Pride and Prejudice — Page 14

English → Chinese Preface Level 7/10

The goodness of the minor characters in Pride and Prejudice has been already alluded to, and it makes a detailed dwelling on their beauties difficult in any space, and impossible in this.

《傲慢与偏见》中次要人物的优点已经被提及过，要在任何篇幅中详细描述他们的精彩之处都很困难，在这里更是无从实现。

Mrs. Bennet we have glanced at, and it is not easy to say whether she is more exquisitely amusing or more horribly true.

我们已经略微提到了班纳特太太，她究竟是描写得更为精妙可笑，还是更为真实可怖，实在难以评说。

Much the same may be said of Kitty and Lydia; but it is not every author, even of genius, who would have differentiated with such unerring skill the effects of folly and vulgarity of intellect and disposition working upon the common weaknesses of woman at such different ages.

对于基蒂和莉迪亚，大致也可作同样的评价；然而并非每一位作家，即便是天才，都能以如此精准的技巧，将愚蠢与庸俗的心智和性情作用于不同年龄女性的共同弱点之上，加以如此细腻的区分。

With Mary, Miss Austen has taken rather less pains, though she has been even more unkind to her; not merely in the text, but, as we learn from those interesting traditional appendices which Mr. Austen Leigh has given us, in dooming her privately to marry "one of Mr. Philips's clerks."

对于玛丽，奥斯汀小姐所费的心思相对较少，尽管她对玛丽更为刻薄；不仅体现在正文之中，而且正如我们从奥斯汀·雷先生所提供的那些颇具趣味的传统附录中得知，她私下里将玛丽的命运安排为嫁给"菲利普斯先生的一个书记员"。

The habits of first copying and then retailing moral sentiments, of playing and singing too long in public, are, no doubt, grievous and criminal; but perhaps poor Mary was rather the scapegoat of the sins of blue stockings in that Fordyce-belectured generation.

先是抄录、继而传播道德说教的习惯，以及在公众场合弹琴演唱过久的习惯，无疑是令人厌烦且不可取的；然而，可怜的玛丽或许不过是那个被福代斯说教所笼罩的时代里，才女们罪孽的替罪羊。

It is at any rate difficult not to extend to her a share of the respect and affection (affection and respect of a peculiar kind; doubtless), with which one regards Mr. Collins, when she draws the moral of Lydia's fall.

无论如何，当玛丽就莉迪亚的堕落加以道德评说之时，人们很难不将那种看待柯林斯先生时所怀有的尊重与情感（无疑是一种别具一格的情感与尊重）分一份给她。

Vocabulary

傲慢: àomàn — Arrogant, haughty, showing excessive pride.
与: yǔ — And; together with; used to connect nouns.
偏见: piānjiàn — Prejudice; biased or unfair opinion toward someone.
中: zhōng — In; inside; within a place or context.
次要: cìyào — Secondary; of lesser importance or significance.
人物: rénwù — Character; person of note in a story.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
优点: yōudiǎn — Merits; positive qualities or strengths of something.
已经: yǐjīng — Already; indicating an action has been completed.
被: bèi — Passive marker; indicating subject receives an action.
提及: tí jí — To mention; to bring something up briefly.
过: guò — Experiential particle; indicates past experience of action.
要: yào — To want; need; indicates desire or necessity.
在: zài — At; in; preposition indicating location or context.
任何: rènhé — Any; whichever; used for unrestricted selection.
篇幅: piānfú — Length or space of a written piece or article.
详细: xiángxì — Detailed; thorough; containing much specific information.
描述: miáoshù — To describe; to depict something in words.
他们: tāmen — They; them; third-person plural pronoun.
精彩: jīngcǎi — Brilliant; wonderful; remarkably vivid or impressive.
之处: zhī chù — The aspect or place where something is notable.
都: dōu — All; both; indicating totality or universality.
很: hěn — Very; quite; intensifying adverb before adjectives.
困难: kùnnán — Difficult; hardship; challenging situation or problem.
这里: zhèlǐ — Here; this place; indicating current location.
更是: gèng shì — Even more so; to an even greater degree.
无从: wúcóng — Have no way to; unable to start doing something.
实现: shíxiàn — To realize; to achieve or accomplish a goal.
我们: wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.
略微: lüèwēi — Slightly; a little; to a small degree.
提到: tí dào — To mention; to refer to something in speech.
了: le — Completion particle; indicates finished action or change.
太太: tàitai — Mrs.; married woman; respectful title for wife.
她: tā — She; her; third-person singular feminine pronoun.
究竟: jiūjìng — After all; exactly; used to seek clarification.
是: shì — Is; to be; linking verb for identification.
描写: miáoxiě — To portray; to depict characters or scenes vividly.
得: de — Structural particle linking verb to degree complement.
更为: gèng wéi — Even more; to a greater extent than before.
精妙: jīngmiào — Exquisitely skillful; ingeniously subtle and brilliant.
可笑: kěxiào — Laughable; ridiculous; deserving of mockery or laughter.
还是: háishi — Or; still; used in questions offering alternatives.
真实: zhēnshí — Realistic; true; genuine and authentic in nature.
可怖: kěbù — Terrifying; dreadful; causing fear or horror.
实在: shízài — Really; truly; honestly; used for emphasis.
难以: nányǐ — Hard to; difficult to; followed by a verb.
评说: píng shuō — To comment on; to assess and discuss critically.
对于: duìyú — Regarding; as for; concerning a particular topic.
和: hé — And; together with; connecting two nouns or phrases.
大致: dàzhì — Roughly; approximately; in general terms.
也: yě — Also; too; similarly; indicating additional information.
可: kě — Can; may; used to indicate possibility or permission.
作: zuò — To make; to serve as; to act as something.
同样: tóngyàng — Same; identical; in the same way or manner.
评价: píngjià — Evaluation; assessment; judgment of worth or quality.
然而: rán'ér — However; yet; introducing a contrasting statement.
并非: bìng fēi — Not at all; by no means; emphatic negation.
每一位: měi yī wèi — Every single one; each individual person respectfully.
作家: zuòjiā — Writer; author; person who creates literary works.
即便: jíbiàn — Even if; even though; concessive conjunction.
天才: tiāncái — Genius; exceptionally talented person or natural gift.
能: néng — Can; able to; indicating capability or ability.
以: yǐ — With; by means of; using a certain method.
如此: rúcǐ — Like this; so; in such a manner or degree.
精准: jīngzhǔn — Precise; accurate; exact in execution or measurement.
技巧: jìqiǎo — Skill; technique; dexterity in performing a task.
将: jiāng — Will; to take; used to introduce object before verb.
愚蠢: yúchǔn — Stupid; foolish; lacking intelligence or good judgment.
庸俗: yōngsú — Vulgar; philistine; lacking refinement or taste.
心智: xīnzhì — Mind; intellect; mental faculties and intelligence.
性情: xìngqíng — Temperament; disposition; innate nature or character.
作用: zuòyòng — Effect; function; influence exerted on something.
于: yú — At; on; upon; preposition indicating location or target.
不同: bùtóng — Different; varying; not the same as another.
年龄: niánlíng — Age; number of years a person has lived.
女性: nǚxìng — Female; woman; relating to the feminine gender.
共同: gòngtóng — Common; shared; belonging to or involving everyone.
弱点: ruòdiǎn — Weakness; flaw; a vulnerable or deficient quality.
之上: zhī shàng — Above; upon; on top of something abstract or physical.
加以: jiāyǐ — To apply; to carry out an action upon something.
细腻: xìnì — Delicate; refined; subtle and finely detailed.
区分: qūfēn — To distinguish; to differentiate between things clearly.
小姐: xiǎojiě — Miss; young woman; respectful title for unmarried woman.
所费: suǒ fèi — What was spent; the effort or cost devoted.
心思: xīnsī — Mental effort; thought; careful attention devoted to something.
相对: xiāngduì — Relatively; comparatively; in relation to something else.
较少: jiào shǎo — Comparatively less; fewer in number or degree.
尽管: jǐnguǎn — Although; despite; even though a condition exists.
对: duì — Toward; regarding; a preposition indicating direction.
刻薄: kèbó — Harsh; unkind; sharp and cutting in manner.
不仅: bùjǐn — Not only; used to introduce the first of comparisons.
体现: tǐxiàn — To embody; to reflect; to manifest in concrete form.
正文: zhèngwén — Main text; the body of a written work.
之中: zhī zhōng — Within; among; in the middle of something.
而且: érqiě — Moreover; furthermore; adding an additional point.
正如: zhèngrú — Just as; exactly as; introducing a comparison.
从: cóng — From; since; indicating source or starting point.
先生: xiānsheng — Mr.; gentleman; respectful title for an adult man.
所: suǒ — Particle before verb indicating passive or nominal sense.
提供: tígōng — To provide; to supply; to offer something to someone.
那些: nàxiē — Those; referring to previously mentioned plural items.
颇具: pō jù — Quite having; considerably possessing a certain quality.
趣味: qùwèi — Interest; charm; enjoyable and engaging quality.
传统: chuántǒng — Traditional; convention; customs passed down through generations.
附录: fùlù — Appendix; supplementary material added to a book.
得知: dézhī — To learn; to come to know a piece of information.
私下里: sīxià lǐ — Privately; in private; away from public knowledge.
命运: mìngyùn — Fate; destiny; the course of one's life events.
安排: ānpái — To arrange; to plan; to organize an event or situation.
为: wèi — For; as; in order to; indicating purpose or result.
嫁给: jià gěi — To marry; said of a woman marrying a man.
一个: yī gè — One; a single; general measure word for people.
书记员: shūjìyuán — Clerk; a person who copies or records documents.
先是: xiān shì — First; initially; occurring before a subsequent action.
抄录: chāolù — To copy out; to transcribe written content manually.
继而: jì'ér — Then; subsequently; following a previous action closely.
传播: chuánbō — To spread; to disseminate information or ideas widely.
道德: dàodé — Morality; ethics; principles of right and wrong conduct.
说教: shuōjiào — To preach; to moralize; delivering tedious moral lectures.
习惯: xíguàn — Habit; custom; a regular practice done consistently.
以及: yǐjí — As well as; and also; connecting additional items.
公众: gōngzhòng — Public; the general public; people at large.
场合: chǎnghé — Occasion; setting; a specific social situation or context.
弹琴: tán qín — To play a stringed instrument; to play piano.
演唱: yǎnchàng — To perform singing; to sing in a public performance.
过久: guò jiǔ — Too long; excessively prolonged in duration.
无疑: wúyí — Undoubtedly; without doubt; certainly true.
令人: lìng rén — To make people feel; causing a certain reaction.
厌烦: yànfán — Annoyed; fed up; feeling bored and irritated.
且: qiě — And; moreover; furthermore; a literary conjunction.
不可取: bù kě qǔ — Inadvisable; not recommended; not worth adopting.
可怜: kělián — Pitiful; pitiable; deserving of sympathy or pity.
或许: huòxǔ — Perhaps; maybe; expressing uncertainty about something.
不过: búguò — However; but; only; introducing a qualification.
那个: nàgè — That; that one; referring to a specific person or thing.
笼罩: lǒngzhào — To shroud; to envelop; to overshadow completely.
时代: shídài — Era; age; a period of time with distinct characteristics.
里: lǐ — Inside; within; indicating interior of a place or time.
才女: cáinǚ — Talented woman; gifted or intellectually accomplished female.
们: men — Plural suffix for pronouns and some nouns referring to people.
罪孽: zuìniè — Sin; transgression; moral wrongdoing deserving punishment.
替罪羊: tìzuìyáng — Scapegoat; one who bears blame for others' faults.
无论如何: wúlùn rúhé — No matter what; regardless; in any case or situation.
当: dāng — When; at the time of; indicating a specific moment.
就: jiù — Then; right away; indicating consequence or immediacy.
堕落: duòluò — To fall into depravity; moral decline or corruption.
之时: zhī shí — At the time when; at the moment of something occurring.
人们: rénmen — People; folks; referring to people in general.
很难: hěn nán — Very difficult; hard to do or achieve something.
不: bù — Not; no; negation particle before verbs and adjectives.
那种: nà zhǒng — That kind of; that type of; referring to a specific sort.
看待: kàndài — To regard; to look upon; to treat or view someone.
时: shí — When; at the time; temporal marker in sentences.
怀有: huái yǒu — To harbor; to hold within oneself a feeling.
尊重: zūnzhòng — Respect; esteem; to regard with honor and consideration.
情感: qínggǎn — Emotion; feeling; emotional sentiment toward someone.
一种: yī zhǒng — A kind of; one type of; a certain sort.
别具一格: bié jù yī gé — Uniquely distinctive; having a style all its own.
分: fēn — To share; to divide; to allocate a portion.
一份: yī fèn — A share; one portion; a part allocated to someone.
给: gěi — To give; for; indicating recipient of an action.

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