Sense and Sensibility — Page 1
达什伍德家族在萨塞克斯郡定居已久。
The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex.
他们的庄园辽阔,宅邸坐落于诺兰庄园,居于其产业的中心地带。
Their estate was large, and their residence was at Norland Park, in the centre of their property,
世代以来,他们在此以体面的方式生活,赢得了周围相识之人的普遍好评。
where, for many generations, they had lived in so respectable a manner as to engage the general good opinion of their surrounding acquaintance.
这处庄园的前任主人是个独身男子,活到了很大的年纪。
The late owner of this estate was a single man, who lived to a very advanced age,
多年来,他的姐妹一直是他忠实的伴侣兼管家。
and who for many years of his life, had a constant companion and housekeeper in his sister.
然而她比他先去世了十年,她的离世使他的家中发生了巨大的变化。
But her death, which happened ten years before his own, produced a great alteration in his home;
为了弥补失去她的空缺,他邀请并接纳了侄子亨利·达什伍德先生一家住进了他的宅邸。
for to supply her loss, he invited and received into his house the family of his nephew Mr. Henry Dashwood,
亨利·达什伍德先生是诺兰庄园合法的继承人,也是这位老人打算将庄园遗赠给他的人。
the legal inheritor of the Norland estate, and the person to whom he intended to bequeath it.
与侄子、侄媳以及他们的孩子们相处,老绅士的晚年过得十分舒适安逸。
In the society of his nephew and niece, and their children, the old Gentleman's days were comfortably spent.
他对他们所有人的感情与日俱增。
His attachment to them all increased.
亨利·达什伍德先生与夫人对他的一切心意无微不至地关照,这不仅仅出于利益考量,更出于真诚的善心。
The constant attention of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dashwood to his wishes, which proceeded not merely from interest, but from goodness of heart,
这让他在晚年得到了力所能及的最大程度的切实慰藉;孩子们的欢声笑语也为他的生活增添了无限乐趣。
gave him every degree of solid comfort which his age could receive; and the cheerfulness of the children added a relish to his existence.
亨利·达什伍德先生前妻为他生了一个儿子,现任妻子则为他生了三个女儿。
By a former marriage, Mr. Henry Dashwood had one son: by his present lady, three daughters.
Vocabulary
- family
- 家庭,一群有亲属关系的人
- long
- 长时间地;很久
- settled
- 定居,在某地长期居住
- estate
- 庄园,包括土地和建筑的大型产业
- large
- 大的,面积或规模很大
- residence
- 住所,长期居住的地方
- Park
- 庄园或公园,贵族居所附带的土地
- centre
- 中心,最重要的部分
- property
- 财产,尤指土地或房产
- generations
- 几代人,祖辈传承的时间跨度
- respectable
- 体面的,受人尊敬的
- manner
- 方式,行为举止的方式
- engage
- 赢得,获取他人的注意或好感
- general
- 普遍的,大多数人共有的
- opinion
- 看法,人们对某事的评价
- surrounding
- 周围的,附近地区的
- acquaintance
- 相识的人,泛泛之交
- late
- 已故的,指已经去世的人
- owner
- 所有者,拥有某财产的人
- single
- 单身的,未婚的
- advanced
- 高龄的,年岁已大
- age
- 年龄,人的岁数
- life
- 生命,一个人活着的时间
- constant
- 长期的,持续不断的
- companion
- 伴侣,长期陪伴在一起的人
- housekeeper
- 管家,负责管理家务的人
- sister
- 姐妹,女性兄弟姐妹
- death
- 死亡,生命的终结
- happened
- 发生,某事在某时出现
- produced
- 造成,导致某种结果
- great
- 巨大的,程度很深的
- alteration
- 改变,事物发生的变化
- home
- 家,居住和生活的地方
- supply
- 弥补,填补某种缺失
- loss
- 失去,因某人离去而产生的缺憾
- invited
- 邀请,请某人来到某地
- received
- 接待,欢迎某人到来
- house
- 房子,居住的建筑物
- nephew
- 侄子或外甥,兄弟姐妹的儿子
- legal
- 合法的,符合法律规定的
- inheritor
- 继承人,依法继承财产的人
- person
- 人,一个具体的个体
- whom
- 宾格关系代词,指人
- intended
- 打算,有意将某事做给某人
- bequeath
- 遗赠,以遗嘱方式将财产留给他人
- society
- 陪伴,与他人共处的社交环境
- niece
- 侄女或外甥女,兄弟姐妹的女儿
- children
- 孩子们,未成年的子女
- Gentleman
- 绅士,有地位和教养的男性
- days
- 日子,生命中的时光
- comfortably
- 舒适地,以轻松愉快的方式
- spent
- 度过,把时间用于某事
- attachment
- 依恋,对某人深厚的感情
- increased
- 增加,变得更多或更强
- attention
- 关心,对某人的关注和照顾
- wishes
- 意愿,某人希望实现的事情
- proceeded
- 源于,来自某种原因或动机
- merely
- 仅仅,只不过,表示限定范围
- interest
- 利益,个人的物质利益考量
- goodness
- 善良,内心善良的品质
- heart
- 内心,一个人情感和品性的核心
- degree
- 程度,某种状态的量或级别
- solid
- 真实的,切实可靠的
- comfort
- 安慰,使人感到舒适或安心
- receive
- 得到,接受某种给予的事物
- cheerfulness
- 愉快,开朗快乐的状态
- added
- 增添,为某事增加更多内容
- relish
- 乐趣,对生活的享受和热情
- existence
- 生活,人活着的状态和经历
- former
- 前任的,之前的那个
- marriage
- 婚姻,夫妻结合的关系
- son
- 儿子,男性子女
- present
- 现任的,当前的
- lady
- 女士,对女性的尊称
- daughters
- 女儿们,父母的女性子女
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