Pride and Prejudice — Page 3

English → Chinese Preface Level 7/10

It is the larger, the more varied, the more popular; the author had by the time of its composition seen rather more of the world, and had improved her general, though not her most peculiar and characteristic dialogue; such figures as Miss Bates, as the Eltons, cannot but unite the suffrages of everybody.

它篇幅更长，内容更丰富，也更受大众欢迎；作者在创作此书时已见识了更多的世面，其整体文笔也有所提升，尽管那最独特、最具个人风格的对话未见明显改进；像贝茨小姐、埃尔顿夫妇这样的人物，无不赢得众人的一致赞誉。

On the other hand, I, for my part, declare for Pride and Prejudice unhesitatingly.

然而，就我个人而言，我毫不犹豫地推崇《傲慢与偏见》。

It seems to me the most perfect, the most characteristic, the most eminently quintessential of its author's works; and for this contention in such narrow space as is permitted to me, I propose here to show cause.

在我看来，它是作者所有作品中最为完美、最具个人特色、最能体现其精髓的一部；而在此有限的篇幅之内，我将就这一论点陈述理由。

In the first place, the book (it may be barely necessary to remind the reader) was in its first shape written very early, somewhere about 1796, when Miss Austen was barely twenty-one; though it was revised and finished at Chawton some fifteen years later, and was not published till 1813, only four years before her death.

首先，这本书（或许有必要稍加提醒读者）最初成形于极早的时期，大约在1796年前后，彼时奥斯汀小姐年仅二十一岁；尽管此书在约十五年后于查顿经修订完成，直至1813年方才出版，距其辞世仅四年。

I do not know whether, in this combination of the fresh and vigorous projection of youth, and the critical revision of middle life, there may be traced the distinct superiority in point of construction, which, as it seems to me, it possesses over all the others.

我不知道，在这青春时期充沛活力的初创与中年时期审慎修订的结合之中，是否可以探寻到其在结构上明显优于其他所有作品的根源——至少在我看来，它确实如此。

The plot, though not elaborate, is almost regular enough for Fielding; hardly a character, hardly an incident could be retrenched without loss to the story.

情节虽不繁复，却几乎有着菲尔丁式的严谨规整；几乎没有哪个人物、哪个情节是可以删去而不损害故事的。

The elopement of Lydia and Wickham is not, like that of Crawford and Mrs.

莉迪亚与威克姆的私奔，不像克劳福德与……夫人的私奔那样，

Vocabulary

它: tā — Third-person pronoun referring to non-human things.
篇幅: piānfú — Length or space of a written piece.
更长: gèng cháng — Longer; greater in length or duration.
内容: nèiróng — Content; subject matter of a text or work.
更: gèng — Even more; to a greater degree.
丰富: fēngfù — Rich; abundant; diverse in content or variety.
也: yě — Also; too; likewise.
受: shòu — To receive; to be subject to something.
大众: dàzhòng — The general public; the masses.
欢迎: huānyíng — Welcome; to be popular or well-received.
作者: zuòzhě — Author; writer of a text or work.
在: zài — At; in; during; indicates location or time.
创作: chuàngzuò — To create; artistic or literary creation.
此书: cǐ shū — This book; referring to the current work.
时: shí — When; at the time of; period.
已: yǐ — Already; by this time.
见识: jiànshí — Experience; knowledge gained through exposure to the world.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state.
更多: gèng duō — Even more; a greater quantity or amount.
的: de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun.
世面: shìmiàn — The ways of the world; worldly experience.
其: qí — Its; his; her; their; a formal pronoun.
整体: zhěngtǐ — Overall; as a whole; the entirety.
文笔: wénbǐ — Writing style; quality of one's written expression.
有所: yǒusuǒ — To some extent; there is some degree of.
提升: tíshēng — To improve; to elevate; to enhance quality.
尽管: jǐnguǎn — Even though; despite; although.
那: nà — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned.
最: zuì — Most; superlative degree marker.
独特: dútè — Unique; distinctive; one-of-a-kind in character.
具: jù — To possess; to have; to be equipped with.
个人: gèrén — Personal; individual; pertaining to oneself.
风格: fēnggé — Style; characteristic manner of expression or form.
对话: duìhuà — Dialogue; conversation between two or more people.
未见: wèi jiàn — Not seen; no obvious sign of improvement.
明显: míngxiǎn — Obvious; evident; clearly noticeable.
改进: gǎijìn — Improvement; to make better; to refine.
像: xiàng — Like; similar to; resembling.
小姐: xiǎojiě — Miss; young lady; respectful term for a woman.
夫妇: fūfù — Husband and wife; a married couple.
这样: zhèyàng — Such; like this; of this kind.
人物: rénwù — Character; figure; person in a story.
无不: wúbù — Without exception; all; every one.
赢得: yíngdé — To win; to earn; to gain admiration or praise.
众人: zhòngrén — Everyone; all people; the crowd.
一致: yīzhì — Unanimous; consistent; in agreement.
赞誉: zànyù — Praise; acclaim; high commendation from others.
然而: rán'ér — However; nevertheless; yet; a transitional conjunction.
就: jiù — As for; regarding; with respect to.
我: wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
而言: ér yán — As far as … is concerned; speaking from perspective.
毫不犹豫: háo bù yóuyù — Without any hesitation; decisively and immediately.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.
推崇: tuīchóng — To hold in high regard; to esteem greatly.
看来: kànlái — It seems; it appears; in one's view.
是: shì — Is; am; are; linking verb to be.
所有: suǒyǒu — All; every; entirety of a collection.
作品: zuòpǐn — Works; literary or artistic creations.
中: zhōng — Among; within; in the middle of.
最为: zuìwéi — The most; to the greatest degree; most of all.
完美: wánměi — Perfect; flawless; without any defects.
最具: zuì jù — Most possessing; having to the greatest extent.
特色: tèsè — Distinctive feature; characteristic quality; special trait.
最能: zuì néng — Most able to; best capable of doing something.
体现: tǐxiàn — To embody; to reflect; to manifest clearly.
精髓: jīngsuǐ — Essence; quintessence; the most vital core element.
一部: yī bù — One volume; one work; a measure for books.
而: ér — And; yet; but; a connective particle.
在此: zài cǐ — Here; at this point; in this context.
有限: yǒuxiàn — Limited; finite; restricted in scope or space.
之内: zhī nèi — Within; inside the limits of something.
将: jiāng — Will; about to; future tense marker.
这一: zhè yī — This; this particular one.
论点: lùndiǎn — Argument; thesis; point of discussion.
陈述: chénshù — To state; to present; to set forth clearly.
理由: lǐyóu — Reason; grounds; justification for an argument.
首先: shǒuxiān — First of all; first and foremost.
这: zhè — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned.
本书: běn shū — This book; the current book being discussed.
或许: huòxǔ — Perhaps; maybe; possibly.
有: yǒu — To have; there is; to exist.
必要: bìyào — Necessary; essential; needed.
稍加: shāo jiā — To slightly add; to briefly do something.
提醒: tíxǐng — To remind; to alert someone to something.
读者: dúzhě — Reader; person who reads a text.
最初: zuìchū — Originally; at the very beginning; initially.
成形: chéngxíng — To take shape; to be formed or drafted.
于: yú — At; in; during; a formal preposition.
极早: jí zǎo — Extremely early; very early period or time.
时期: shíqī — Period; era; a span of time.
大约: dàyuē — Approximately; about; roughly.
年: nián — Year; measure word for years.
前后: qiánhòu — Around; approximately; before and after a time.
彼时: bǐ shí — At that time; back then; in that period.
年仅: nián jǐn — Only aged; merely years old at the time.
二十一: èrshíyī — Twenty-one; the number 21.
岁: suì — Years old; measure word for age.
约: yuē — Approximately; about; roughly.
十五: shíwǔ — Fifteen; the number 15.
年后: nián hòu — Years later; after a number of years.
经: jīng — Through; via; after undergoing a process.
修订: xiūdìng — To revise; to edit and correct a text.
完成: wánchéng — To complete; to finish; accomplished.
直至: zhízhì — Until; right up to; as late as.
方才: fāngcái — Only then; just; not until that point.
出版: chūbǎn — To publish; to release a book or work.
距: jù — Away from; at a distance of; before.
辞世: císhì — To pass away; to die; a euphemism for death.
仅: jǐn — Only; merely; just.
四年: sì nián — Four years; a period of four years.
不知道: bù zhīdào — Do not know; to be uncertain or unaware.
青春: qīngchūn — Youth; youthful vigor; the period of being young.
充沛: chōngpèi — Abundant; full of energy; plentiful vitality.
活力: huólì — Vitality; energy; liveliness and vigor.
初创: chūchuàng — Newly created; initial draft; founding stage.
与: yǔ — And; with; together with.
中年: zhōngnián — Middle age; the period of life around 40–60.
审慎: shěnshèn — Cautious; prudent; careful and deliberate.
结合: jiéhé — To combine; to integrate; union of elements.
之中: zhī zhōng — Within; in the midst of; among.
是否: shìfǒu — Whether or not; if something is the case.
可以: kěyǐ — Can; may; it is possible to.
探寻: tànxún — To explore; to seek out; to investigate.
到: dào — To; arrive at; reach a destination or result.
结构: jiégòu — Structure; framework; organization of a work.
上: shàng — On; above; in terms of; regarding.
优于: yōu yú — Superior to; better than; excelling over others.
其他: qítā — Other; the rest; remaining ones.
根源: gēnyuán — Root cause; origin; fundamental source.
至少: zhìshǎo — At least; at minimum; no fewer than.
确实: quèshí — Indeed; truly; certainly; in fact.
如此: rúcǐ — So; thus; like this; in this manner.
情节: qíngjié — Plot; storyline; sequence of events in narrative.
虽: suī — Although; even though; a concessive conjunction.
不: bù — Not; no; negation particle.
繁复: fánfù — Complex; intricate; complicated and elaborate.
却: què — Yet; but; however; nevertheless.
几乎: jīhū — Almost; nearly; practically.
有着: yǒuzhe — Has; possesses; there is a certain quality.
式: shì — Style of; manner of; in the fashion of.
严谨: yánjǐn — Rigorous; meticulous; carefully structured.
规整: guīzhěng — Well-ordered; neat; tidy and properly structured.
没有: méiyǒu — There is not; do not have; without.
哪个: nǎge — Which one; any one; whichever.
删去: shānqù — To delete; to remove; to cut out content.
损害: sǔnhài — To damage; to harm; to impair.
故事: gùshi — Story; tale; narrative account.
私奔: sībēn — To elope; to run away together secretly to marry.
不像: bù xiàng — Unlike; not resembling; different from.
夫人: fūren — Madam; Mrs.; a respectful title for a married woman.
那样: nàyàng — Like that; in that way; of that kind.

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