歡他!”

When Jane and Elizabeth were alone，they discussed their dancing partners.

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‘I was really very flattered when Mr Bingley asked me to dance a second time!’said Jane， blushing.‘I didn't expect it at all!’

“彬格萊請(qǐng)我跳第二次時(shí)，我真是受寵若驚!”簡(jiǎn)說(shuō)著，兩頰緋紅。“我一點(diǎn)兒都沒(méi)有想到!”

‘Didn't you?’said Elizabeth.‘I did.Dear Jane! You were five times prettier than any other woman in the room， but you're too modest ever to expect admiration.’

“你沒(méi)想到嗎?”伊麗莎白說(shuō)，“我可是想到了，親愛(ài)的簡(jiǎn)!你比那里任何一位女人都要漂亮五倍，可是你從來(lái)都太謙虛，想不到別人會(huì)愛(ài)慕你。”

‘I have to admit that I liked Mr Bingley，’continued Jane in her gentle voice.‘He's so good-mannered and agreeable!’

“我必須承認(rèn)我喜歡彬格萊先生，”簡(jiǎn)繼續(xù)用溫柔的聲音說(shuō)，“他多有禮貌，多么隨和呀!”

‘He's also handsome，’added her sister，‘which makes his character quite perfect!But what did you think of his sisters?’

“他還很英俊，”妹妹補(bǔ)充說(shuō)，“這使他的性格相當(dāng)完美!可是，你覺(jué)得他的姐妹怎么樣?”

‘Very pleasant when you get to know them. The younger，Miss Caroline Bingley，will be living at Netherfield with her brother. I'm sure we’ll enjoy having her as a neighbour.’

“跟她們認(rèn)識(shí)以后很容易相處。妹妹卡羅琳·彬格萊小姐要和哥哥一起住在尼日斐。我相信有她做鄰居我們會(huì)很愉快的。”

Elizabeth listened in silence.She was not convinced.‘Jane is so kind!’she thought.‘Always ready to see the good side of people's characters!I considered Mr Bingley's sisters too proud， almost rude， in fact.I'm sure they feel superior to most other people，like Mr Darcy.’But she did not say any more.

伊麗莎白聽(tīng)著，一聲不吭。她不信。“簡(jiǎn)太善良了，”她想，“總是看到人們性格中好的一面!我覺(jué)得彬格萊先生的姐妹太高傲了，實(shí)際上有點(diǎn)粗魯。我相信她們認(rèn)為自己比大多數(shù)人高一等，就像達(dá)西先生一樣。”可是，她不再言語(yǔ)。

After the dance the Bennet and Bingley families began to visit each other every few days.It became evident that Mr Bingley admired Jane very much， and Elizabeth knew that her sister was close to falling in love with him. She was discussing this with her good friend，Charlotte Lucas， one day Charlotte was a sensible， intelligent young woman of twenty-seven， the eldest daughter of Sir William and Lady Lucas， who were neighbours of the Bennet family.

舞會(huì)過(guò)后，班納特和彬格萊兩家每隔幾天就互訪一次。事情已經(jīng)很明顯，彬格萊十分愛(ài)慕簡(jiǎn)，而且伊麗莎白知道她姐姐也差不多愛(ài)上了他。一天，伊麗莎白跟好朋友夏洛特·盧卡斯談起了這件事。夏洛特聰明而有才智，她27歲，是威廉爵士和盧卡斯夫人的長(zhǎng)女，他們是班納特家的鄰居。

‘It's a good thing，’said Elizabeth，‘that if Jane is in love with Mr Bingley，nobody will know，because she always be- haves so cheerfully and normally.’

“如果簡(jiǎn)確實(shí)愛(ài)上了彬格萊，誰(shuí)都不會(huì)知道，”伊麗莎白說(shuō)，“因?yàn)樗憩F(xiàn)得總是那么快活，那么正常。這是件好事。”

‘That's sometimes a mistake，’replied Charlotte， shaking her head wisely.‘If she doesn't show her feelings at all，even to the man she loves， she may lose the opportunity of catching him.Jane should use every moment she gets with Bingley to attract and encourage him.’

“有時(shí)候那是個(gè)錯(cuò)誤，”夏洛特一邊明智地?fù)u搖頭一邊回答說(shuō)，“如果她一點(diǎn)不表現(xiàn)出自己的感情，甚至對(duì)自己所愛(ài)的人都如此，那么，她可能會(huì)喪失捉住他的機(jī)會(huì)。簡(jiǎn)應(yīng)當(dāng)利用她和彬格萊相處的每個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)來(lái)吸引他，鼓勵(lì)他。”

‘But I consider a man should try to discover a woman's feelings，not wait for her encouragement! And Jane probably doesn't know what her real feelings for Bingley are yet—she has only seen him a few times，not often enough to understand his character， or be sure that she really loves him.’

“可是我認(rèn)為男人應(yīng)當(dāng)努力去發(fā)現(xiàn)女人的感情，而不是等待她的鼓勵(lì)!而且簡(jiǎn)也許還不知道自己對(duì)彬格萊的真正感情是什么——她只見(jiàn)過(guò)他幾次，還不足夠了解他的性格，或者還不敢肯定自己愛(ài)他。”

‘Well， I wish Jane success with all my heart，’said Char- lotte finally，‘but I think she'd have as much chance of happi- ness if she married him tomorrow， as if she studied his charac- ter for a whole year. Happiness in marriage is simply a question of chance. I think it's better to know as little as possible about the person you're going to spend your life with.’

“好吧，我真心希望簡(jiǎn)獲得成功，”夏洛特最后說(shuō)，“可是我認(rèn)為，她明天和他結(jié)婚與研究他一年性格后再和他結(jié)婚同樣可能獲得幸福?；橐錾系男腋２贿^(guò)是個(gè)機(jī)遇問(wèn)題。我想，對(duì)于和自己終生為伴的人還是了解得越少越好。”

Elizabeth laughed， sure that Charlotte did not mean what she was saying.

伊麗莎白大笑起來(lái)，心里肯定夏洛特想說(shuō)的不是這個(gè)意思。

While observing Mr Bingley's interest in Jane，however，Elizabeth had not noticed Mr Darcy's interest in herself.Al- though at first he had not even considered her pretty， he now began to realize what a beautiful expression her dark eyes gave to her intelligent face， and what an attractive figure she had.‘Of course， she is only an unfashionable village girl，’he told himself， but her conversation is often quite amusing.’When- ever they met， he did not speak to her， but stood near her， lis- tening to her and watching her closely， conscious of a wish to know her better.

可是，伊麗莎白在觀察彬格萊先生對(duì)簡(jiǎn)的興趣時(shí)，沒(méi)有注意到達(dá)西先生對(duì)她本人的興趣。雖然達(dá)西先生剛開(kāi)始甚至想都沒(méi)有想過(guò)伊麗莎白很漂亮，可是他現(xiàn)在開(kāi)始認(rèn)識(shí)到她那雙烏黑的眼睛給她那聰慧的面龐增添了多么美的表情。“當(dāng)然，她不過(guò)是一位土里土氣的鄉(xiāng)村姑娘，”他心里想，“可是她的談話(huà)經(jīng)常很有意思。”無(wú)論何時(shí)，他們倆見(jiàn)面時(shí)，達(dá)西都不和伊麗莎白說(shuō)話(huà)，而是站在她近旁，聽(tīng)她說(shuō)話(huà)，仔細(xì)地觀察她，心里意識(shí)到自己想更多地了解她。

One evening at a party at the Lucases’house， Darcy was standing alone， as usual， away from the other guests， watching the dancing. His host， Sir William，came to speak to him.

一天晚上，在盧卡斯家的舞會(huì)上，達(dá)西像往常一樣獨(dú)自站著，離別的客人遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)的，看著人家跳舞。主人威廉爵士過(guò)來(lái)跟他說(shuō)話(huà)。

‘Mr Darcy! Are you enjoying the dancing，sir? What a de- lightful entertainment it is!’

“達(dá)西先生!您在欣賞舞會(huì)嗎?多么輕松的娛樂(lè)呀!”

Darcy frowned.‘Yes，’he said with cool disdain，‘it's something that any uneducated person can be good at.’

達(dá)西皺了皺眉。“是的，”他冷冷地、不屑一顧地說(shuō)，“跳舞嘛，連粗人都會(huì)學(xué)好。”

‘I'm sure you're good at dancing yourself， sir，’replied Sir William cheerfully.‘Look!Here's Miss Elizabeth Bennet.’She was crossing the room at that moment.‘Let me persuade you to dance with her.You cannot refuse to dance when so much beauty is in front of you.’

“我相信您本人也擅長(zhǎng)跳舞，先生，”威廉爵士興高采烈地回答。“你看，伊麗莎白·班納特小姐來(lái)了。”她當(dāng)時(shí)正在穿過(guò)房間。“讓我來(lái)說(shuō)服你跟她跳舞。這樣的美貌就在眼前，怎么能謝絕不跳呢?”

‘Indeed， sir，’replied Elizabeth quickly， in some embarrass- ment， ‘I have no intention of dancing. You must excuse me.’

“真的，先生，”伊麗莎白迅速回答道，有點(diǎn)兒不好意思，“我不想跳舞，你務(wù)必原諒我。”

‘Miss Bennet，please allow me the pleasure of dancing with you，’said Mr Darcy politely，holding out his hand.

“班納特小姐，請(qǐng)?jiān)试S我跟你跳一曲吧，”達(dá)西先生有禮貌地說(shuō)，同時(shí)伸出了手。

But with equal politeness Elizabeth refused again，and turned away.Mr Darcy was watching her walk away，with a slight smile on his face， when Caroline Bingley came up to him.

但伊麗莎白同樣有禮貌地又拒絕了，并且轉(zhuǎn)身離去。達(dá)西先生臉上帶著一絲微笑，正在看著她走開(kāi)，這時(shí)，卡羅琳·彬格萊朝他走來(lái)。

‘Mr Darcy，’she said，‘I'm sure I know what you're thinking—how boring all these silly little country people are!’

“達(dá)西先生，”她說(shuō)，“我敢肯定你在想什么——這些愚蠢的小鄉(xiāng)巴佬多無(wú)聊啊!”

‘Not at all，Miss Bingley.In fact，I was just thinking what pleasure a pair of fine eyes can give.’

“根本不是這樣，彬格萊小姐。實(shí)際上我是在想一雙優(yōu)美的眼睛能給人多少樂(lè)趣埃”

‘Really!And who do these fine eyes belong to，may I ask?’

“真的嗎!這雙優(yōu)美的眼睛是誰(shuí)的，我可以問(wèn)一下嗎?”

‘Miss Elizabeth Bennet.’

“伊麗莎白·班納特小姐的。”

‘Well!Let me be the first to congratulate you，Mr Darcy!When will the wedding be?’

“好啊!讓我來(lái)第一個(gè)祝賀你，達(dá)西先生!婚禮什么時(shí)候舉行?”

‘Ah!That's what I expected you to say.A lady's imagina- tion jumps from admiration， to love， to marriage， in a moment.’

“啊!我知道你要這么說(shuō)。女人的想象力是跳躍式的，從愛(ài)慕到相愛(ài)到結(jié)婚，一會(huì)兒的事。”

‘Well， of course， when you're married， you will often have her charming mother and sisters to stay. How delightful for you!’And Miss Bingley， seeing that Darcy remained calm，continued to mock the Bennet family as amusingly as she could.

“那當(dāng)然啦，結(jié)婚以后，你可以經(jīng)常叫她那迷人的媽媽還有姐妹們?nèi)プ?，那?jiǎn)直愉快極了!”彬格萊小姐看到達(dá)西還是那么平靜，就繼續(xù)竭力取笑班納特一家。