Sense and Sensibility — Page 2
达什伍德小姐们与他只有同父异母的血缘关系，而她认为这根本算不上什么亲戚关系，她们凭什么有资格要求他慷慨解囊到如此大的数目呢？
And what possible claim could the Miss Dashwoods, who were related to him only by half blood, which she considered as no relationship at all, have on his generosity to so large an amount.
众所周知，任何男人与不同妻子所生的孩子之间，从来就不被认为存在什么感情；而他又为什么要把所有的钱都送给同父异母的姐妹们，从而毁掉自己和他们可怜的小哈里呢？
It was very well known that no affection was ever supposed to exist between the children of any man by different marriages; and why was he to ruin himself, and their poor little Harry, by giving away all his money to his half sisters?
"这是我父亲临终前对我的请求，"她丈夫回答道，"要我照顾他的遗孀和女儿们。"
"It was my father's last request to me," replied her husband, "that I should assist his widow and daughters."
"我敢说，他当时根本不知道自己在说什么；十有八九他当时已经神志不清了。如果他头脑清醒，绝对不会想到要求你把财产的一半送给别人，从而夺走你自己孩子的东西。"
"He did not know what he was talking of, I dare say; ten to one but he was light-headed at the time. Had he been in his right senses, he could not have thought of such a thing as begging you to give away half your fortune from your own child."
"他并没有指定任何具体的数额，我亲爱的范妮；他只是笼统地请求我帮助她们，让她们的处境比他在世时所能给予的更为舒适。也许，如果他把一切都交由我自己决定，反而会更好。他不可能以为我会忽视她们。但既然他要求我作出承诺，我至少在当时觉得，我不能不答应他。因此，承诺既已作出，就必须履行。"
"He did not stipulate for any particular sum, my dear Fanny; he only requested me, in general terms, to assist them, and make their situation more comfortable than it was in his power to do. Perhaps it would have been as well if he had left it wholly to myself. He could hardly suppose I should neglect them. But as he required the promise, I could not do less than give it; at least I thought so at the time. The promise, therefore, was given, and must be performed.
Vocabulary
- possible
- 可能的，有可能发生的
- claim
- 声称拥有某权利或要求某事物
- Miss
- 对未婚女性的尊称，"小姐"
- related
- 有亲属关系的，与某人有关联的
- half
- 一半的，不完全的
- blood
- 血液；此处指血缘关系
- considered
- 认为，将某事视为某种情况
- relationship
- 关系，尤指人与人之间的联系
- generosity
- 慷慨大方，愿意给予他人的品质
- amount
- 数量，金额，总数
- affection
- 感情，喜爱，温柔的情感
- supposed
- 被认为应该如此，被假设存在的
- exist
- 存在，实际上有或发生
- marriages
- 婚姻，marriage的复数，指多次婚姻
- ruin
- 毁掉，使破产或损毁
- request
- 请求，要求某人做某事
- replied
- 回答，reply的过去式
- assist
- 帮助，协助某人完成某事
- widow
- 寡妇，丈夫已去世的女性
- dare
- 敢于，有勇气做某事
- light-headed
- 头脑不清醒的，神志不清的
- senses
- 理智，神志，sense的复数形式
- begging
- 恳求，beg的现在分词，请求某事
- fortune
- 财富，大量的钱财
- stipulate
- 规定，明确要求某条件或条款
- particular
- 特定的，具体的，特别的
- sum
- 金额，总数，一笔钱
- requested
- 请求，要求，request的过去式
- general
- 笼统的，一般性的，不具体的
- terms
- 措辞，用语；条款，term的复数
- situation
- 处境，状况，所处的环境
- comfortable
- 舒适的，令人感到安逸的
- power
- 能力，权力；此处指力所能及
- Perhaps
- 也许，可能，表示不确定
- wholly
- 完全地，全部地，毫无保留地
- hardly
- 几乎不，勉强，表示否定程度
- suppose
- 猜想，认为，假设某事为真
- neglect
- 忽视，疏忽，不照顾某人或某事
- required
- 要求，需要，require的过去式
- promise
- 承诺，保证做某事
- therefore
- 因此，所以，表示因果关系
- performed
- 履行，执行，perform的过去分词
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