3.1
perceive
If he cannot perceive her regard, he is a fool.
perceive可以理解為「感知到」,regard這裏是指concern,註視,關註;perceive her regard就是「感知到她的關註」
snap sb up
She should move fast, snap him up.
snap有非常迅速的意思,snap sb up,是指「先下手為強」
Oh, Jane, do you never think ill of anybody ?
speak ill of sb/speak highly of sb/think highly of sb 這裏的意思是把人往好或不好的方面想
twice the...
On the contrary,Wickham is twice the man Darcy is.
這裏twice the man想要表達A比B要強得多。
splendour
I was just admiring the general splendour.
splendour是指壯觀,華麗,相當於magificence。
detain
Apparently he's been detained.
detain延誤,耽擱,名詞是detention就是留堂的意思
do me the honour
Perhaps you will do me the honour,Miss Elizabeth?
do me the honour可以理解為「給我賞光,給我這份榮耀」
Incompatible with
I do not think it incompatible with the office of a clergyman to indulge in such an innocent diversion.
incompatible with指與...不相容,反過來compatible with,就是和...很相稱;indulge in沈浸在...的意思;innocent這裏可以理解為無害的,diversion娛樂活動。
compliment sb on sth
In fact, several people, well, Her Ladyship included,have complimented me on my lightness of foot.
compliment sb on sth稱贊某人的……方面
be of consequence
To be sure, dancing is of little consequence to me,but it does...
be of little consequence to.…對某人來說無足輕重,consequence後果
be of little consequence= be of next to no importance 沒有存在感的,無足輕重的
harbour the opportunity
It does harbour the opportunity to lavish...to lavish upon one's partner...
harbour本身有港口的意思,這裏harbour作為動詞,harbour the opportunity表示「蘊藏著機會」;lavish,揮霍,慷慨地給予
amiable
I daresay you will find him very amiable, Lizzie.
amiable是指和善的,容易相處的
for all eternity
It would be most inconvenient,since I have sworn to loathe him for all eternity.
swear to do,發誓做...;for all eternity=for good,相當於永遠
I love this dance.Indeed. Most invigorating.
invigorating是指令人心情振奮的
remark
I talked about the dance, now you ought to remark on the size of the room or the number of couples.
remark on sth=comment sth=give comments on sth評價某事
oblige
I am perfectly happy to oblige .
oblige=provide a service or favor for someone,整句話是指非常願意幫忙
taciturn
No, I prefer to be unsociable and taciturn.
taciturn就相當於silent,保持沈默。
contradict
If it is not true, let Mr Darcy contradict it himself.
contradict是指「反駁」,這裏要反駁的是前面對Darcy的指責。
be blessed with=be endowed with
Mr Wickham is blessed with such happy manners he is sure of making friends.
bless是指祝福,be blessed with表示被賦予了某些恩賜
irreversible
And I daresay that is an irreversible event?
reverse指扭轉,irreversible無法扭轉的,無法改變的。
make out
To make out your character , Mr Darcy
make out在這個語境中是指辨認清楚,看清晰;女主說想要了解達西的真正品格。
exceedingly
I hear such different accounts of you as puzzle me exceedingly.
account有賬戶的意思,但是這裏表示「描述」,exceedingly相當於extremely,very。
afford sb sth
I hope to afford you more clarity in the future.
語境中afford sb sth是指給對方提供...,給予...
impertinence
Mr Collins, he will consider it an impertinence.
impertinence相當於rudeness,無禮,不合禮數
have a turn
Let the other young ladies have a turn.
have a turn,語境中是指「參與壹下,有個機會」
advantageous
Oh, yes, we fully expect a most advantageous marriage.
advantage,優勢,advantageous就是有優勢的,好處多的,這裏是指大女兒的婚姻
expose
Clearly my family are having a competition to see who can expose themselves to the most ridicule.
expose sb to指把...呈現出來,展示出來;ridicule,可笑,笑話
3.2
find me in every respect ill qualified for the situation.
be averse to
Lady Catherine's never been averse to the truly humble.
averse,反對,厭煩,never be averse to是指從不介意,從不厭惡...
solicit
Mrs Bennet,I was hoping, if it would not trouble you, that I might solicit a private audience with Miss Elizabeth in the course of the morning.
solicit就相當於ask for,請求;a private audience表示私下單獨見面,這裏audience並不是觀眾的意思了,而是會面;in the course of=during,course在這個搭配中可以理解為「過程」
run away with
But before I am run away with my feelings,perhaps I may state my reasons for marrying.
run away with my feelings=be carried away,被情緒帶走,跟著感覺走;
single sb out
Almost as soon as I entered the house, I singled you out as the companion of my future life.
single sb out as,這裏的single做動詞,把某人單獨挑出來
at the urging of
And thirdly, that it is at the urging of my esteemed patroness,Lady Catherine, that I select a wife.
at the urging of sb,在...的催促之下,pressed by sb
the last woman/man/person
You could not make me happy and I'm convinced I'm the last woman in the world who could make you happy.
convinced被說服,這裏表示確信...;這裏the last woman in the world字面上是世界上最後壹個女人,其實是壹種強調的語氣,表示自己「絕不會,最不可能...」
refusal
I flatter myself, cousin, that your refusal is merely a natural delicacy.
refusal是refuse的名詞形式,表示「拒絕」;delicacy是「精妙」的意思,這個語境中a natural delicacy可以理解為壹種委婉的方式,微妙的天性使然。
hasty
You are too hasty, sir.
hasty是指倉促的
reproach
And that no reproach on the subject of fortune will cross my lips once we're married.
reproach是指責備,cross my lips表示提及
headstrong
Headstrong, foolish child.
headtrong=stubborn
deceive
But I know her to be incapable of wilfully deceiving anyone.
wilfully刻意地,蓄意地;deceive=delude,欺騙的意思
hiccup
We'll have this little hiccup dealt with immediately.
hiccup本來是打嗝的意思,這裏是指出現了壹些小問題。
be in an uproar
We're all in an uproar.
uproar是指喧囂,騷亂;be in an uproar表示壹切亂套了,炸鍋了
be crossed in love
Still, a girl likes to be crossed in love now and then.
"To be crossed in love"is to be rejected by your beloved, or by the one whom you had in mind for that position.在愛情中失意,被對方拒絕,是壹種習語表達
distinction
It gives her something to think of, and a sort of distinction
amongst her companions.
distinction區分,區別,這個語境下是指讓自己和別人「與眾不同」
make the most of it
And you have an affectionate mother,who would make the most of it.
make the most of sth,盡可能地利用好,把價值最大化
afford to
Not all of us can afford to be romantic.
afford to表示承擔得起,通常和否定搭配在壹起,表示無法承受
destitution
And save your sisters from destitution.
destitution=impoverishment,poverty,貧窮
prospect
I've no money and no prospects.
prospect是指前景
to your taste
I am so glad the house, furniture,and roads are all to your taste and that Lady Catherine's behaviour is friendly and obliging.
to your taste,和妳的口味,品味; obliging=helpful,樂於幫助的
have pleasure in doing sth
People who suffer as I do from nervous complaints can have no pleasure in talking to anybody.
nervous complaints在這裏不是指緊張的抱怨,而是神經上的病痛,可以和前面的suffer聯系在壹起理解;have pleasure in doing sth,在某事中得到樂趣
abode
Welcome to our humble abode.
humble abode連在壹起就是指寒舍,壹種謙虛的說法
at one's earliest convenience
I would be happy to visit you at your earliest convenience.
at one's earliest convenience就是對方時間上空的時候,方便的時候。
be a stranger to
Well, Lizzie, from this day onward,you must be a stranger
to one of your parents.
be a stranger字面上並不難理解,表示「不熟悉,陌生」,這個語境中是指和父母形同陌路,不相認了。
jilt
You're free to go off and be jilted yourself.
jilt拋棄,be jilted就是被甩掉了,被拋棄了,通常指情侶之間
take into account
Besides, you should take into account that despite the manifold attractions, it is by no means certain that another offer of marriage may ever be made to you.
take into account,把...考慮在內;manifold相當於many;by no means有強調的意味,「絕對不」
alliance是ally的名詞形式,表示同盟,結合;這裏是指兩人結婚
a such an alliance will surely suit everyone.
Those who survived were left destitute.
那些幸存下來的也是處於貧困狀態的。
3.3
be a slave to
Your mother must have been quite a slave to your education.
be a slave to這裏是指耗費大量時間和精力做...,spend too much time or energy on...;受制於...
have their share of
But I think it would be very hard on younger sisters not to have their share of amusement.
have their share of表示獲得他們/她們的那壹份...
decidedly
Upon my word, you give your opinion very decidedly for so young a person.
decidedly表示壹個人「果斷地,堅決地」,這個語境裏是說女主很有主見,但是在語氣上有些諷刺。
be afflicted with
Lady Catherine, I'm not afflicted with false modesty.
be afflicted with,受...的困擾,be plagued by...
in one's way
You'll be in nobody's way in that part of the house.
in one's way是指幹擾到...阻礙到某人,這裏in nobody's way反過來就是「不會打攪到別人」
converse
I do not have the talent of conversing easily with people
I have never met before.
at one's disposal
As long as Darcy chooses. I'm at his disposal.
at one's disposal指聽任某人差遣;disposal本身有「處理,處置」的意思
bestow
She could not have bestowed her kindness on a more grateful subject.
bestow賜予,恩賜,相當於give,但是更加高貴壹些
come to one's rescue
He recently came to the rescue of one of his friends just in time.
imprudent
He saved the man from an imprudent marriage.
imprudent是指壹個人很不謹慎的,不明智的
objection
There were apparently strong objections to the lady.
in vain
I have struggled in vain and I can bear it no longer.
in vain,徒勞,白忙壹場
put aside
I have fought against my better judgement, my family's expectation,the inferiority of your birth, my rank and circumstance,all these things, and I'm willing to put them aside and ask you to end my agony.
inferiority低等的,相對就是superiority,高等的;
hinder
I'm sure that the feelings which, as you've told me, have hindered your regard will help you in overcoming it.
hinder「阻止,阻礙」
caprice
That you separated a young couple who loved each other, exposing your friend to the centre of the world for caprice and my sister to its derision for disappointed hopes.
caprice,反復無常;derision,嘲諷
have some bearing
I suppose you suspect that his fortune had some bearing...No! I wouldn't do your sister the dishonour!
have some bearing關系到…,影響到…; 有關;do sb the dishonour就是讓人感到不光彩
on occasion
It was the lack of propriety shown by your mother,your three younger sisters,even, on occasion, your father.
propriety是proper的名詞形式,lack of propriety就是不得體;on occasion=sometimes,偶爾
take an interest in
You take an eager interest in that gentleman's concerns
rejoice
Could you expect me to rejoice in the inferiority of your circumstances?
rejoice in sth,對...感到非常開心
take up
Forgive me, madam, for taking up so much of your time.
take up這裏相當於occupy,占據...take up your time,浪費了妳的很多時間
intention
But upon my father's death, Mr Wickham announced he had no intention of taking orders.
have no intention of doing sth,沒有意願做...;have every intention of doing sth,強調壹心想做,非常想做...
be over sb
I'm quite over him, Lizzie.
be over sb是壹個比較口語化的表達,表示已經不再記掛某人了,已經忘記ta了,
in the service of
Though the motives which governed me may to you appear insufficient,they were in the service of a friend.
in the service of,為...盡義務,這裏是指出於對朋友的考慮
depth
I will not attempt to convey the depth of Georgiana's despair.
depth,深度,the depth of Geogiana's despair表示Geogiana非常痛苦
sever
He then wrote demanding more money,which I refused,after which he severed all acquaintance.
sever這個詞長得和severe很像,意思為cut切段,sever ties/relations,這裏是與家裏斷絕壹切聯系
sentiment
I shall not renew the sentiments which were so disgusting to you,but if I may, I will address the two offences you have laid against me.
renew,更新;sentiment表示情感;disgusting,另人厭煩的,這裏略帶有壹些誇張的程度;
conceit
From the first moment I met you,your arrogance and conceit, your selfish disdain for the feelings of others made me realise that you were the last man in the world could ever be prevailed upon to marry.
conceit通常指妄自尊大;disdain,厭惡;be prevailed upon,prevail means to successfully persuade someone of something,說服
3.5
civil:polite
civil
He was very civil, was he not?
civil這裏是指有禮貌的,good-mannered,名詞形式civility
#反意疑問句
check
If you, dear father, do not take the trouble to check her she will be fixed forever as the silliest and most determined flirt who ever made her family ridiculous.
check這裏不是指檢查,而是「阻止」的意思,check her=keep her from doing;而例句拓展中是檢查的意思
be prey to
And she is far too poor to be an object of prey to anyone.
be an object of prey to,這裏object是目標,prey是獵物,連在壹起直譯就是指「成為...的獵物」,也可以理解為「受到...的傷害」
insignificance
Let us hope, in fact,that her stay in Brighton will teach her her own insignificance.
insignificance是不重要,這裏her own insignificance就是指「微不足道」
be obliged to
If she does, we'd be obliged to lock her up for the rest of her life.
be obliged to是指有義務做...,不得不做...
thin on the ground
The Peak District is not Brighton and officers are very thin on the ground,which may influence your decision.
be thin on the ground=rare,相當於「稀缺,很少」
hankering
Very well stocked lake.I've a hankering to see it.
have a hankering to do=have an appetite for sth,渴望做某事,比較口語話的表達;This is a folksy, informal word that means about the same thing as yearning. When you have a hankering, you want something.
put up with
Your unfortunate brother once had to put up with my playing for a whole evening.
put up with sth/sb=stand sth/sb,忍受...
capital
Splendid fishing, good company.What a capital fellow.
capital作為形容詞可以理解為「非常棒的」
grave
This is grave indeed.
grave這裏是形容詞,表示情勢很嚴重
perjure
Then he has perjured himself most profoundly.
perjure oneself是壹個法律用詞,作偽證
Not at all how you had painted him.
paint最常見的意思就是繪畫,這個語境中是指「描繪」
be fond of
I'm very fond of walking.
be fond of sth/sb,非常喜歡某人或者某物
Objecting to poor Mr Darcy because of his wealth.
這裏object作動詞,表示「反對」;作為名詞經常見到的意思為物體
intrude
I'm so sorry to intrude.
intrude是指在未經別人允許的情況下,私自闖入,侵入
see more of
If he should marry, you might see more of him.
see more of sb就是能多壹些機會見到某人