Pride and Prejudice — Page 7

English → Chinese Preface Level 7/10

A man in the early eighteenth century, of course, could push this taste further than a lady in the early nineteenth; and no doubt Miss Austen's principles, as well as her heart, would have shrunk from such things as the letter from the unfortunate husband in the_ Spectator, _who describes, with all the gusto and all the innocence in the world, how his wife and his friend induce him to play at blind-man's-buff.

当然，十八世纪初的男性在这种趣味上可以走得比十九世纪初的女性更远；毫无疑问，奥斯汀小姐无论从原则上还是从内心上，都会对《旁观者》中那位不幸丈夫的信件之类的东西避而远之——那位丈夫以世间最充沛的热情和最纯真的无辜，描述了他的妻子和朋友如何诱使他玩捉迷藏游戏。

But another_ Spectator _letter--that of the damsel of fourteen who wishes to marry Mr. Shapely, and assures her selected Mentor that "he admires your_ Spectators _mightily"--might have been written by a rather more ladylike and intelligent Lydia Bennet in the days of Lydia's great-grandmother;

但《旁观者》中的另一封信——那位希望嫁给夏普利先生的十四岁少女所写之信，她向自己选定的导师保证"他非常仰慕您的《旁观者》"——倒像是莉迪亚·班纳特的曾祖母那个年代里，一位更为端庄聪慧的莉迪亚·班纳特所能写出之作；

while, on the other hand, some (I think unreasonably) have found "cynicism" in touches of Miss Austen's own, such as her satire of Mrs. Musgrove's self-deceiving regrets over her son.

而另一方面，有些人（我认为是无理地）在奥斯汀小姐自己的笔触中发现了所谓"愤世嫉俗"，例如她对马斯格罗夫太太为儿子所怀之自欺性悲痛的讽刺。

But this word "cynical" is one of the most misused in the English language, especially when, by a glaring and gratuitous falsification of its original sense, it is applied, not to rough and snarling invective, but to gentle and oblique satire.

然而"愤世嫉俗"这个词是英语中被误用最多的词语之一，尤其是当人们对其原本含义进行公然而无端的歪曲，将其不用于形容粗野咆哮式的谩骂，却用来形容温和而迂回的讽刺之时。

Vocabulary

当然: dāngrán — of course; naturally; as expected
十八: shíbā — the number eighteen
世纪: shìjì — century; a period of one hundred years
初: chū — beginning; early part of a period
的: de — structural particle indicating possession or modification
男性: nánxìng — male; the male sex or gender
在: zài — at; in; located at a place or time
这种: zhè zhǒng — this kind of; this type of thing
趣味: qùwèi — taste; interest; aesthetic sensibility
上: shàng — on; above; in terms of a topic
可以: kěyǐ — can; may; be allowed or able to
走: zǒu — to walk; to go; to proceed
得: de — structural particle indicating degree or result
比: bǐ — compared to; more than in comparisons
十九: shíjiǔ — the number nineteen
女性: nǚxìng — female; the female sex or gender
更: gèng — even more; to a greater degree
远: yuǎn — far; distant; a long way
毫无疑问: háo wú yíwèn — without any doubt; absolutely certain
小姐: xiǎojiě — Miss; young unmarried woman; title of address
无论: wúlùn — no matter; regardless of the circumstances
从: cóng — from; following; starting from a point
原则: yuánzé — principle; fundamental rule or standard
还是: háishi — or; still; used in alternative questions
内心: nèixīn — inner heart; one's inner feelings or mind
都: dōu — all; both; every; in all cases
会: huì — will; be likely to; know how to
对: duì — toward; regarding; facing something or someone
旁观者: pángguānzhě — The Spectator; an onlooker or bystander
中: zhōng — in; inside; within a scope or text
那位: nà wèi — that person; polite reference to someone
不幸: bùxìng — unfortunate; unlucky; misfortune
丈夫: zhàngfu — husband; a woman's male spouse
信件: xìnjiàn — letters; written correspondence sent by mail
之类: zhī lèi — and such; this kind of thing and similar
东西: dōngxi — thing; stuff; an object or matter
避而远之: bì ér yuǎn zhī — avoid and keep far away from something
以: yǐ — with; using; by means of something
世间: shìjiān — in the world; among humanity; worldly
最: zuì — most; the superlative degree modifier
充沛: chōngpèi — abundant; full of energy or vitality
热情: rèqíng — enthusiasm; passion; warmth toward others
和: hé — and; together with; connecting two elements
纯真: chúnzhēn — innocent; pure and sincere in character
无辜: wúgū — innocent; not guilty of wrongdoing
描述: miáoshù — to describe; to depict in words or detail
了: le — particle indicating completion or new situation
他: tā — he; him; third-person masculine pronoun
妻子: qīzi — wife; a man's female spouse
朋友: péngyou — friend; a person one is friendly with
如何: rúhé — how; in what way; by what means
诱使: yòushǐ — to entice; to lure someone into doing something
玩: wán — to play; to have fun with an activity
捉迷藏: zhuō mícáng — hide-and-seek; a children's hiding game
游戏: yóuxì — game; play; a recreational activity
但: dàn — but; however; introduces a contrast
另: lìng — another; other; a different one
一封: yī fēng — one letter; measure word for correspondence
信: xìn — letter; written message; correspondence
希望: xīwàng — to hope; to wish for something desired
嫁给: jià gěi — to marry (of a woman); to wed someone
先生: xiānsheng — Mr.; gentleman; polite title for a man
十四岁: shísì suì — fourteen years old; age of fourteen
少女: shàonǚ — young girl; a teenage or adolescent female
所: suǒ — particle used before verbs in passive structures
写: xiě — to write; to compose text
之: zhī — classical possessive or structural particle
她: tā — she; her; third-person feminine pronoun
向: xiàng — toward; facing; directed at someone
自己: zìjǐ — oneself; one's own self
选定: xuǎndìng — to select and settle on; to choose definitively
导师: dǎoshī — mentor; tutor; a guiding teacher
保证: bǎozhèng — to guarantee; to assure; a pledge
非常: fēicháng — very; extremely; unusually so
仰慕: yǎngmù — to admire; to look up to with reverence
您: nín — you (polite form); respectful second person
倒: dào — rather; on the contrary; unexpectedly so
像是: xiàng shì — seems like; appears to be; resembles
曾祖母: zēngzǔmǔ — great-grandmother; father's father's mother
那个: nàge — that; that one; referring to something distant
年代: niándài — era; decade; a period in history
里: lǐ — inside; within; in a place or period
一位: yī wèi — one person; polite measure word for people
更为: gèng wéi — even more; to an even greater degree
端庄: duānzhuāng — dignified; poised; graceful and proper in manner
聪慧: cōnghuì — intelligent; clever; bright and perceptive
能: néng — can; able to; have the ability to
写出: xiě chū — to write out; to produce written work
作: zuò — work; piece; to create or compose
而: ér — and yet; but; linking contrasting clauses
另一方面: lìng yī fāngmiàn — on the other hand; from another perspective
有些: yǒuxiē — some; a few; certain people or things
人: rén — person; people; human being
我: wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun
认为: rènwéi — to think; to believe; to consider something
是: shì — to be; is; am; are; linking verb
无理: wúlǐ — unreasonable; without justification or logic
地: de — adverbial particle linking adverb to verb
笔触: bǐchù — brushstroke; writing style; manner of expression
发现: fāxiàn — to discover; to find; to notice something
所谓: suǒwèi — so-called; what is known as; alleged
愤世嫉俗: fèn shì jí sú — cynical; disgusted with the world and society
例如: lìrú — for example; such as; for instance
太太: tàitai — Mrs.; wife; married woman; polite female address
为: wèi — for; on behalf of; for the sake of
儿子: érzi — son; a male child of a parent
怀: huái — to harbor; to hold feelings in one's heart
自欺: zìqī — self-deception; deceiving oneself
性: xìng — nature; character; quality; suffix for type
悲痛: bēitòng — grief; deep sorrow; heartfelt pain
讽刺: fěngcì — satire; irony; to mock or ridicule indirectly
然而: rán'ér — however; yet; nevertheless; but
这个: zhège — this; this one; referring to something near
词: cí — word; term; a unit of vocabulary
英语: Yīngyǔ — English language; the language of England
被: bèi — passive marker; indicates the subject is acted upon
误用: wùyòng — misuse; to use something incorrectly
最多: zuì duō — most; the greatest amount or frequency
词语: cíyǔ — word; term; vocabulary item
之一: zhī yī — one of; among; one member of a group
尤其: yóuqí — especially; particularly; in particular
当: dāng — when; at the time that something occurs
人们: rénmen — people; folks; people in general
其: qí — its; his; her; their; classical pronoun
原本: yuánběn — originally; the original meaning or state
含义: hányì — meaning; implication; connotation of a word
进行: jìnxíng — to carry out; to conduct; to proceed with
公然: gōngrán — openly; brazenly; without concealment or shame
无端: wúduān — without reason; groundlessly; for no cause
歪曲: wāiqū — to distort; to twist the meaning of something
将: jiāng — will; about to; classical future marker
不: bù — no; not; negation particle
用于: yòng yú — used for; applied to; employed in a context
形容: xíngróng — to describe; to depict; to characterize
粗野: cūyě — crude; rough; rude and uncivilized in manner
咆哮: páoxiào — to roar; to bellow; to rage loudly
式: shì — style; type; manner; suffix for a mode
谩骂: mànmà — to verbally abuse; to hurl insults at someone
却: què — but; yet; however; introduces a contrast
用来: yòng lái — used to; employed for a particular purpose
温和: wēnhé — mild; gentle; moderate in manner or tone
迂回: yūhuí — roundabout; indirect; circuitous in approach
时: shí — when; at the time of; temporal marker

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