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一
“這姑娘家境OK,學歷985,可以拉進群。”一句話,決定你是女主角,還是背景板。
當今的婚戀實景,姑娘嫁進好人家,小姑子們有著自由表達的言行,甚至可以決定這場婚戀的繼續或停止。
這樣的場景在傲慢與偏見英文原版里早就描寫過。
上篇筆記講到賓利和達西看待梅里頓舞會的視角不同,觀點不同,收獲不同,我用了種瓜得瓜種豆得豆來概括。
昨日流量收入1.91元。
這是第75天閱讀英文版《傲慢與偏見》。
豪斯特太太是賓利先生的姐姐,賓利先生的姐妹談論的貝家姑娘是貝家大女兒簡:
Mrs. Hurst and her sister allowed it to be so—but still they admired her and liked her, and pronounced her to be a sweet girl, and one whom they should not object to know more of. Miss Bennet was therefore established as a sweet girl, and their brother felt authorised by such commendation to think of her as he chose.
豪斯特太太和妹妹也認同這點,但是她們仍然欣賞她喜歡她,宣稱她是個可愛的姑娘,不反對更多的了解她。貝內特小姐因此被認為是個可愛的姑娘,有了這樣的稱贊他們的弟弟認為可以把她作為選擇。
二
這段文字較少,略有生詞,我給出簡潔注釋并補充例句:
1. admired
詞性:動詞
含義:欣賞;欽佩
用法:欣賞的態度
2. pronounced
詞性:動詞
含義:宣稱;斷言
用法:“pronounced her to be a sweet girl”,“宣稱她是個可愛的姑娘”
3. sweet
詞性:形容詞
含義:可愛的;親切的
用法:正面評價
4. object
詞性:動詞
含義:反對;不贊成
用法:“not object to know more of”,“不反對進一步了解”
5. established
詞性:形容詞
含義:確立的;認定的
用法:“established as a sweet girl”,“被認定為可愛的姑娘”
6. authorised
詞性:形容詞
含義:被授權的;被認可的
用法:“felt authorised by such commendation”,“因這樣的稱贊而覺得有底氣”
7. commendation
詞性:名詞
含義:稱贊;認可
用法:賓利態度的依據
三
我把這段文字逐句拆解閱讀一遍:
1. “Mrs. Hurst and her sister allowed it to be so—but still they admired her and liked her,”
豪斯特太太和妹妹認可這一點,但依然稱贊她喜歡她。
allowed it to be so:“認可這一點”
but still:“但依然”
2. “and pronounced her to be a sweet girl, and one whom they should not object to know more of.”
宣稱她是個可愛的姑娘,不反對更多的了解。
pronounced:“宣稱;斷言”
sweet girl:“可愛的姑娘”
not object to know more of:“不反對進一步了解”
不反對就是默許,弟弟賓利就可以和簡進一步的發展聯絡。
3. “Miss Bennet was therefore established as a sweet girl,”
簡因此被定位可愛的姑娘。
established as:“被定位為;被認定為”
"established as a sweet girl",這幾個詞匯是整段文字的核心詞:
這個人設確立,從此簡不是“貝家女”,是“賓利候選未婚妻”。
4. “and their brother felt authorised by such commendation to think of her as he chose.”
弟弟有了這樣的稱贊作為許可,就可以隨心把她當成意中人了。
authorised by such commendation:“因這樣的稱贊而獲得許可”
think of her as he chose:“隨心所欲地對她心生愛慕”
as he chose:隨心所欲
這段文字展示了賓利姐妹對簡的態度,賓利與簡的感情線要從“暗慕”走向“明朗”了,我讀簡?奧斯汀小說感覺有趣之處就是很符合我小時候的認知。
讀至此,英文版《傲慢與偏見》的閱讀完成了前四章,下一篇筆記就該閱讀第五章了。
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