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"Do not boast of it, however, " said Elinor, "for it is injustice in both of you. He is highly esteemed by all the family at the park, and I never see him myself without taking pains to converse with him. "
“不过，不要过甚其词，”埃丽诺说，“你们两人都不公道。巴顿庄园一家人对他十分器重，我自己每次见到他总要设法同他交谈一阵。”
"That he is patronised by YOU, " replied Willoughby, "is certainly in his favour; but as for the esteem of the others, it is a reproach in itself. Who would submit to the indignity of being approved by such a woman as Lady Middleton and Mrs. Jennings, that could command the indifference of any body else?"
“他能受到你的垂爱，”咸洛比回答说，“当然是很体面的。但是别人对他的器重，却实在是一种责备。谁会心甘情愿地去接受米德尔顿夫人和詹宁斯太太一类女人的赞许呀？那简直是一种耻辱，只能使人漠然置之。”
"But perhaps the abuse of such people as yourself and Marianne will make amends for the regard of Lady Middleton and her mother. If their praise is censure, your censure may be praise, for they are not more undiscerning, than you are prejudiced and unjust. "
“不过，也许像你和玛丽安这种人的非议可以弥补米德尔顿夫人及其母亲的敬重，如果说她们的赞许是责备，那你们的责备就是赞许啦；因为同你们的偏见不公相比较，她们还不是那么没有眼力。”
"In defence of your protege you can even be saucy. "
“为了保护你的被保护人，你竟然变得无礼了。”，
"My protege, as you call him, is a sensible man; and sense will always have attractions for me. Yes, Marianne, even in a man between thirty and forty. He has seen a great deal of the world; has been abroad, has read, and has a thinking mind. I have found him capable of giving me much information on various subjects; and he has always answered my inquiries with readiness of good-breeding and good nature. "
“我的被保护人（用你的话说），是个很有理智的人；而理智对我总是富有魅力的。是的，玛丽安，即使他是个三四十岁的人。他见的世面多，出过国，读过不少书，有个善于思考的头脑。我发现他在
许多问题上都能给我提供不少知识，他回答我的问题时，总是非常干脆，显示出良好的教养和性情。”
"That is to say, " cried Marianne contemptuously, "he has told you, that in the East Indies the climate is hot, and the mosquitoes are troublesome. "
“这就是说，”玛丽安带着轻蔑的口气，大声说道，“他告诉过你，东印度群岛气候炎热，蚊子令人讨厌啦。”
"He WOULD have told me so, I doubt not, had I made any such inquiries, but they happened to be points on which I had been previously informed. "
“我不怀疑，假如我问到他这些问题的话，他会这么告诉我的。然而遗憾的是，这都是些我早就知道的事。” |