Pride and Prejudice · chapter 21 of 25
Bingley Comes Back
宾利回来了
Wickham tries his charm on Elizabeth one last time, Lydia leaves for the north, and Mr. Bingley comes back to the big house, bringing a silent friend.
Read what you hear
- Narrator 九月里，莉迪亚和丈夫还住在家里。伊丽莎白一个人在花园小路上走着。
Jiǔyuè li, Lìdíyà hé zhàngfu hái zhù zài jiā li. Yīlìshābái yí gè rén zài huāyuán xiǎo lù shang zǒu zhe.
That September, Lydia and her husband were still staying at home. Elizabeth was walking alone on the garden path.
- Elizabeth Bennet 爸爸妈妈都不知道：救了莉迪亚的，是达西先生。
Bàba māma dōu bù zhīdào: jiù le Lìdíyà de, shì Dáxī xiānsheng.
Papa and Mama have no idea: the man who saved Lydia was Mr. Darcy.
- Mr. Wickham 亲爱的姐姐，一个人散步吗？
Qīn'ài de jiějie, yí gè rén sànbù ma?
My dear sister, walking all alone?
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- Mr. Wickham 听说你去过彭伯利了？雷诺兹太太还好吗？她以前最喜欢我了。
Tīngshuō nǐ qù guo Péngbólì le? Léinuòzī tàitai hái hǎo ma? Tā yǐqián zuì xǐhuan wǒ le.
I hear you've been to Pemberley. How is Mrs. Reynolds? She was always so fond of me.
- Elizabeth Bennet 她很好。她说，听说你后来……不太好。
Tā hěn hǎo. Tā shuō, tīngshuō nǐ hòulái… bú tài hǎo.
She's very well. She said she'd heard you… hadn't turned out too well.
- Mr. Wickham 那个牧师的工作，本来应该是我的。我多想要啊！
Nàge mùshi de gōngzuò, běnlái yīnggāi shì wǒ de. Wǒ duō xiǎng yào a!
That living should have been mine, you know. How I wanted it!
- Elizabeth Bennet 是吗？可是我听说，是你自己不想当牧师，还拿了三千镑。
Shì ma? Kěshì wǒ tīngshuō, shì nǐ zìjǐ bù xiǎng dāng mùshi, hái ná le sānqiān bàng.
Really? But I heard it was you who didn't want to be a clergyman, and that you took three thousand pounds instead.
- Mr. Wickham 这个……对，是有这么一回事。我一开始就告诉过你，你忘了？
Zhège… duì, shì yǒu zhème yì huí shì. Wǒ yì kāishǐ jiù gàosu guo nǐ, nǐ wàng le?
Well… yes, there was something of the kind. I told you so from the very start, don't you remember?
- Elizabeth Bennet 威克姆先生，我们现在是一家人了。以前的事，我们别再吵了。
Wēikèmǔ xiānsheng, wǒmen xiànzài shì yì jiā rén le. Yǐqián de shì, wǒmen bié zài chǎo le.
Mr. Wickham, we're family now. Let's not quarrel about the past.
- Narrator 没过几天，莉迪亚和威克姆就去了北方。
Méi guò jǐ tiān, Lìdíyà hé Wēikèmǔ jiù qù le běifāng.
A few days later, Lydia and Wickham left for the north.
- Mrs. Bennet 我的莉迪亚走了！北方那么远，我什么时候才能再见到她？
Wǒ de Lìdíyà zǒu le! Běifāng nàme yuǎn, wǒ shénme shíhou cái néng zài jiàndào tā?
My Lydia's gone! The north is so far away. When will I ever see her again?
- Kitty Bennet 妈妈，别哭了！大新闻：宾利先生要回那座大房子了！
Māma, bié kū le! Dà xīnwén: Bīnlì xiānsheng yào huí nà zuò dà fángzi le!
Mama, stop crying! Big news: Mr. Bingley is coming back to the big house!
- Mrs. Bennet 那又怎么样？他跟我们没关系。我才不想见他呢！
Nà yòu zěnmeyàng? Tā gēn wǒmen méi guānxi. Wǒ cái bù xiǎng jiàn tā ne!
What of it? He's nothing to us. I'm sure I never want to see him again!
- Jane Bennet 丽兹，我没事。他来了，我们就像普通朋友一样见面。
Lìzī, wǒ méi shì. Tā lái le, wǒmen jiù xiàng pǔtōng péngyou yíyàng jiànmiàn.
Lizzy, I'm fine. When he comes, we'll meet just as ordinary friends.
- Elizabeth Bennet 傻姐姐，那你的脸为什么这么红？
Shǎ jiějie, nà nǐ de liǎn wèishénme zhème hóng?
Silly sister, then why is your face so red?
- Kitty Bennet 妈妈，快来看！宾利先生骑着马来了，后面还有一位先生！
Māma, kuài lái kàn! Bīnlì xiānsheng qí zhe mǎ lái le, hòumiàn hái yǒu yí wèi xiānsheng!
Mama, come and look! Mr. Bingley is riding up, and there's another gentleman behind him!
- Kitty Bennet 就是以前常跟他在一起的那个……又高又骄傲的！
Jiù shì yǐqián cháng gēn tā zài yìqǐ de nàge… yòu gāo yòu jiāo'ào de!
It's the one who used to be with him all the time… the tall, proud one!
- Mrs. Bennet 天哪，是达西先生！宾利先生的朋友，我们当然欢迎。可是那个人，我一看见就不高兴！
Tiān na, shì Dáxī xiānsheng! Bīnlì xiānsheng de péngyou, wǒmen dāngrán huānyíng. Kěshì nàge rén, wǒ yí kànjiàn jiù bù gāoxìng!
Good heavens, it's Mr. Darcy! Any friend of Mr. Bingley's is welcome here, of course. But the very sight of that man puts me out of temper!
- Elizabeth Bennet 真丢脸……妈妈要是知道他为莉迪亚做了什么！
Zhēn diūliǎn… māma yàoshi zhīdào tā wèi Lìdíyà zuò le shénme!
How shameful… if Mama only knew what he did for Lydia!
- Mrs. Bennet 宾利先生，你走了好久啊！你知道吗？我们家莉迪亚结婚了！
Bīnlì xiānsheng, nǐ zǒu le hǎo jiǔ a! Nǐ zhīdào ma? Wǒmen jiā Lìdíyà jiéhūn le!
Mr. Bingley, you've been away so long! Have you heard? Our Lydia is married!
- Mrs. Bennet 达西先生，您也来了。
Dáxī xiānsheng, nín yě lái le.
Mr. Darcy. So you've come too.
- Narrator 她对宾利先生那么热情，对达西先生那么冷淡。
Tā duì Bīnlì xiānsheng nàme rèqíng, duì Dáxī xiānsheng nàme lěngdàn.
She was all warmth to Mr. Bingley, and all coldness to Mr. Darcy.
- Mr. Darcy 伊丽莎白小姐，您舅舅和舅妈都好吗？
Yīlìshābái xiǎojie, nín jiùjiu hé jiùmā dōu hǎo ma?
Miss Elizabeth, are your aunt and uncle well?
- Elizabeth Bennet 他们很好，谢谢您。
Tāmen hěn hǎo, xièxie nín.
They're very well, thank you.
- Narrator 达西先生不说话了。他看简，跟看伊丽莎白一样多。
Dáxī xiānsheng bù shuōhuà le. Tā kàn Jiǎn, gēn kàn Yīlìshābái yíyàng duō.
Mr. Darcy said nothing more. He looked at Jane as often as he looked at Elizabeth.
- Mrs. Bennet 宾利先生，你还欠我们一顿饭呢！下星期二，来我们家吃晚饭吧！
Bīnlì xiānsheng, nǐ hái qiàn wǒmen yí dùn fàn ne! Xià xīngqī'èr, lái wǒmen jiā chī wǎnfàn ba!
Mr. Bingley, you still owe us a dinner! Come and dine with us next Tuesday!
- Mr. Bingley 太好了！星期二我一定来！
Tài hǎo le! Xīngqī'èr wǒ yídìng lái!
Wonderful! I'll be there on Tuesday!
- Elizabeth Bennet 他回来了，又这么冷淡，只跟我说了一句话……他到底为什么要来？
Tā huílai le, yòu zhème lěngdàn, zhǐ gēn wǒ shuō le yí jù huà… tā dàodǐ wèishénme yào lái?
He came back, so cold, with barely a word for me… Why did he come at all?
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What changed in the story?
- What does Elizabeth remind Wickham about the clergyman's post?
“是你自己不想当牧师，还拿了三千镑”
- How does Elizabeth end the quarrel with Wickham?
“我们现在是一家人了”
- Who sees the two riders coming?
“妈妈，快来看！宾利先生骑着马来了”
- How does Mrs. Bennet treat Mr. Darcy?
“对达西先生那么冷淡”
- What does Mrs. Bennet say Mr. Bingley owes the family?
“你还欠我们一顿饭呢”