Sense and Sensibility — Page 2
这位儿子是个稳重可靠的年轻人，他母亲的遗产颇为丰厚，在他成年时有一半归他所有，使他衣食无忧。
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.
此后不久他便成了婚，婚姻同样为他增添了财富。
By his own marriage, likewise, which happened soon afterwards, he added to his wealth.
因此，诺兰庄园的继承权对他而言，并不像对他的姐妹们那样至关重要。
To him therefore the succession to the Norland estate was not so really important as to his sisters;
因为她们的财产，除了日后父亲继承那份产业可能带给她们的部分之外，实在少得可怜。
for their fortune, independent of what might arise to them from their father's inheriting that property, could be but small.
她们的母亲分文皆无，父亲名下也不过七千英镑可以自由支配。
Their mother had nothing, and their father only seven thousand pounds in his own disposal;
因为他第一任妻子遗产的剩余一半也依法归其子女所有，他本人对此只享有终身使用权。
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.
老先生辞世了，遗嘱被宣读出来，和几乎所有的遗嘱一样，令人既有几分欣慰，又有几分失望。
The old gentleman died: his will was read, and like almost every other will, gave as much disappointment as pleasure.
他并非不公正，也并非忘恩负义，并没有将产业剥夺于侄儿——
He was neither so unjust, nor so ungrateful, as to leave his estate from his nephew;—
然而他所附加的条件，却使这份遗赠的价值大打折扣。
but he left it to him on such terms as destroyed half the value of the bequest.
Vocabulary
- son
- 儿子，男性子女
- steady
- 稳定的，踏实可靠的
- respectable
- 体面的，值得尊敬的人或事
- young
- 年轻的，年纪不大的
- man
- 男人，成年男性
- amply
- 充裕地，充分地，足够地
- provided
- 提供，供给所需的资源或财物
- fortune
- 财富，大量金钱或财产
- mother
- 母亲，妈妈
- large
- 大量的，数额巨大的
- half
- 一半，二分之一
- devolved
- （权利或财产）转移，移交给他人
- age
- 年龄，成年的法定年龄
- marriage
- 婚姻，结婚的行为或状态
- likewise
- 同样地，也，类似地
- happened
- 发生，偶然出现或产生
- soon
- 不久，很快地
- afterwards
- 之后，随后，在那之后
- added
- 增加，添加到已有的基础上
- wealth
- 财富，大量的金钱与资产
- therefore
- 因此，所以，表示结论
- succession
- 继承，依次接替财产或职位
- estate
- 庄园，大片私有土地或财产
- important
- 重要的，具有重大意义的
- sisters
- 姐妹，女性兄弟姐妹
- independent
- 独立的，不依赖他人的
- might
- 可能，表示推测或可能性
- arise
- 产生，出现，来自某处
- father
- 父亲，爸爸
- inheriting
- 继承，获得遗产或财产
- property
- 财产，房产或其他所有物
- small
- 小的，数量少的
- nothing
- 没有任何东西，什么都没有
- thousand
- 千，一千，数字1000
- pounds
- 英镑，英国货币单位
- disposal
- 处置，自由支配某物的权利
- remaining
- 剩余的，留下来的部分
- moiety
- 一半，财产或遗产的二分之一
- wife
- 妻子，已婚女性配偶
- secured
- 保障，确保某人获得某权益
- child
- 孩子，儿童
- life-interest
- 终身利益，终生享有的财产权益
- old
- 年老的，年纪大的
- gentleman
- 绅士，有礼貌有身份的男士
- died
- 死亡，去世
- will
- 遗嘱，死后分配财产的文件
- read
- 阅读，读取文件内容
- almost
- 几乎，差不多
- disappointment
- 失望，未达到期望时的沮丧感
- pleasure
- 高兴，愉悦，满足感
- neither
- 两者都不，表示双重否定
- unjust
- 不公正的，不公平的
- nor
- 也不，用于否定并列结构
- ungrateful
- 忘恩负义的，不感激的
- leave
- 留给，遗留，把财产给某人
- nephew
- 侄子，外甥，兄弟姐妹的儿子
- terms
- 条件，条款，规定
- destroyed
- 破坏，摧毁，使失去价值
- value
- 价值，重要性或金钱价值
- bequest
- 遗赠，通过遗嘱留给他人的财物
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