名著精讀《傲慢與偏見》第九章 第6節

Darcy only smiled, and the general pause which ensued made Elizabeth tremble lest her mother should be exposing herself again. She longed to speak, but could think of nothing to say; and after a short silence Mrs. Bennet began repeating her thanks to Mr. Bingley for his kindness to Jane with an apology for troubling him also with Lizzy.

達西只笑了一下，接着大夥兒都沉默了一陣子，這時候伊麗莎白很是着急，怕她母親又要出醜。她想說點兒什麼，可是又想不出什麼可說的。沉默了一下以後，班納特太太又重新向彬格萊先生道謝，說是多虧他對吉英照顧周到，同時又向他道歉說，麗萃也來打擾了他。

Mr. Bingley was unaffectedly civil in his answer, and forced his younger sister to be civil also, and say what the occasion required. She performed her part, indeed, without much graciousness, but Mrs. Bennet was satisfied, and soon afterwards ordered her carriage. Upon this signal, the youngest of her daughters put herself forward.

彬格萊先生回答得極其懇切而有禮貌，弄得他的妹妹也不得不講禮貌，說了些很得體的話。她說話的態度並不十分自然，可是班納特太太已經夠滿意的了。一會兒工夫，班納特太太就叫預備馬車。這個號令一發，她那位頂小的女兒立刻走上前來。

The two girls had been whispering to each other during the whole visit, and the result of it was, that the youngest should tax Mr. Bingley with having promised on his first coming into the country to give a ball at Netherfield.

原來自從她們母女來到此地，兩個女兒就一直在交頭接耳地商量，最後說定了由頂小的女兒來要求彬格萊先生兌現他剛以鄉下時的諾言，在尼日斐花園開一次跳舞會。

Lydia was a stout, well-grown girl of fifteen, with a fine complexion and good-humoured countenance; a favourite with her mother, whose affection had brought her into public at an early age. She had high animal spirits, and a sort of natural self-consequence, which the attentions of the officers, to whom her uncle's good dinners and her own easy manners recommended her, had increased into assurance.

麗迪雅是個胖胖的、發育得很好的姑娘，今年才十五歲，細皮白肉，笑顏常開，她是母親的掌上明珠，由於嬌縱過度，她很小就進入了社交界。她生性好動，天生有些不知分寸，加上她的姨爹一次次以美酒嘉餚宴請那些軍官們，軍官們又見她頗有幾分浪蕩的風情，便對她發生了相當好感，於是她更加肆無忌憚了。

e[in'sju:] v. 跟着發生，繼起，因而產生

Many troubles ensued from this misunderstanding.
由此誤會產生了許多麻煩。

fectedly adv. 自然地，真摯地

lexion n. 膚色，面色

Her sparkling jewellery served as the perfect foil for her fine complexion.
她戴著閃閃生輝的首飾，更顯得容貌姣好。

al spirits 生氣勃勃(活潑，精神愉快)