Sense and Sensibility — Page 2
The son, a steady respectable young man, was amply provided for by the fortune of his mother, which had been large, and half of which devolved on him on his coming of age.
这个儿子是个稳重可敬的年轻人，他母亲的遗产颇为丰厚，其中一半在他成年时归了他，使他衣食无忧。
By his own marriage, likewise, which happened soon afterwards, he added to his wealth.
此后不久，他又通过自己的婚姻进一步增添了财富。
To him therefore the succession to the Norland estate was not so really important as to his sisters; for their fortune, independent of what might arise to them from their father's inheriting that property, could be but small.
因此，诺兰庄园的继承权对他来说并不像对他的姐妹们那样至关重要；因为姐妹们的财产，除去父亲继承那份产业后可能给她们带来的部分，实在是少得可怜。
Their mother had nothing, and their father only seven thousand pounds in his own disposal; for the remaining moiety of his first wife's fortune was also secured to her child, and he had only a life-interest in it.
她们的母亲分文皆无，她们的父亲自己可支配的也不过七千英镑；因为他第一任妻子遗产的另一半也已托管给了她的孩子，他本人只享有终身的利息权。
The old gentleman died: his will was read, and like almost every other will, gave as much disappointment as pleasure.
这位老先生去世了：遗嘱被宣读，和几乎所有遗嘱一样，令人失望之处与令人欣慰之处不相上下。
He was neither so unjust, nor so ungrateful, as to leave his estate from his nephew;—but he left it to him on such terms as destroyed half the value of the bequest.
他并非不公正，也并非忘恩负义到要将遗产撇开侄子不顾；——但他附加的条件却使这份遗赠的价值减损了一半。
Mr.
达什伍德先生
Vocabulary
- 这个
- zhège — this; referring to a specific thing or person
- 儿子
- érzi — son; male offspring
- 稳重
- wěnzhòng — steady and mature; calm and composed in manner
- 可敬
- kějìng — worthy of respect; admirable and honorable
- 年轻人
- niánqīngrén — young person; a youth or young adult
- 母亲
- mǔqīn — mother; one's female parent
- 遗产
- yíchǎn — inheritance; property or assets left after death
- 颇为
- pōwéi — quite; rather; to a considerable degree
- 丰厚
- fēnghòu — substantial and generous; ample in wealth or gifts
- 其中
- qízhōng — among which; within that amount or group
- 一半
- yībàn — one half; fifty percent of something
- 成年
- chéngnián — reaching adulthood; becoming of legal age
- 归了
- guī le — went to; was transferred or given to someone
- 衣食无忧
- yī shí wú yōu — free from worry about clothing and food; financially secure
- 此后
- cǐhòu — after this; from this point onward
- 不久
- bùjiǔ — soon; not long after; shortly
- 通过
- tōngguò — through; by means of; via
- 自己
- zìjǐ — oneself; one's own
- 婚姻
- hūnyīn — marriage; the institution of being married
- 进一步
- jìn yī bù — further; to go one step further
- 增添
- zēngtiān — to add to; to increase or augment something
- 财富
- cáifù — wealth; riches; material possessions
- 因此
- yīncǐ — therefore; as a result; consequently
- 庄园
- zhuāngyuán — estate; a large landed property
- 继承权
- jìchéngquán — right of inheritance; legal entitlement to inherit property
- 来说
- lái shuō — for; as far as someone is concerned
- 并不
- bìng bù — not at all; emphatically not
- 姐妹们
- jiěmèimen — sisters; female siblings
- 至关重要
- zhìguān zhòngyào — of utmost importance; absolutely critical or crucial
- 财产
- cáichǎn — property; assets; one's possessions and wealth
- 除去
- chúqù — excluding; apart from; after removing
- 父亲
- fùqīn — father; one's male parent
- 继承
- jìchéng — to inherit; to succeed to property or position
- 产业
- chǎnyè — estate; property; industry or business assets
- 可能
- kěnéng — possibly; might; there is a chance
- 带来
- dài lái — to bring; to cause something to come about
- 部分
- bùfen — part; portion; a section of something
- 少得可怜
- shǎo de kělián — pitifully little; an extremely small and pathetic amount
- 分文皆无
- fēn wén jiē wú — not a single penny; completely without money
- 可支配
- kě zhīpèi — disposable; available for personal use or control
- 不过
- búguò — only; merely; no more than
- 英镑
- yīngbàng — British pound; unit of UK currency
- 第一任
- dì yī rèn — first; the first appointment or term
- 妻子
- qīzi — wife; a man's female spouse
- 另一半
- lìng yī bàn — the other half; the remaining fifty percent
- 托管
- tuōguǎn — to place in trust; entrusted to a trustee
- 孩子
- háizi — child; children; young offspring
- 本人
- běnrén — oneself; the person in question
- 享有
- xiǎngyǒu — to enjoy; to possess a right or benefit
- 终身
- zhōngshēn — lifelong; for the duration of one's life
- 利息权
- lìxī quán — right to interest; entitlement to receive interest income
- 老先生
- lǎo xiānsheng — elderly gentleman; respectful term for an old man
- 去世
- qùshì — to pass away; to die (polite expression)
- 遗嘱
- yízhǔ — will; testament; legal document distributing estate
- 宣读
- xuāndú — to read aloud publicly; to formally announce by reading
- 几乎
- jīhū — almost; nearly; practically
- 所有
- suǒyǒu — all; every; belonging to someone
- 一样
- yīyàng — the same; alike; equally
- 令人
- lìng rén — making people feel; causing one to feel
- 失望
- shīwàng — disappointed; feeling let down or disillusioned
- 之处
- zhī chù — aspect; point; place where something exists
- 欣慰
- xīnwèi — gratified; feeling pleased and comforted
- 不相上下
- bù xiāng shàngxià — roughly equal; about the same level or degree
- 并非
- bìng fēi — not at all; is by no means the case
- 不公正
- bù gōngzhèng — unjust; unfair; lacking fairness or justice
- 忘恩负义
- wàng ēn fù yì — ungrateful; forgetting kindness and betraying trust
- 撇开
- piē kāi — to set aside; to ignore or leave out
- 侄子
- zhízi — nephew; brother's son
- 不顾
- bùgù — to disregard; to ignore without concern
- 附加
- fùjiā — additional; attached; supplementary condition or clause
- 条件
- tiáojiàn — condition; requirement; stipulation
- 遗赠
- yízèng — bequest; a gift left in a will
- 价值
- jiàzhí — value; worth; importance of something
- 减损
- jiǎnsǔn — to diminish; to reduce in value or quality
- 先生
- xiānsheng — mister; sir; respectful title for a man
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