Sense and Sensibility — Page 6
被迫定期支付这样一笔钱，每到交租日就得付，这绝对不是什么好事：它剥夺了一个人的独立性。
To be tied down to the regular payment of such a sum, on every rent day, is by no means desirable: it takes away one's independence.
毫无疑问；而且说到底你还得不到任何感激。他们觉得自己有了保障，你所做的不过是分内之事，根本激不起他们半点感恩之心。
Undoubtedly; and after all you have no thanks for it. They think themselves secure, you do no more than what is expected, and it raises no gratitude at all.
如果我是你，我所做的一切都应完全出于我自己的意愿。我不会约束自己每年给他们任何东西。
If I were you, whatever I did should be done at my own discretion entirely. I would not bind myself to allow them any thing yearly.
有些年份，从我们自己的开销中拨出一百英镑，甚至五十英镑，都可能非常不方便。
It may be very inconvenient some years to spare a hundred, or even fifty pounds from our own expenses.
我相信你说得对，亲爱的；不设定年金会更好；我偶尔给他们的东西，会比每年的定额津贴帮助大得多，
I believe you are right, my love; it will be better that there should be no annuity in the case; whatever I may give them occasionally will be of far greater assistance than a yearly allowance,
因为如果他们确信有更多的收入，他们只会提高生活水准，到了年底也不会因此多出半个便士来。
because they would only enlarge their style of living if they felt sure of a larger income, and would not be sixpence the richer for it at the end of the year.
这无疑是最好的方式。时不时送上五十英镑的礼物，就能避免他们在金钱上陷入困境，
It will certainly be much the best way. A present of fifty pounds, now and then, will prevent their ever being distressed for money,
而且我认为，这也足以履行我对父亲的承诺了。
and will, I think, be amply discharging my promise to my father.
这当然足够了。说实话，我内心确信，你父亲根本没有想到要你给他们任何钱。
To be sure it will. Indeed, to say the truth, I am convinced within myself that your father had no idea of your giving them any money at all.
Vocabulary
- tied
- 被束缚，受约束，无法自由行动
- regular
- 定期的，有规律的，固定的
- payment
- 付款，支付，缴纳款项的行为
- sum
- 一笔钱，金额，总数
- rent
- 租金，租费，租房所付的钱
- means
- 方法；by no means意为绝非，一点也不
- desirable
- 值得拥有的，令人满意的，理想的
- independence
- 独立性，自主权，不依赖他人的状态
- Undoubtedly
- 毫无疑问地，确实地，无可置疑
- secure
- 安全的，有保障的，稳定的
- expected
- 被期待的，预期的，意料之中的
- raises
- 引起，激发，提升
- gratitude
- 感激之情，感恩，谢意
- whatever
- 无论什么，任何事物
- discretion
- 判断力，自由裁量权，谨慎决定
- entirely
- 完全地，全部地，彻底地
- bind
- 约束，使受限制，捆绑
- allow
- 允许，给予，准许某事发生
- yearly
- 每年的，一年一次的，年度的
- inconvenient
- 不方便的，麻烦的，造成困扰的
- spare
- 匀出，抽出，节省（时间或金钱）
- pounds
- 英镑，英国货币单位，pound的复数
- expenses
- 开支，花费，日常支出费用
- annuity
- 年金，每年定期支付的固定金额
- case
- 情况，案例，in case意为万一
- occasionally
- 偶尔，有时，不常发生地
- assistance
- 帮助，援助，支持与协助
- allowance
- 津贴，定期给予的金额或补贴
- enlarge
- 扩大，增加，使规模变得更大
- style
- 风格，方式，生活方式
- income
- 收入，所得，定期获得的钱
- sixpence
- 六便士，英国旧货币小额单位
- present
- 礼物；a present意为一份赠礼
- prevent
- 防止，阻止，避免某事发生
- distressed
- 陷入困境的，忧虑的，痛苦的
- amply
- 充分地，充裕地，完全满足地
- discharging
- 履行，完成（义务或承诺）
- promise
- 承诺，诺言，保证做某事
- Indeed
- 确实，的确，表示强调或认同
- truth
- 真相，事实，真实情况
- convinced
- 确信的，坚信的，完全信服的
- within
- 在……之内，不超过，在范围内
- idea
- 想法，念头，主意
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