The Brothers Karamazov — Page 3

据我们推测，她那易受影响的想象力让她在短暂的瞬间相信，费奥多尔·巴甫洛维奇尽管寄人篱下，却是那个进步时代中一位大胆而充满讽刺精神的人物——尽管他实际上不过是个心术不正的小丑，仅此而已。

And a pliable imagination persuaded her, we must suppose, for a brief moment, that Fyodor Pavlovitch, in spite of his parasitic position, was one of the bold and ironical spirits of that progressive epoch, though he was, in fact, an ill-natured buffoon and nothing more.

这桩婚姻之所以引人注目，在于它是以私奔开头的，这一点极大地吸引了阿黛拉依达·伊万诺夫娜的心。

What gave the marriage piquancy was that it was preceded by an elopement, and this greatly captivated Adelaïda Ivanovna's fancy.

费奥多尔·巴甫洛维奇当时的处境使他对任何此类冒险都格外热衷，因为他迫切地渴望以某种方式闯出一番事业。

Fyodor Pavlovitch's position at the time made him specially eager for any such enterprise, for he was passionately anxious to make a career in one way or another.

攀附一个好家族并得到一笔嫁妆，对他来说是个诱人的前景。

To attach himself to a good family and obtain a dowry was an alluring prospect.

至于双方的爱情，尽管阿黛拉依达·伊万诺夫娜容貌出众，但无论是她还是他，显然都并不存在这种感情。

As for mutual love it did not exist apparently, either in the bride or in him, in spite of Adelaïda Ivanovna's beauty.

这在费奥多尔·巴甫洛维奇的一生中或许是独一无二的情形，因为他生性好色，只要稍受引诱便会追逐任何女人。

This was, perhaps, a unique case of the kind in the life of Fyodor Pavlovitch, who was always of a voluptuous temper, and ready to run after any petticoat on the slightest encouragement.

她似乎是唯一一个对他的感官没有产生任何特别吸引力的女人。

She seems to have been the only woman who made no particular appeal to his senses.

私奔之后，阿黛拉依达·伊万诺夫娜瞬间清醒地认识到，她对丈夫除了轻蔑之外毫无情感。

Immediately after the elopement Adelaïda Ivanovna discerned in a flash that she had no feeling for her husband but contempt.

这段婚姻随之以异乎寻常的迅速速度露出了它的真面目。

The marriage accordingly showed itself in its true colors with extraordinary rapidity.

尽管娘家很快接受了这一事实，并为出走的新娘分配了嫁妆，但夫妻二人开始过着极为放荡无序的生活，彼此之间争吵不断。

Although the family accepted the event pretty quickly and apportioned the runaway bride her dowry, the husband and wife began to lead a most disorderly life, and there were everlasting scenes between them.