The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Page 10

那根本不是什么坏事。

That wouldn't be at all a bad thing.

阿尔杰农：文学评论可不是你的强项，我亲爱的老兄。

Literary criticism is not your forte, my dear fellow.

别去尝试了。

Don't try it.

你应该把那件事留给那些没上过大学的人去做。

You should leave that to people who haven't been at a University.

他们在日报上写得很好。

They do it so well in the daily papers.

你真正的身份是一个"邦伯里主义者"。

What you really are is a Bunburyist.

我说你是个邦伯里主义者，这话完全没错。

I was quite right in saying you were a Bunburyist.

你是我所认识的最彻底的邦伯里主义者之一。

You are one of the most advanced Bunburyists I know.

杰克：你这话到底是什么意思？

What on earth do you mean?

阿尔杰农：你虚构了一个非常有用的弟弟，名叫欧内斯特，这样你就可以随心所欲地进城了。

You have invented a very useful younger brother called Ernest, in order that you may be able to come up to town as often as you like.

我则虚构了一个极为有用的长期病号，名叫邦伯里，这样我就可以随时去乡下了。

I have invented an invaluable permanent invalid called Bunbury, in order that I may be able to go down into the country whenever I choose.

邦伯里简直是无价之宝。

Bunbury is perfectly invaluable.

比如说，要不是邦伯里身体极度糟糕，我今晚就没办法在威利斯餐厅和你共进晚餐了，因为我已经答应奥古斯塔姑妈超过一个星期了。

If it wasn't for Bunbury's extraordinary bad health, for instance, I wouldn't be able to dine with you at Willis's to-night, for I have been really engaged to Aunt Augusta for more than a week.

杰克：我今晚根本没有邀请你和我一起在任何地方用餐。

I haven't asked you to dine with me anywhere to-night.

阿尔杰农：我知道。

I know.

你在发出邀请这件事上马虎得荒唐可笑。

You are absurdly careless about sending out invitations.

你这样做太愚蠢了。

It is very foolish of you.

没有什么比收不到邀请更让人恼火的了。

Nothing annoys people so much as not receiving invitations.

杰克：你最好还是去和你的奥古斯塔姑妈一起用餐。

You had much better dine with your Aunt Augusta.

阿尔杰农：我丝毫没有那样做的打算。

I haven't the smallest intention of doing anything of the kind.

首先，我周一在那里用过餐了，而且每周去和自己的亲戚吃一次饭已经足够了。

To begin with, I dined there on Monday, and once a week is quite enough to dine with one's own relations.