《傲慢与偏见》第 2 期

“Is that his design in settling here?”

“那是他定居在这里的打算吗？”

“Design? Nonsense, how can you talk so! But it is very likely that he _may_ fall in love with one of them, and therefore you must visit him as soon as he comes.”

“打算？胡说，你怎么能这么说！不过，他很可能会爱上她们中的一个，所以你必须在他一来之后就去拜访他。”

“I see no occasion for that. You and the girls may go--or you may send them by themselves, which perhaps will be still better; for as you are as handsome as any of them, Mr. Bingley might like you the best of the party.”

“我看不出有什么必要。你和女儿们可以去——或者你也可以让她们自己去，那也许更好；因为你和她们中的任何一个一样漂亮，说不定宾利先生会最喜欢你。”

“My dear, you flatter me. I certainly _have_ had my share of beauty, but I do not pretend to be anything extraordinary now. When a woman has five grown-up daughters, she ought to give over thinking of her own beauty.”

“亲爱的，你太夸奖我了。我当然曾经有过几分姿色，但现在可不敢说自己有什么非凡之处。一个女人有了五个成年的女儿，就不该再想着自己的美貌了。”

“In such cases, a woman has not often much beauty to think of.”

“在这种情况下，一个女人往往也没有多少美貌可想。”

“But, my dear, you must indeed go and see Mr. Bingley when he comes into the neighbourhood.”

“可是，亲爱的，宾利先生来到这一带时，你一定得去拜访他。”

“It is more than I engage for, I assure you.”

“我可不敢保证，我向你保证。”

“But consider your daughters. Only think what an establishment it would be for one of them. Sir William and Lady Lucas are determined to go, merely on that account; for in general, you know, they visit no new comers. Indeed you must go, for it will be impossible for _us_ to visit him, if you do not.”

“但请想想你的女儿们。想想看，这对她们中的一个会是多么好的婚事。威廉爵士和卢卡斯夫人决心要去，完全就是因为这个缘故；因为一般说来，你知道，他们从不拜访新来的人。你确实必须去，因为如果你不去，我们就不可能去拜访他。”

“You are over scrupulous, surely. I dare say Mr. Bingley will be very glad to see you; and I will send a few lines by you to assure him of my hearty consent to his marrying whichever he chooses of the girls--though I must throw in a good word for my little Lizzy.”

“你未免太拘谨了。我敢说宾利先生会很高兴见到你；我还会托你带几句话去，向他表示我诚心同意他娶女儿们中他所选择的任何一个——不过，我得替我的小莉齐说句好话。”

“I desire you will do no such thing. Lizzy is not a bit better than the others: and I am sure she is not half so handsome as Jane, nor half so good-humoured as Lydia. But you are always giving _her_ the preference.”

“我希望你千万不要这么做。莉齐一点也不比其他人强；我敢肯定，她既没有简一半漂亮，也没有莉迪亚一半讨人喜欢。可你总是偏爱她。”