Sense and Sensibility — Page 4

English → Chinese CHAPTER I. Level 7/10

But the fortune, which had been so tardy in coming, was his only one twelvemonth.

然而，这笔来得如此迟缓的财富，他只享用了短短一年。

He survived his uncle no longer; and ten thousand pounds, including the late legacies, was all that remained for his widow and daughters.

他没能比他叔父多活多久；而一万英镑，包括最近所得的遗赠在内，便是留给他的遗孀和女儿们的全部财产。

His son was sent for as soon as his danger was known, and to him Mr. Dashwood recommended, with all the strength and urgency which illness could command, the interest of his mother-in-law and sisters.

他的儿子一得知他病危便被召了来，达什伍德先生以患病之人所能支配的全部力气和迫切之情，向他嘱托了继母和妹妹们的利益。

Mr. John Dashwood had not the strong feelings of the rest of the family; but he was affected by a recommendation of such a nature at such a time, and he promised to do every thing in his power to make them comfortable.

约翰·达什伍德先生不像家中其他人那样感情强烈；但在这样的时刻受到这样的嘱托，他也不禁动容，便答应竭尽所能让她们生活舒适。

His father was rendered easy by such an assurance, and Mr. John Dashwood had then leisure to consider how much there might prudently be in his power to do for them.

他父亲因得到这样的保证而放下心来，约翰·达什伍德先生随后便有暇考虑，他究竟能审慎地为她们做到多少。

He was not an ill-disposed young man, unless to be rather cold hearted and rather selfish is to be ill-disposed: but he was, in general, well respected; for he conducted himself with propriety in the discharge of his ordinary duties.

他并非一个心术不正的年轻人，除非冷漠无情、自私自利也算心术不正：但他总体上颇受人尊重，因为他在履行日常职责时行事得体。

Had he married a more amiable woman, he might have been made still more respectable than he was:—he might even have been made amiable himself; for he was very young when he married, and very fond of his wife.

若他娶了一位更为和善的女子，或许会变得比现在更加令人敬重：他甚至自己也可能变得和善起来；因为他结婚时还很年轻，对妻子十分钟爱。

But Mrs. John Dashwood was a strong caricature of himself;—more narrow-minded and selfish.

然而约翰·达什伍德太太却是他本人的一幅夸张漫画；——心胸更为狭窄，为人更加自私。

Vocabulary

然而: rán ér — However; yet; introduces a contrasting statement.
这笔: zhè bǐ — This sum; this amount of money.
来得: lái de — Arrives; comes in a certain manner or degree.
如此: rú cǐ — So; like this; in such a manner.
迟缓: chí huǎn — Slow; sluggish; delayed in pace or progress.
财富: cái fù — Wealth; riches; material or financial abundance.
只: zhǐ — Only; merely; just a limited amount.
享用: xiǎng yòng — To enjoy using; to make use of pleasurably.
短短: duǎn duǎn — Merely; only a brief or short period.
没能: méi néng — Was unable to; failed to accomplish something.
叔父: shū fù — Uncle; father's younger brother.
多活: duō huó — To live longer; to survive more time.
多久: duō jiǔ — How long; what duration of time.
而: ér — And; but; yet; conjunctive particle.
英镑: yīng bàng — British pound; unit of UK currency.
包括: bāo kuò — To include; to comprise; to encompass.
最近: zuì jìn — Recently; lately; in the near past.
所得: suǒ dé — That which is obtained; income; proceeds received.
遗赠: yí zèng — Bequest; legacy; gift left through a will.
在内: zài nèi — Included within; counted among; inside.
便是: biàn shì — Is exactly; amounts to; that is.
留给: liú gěi — To leave to; to bequeath to someone.
遗孀: yí shuāng — Widow; a woman whose husband has died.
全部: quán bù — All; entire; the whole amount or quantity.
财产: cái chǎn — Property; assets; one's material possessions.
得知: dé zhī — To learn of; to find out; to be informed.
病危: bìng wēi — Critically ill; in critical medical condition.
召了: zhào le — Was summoned; was called to come.
以: yǐ — With; using; by means of something.
患病: huàn bìng — To suffer from illness; to be afflicted.
之人: zhī rén — A person of; one who is in that state.
所能: suǒ néng — What one is able to do; one's capacity.
支配: zhī pèi — To control; to command; to dispose of resources.
力气: lì qi — Physical strength; energy; bodily power.
迫切: pò qiè — Urgent; pressing; earnestly eager or desperate.
之情: zhī qíng — Such feeling; this sentiment; an emotional state.
嘱托: zhǔ tuō — To entrust; to implore someone to do something.
继母: jì mǔ — Stepmother; a father's subsequent wife.
利益: lì yì — Interest; benefit; advantage; welfare of someone.
不像: bù xiàng — Unlike; not resembling; different from.
其他人: qí tā rén — Other people; others; the rest of them.
那样: nà yàng — Like that; in that manner; that way.
感情: gǎn qíng — Emotion; feeling; affection; emotional attachment.
强烈: qiáng liè — Intense; strong; powerful in degree or feeling.
但: dàn — But; however; introduces a contrasting clause.
这样: zhè yàng — Like this; in this way; such a manner.
时刻: shí kè — Moment; point in time; critical juncture.
受到: shòu dào — To receive; to be subjected to an influence.
不禁: bù jīn — Cannot help but; involuntarily; uncontrollably doing something.
动容: dòng róng — To be visibly moved; to show emotional response.
便: biàn — Then; thereupon; so; immediately following.
答应: dā ying — To agree; to promise; to consent to a request.
竭尽所能: jié jìn suǒ néng — To do one's utmost; to exhaust all abilities.
让: ràng — To let; to allow; to cause someone to do.
生活: shēng huó — Life; livelihood; to live; daily existence.
舒适: shū shì — Comfortable; cozy; pleasant and at ease.
父亲: fù qīn — Father; a male parent.
因: yīn — Because; due to; on account of something.
得到: dé dào — To obtain; to receive; to get something.
保证: bǎo zhèng — Guarantee; assurance; to pledge or ensure.
放下心来: fàng xià xīn lái — To set one's mind at ease; to feel relieved.
随后: suí hòu — Subsequently; soon after; immediately following that.
有暇: yǒu xiá — To have leisure; to have free time available.
考虑: kǎo lǜ — To consider; to think over; to deliberate.
究竟: jiū jìng — After all; exactly; what really is the case.
审慎地: shěn shèn de — Cautiously; prudently; with careful deliberation.
做到: zuò dào — To achieve; to accomplish; to manage to do.
多少: duō shao — How much; how many; to what extent.
并非: bìng fēi — Not at all; by no means; definitely not.
心术不正: xīn shù bù zhèng — Morally crooked; having evil or dishonest intentions.
年轻人: nián qīng rén — Young person; youth; a young individual.
除非: chú fēi — Unless; except if; only if not.
冷漠无情: lěng mò wú qíng — Cold and heartless; indifferent without any compassion.
自私自利: zì sī zì lì — Selfish; self-serving; concerned only with oneself.
也算: yě suàn — Could also be considered; counts as; qualifies as.
总体上: zǒng tǐ shàng — Overall; on the whole; generally speaking.
颇受: pō shòu — Quite well received; considerably respected by others.
尊重: zūn zhòng — To respect; to esteem; to hold in regard.
因为: yīn wèi — Because; since; for the reason that.
履行: lǚ xíng — To fulfill; to carry out; to perform duties.
日常: rì cháng — Daily; everyday; routine; ordinary day-to-day.
职责: zhí zé — Duty; responsibility; one's professional obligations.
行事: xíng shì — To act; to conduct oneself; to handle matters.
得体: dé tǐ — Appropriate; proper; fitting to the occasion.
若: ruò — If; should; in the event that.
娶了: qǔ le — Married (a woman); took as one's wife.
更为: gèng wéi — Even more; still more; to a greater degree.
和善: hé shàn — Kind; gentle; amiable; good-natured in character.
女子: nǚ zǐ — Woman; female; a lady or girl.
或许: huò xǔ — Perhaps; maybe; possibly; not certain but likely.
变得: biàn de — To become; to turn into a different state.
更加: gèng jiā — Even more; increasingly; to a greater extent.
令人敬重: lìng rén jìng zhòng — Worthy of admiration; commanding others' respect.
甚至: shèn zhì — Even; going so far as; to an extreme.
自己: zì jǐ — Oneself; self; one's own person or actions.
可能: kě néng — Possibly; maybe; potential; having a chance.
起来: qǐ lái — Particle indicating beginning or rising of an action.
结婚: jié hūn — To get married; to wed; to enter matrimony.
年轻: nián qīng — Young; youthful; of a young age.
妻子: qī zi — Wife; a man's female spouse.
十分: shí fēn — Very; extremely; fully; to a great degree.
钟爱: zhōng ài — To adore; to cherish deeply; to love dearly.
太太: tài tai — Mrs.; wife; a married woman; madam.
却是: què shì — But is; however turns out to be; yet is.
本人: běn rén — Oneself; the person in question; personally.
一幅: yī fú — A (measure word for pictures/paintings); one image.
夸张: kuā zhāng — Exaggerated; overblown; to magnify beyond reality.
漫画: màn huà — Caricature; cartoon; comic illustration.
心胸: xīn xiōng — Mind; breadth of heart; one's capacity for generosity.
狭窄: xiá zhǎi — Narrow; limited; lacking breadth or generosity.
为人: wéi rén — One's conduct; the way one treats others.
自私: zì sī — Selfish; self-centered; concerned only with oneself.

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