Pride and Prejudice · chapter 1 of 25
A Rich Young Man
有钱的年轻人
A rich young man takes the big house nearby, and Mrs. Bennet has five daughters to marry off. At the town ball, his proud friend says something Elizabeth won't forget.
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- Narrator 两百多年前的英国，大家都相信：一个有钱的年轻男人，如果还没结婚，就一定需要一位太太。
Liǎngbǎi duō nián qián de Yīngguó, dàjiā dōu xiāngxìn: yí gè yǒuqián de niánqīng nánrén, rúguǒ hái méi jiéhūn, jiù yídìng xūyào yí wèi tàitai.
In England over two hundred years ago, everyone believed this: a young man with money who isn't married yet must be in need of a wife.
- Mrs. Bennet 亲爱的贝内特先生，大新闻！附近那座大房子，有人要住进来了！
Qīn'ài de Bèinèitè xiānsheng, dà xīnwén! Fùjìn nà zuò dà fángzi, yǒu rén yào zhù jìnlai le!
My dear Mr. Bennet, big news! Someone is moving into the big house nearby!
- Elizabeth Bennet 妈妈，让我想想……那个人很年轻，很有钱，还没结婚，对不对？
Māma, ràng wǒ xiǎngxiang… nàge rén hěn niánqīng, hěn yǒuqián, hái méi jiéhūn, duì bu duì?
Mama, let me guess… He's young, he's rich, and he isn't married. Am I right?
- Mrs. Bennet 丽兹，你怎么知道？他叫宾利，一年有四五千镑！
Lìzī, nǐ zěnme zhīdào? Tā jiào Bīnlì, yì nián yǒu sì wǔ qiān bàng!
Lizzy, how did you know? His name is Bingley, and he has four or five thousand pounds a year!
- Mr. Bennet 是吗？这跟我们的女儿有什么关系？
Shì ma? Zhè gēn wǒmen de nǚ'ér yǒu shénme guānxi?
Is that so? And what has that to do with our girls?
- Mrs. Bennet 这还用问吗？他一定会娶我们家的一个女儿！
Zhè hái yòng wèn ma? Tā yídìng huì qǔ wǒmen jiā de yí gè nǚ'ér!
Need you even ask? He's bound to marry one of our girls!
- Mr. Bennet 所以，他是来这儿找太太的？
Suǒyǐ, tā shì lái zhèr zhǎo tàitai de?
So he's coming here to find a wife?
- Mrs. Bennet 别开玩笑了！你快去见他。我们有五个女儿啊！
Bié kāi wánxiào le! Nǐ kuài qù jiàn tā. Wǒmen yǒu wǔ gè nǚ'ér a!
Stop joking! Go and call on him, quick. We have five daughters!
- Mr. Bennet 你带女儿们去吧。你跟她们一样漂亮，他也许最喜欢你。
Nǐ dài nǚ'érmen qù ba. Nǐ gēn tāmen yíyàng piàoliang, tā yěxǔ zuì xǐhuan nǐ.
Take the girls yourself. You're as pretty as any of them. He may like you best.
- Mrs. Bennet 我年轻的时候是很漂亮……不对！你不去，我们怎么认识他？
Wǒ niánqīng de shíhou shì hěn piàoliang… Bú duì! Nǐ bú qù, wǒmen zěnme rènshi tā?
Well, I was very pretty when I was young… No, wait! If you don't go, how will we ever meet him?
- Mr. Bennet 那我写封信：五个女儿，他随便选。不过，我要为丽兹说几句好话。
Nà wǒ xiě fēng xìn: wǔ gè nǚ'ér, tā suíbiàn xuǎn. Búguò, wǒ yào wèi Lìzī shuō jǐ jù hǎohuà.
Then I'll write him a letter: he can pick any of the five. Though I'll put in a good word for Lizzy.
- Mrs. Bennet 为什么是丽兹？她没有简漂亮！
Wèishénme shì Lìzī? Tā méiyǒu Jiǎn piàoliang!
Why Lizzy? She isn't half as pretty as Jane!
- Mr. Bennet 她们都跟别的姑娘一样傻。只有丽兹，聪明一点儿。
Tāmen dōu gēn bié de gūniang yíyàng shǎ. Zhǐyǒu Lìzī, cōngming yìdiǎnr.
They're all as silly as other girls. Only Lizzy is a little quicker.
- Elizabeth Bennet 谢谢爸爸！这句话，我收下了。
Xièxie bàba! Zhè jù huà, wǒ shōuxià le.
Thank you, Papa! I'll take that one.
- Mrs. Bennet 凯蒂，安静一点儿！我的头又疼了！你们谁都不关心我！
Kǎidì, ānjìng yìdiǎnr! Wǒ de tóu yòu téng le! Nǐmen shéi dōu bù guānxīn wǒ!
Kitty, be quiet! My head hurts again! None of you cares about me!
- Mr. Bennet 你错了，太太。你的头疼是我的老朋友，我听你说了二十多年了。
Nǐ cuò le, tàitai. Nǐ de tóuténg shì wǒ de lǎo péngyou, wǒ tīng nǐ shuō le èrshí duō nián le.
You're wrong, my dear. Your headaches are old friends of mine. I've heard you talk about them for more than twenty years.
- Mrs. Bennet 好了好了！不去就不去！我不想再听到宾利先生的名字了！
Hǎo le hǎo le! Bú qù jiù bú qù! Wǒ bù xiǎng zài tīngdào Bīnlì xiānsheng de míngzi le!
Fine, fine! Don't go, then! I never want to hear Mr. Bingley's name again!
- Mr. Bennet 真的吗？那太不巧了。我今天早上已经去见过他了。
Zhēn de ma? Nà tài bù qiǎo le. Wǒ jīntiān zǎoshang yǐjīng qù jiàn guo tā le.
Really? What bad luck. I already went to see him this morning.
- Mrs. Bennet 什么？！亲爱的贝内特先生，你怎么不早说！女儿们，你们的爸爸多好啊！
Shénme?! Qīn'ài de Bèinèitè xiānsheng, nǐ zěnme bù zǎo shuō! Nǚ'érmen, nǐmen de bàba duō hǎo a!
What?! My dear Mr. Bennet, why didn't you say so? Girls, what a wonderful father you have!
- Lydia Bennet 我最小，可是我最高！下次舞会上，宾利先生一定先跟我跳舞！
Wǒ zuì xiǎo, kěshì wǒ zuì gāo! Xià cì wǔhuì shang, Bīnlì xiānsheng yídìng xiān gēn wǒ tiàowǔ!
I'm the youngest, but I'm the tallest! At the next ball, Mr. Bingley's sure to dance with me first!
- Narrator 两个星期以后，舞会开始了。宾利先生来了，还带来了一位朋友。
Liǎng gè xīngqī yǐhòu, wǔhuì kāishǐ le. Bīnlì xiānsheng lái le, hái dàilái le yí wèi péngyou.
Two weeks later, the ball began. Mr. Bingley came, and he brought a friend.
- Mrs. Bennet 丽兹，快看那个高个子！他叫达西，听说一年有一万镑！
Lìzī, kuài kàn nàge gāogèzi! Tā jiào Dáxī, tīngshuō yì nián yǒu yíwàn bàng!
Lizzy, look at that tall one! His name is Darcy, and they say he has ten thousand pounds a year!
- Elizabeth Bennet 一万镑？可是他好像不太喜欢跳舞。
Yíwàn bàng? Kěshì tā hǎoxiàng bú tài xǐhuan tiàowǔ.
Ten thousand? He doesn't seem to like dancing much.
- Mr. Bingley 达西，别一个人站着！快去找个姑娘跳舞吧！
Dáxī, bié yí gè rén zhàn zhe! Kuài qù zhǎo gè gūniang tiàowǔ ba!
Darcy, don't stand there on your own! Go and find a girl to dance with!
- Mr. Darcy 不跳。这里只有一个漂亮姑娘，正在跟你跳舞。
Bú tiào. Zhèlǐ zhǐyǒu yí gè piàoliang gūniang, zhèngzài gēn nǐ tiàowǔ.
No. There's only one pretty girl here, and she's dancing with you.
- Mr. Bingley 简小姐是我见过的最美的姑娘！她妹妹伊丽莎白也很好看，就坐在你后面。
Jiǎn xiǎojie shì wǒ jiàn guo de zuì měi de gūniang! Tā mèimei Yīlìshābái yě hěn hǎokàn, jiù zuò zài nǐ hòumiàn.
Jane is the loveliest girl I've ever seen! Her sister Elizabeth is very pretty too. She's sitting right behind you.
- Mr. Darcy 她？还可以，但是不够漂亮，不值得我请她跳舞。
Tā? Hái kěyǐ, dànshì bú gòu piàoliang, bù zhíde wǒ qǐng tā tiàowǔ.
Her? She's tolerable, but not pretty enough to be worth a dance.
- Mr. Darcy 别的男人都没请她，我为什么要请？你快回去跳舞吧。
Bié de nánrén dōu méi qǐng tā, wǒ wèishénme yào qǐng? Nǐ kuài huíqu tiàowǔ ba.
No other man has asked her, so why should I? Go back and dance.
- Elizabeth Bennet “还可以”？达西先生的话真好听。不过，我都听见了。
“Hái kěyǐ”? Dáxī xiānsheng de huà zhēn hǎotīng. Búguò, wǒ dōu tīngjiàn le.
“Tolerable”? How charming of Mr. Darcy. Too bad I heard every word.
- Jane Bennet 丽兹！宾利先生跟我跳了两次！他真好！
Lìzī! Bīnlì xiānsheng gēn wǒ tiào le liǎng cì! Tā zhēn hǎo!
Lizzy! Mr. Bingley danced with me twice! He's wonderful!
- Elizabeth Bennet 简，我也有大新闻：达西先生说我“还可以”！哈哈！
Jiǎn, wǒ yě yǒu dà xīnwén: Dáxī xiānsheng shuō wǒ “hái kěyǐ”! Hāhā!
Jane, I have big news too: Mr. Darcy says I'm “tolerable”! Ha ha!
- Mrs. Bennet 那个达西！那么骄傲，一点儿礼貌也没有！丽兹，他要是请你跳舞，千万别答应！
Nàge Dáxī! Nàme jiāo'ào, yìdiǎnr lǐmào yě méiyǒu! Lìzī, tā yàoshi qǐng nǐ tiàowǔ, qiānwàn bié dāying!
That Darcy! So proud, and no manners at all! Lizzy, if he ever asks you to dance, don't you dare say yes!
- Elizabeth Bennet 妈妈，放心吧。第一印象就够了。达西先生？我永远不跟他跳舞，我保证！
Māma, fàngxīn ba. Dì yī yìnxiàng jiù gòu le. Dáxī xiānsheng? Wǒ yǒngyuǎn bù gēn tā tiàowǔ, wǒ bǎozhèng!
Don't worry, Mama. One first impression is quite enough. Mr. Darcy? I will never dance with him. I promise!
What changed in the story?
- Why is Mrs. Bennet so excited at the start?
“附近那座大房子，有人要住进来了！”……“很年轻，很有钱，还没结婚”……“一年有四五千镑！”
- How does Mr. Bennet surprise his wife?
“我今天早上已经去见过他了。”
- What does Mr. Bennet call his wife's headaches?
“你的头疼是我的老朋友”
- Why won't Mr. Darcy ask Elizabeth to dance?
“还可以，但是不够漂亮，不值得我请她跳舞。”
- What does Elizabeth promise her mother at the end?
“达西先生？我永远不跟他跳舞，我保证！”