經(jīng)典名著閱讀《傲慢與偏見》第四章（英漢互譯）WHENJaneandElizabethwerealone,theformer,whohadbeencautiousinherpraiseofMr.Bingleybefore,expressedtohersisterhowverymuchsheadmiredhim.吉英本來并不輕易贊揚彬格萊先生，不過當她和伊麗莎白兩個人在一起的時候，她就向她的妹妹傾訴衷曲，說她自己多么愛慕他。〃Heisjustwhatayoungmanoughttobe,〃saidshe,“sensible,goodhumoured,lively;andIneversawsuchhappymanners!一somuchease,withsuchperfectgoodbreeding!“他真是一個典型的好青年，”她說，“有見識，有趣味，人又活潑；我從來沒有見過他那種討人喜歡的舉止！那么大方，又有十全十美的教養(yǎng)！”〃Heisalsohandsome,，zrepliedElizabeth,/zwhichayoungmanoughtlikewisetobe,ifhepossiblycan.Hischaracteristherebycomplete.“他也長得很漂亮，”伊麗莎白回答道，“一個年輕的男人也得弄得漂亮些，除非辦不到，那又當別論。他真夠得上一個完美無瑕的人。”〃Iwasverymuchflatteredbyhisaskingmetodanceasecondtime.Ididnotexpectsuchacompliment.z/“他第二次又來請我跳舞，我真高興死了。我真想不到他會這樣抬舉我?！薄癉idnotyou?Ididforyou.Butthatisonegreatdifferencebetweenus.Complimentsalwaystakeyoubysurprise,andmenever.Whatcouldbemorenaturalthanhisaskingyouagain?Hecouldnothelpseeingthatyouwereaboutfivetimesasprettyaseveryotherwomenintheroom.Nothankstohisgallantryforthat.Well,hecertainlyisveryagreeable,andIgiveyouleavetolikehim.Youhavelikedmanyastupiderperson.〃“你真的沒想到嗎？我倒替你想到了。不過，這正是我和你大不相同的地方。你遇到人家抬舉你，總是受寵若驚，我就不是這樣。他第二次再來請你跳舞，這不是再自然不過的事嗎？你比起舞場里任何一位小姐都要漂亮得不知多少倍，他長了眼睛自然會看得出。他向你獻殷勤你又何必感激。說起來，他的確很可愛，我也不反對你喜歡他。不過你以前可也喜歡過很多蠢貨啊?！薄癉earLizzy!”“我的親麗萃！”〃0h!youareagreatdealtooapt,youknow,tolikepeopleingeneral.Youneverseeafaultinanybody.Alltheworldaregoodandagreeableinyoureyes.Ineverheardyouspeakillofahumanbeinginmylife.〃“唔！我知道，你總是太容易發(fā)生好感。你從來看不出人家的短處。在你眼睛里看來，天下都是好人，你都看得順眼。我生平從來沒聽見你說人家的壞話?！薄↖wouldwishnottobehastyincensuringanyone;butIalwaysspeakwhatIthink.〃“我倒希望不要輕易責難一個人，不過我一向都是想到什么就說什么。”〃Iknowyoudo;anditisthatwhichmakesthewonder.Withyourgoodsense,tobehonestlyblindtothefolliesandnonsenseofothers!Affectationofcandouriscommonenough;一onemeetsiteverywhere.Buttobecandidwithoutostentationordesign-totakethegoodofeverybody，scharacterandmakeitstillbetter,andsaynothingofthebad-belongstoyoualone.Andso,youlikethisman'ssisterstoo,doyou?Theirmannersarenotequaltohis.〃“我知道你是這樣的，我對你感到奇怪的也就是這種地方。憑你這樣一個聰明人。為什么竟會忠厚到看不出別人的愚蠢和無聊！你走遍天下，到處都能夠遇到偽裝坦白的人。不過，這可只有你做得到。那么，你也喜歡那位先生的蛆妹們嗎？她們的風度可比不上他呀?！薄癈ertainlynot;atfirst.Buttheyareverypleasingwomenwhenyouconversewiththem.MissBingleyistolivewithherbrotherandkeephishouse;andIammuchmistakenifweshallnotfindaverycharmingneighbourinher.〃“初看上去的確比不上。不過跟她們攀談起來，就覺得她們也都是些討人喜歡的女人。聽說彬格萊小蛆將要跟她兄弟住在一起，替他料埋家務；她要不是個好鄰居，那才怪呢。”Elizabethlistenedinsilence,butwasnotconvinced.Theirbehaviourattheassemblyhadnotbeencalculatedtopleaseingeneral;andwithmorequicknessofobservationandlesspliancyoftemperthanhersister,andwithajudgment,too,unassailedbyanyattentiontoherself,shewasverylittledisposedtoapprovethem.Theywereinfactveryfineladies,notdeficientingoodhumourwhentheywerepleased,norinthepowerofbeingagreeablewheretheychoseit;butproudandconceited.伊麗莎白聽著姐姐的話，嘴上一聲不響，心里可并不信服。她比她蛆蛆的觀察力來得敏銳，脾氣她沒有姐蛆那么好惹，所以提到彬家姐妹，她只要想想她們在跳舞場里的那種舉止，就知道她們并不打算要討一般人的好。而且她胸有城府，決不因為人家等待她好就改變主張，她不會對她們發(fā)生多大好感的。事實上她們都是些非常好的小蛆;她們并不是不會談笑風生，問題是在要碰到她們高興的時候；她們也不是不會待人和顏悅色，問題在于她們是否樂意這樣做?？上У氖?，她們一味驕傲自大。Theywereratherhandsome,hadbeeneducatedinoneofthefirstprivateseminariesintown,hadafortuneoftwenty,thousandpounds,wereinthehabitofspendingmorethantheyought,andofassociatingwithpeopleofrank;andwerethereforeineveryrespectentitledtothinkwellofthemselves,andmeanlyofothers.TheywereofarespectablefamilyinthenorthofEngland;acircumstancemoredeeply-impressedontheirmemoriesthanthattheirbrother'sfortuneandtheirownhadbeenacquiredbytrade.她們都長得很漂亮，以前在一個上流的?？茖W校里受過教育，有兩萬鎊的財產(chǎn)，花起錢來總是揮霍無度，愛結(jié)交有身價地位的人，所以才造成了她們在各方面都自視甚高，不把別人放在眼里。她們出生于英格蘭北部的一個體面家族。她們對自己的出身記得很牢，不過卻幾乎忘了她們兄弟的財產(chǎn)以及她們自己的財產(chǎn)都是做生意賺來的。Mr.Bingleyinheritedpropertytotheamountofnearlyanhundredthousandpoundsfromhisfather,whohadintendedtopurchaseanestate,butdidnotlivetodoit.一一Mr.Bingleyintendeditlikewise,andsometimesmadechoiceofhiscounty;butashewasnowprovidedwithagoodhouseandthelibertyofamanor,itwasdoubtfultomanyofthosewhobestknewtheeasinessofhistemper,whetherhemightnotspendtheremainderofhisdaysatNetherfield,andleavethenextgenerationtopurchase.彬格萊先生從他的父親那兒只承繼了一筆將近十萬鎊的遺產(chǎn)。他父親生前本來打算購置些田產(chǎn)，可惜沒有了卻心愿就與世長辭了。彬格萊先生同樣有這個打算，并且一度打算就在自己故鄉(xiāng)購置，不過當前他既然有了一幢很好的房子，而且有莊園聽他任意使用，于是那些了解他性格的人都說，象他這樣一個隨遇而安的人，下半輩子恐怕就在尼日斐花園度過，購置田產(chǎn)的事又要留給下一代去做了。Hissisterswereveryanxiousforhishavinganestateofhisown;butthoughhewasnowestablishedonlyasatenant,MissBingleywasbynomeansunwillingtopresideathistable,norwasMrs.Hurst,whohadmarriedamanofmorefashionthanfortune,lessdisposedtoconsiderhishouseasherhomewhenitsuitedher.Mr.Bingleyhadnotbeenofagetwoyears,whenhewastemptedbyanaccidentalrecommendationtolookatNetherfieldHouse.Hedidlookatitandintoitforhalfanhour,waspleasedwiththesituationandtheprincipalrooms,satisfiedwithwhattheownersaidinitspraise,andtookitimmediately.他的姐妹們倒反而替他著急，希望早些購置產(chǎn)業(yè)；不過即使他現(xiàn)在僅僅是以一個租戶的身分在這兒住了下來，彬格萊小姐還是非常愿意替他掌管家務，再說那位嫁了個窮措大的赫斯脫太太，每逢上弟弟這兒來作客，依舊象是到了自己家里一樣。當時彬格萊先生成年還不滿兩個年頭，只因為偶然聽到人家推薦尼日斐花園的房子，他便來到這兒看看。他里里外外看了半個鐘頭，地段和幾間主要的房間都很中他的意，加上房東又把那幢房子大大贊美了一番，那番話對他也是正中下懷，于是他就當場租了下來。BetweenhimandDarcytherewasaverysteadyfriendship,inspiteofagreatoppositionofcharacter.一BingleywasendearedtoDarcybytheeasiness,openness,ductilityofhistemper,thoughnodispositioncouldofferagreatercontrasttohisown,andthoughwithhisownheneverappeareddissatisfied.OnthestrengthofDarcy'sregardBingleyhadthefirmestreliance,andofhisjudgmentthehighestopinion.Inunderstanding,Darcywasthesuperior.Bingleywasbynomeansdeficient,butDarcywasclever.Hewasatthesametimehaughty,reserved,andfastidious,andhismanners,thoughwellbred,werenotinviting.Inthatrespecthisfriendhadgreatlytheadvantage.Bingleywassureofbeinglikedwhereverheappeared;Darcywascontinuallygivingoffence.他和達西雖然性格大不相同，彼此之間友誼卻始終如一。達西所以喜歡彬格萊，是因為彬格萊為人溫柔敦厚、坦白直爽，即使個性方面和他自己極端相反，而他自己也從來不曾覺得自己的個性有什么不完美的地方。達西很器重彬格萊，所以彬格萊對他極其信賴，對他的見解也推崇備至。在智力方面講，達西比他強——這并不是說彬格萊笨，而是說達西聰明些。達西為人兼有傲慢、含蓄和愛挑剔的性子，他雖說受過良好的教養(yǎng)，不過他的風度總不受人歡迎。從這個方面講,他的朋友可比他高明了。彬格萊無論走到哪兒，一定都會討人喜歡，達西卻始終得罪人。ThemannerinwhichtheyspokeoftheMerytonassemblywassufficientlycharacteristic.Bingleyhadnevermetwithpleasanterpeopleorprettiergirlsinhislife;everybodyhadbeenmostkindandattentivetohim,therehadbeennoformality,nostiffness;hehadsoonfeltacquaintedwithalltheroom;andastoMissBennet,hecouldnotconceiveanangelmorebeautiful.Darcy,onthecontrary,hadseenacollectionofpeopleinwhomtherewaslittlebeautyandnofashion,fornoneofwhomhehadfeltthesmall