"I honour your circumspection. A fortnight's acquaintance is certainly very little. One cannot know what a man really is by the end of a fortnight. But if we do not venture, somebody else will; and after all, Mrs. Long and her nieces must stand their chance; and therefore, as she will think it an act of kindness, if you decline the office, I will take it on myself."
“我真佩服你想得這般周到。兩個(gè)星期的認(rèn)識當(dāng)然談不上什么。跟一個(gè)人相處了兩個(gè)星期，不可能就此了解他究竟是怎樣一個(gè)人。不過，要是我們不去嘗試嘗試，別人可少不了要嘗試的。話說到底，郎格太太和她的侄女一定不肯錯(cuò)過這個(gè)良機(jī)。因此，要是你不愿意辦這件事，我自己來辦好了，反正她會覺得這是我們對她的一片好意。”

The girls stared at their father. Mrs. Bennet said only, "Nonsense, nonsense!"
女兒們都對父親瞪著眼。班納特太太只隨口說了聲：“毫無意思！”?

"What can be the meaning of that emphatic exclamation?" cried he. "Do you consider the forms of introduction, and the stress that is laid on them, as nonsense? I cannot quite agree with you there. What say you, Mary? for you are a young lady of deep reflection I know, and read great books, and make extracts."
“你怎么這樣大驚小怪！”他嚷道?！澳阋詾樘嫒思倚c(diǎn)兒勞介紹是毫無意思的事嗎？你這樣的說法我可不大同意。你說呢，曼麗？我知道你是個(gè)有獨(dú)到見解的少女，讀的書都是皇皇巨著，而且還要做札記?！?/div>

Mary wished to say something very sensible, but knew not how.
曼麗想說幾句有見識的話可又不知道怎么說才好。

"While Mary is adjusting her ideas," he continued, "let us return to Mr. Bingley."
于是班納特先生接下去說：“讓曼麗仔細(xì)想一想再發(fā)表意見吧，我們還是重新來談?wù)劚蚋袢R先生。”
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"I am sick of Mr. Bingley," cried his wife.
“我就討厭談彬格萊先生，”他的太太嚷起來了。

"I am sorry to hear that; but why did not you tell me so before? If I had known as much this morning, I certainly would not have called on him. It is very unlucky; but as I have actually paid the visit, we cannot escape the acquaintance now."
“遺憾得很，你竟會跟我說這種話；你怎么不早說呢？要是今天上午聽到你這樣說，那我當(dāng)然不會去拜訪他啦。這真叫不湊巧?，F(xiàn)在既然拜訪也拜訪過了，我們今后就少不了要結(jié)交這個(gè)朋友?！?/div>

The astonishment of the ladies was just what he wished; that of Mrs. Bennet perhaps surpassing the rest; though when the first tumult of joy was over, she began to declare that it was what she had expected all the while.
果然不出他所料，娘兒們一聽此說，一個(gè)個(gè)都大這驚異，尤其是班納特太太，比誰都驚異得厲害；不過，這樣歡天喜地地喧嚷了一陣以后，她便當(dāng)眾宣布，說這件事她早就料到的。?

"How good it was in you, my dear Mr. Bennet! But I knew I should persuade you at last. I was sure you loved our girls too well to neglect such an acquaintance. Well, how pleased I am! and it is such a good joke, too, that you should have gone this morning, and never said a word about it till now."
“你真是個(gè)好心腸的人，我的好老爺！我早就知道你終究會給我說服的。你既然疼愛自己的女兒，當(dāng)然就不會把這樣一個(gè)朋友不放在心上。我真太高興了！你這個(gè)玩笑開得真太有意思，誰想到你竟會今天上午去拜訪他，而且到現(xiàn)在一字不提。”
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"Now, Kitty, you may cough as much as you chuse," said Mr. Bennet; and, as he spoke, he left the room, fatigued with the raptures of his wife.
“吉蒂，現(xiàn)在你可以放心大膽地咳嗽啦，”班納特先生一面說，一面走出房間，原來他看到太太那樣得意忘形，不免覺得有些厭惡。

"What an excellent father you have, girls," said she, when the door was shut. "I do not know how you will ever make him amends for his kindness; or me either, for that matter. At our time of life, it is not so pleasant I can tell you, to be making new acquaintance every day; but for your sakes, we would do any thing. Lydia, my love, though you are the youngest, I dare say Mr. Bingley will dance with you at the next ball."
門一關(guān)上，班納特太太便對她的幾個(gè)女兒說“孩子們，你們的爸爸真太好了，我不知道你們怎樣才能報(bào)答他的恩典；再說，你們還應(yīng)該好好報(bào)答我一番呢。老實(shí)跟你們說吧，我們老夫妻活到這么一把年紀(jì)了，哪兒有興致天天去交朋結(jié)友；可是為了你們，我們隨便什么事都樂意去做。麗迪雅，乖寶貝，雖然你年紀(jì)最小，開起跳舞會來，彬格萊先生或許就偏偏要跟你跳呢?！?/div>

"Oh!" said Lydia stoutly, "I am not afraid; for though I am the youngest, I'm the tallest."
“噢！”麗迪雅滿不在乎地說?！拔也挪划?dāng)它一回事。年紀(jì)雖然是我最小，個(gè)兒算我頂高?！?/div>

The rest of the evening was spent in conjecturing how soon he would return Mr. Bennet's visit, and determining when they should ask him to dinner.
于是她們一方面猜測那位貴人什么時(shí)候會來回拜班納特先生，一方面盤算著什么時(shí)候請他來吃飯，就這樣把一個(gè)晚上的工夫在閑談中度過去了。

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