Pride and Prejudice · chapter 18 of 25
Lydia Runs Away
莉迪亚跑了
Two letters from Jane reach the inn on the same morning, and Elizabeth has to tell the worst news of her life to the last man she expected.
Read what you hear
- Narrator 第二天早上，舅舅、舅妈出去散步了。伊丽莎白一个人在旅馆里。
Dì èr tiān zǎoshang, jiùjiu, jiùmā chūqu sànbù le. Yīlìshābái yí gè rén zài lǚguǎn li.
The next morning her uncle and aunt went out for a walk, and Elizabeth was alone at the inn.
- Elizabeth Bennet 简的信！两封？这一封送错了地方……
Jiǎn de xìn! Liǎng fēng? Zhè yì fēng sòng cuò le dìfang…
Letters from Jane! Two of them? This one went to the wrong place…
- Jane Bennet 亲爱的丽兹：不好了！莉迪亚跟威克姆先生私奔了！
Qīn'ài de Lìzī: bù hǎo le! Lìdíyà gēn Wēikèmǔ xiānsheng sībēn le!
Dearest Lizzy, something terrible has happened! Lydia has run off with Mr. Wickham!
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- Jane Bennet 他们星期六夜里离开了布莱顿。布莱顿那边马上写信给爸爸。
Tāmen xīngqīliù yèli líkāi le Bùláidùn. Bùláidùn nàbiān mǎshàng xiě xìn gěi bàba.
They left Brighton on Saturday night. Someone there wrote to Papa at once.
- Jane Bennet 他们一定是去结婚了。丽兹，我不想把威克姆先生想得太坏。
Tāmen yídìng shì qù jiéhūn le. Lìzī, wǒ bù xiǎng bǎ Wēikèmǔ xiānsheng xiǎng de tài huài.
They must have gone to be married. Lizzy, I don't want to think too badly of Mr. Wickham.
- Elizabeth Bennet 傻姐姐，你总是把人想得太好……
Shǎ jiějie, nǐ zǒngshì bǎ rén xiǎng de tài hǎo…
Dear silly Jane, you always think too well of people…
- Jane Bennet 丽兹，更坏的消息：他们根本没去结婚！有人看见他们去了伦敦。
Lìzī, gèng huài de xiāoxi: tāmen gēnběn méi qù jiéhūn! Yǒu rén kànjiàn tāmen qù le Lúndūn.
Lizzy, worse news: they never went to be married at all! They were seen going to London.
- Jane Bennet 爸爸去伦敦找他们了，妈妈也病了。丽兹，你们快回来吧！
Bàba qù Lúndūn zhǎo tāmen le, māma yě bìng le. Lìzī, nǐmen kuài huílai ba!
Papa has gone to London to look for them, and Mama is ill. Lizzy, please come home quickly!
- Narrator 伊丽莎白哭着跑到门口。门开了，进来的是达西先生。
Yīlìshābái kū zhe pǎo dào ménkǒu. Mén kāi le, jìnlai de shì Dáxī xiānsheng.
In tears, Elizabeth ran to the door. It opened, and in walked Mr. Darcy.
- Mr. Darcy 伊丽莎白小姐！您在哭……出了什么事？
Yīlìshābái xiǎojie! Nín zài kū… chū le shénme shì?
Miss Elizabeth! You're crying… What has happened?
- Elizabeth Bennet 对不起，我得马上找到我舅舅！
Duìbuqǐ, wǒ děi mǎshàng zhǎodào wǒ jiùjiu!
Forgive me, I must find my uncle at once!
- Mr. Darcy 您不要着急，先坐下。我让人去找他。
Nín bú yào zháojí, xiān zuò xià. Wǒ ràng rén qù zhǎo tā.
Don't be anxious. Sit down first; I'll send someone to find him.
- Mr. Darcy 您的脸好白……要不要喝一杯酒？
Nín de liǎn hǎo bái… yào bu yào hē yì bēi jiǔ?
You're so pale… shall I get you a glass of wine?
- Elizabeth Bennet 不用，谢谢……我没病。是家里出了不好的事。
Bú yòng, xièxie… wǒ méi bìng. Shì jiā li chū le bù hǎo de shì.
No, thank you… I'm not ill. Something bad has happened at home.
- Elizabeth Bennet 我最小的妹妹莉迪亚，跟威克姆私奔了。
Wǒ zuì xiǎo de mèimei Lìdíyà, gēn Wēikèmǔ sībēn le.
My youngest sister, Lydia, has run off with Wickham.
- Elizabeth Bennet 她没有钱，什么也没有……威克姆是不会娶她的。
Tā méiyǒu qián, shénme yě méiyǒu… Wēikèmǔ shì bú huì qǔ tā de.
She has no money, nothing at all… Wickham will never marry her.
- Elizabeth Bennet 我早就知道他是什么样的人，可是我什么都没说！都是我的错！
Wǒ zǎojiù zhīdào tā shì shénmeyàng de rén, kěshì wǒ shénme dōu méi shuō! Dōu shì wǒ de cuò!
I knew what kind of man he was, and I said nothing! It's all my fault!
- Mr. Darcy 我很难过……这是真的吗？
Wǒ hěn nánguò… zhè shì zhēn de ma?
I'm so very sorry… Is it certain?
- Elizabeth Bennet 是真的。爸爸去伦敦找了，可是怎么找得到？
Shì zhēn de. Bàba qù Lúndūn zhǎo le, kěshì zěnme zhǎo de dào?
It's certain. Papa has gone to London to search, but how can anyone find them?
- Narrator 达西先生在房间里走来走去，一句话也不说。
Dáxī xiānsheng zài fángjiān li zǒu lái zǒu qù, yí jù huà yě bù shuō.
Mr. Darcy walked up and down the room without a word.
- Elizabeth Bennet 我们家这么丢脸……他说过，好印象没有了，就永远没有了。
Wǒmen jiā zhème diūliǎn… tā shuō guo, hǎo yìnxiàng méiyǒu le, jiù yǒngyuǎn méiyǒu le.
My family is disgraced… He said it himself: a good opinion, once lost, is lost forever.
- Mr. Darcy 您一定想一个人静一静。我该走了。
Nín yídìng xiǎng yí gè rén jìng yi jìng. Wǒ gāi zǒu le.
You must want to be alone. I should go.
- Elizabeth Bennet 请跟达西小姐说，家里出了事，我们得马上回去。
Qǐng gēn Dáxī xiǎojie shuō, jiā li chū le shì, wǒmen děi mǎshàng huíqu.
Please tell Miss Darcy that there is trouble at home and we must leave at once.
- Elizabeth Bennet 这件事现在还是秘密……可是大家很快就会知道的。
Zhè jiàn shì xiànzài háishi mìmì… kěshì dàjiā hěn kuài jiù huì zhīdào de.
For now it's still a secret… but everyone will know soon enough.
- Mr. Darcy 您放心，我不会说的。
Nín fàngxīn, wǒ bú huì shuō de.
You may trust me. I will say nothing.
- Narrator 他最后看了她一眼，就走了。
Tā zuìhòu kàn le tā yì yǎn, jiù zǒu le.
He looked at her one last time, and was gone.
- Mrs. Gardiner 丽兹！出什么事了？达西先生刚才来过？
Lìzī! Chū shénme shì le? Dáxī xiānsheng gāngcái lái guo?
Lizzy! What's happened? Was Mr. Darcy here just now?
- Elizabeth Bennet 舅妈，莉迪亚跟威克姆跑了！我们得马上回家！
Jiùmā, Lìdíyà gēn Wēikèmǔ pǎo le! Wǒmen děi mǎshàng huí jiā!
Aunt, Lydia has run away with Wickham! We must go home at once!
- Mrs. Gardiner 好，一个小时以后，我们就走！
Hǎo, yí gè xiǎoshí yǐhòu, wǒmen jiù zǒu!
Very well. We'll leave within the hour!
- Elizabeth Bennet 他走了……现在我才明白，我本来会爱上他的。可是，已经太晚了。
Tā zǒu le… xiànzài wǒ cái míngbai, wǒ běnlái huì ài shàng tā de. Kěshì, yǐjīng tài wǎn le.
He's gone… Only now do I see that I could have loved him. But it's too late.
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What changed in the story?
- What does Jane's first letter say?
“莉迪亚跟威克姆先生私奔了！”
- What is the worse news in the second letter?
“他们根本没去结婚！”
- What does Elizabeth blame herself for?
“我早就知道他是什么样的人，可是我什么都没说！”
- Why does Elizabeth think Mr. Darcy is gone for good?
“我们家这么丢脸……好印象没有了，就永远没有了。”
- What does Aunt Gardiner decide when she hears the news?
“一个小时以后，我们就走！”