名著精讀《傲慢與偏見》第六章 第3節

Occupied in observing Mr. Bingley's attentions to her sister, Elizabeth was far from suspecting that she was herself becoming an object of some interest in the eyes of his friend. Mr. Darcy had at first scarcely allowed her to be pretty; he had looked at her without admiration at the ball; and when they next met, he looked at her only to criticise. But no sooner had he made it clear to himself and his friends that she had hardly a good feature in her face, than he began to find it was rendered uncommonly intelligent by the beautiful expression of her dark eyes. To this discovery succeeded some others equally mortifying.

伊麗莎白一心只知道談論彬格萊先生對她姐姐的殷勤，卻一點兒沒想到她自己已經成了彬格萊那位朋友的意中人。說到達西先生，他開頭並不認爲她怎麼漂亮；他在跳舞會上望着她的時候，並沒有帶着絲毫的愛慕之意，第二次見面的時候，他也不過用吹毛求疵的眼光去看待她。不過，他儘管在朋友們面前，在自己心裏，都說她的面貌一無可取，可是眨下眼的工夫，他就發覺她那雙烏黑的眼睛美麗非凡，使她的整個臉蛋兒顯得極其聰慧。緊接着這個發現之後，他又在她身上發現了幾個同樣叫人慪氣的地方。

Though he had detected with a critical eye more than one failure of perfect symmetry in her form, he was forced to acknowledge her figure to be light and pleasing; and in spite of his asserting that her manners were not those of the fashionable world, he was caught by their easy playfulness. Of this she was perfectly unaware; -- to her he was only the man who made himself agreeable no where, and who had not thought her handsome enough to dance with.

他帶着挑剔的眼光，發覺她的身段這兒也不勻稱，那兒也不勻稱，可是他到底不得不承認她體態輕盈，惹人喜愛；雖然他嘴上一口咬定她缺少上流社會的翩翩風采，可是她落落大方愛打趣的作風，又把他迷住了。伊麗莎白完全不明瞭這些情形，她只覺得達西是個到處不討人喜歡的男人，何況他曾經認爲她不夠漂亮不配跟她跳舞。

He began to wish to know more of her, and as a step towards conversing with her himself, attended to her conversation with others. His doing so drew her notice. It was at Sir William Lucas's, where a large party were assembled. "What does Mr. Darcy mean," said she to Charlotte, "by listening to my conversation with Colonel Forster?"

達西開始希望跟她深交。他爲了想要慢慢地跟她攀談攀談，因此她跟別人談話的時候，他問題留神去聽。於是，有一次威廉·盧卡斯爵士大請客，他這樣的做法當場引起了她的注意。且說當時伊麗莎白對夏綠蒂說：“你瞧，達西先生是什麼意思呢，我跟弗斯脫上校談話，幹嗎要他在那兒聽？”

"That is a question which Mr. Darcy only can answer."

"But if he does it any more, I shall certainly let him know that I see what he is about. He has a very satirical eye, and if I do not begin by being impertinent myself, I shall soon grow afraid of him."

“這個問題只有達西先生自己能夠回答。”

“要是他再這樣，我一定要叫他明白我並不是個糊塗蛋。他挖苦人的本領特別高明，要是我不先給他點顏色看看，我馬上就會見他怕啦。”

icise ['kritisaiz] v. 批評, 評論, 吹毛吹疵

He criticized my taking risks.
他批評了我的冒險活動。

ify v. 使...受辱, 抑制

The knowledge of future evils mortified the present felicities.
對未來苦難的瞭解壓抑了目前的喜悅。

etry ['simitri] n. 對稱(性), 勻稱, 整齊

ful ['pleiful] adj. 愛玩耍的, 幽默的

She is as playful as a kitten.
她像小貓一樣頑皮。

rical adj. 諷刺的, 愛挖苦的

In his most recent satirical sketch Heywood sent up fashionable young women who worked for charitable causes.
海伍德在最近的一篇諷刺小品裏諷刺了那些爲慈善事業工作的時髦女郎。

rtinent adj. 魯莽的, 無禮的, 粗魯的

His remarks were impertinent.
他說話語言粗魯。

no sooner had he made it clear to himself and his friends that she had hardly a good feature in her face, than he began to find it was rendered uncommonly intelligent by the beautiful expression of her dark eyes.

【難句解析】no ...的意思是“一...就...”；

【句子翻譯】不過，他儘管在朋友們面前，在自己心裏，都說她的面貌一無可取，可是眨下眼的工夫，他就發覺她那雙烏黑的眼睛美麗非凡，使她的整個臉蛋兒顯得極其聰慧。