Pride and Prejudice — Page 13

English → Chinese Preface Level 7/10

From no other point of view is he open to any reproach, except for an excusable and not unnatural helplessness at the crisis of the elopement, and his utterances are the most acutely delightful in the consciously humorous kind--in the kind that we laugh with, not at--that even Miss Austen has put into the mouth of any of her characters.

从任何其他角度来看，他都无可指摘，除了在私奔危机中情有可原、并不反常的无能为力之外，他的言语在那种有意为之的幽默风格中是最令人拍案叫绝的——那种让我们会心而笑、而非嘲笑的风格——即便是奥斯汀小姐笔下任何一个人物的口中，也未曾有过如此妙语。

It is difficult to know whether he is most agreeable when talking to his wife, or when putting Mr. Collins through his paces; but the general sense of the world has probably been right in preferring to the first rank his consolation to the former when she maunders over the entail, "My dear, do not give way to such gloomy thoughts.

很难说他在与妻子交谈时，还是在让柯林斯先生出丑时更为可人；然而世人的普遍看法或许是正确的，将他对前者喋喋不休地抱怨限定继承时所给予的安慰列为首位："亲爱的，不要沉溺于这般阴郁的念头。

Let us hope for better things. Let us flatter ourselves that_ I _may be the survivor;" and his inquiry to his colossal cousin as to the compliments which Mr. Collins has just related as made by himself to Lady Catherine, "May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are the result of previous study?"

让我们对未来抱有希望。让我们自我宽慰，或许我会是那个活下来的人；"以及他向那位体型庞大的表亲询问柯林斯先生刚刚自述对凯瑟琳夫人所奉承的那些话："请问我可以知道，这些令人愉悦的殷勤，是出于一时的冲动，还是事先研习的结果？"

These are the things which give Miss Austen's readers the pleasant shocks, the delightful thrills, which are felt by the readers of Swift, of Fielding, and we may here add, of Thackeray, as they are felt by the readers of no other English author of fiction outside of these four.

正是这些东西，给予奥斯汀小姐的读者们那种愉快的震撼与令人心旷神怡的悸动，这种感受与阅读斯威夫特、菲尔丁的读者们所体会到的如出一辙——此处我们或许还可以加上萨克雷——而在这四位之外，英国其他任何小说作家的读者都无从感受到这样的体验。

Vocabulary

从: cóng — From; starting from a point or perspective.
任何: rènhé — Any; whichever; no matter which.
其他: qítā — Other; the rest; besides this.
角度: jiǎodù — Angle; perspective; point of view.
来看: lái kàn — To look at from; judging from a perspective.
他: tā — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun.
都: dōu — All; both; entirely; in every case.
无可指摘: wú kě zhǐ zhāi — Beyond reproach; nothing to criticize or fault.
除了: chúle — Except for; apart from; besides.
在: zài — In; at; existing within a place or situation.
私奔: sībēn — To elope; run away together to marry secretly.
危机: wēijī — Crisis; a dangerous or critical situation.
中: zhōng — In; within; among; middle of something.
情有可原: qíng yǒu kě yuán — Understandable given the circumstances; excusable behavior.
并不: bìng bù — Not at all; simply not; emphatically not.
反常: fǎncháng — Abnormal; unusual; contrary to the norm.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
无能为力: wú néng wéi lì — Powerless; unable to do anything about it.
之外: zhī wài — Outside of; beyond; apart from something.
言语: yányǔ — Speech; words; spoken language; verbal expression.
那种: nà zhǒng — That kind of; that type of thing.
有意为之: yǒu yì wéi zhī — Done deliberately; intentionally crafted or designed.
幽默: yōumò — Humor; humorous; having a sense of comedy.
风格: fēnggé — Style; characteristic manner of expression or work.
是: shì — Is; am; are; to be; affirmative verb.
最: zuì — Most; the superlative degree marker.
令人: lìng rén — To make one feel; causing people to feel.
拍案叫绝: pāi àn jiào jué — To slap the table in admiration; absolutely brilliant.
让: ràng — To let; to allow; to cause someone to.
我们: wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.
会心: huìxīn — Knowing; appreciative; sharing a mutual understanding.
而非: ér fēi — Rather than; instead of; not this but that.
嘲笑: cháoxiào — To mock; to ridicule; to laugh at someone.
即便: jíbiàn — Even if; even though; granted that.
小姐: xiǎojiě — Miss; young lady; form of address for women.
笔下: bǐ xià — From one's pen; as written or portrayed by.
一个: yī gè — One; a single; one unit of something.
人物: rénwù — Character; figure; person in a story or history.
口中: kǒu zhōng — From the mouth of; spoken by someone.
也: yě — Also; too; as well; even.
未曾: wèi céng — Never; have not ever; has not previously occurred.
有过: yǒu guò — Have had; have previously experienced something.
如此: rúcǐ — Such; like this; so; in this manner.
妙语: miàoyǔ — Witticism; clever remark; wonderfully apt expression.
很难: hěn nán — Very difficult; hard to determine or accomplish.
说: shuō — To say; to speak; to tell; to express.
与: yǔ — With; and; together with someone or something.
妻子: qīzi — Wife; one's female spouse.
交谈: jiāotán — To converse; to have a conversation with someone.
时: shí — When; at the time of; during a moment.
还是: háishi — Or; still; would rather; alternatively.
先生: xiānsheng — Mister; sir; gentleman; a respectful male address.
出丑: chūchǒu — To make a fool of oneself; to embarrass oneself.
更为: gèng wéi — Even more; still more; to a greater degree.
可人: kě rén — Pleasing; delightful; charming; agreeable to others.
然而: rán'ér — However; yet; but; nevertheless; on the other hand.
世人: shìrén — People of the world; common people; the public.
普遍: pǔbiàn — Universal; widespread; generally prevalent among people.
看法: kànfǎ — View; opinion; way of looking at something.
或许: huòxǔ — Perhaps; maybe; possibly; it may be that.
正确: zhèngquè — Correct; right; accurate; proper and without error.
将: jiāng — Will; shall; to take; about to do something.
对: duì — Toward; regarding; correct; directed at someone.
前者: qiánzhě — The former; the first of two mentioned things.
喋喋不休: dié dié bù xiū — To chatter endlessly; to talk without stopping.
地: de — Adverbial particle modifying verbs and adjectives.
抱怨: bàoyuàn — To complain; to grumble; to express dissatisfaction.
限定: xiàndìng — To restrict; to limit; limiting inheritance or rights.
继承: jìchéng — Inheritance; to inherit property or a title.
所: suǒ — Particle used before verbs indicating passive or nominalization.
给予: jǐyǔ — To give; to grant; to bestow upon someone.
安慰: ānwèi — To comfort; consolation; to soothe someone's feelings.
列为: liè wéi — To rank as; to classify or place as first.
首位: shǒuwèi — First place; top position; the number one spot.
亲爱的: qīn'ài de — Dear; darling; a term of endearment for someone.
不要: bùyào — Don't; do not; imperative negation in Chinese.
沉溺于: chénnì yú — To indulge in; to sink into; to be immersed.
这般: zhè bān — Such; this kind of; in this manner.
阴郁: yīnyù — Gloomy; melancholy; dark and depressing in mood.
念头: niàntou — Thought; idea; notion passing through one's mind.
未来: wèilái — The future; time yet to come; what lies ahead.
抱有: bào yǒu — To harbor; to hold; to cherish a feeling.
希望: xīwàng — Hope; to hope; to wish for something desired.
自我: zìwǒ — Self; oneself; the ego; one's own being.
宽慰: kuānwèi — To console; to reassure; to comfort and relieve.
我: wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
会是: huì shì — Will be; is expected to be the one.
那个: nàge — That; that one; referring to a specific thing.
活下来: huó xià lái — To survive; to live through; to remain alive.
人: rén — Person; people; human being; individual.
以及: yǐjí — As well as; and also; together with.
向: xiàng — Toward; to; in the direction of someone.
那位: nà wèi — That person; that one; polite reference to someone.
体型: tǐxíng — Body type; physique; body shape or build.
庞大: pángdà — Huge; enormous; very large in size or scale.
表亲: biǎoqīn — Cousin; relative through maternal or paternal side.
询问: xúnwèn — To inquire; to ask; to seek information from.
刚刚: gānggāng — Just now; a moment ago; very recently.
自述: zìshù — Self-account; to describe oneself; personal narrative.
夫人: fūren — Madam; lady; a respectful title for married women.
奉承: fèngcheng — To flatter; to fawn over; to compliment insincerely.
那些话: nàxiē huà — Those words; those things that were said.
请问: qǐngwèn — Excuse me; may I ask; polite question opener.
可以: kěyǐ — Can; may; able to; it is permissible.
知道: zhīdào — To know; to be aware of; to understand.
这些: zhèxiē — These; referring to multiple things nearby or mentioned.
愉悦: yúyuè — Joyful; pleasant; delightful; feeling of happiness.
殷勤: yīnqín — Attentive; zealously courteous; eager to please someone.
出于: chūyú — Stemming from; arising out of; motivated by.
一时: yīshí — For a moment; momentarily; on the spur of.
冲动: chōngdòng — Impulse; impulsive urge; acting without prior thought.
事先: shìxiān — In advance; beforehand; prior to an event.
研习: yánxí — To study carefully; to practice and research diligently.
结果: jiéguǒ — Result; outcome; consequence of an action or process.
正是: zhèng shì — Exactly; precisely; it is exactly this.
东西: dōngxi — Thing; stuff; an object or matter.
读者们: dúzhě men — Readers; the plural form of reader audience.
愉快: yúkuài — Happy; pleasant; cheerful; feeling of contentment.
震撼: zhènhàn — To shake; to deeply move; a powerful emotional impact.
心旷神怡: xīn kuàng shén yí — Refreshed and joyful; feeling carefree and mentally elated.
悸动: jìdòng — Heart palpitation; a thrilling emotional stirring sensation.
这种: zhè zhǒng — This kind of; this type of thing or feeling.
感受: gǎnshòu — Feeling; sensation; to experience or perceive something.
阅读: yuèdú — To read; reading; the act of reading text.
体会到: tǐhuì dào — To come to appreciate; to experience and understand.
如出一辙: rú chū yī zhé — Exactly alike; following the same pattern entirely.
此处: cǐ chù — Here; at this place; at this point in text.
还可以: hái kěyǐ — Can also; additionally possible; one may also include.
加上: jiā shàng — To add; to include in addition to something.
而: ér — And; but; yet; connecting contrasting or related clauses.
这: zhè — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned.
四位: sì wèi — Four people; four individuals using the polite counter.
英国: Yīngguó — England; Britain; the United Kingdom country.
小说: xiǎoshuō — Novel; fiction; a long narrative prose literary work.
作家: zuòjiā — Writer; author; a person who writes literary works.
读者: dúzhě — Reader; one who reads books or written materials.
无从: wúcóng — Unable to; having no way to do something.
感受到: gǎnshòu dào — To feel; to perceive; to experience a sensation.
这样: zhèyàng — Like this; in this way; such a manner.
体验: tǐyàn — Experience; to personally experience something firsthand.

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