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Chinese → English FIRST ACT SCENE Level 7/10

其次,每当我在那里用餐,我总是被当作家庭成员对待,要么没有女伴,要么就是两个。

In the second place, whenever I do dine there I am always treated as a member of the family, and sent down with either no woman at all, or two.

第三,我非常清楚她今晚会把我安排在谁旁边。

In the third place, I know perfectly well whom she will place me next to, to-night.

她会把我安排在玛丽·法夸尔旁边,那个女人总是在餐桌对面跟自己丈夫调情。

She will place me next Mary Farquhar, who always flirts with her own husband across the dinner-table.

这实在不太令人愉快,简直有失体统。

That is not very pleasant. Indeed, it is not even decent.

而且这种行为正在大量蔓延。

and that sort of thing is enormously on the increase.

伦敦那些与自己丈夫调情的女人数量之多,真是令人咋舌。

The amount of women in London who flirt with their own husbands is perfectly scandalous.

这看起来实在太难看了,简直是当众晾晒自家的脏——不,是干净的衣物。

It looks so bad. It is simply washing one's clean linen in public.

况且,既然我现在知道你是个坚定的班伯里主义者,我自然想跟你谈谈班伯里那套把戏,想告诉你其中的规则。

Besides, now that I know you to be a confirmed Bunburyist I naturally want to talk to you about Bunburying. I want to tell you the rules.

杰克:我根本不是什么班伯里主义者。如果格温多琳答应了我,我就打算除掉我哥哥,事实上我想无论如何都要除掉他。

JACK. I'm not a Bunburyist at all. If Gwendolen accepts me, I am going to kill my brother, indeed I think I'll kill him in any case.

塞西莉对他太感兴趣了,这真是令人烦透了。

Cecily is a little too much interested in him. It is rather a bore.

所以我要把欧内斯特这个人彻底抹掉。我也强烈建议你对那位——对你那位有着荒唐名字的病弱朋友采取同样的措施。

So I am going to get rid of Ernest. And I strongly advise you to do the same with your invalid friend who has the absurd name.

阿尔杰农:没有任何事情能让我抛弃班伯里,而且如果你有朝一日真的结了婚——这在我看来极不可能——你会非常庆幸自己认识班伯里的。

ALGERNON. Nothing will induce me to part with Bunbury, and if you ever get married, which seems to me extremely problematic, you will be very glad to know Bunbury.

Vocabulary

second
第二,顺序排列中的第二位
place
地方;此处指"其次"的意思
whenever
每当,无论何时
dine
用餐,尤指正式吃晚餐
always
总是,一直,每次都
treated
被对待,被款待的方式
member
成员,属于某群体的一员
family
家庭,家族,家人
sent
被安排坐下,send的过去分词
either
两者之一,或者,任一
woman
女人,成年女性
third
第三,顺序中的第三位
perfectly
完全地,十分清楚地
whom
谁,宾格形式的疑问代词
next
紧挨着,相邻的
to-night
今晚,今天晚上(旧式拼法)
flirts
调情,与某人轻浮地示好
husband
丈夫,已婚女性的配偶
across
在对面,横跨,越过
dinner-table
餐桌,吃饭用的桌子
pleasant
令人愉快的,舒适的
Indeed
确实,的确,表示强调
even
甚至,连……也
decent
得体的,合乎礼仪的
sort
种类,类型,那种事
enormously
极大地,大量地,非常多地
increase
增加,增长,数量上升
amount
数量,总量,数目
flirt
调情,轻浮地示好
scandalous
可耻的,令人愤慨的,丑闻般的
simply
简直,不过就是,只是
washing
洗涤;此处指公开曝光私事
linen
亚麻布,此处指私事家务
public
公开地,在公众面前
Besides
此外,而且,另外
confirmed
确定的,坚定的,彻底的
naturally
自然地,当然,理所当然地
rules
规则,规定,准则
accepts
接受,答应,同意
kill
杀死,消灭,结束
indeed
确实,实际上,表强调
case
情况,案例;in any case意为无论如何
interested
感兴趣的,有兴趣的
rather
相当,有点,宁愿
bore
令人厌烦的人或事物
rid
摆脱,除去;get rid of意为去除
strongly
强烈地,坚决地
advise
建议,劝告,推荐
invalid
病弱的,虚构的病人
absurd
荒谬的,可笑的,不合理的
induce
劝使,促使,诱导某人做某事
part
分离,离开,放弃某物
married
已婚的,结婚的
seems
似乎,好像,看起来
extremely
极其,非常,程度极高
problematic
有问题的,不确定的,成疑的
glad
高兴的,感到愉快的
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