Pride and Prejudice · chapter 3 of 25
Mud and Bright Eyes
一裙子的泥
Officers arrive for the winter, a dinner invitation comes for Jane, and Elizabeth walks three muddy miles to the big house. Miss Bingley is horrified. Mr. Darcy just stares.
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- Narrator 那年十一月，一些军官来到了附近的小城，要在这儿过冬。
Nà nián shíyīyuè, yìxiē jūnguān láidào le fùjìn de xiǎochéng, yào zài zhèr guò dōng.
In November, a group of officers came to the little town nearby to spend the winter.
- Lydia Bennet 妈妈！我又看见那些军官了！他们的红衣服真好看！
Māma! Wǒ yòu kànjiàn nàxiē jūnguān le! Tāmen de hóng yīfu zhēn hǎokàn!
Mama! I saw the officers again! Their red coats are so handsome!
- Mr. Bennet 莉迪亚，一个星期了，你们天天只说军官。我现在相信了：你和凯蒂是全国最傻的两个姑娘。
Lìdíyà, yí gè xīngqī le, nǐmen tiāntiān zhǐ shuō jūnguān. Wǒ xiànzài xiāngxìn le: nǐ hé Kǎidì shì quánguó zuì shǎ de liǎng gè gūniang.
Lydia, for a whole week you've talked of nothing but officers. Now I'm sure of it: you and Kitty are the two silliest girls in the country.
- Mrs. Bennet 你怎么能说自己的女儿傻？我年轻的时候，也很喜欢红衣服的军官！
Nǐ zěnme néng shuō zìjǐ de nǚ'ér shǎ? Wǒ niánqīng de shíhou, yě hěn xǐhuan hóng yīfu de jūnguān!
How can you call your own daughters silly? When I was young, I was fond of a red coat myself!
- Lydia Bennet 听见了吗，爸爸？妈妈也喜欢！
Tīngjiàn le ma, bàba? Māma yě xǐhuan!
Did you hear that, Papa? Mama likes them too!
- Jane Bennet 妈妈，宾利小姐邀请我今天去吃晚饭。我可以坐马车去吗？
Māma, Bīnlì xiǎojie yāoqǐng wǒ jīntiān qù chī wǎnfàn. Wǒ kěyǐ zuò mǎchē qù ma?
Mama, Miss Bingley has invited me to dinner today. May I take the carriage?
- Mrs. Bennet 不行，亲爱的，你骑马去。天要下雨了。下了雨，你就要在那儿住一晚上！
Bù xíng, qīn'ài de, nǐ qí mǎ qù. Tiān yào xià yǔ le. Xià le yǔ, nǐ jiù yào zài nàr zhù yì wǎnshang!
No, my dear, go on horseback. It's going to rain. And if it rains, you'll have to stay the night!
- Mrs. Bennet 下雨了！下大雨了！我的运气真好！
Xià yǔ le! Xià dà yǔ le! Wǒ de yùnqi zhēn hǎo!
It's raining! It's pouring! What luck!
- Elizabeth Bennet 妈妈，简还在路上呢！她会生病的！
Māma, Jiǎn hái zài lù shang ne! Tā huì shēngbìng de!
Mama, Jane is still out on the road! She'll get ill!
- Narrator 第二天早上，宾利家送来了简的一封信。
Dì èr tiān zǎoshang, Bīnlì jiā sònglái le Jiǎn de yì fēng xìn.
The next morning, a letter from Jane came over from the Bingleys' house.
- Jane Bennet 丽兹：昨天路上下大雨，我今天发烧了，还有点儿头疼。他们都对我很好，别担心。
Lìzī: Zuótiān lù shang xià dà yǔ, wǒ jīntiān fāshāo le, hái yǒudiǎnr tóuténg. Tāmen dōu duì wǒ hěn hǎo, bié dānxīn.
Lizzy: I was caught in the heavy rain yesterday, and today I have a fever and a headache. They're all very kind to me. Don't worry.
- Mr. Bennet 太太，如果简病得很重，至少我们知道：她是为了宾利先生，也是听了你的话。
Tàitai, rúguǒ Jiǎn bìng de hěn zhòng, zhìshǎo wǒmen zhīdào: tā shì wèile Bīnlì xiānsheng, yě shì tīng le nǐ de huà.
Well, my dear, if Jane falls very ill, at least we'll know it was in pursuit of Mr. Bingley, and on your orders.
- Mrs. Bennet 发烧有什么关系？一个小感冒，没事的！
Fāshāo yǒu shénme guānxi? Yí gè xiǎo gǎnmào, méi shì de!
What's a little fever? It's only a cold. She'll be fine!
- Elizabeth Bennet 我要去看简。我走路去。
Wǒ yào qù kàn Jiǎn. Wǒ zǒulù qù.
I'm going to see Jane. I'll walk.
- Mrs. Bennet 走路？三英里！路上都是泥！你到了那儿，样子多难看！
Zǒulù? Sān yīnglǐ! Lù shang dōu shì ní! Nǐ dào le nàr, yàngzi duō nánkàn!
Walk? Three miles! The roads are all mud! You'll look a fright when you get there!
- Elizabeth Bennet 我是去看简的，又不是去给别人看的。
Wǒ shì qù kàn Jiǎn de, yòu bú shì qù gěi biérén kàn de.
I'm going to look at Jane, not to be looked at.
- Elizabeth Bennet 泥，泥，到处都是泥！我的裙子……没关系，简比裙子重要！
Ní, ní, dàochù dōu shì ní! Wǒ de qúnzi… méi guānxi, Jiǎn bǐ qúnzi zhòngyào!
Mud, mud, mud everywhere! My skirt… never mind. Jane matters more than a skirt!
- Miss Bingley 天哪！伊丽莎白小姐，你是走路来的？三英里？
Tiān na! Yīlìshābái xiǎojie, nǐ shì zǒulù lái de? Sān yīnglǐ?
Good heavens! Miss Elizabeth, you walked here? Three miles?
- Mr. Bingley 伊丽莎白小姐，你来了，太好了！简小姐在楼上，她一直在等你。
Yīlìshābái xiǎojie, nǐ lái le, tài hǎo le! Jiǎn xiǎojie zài lóushàng, tā yìzhí zài děng nǐ.
Miss Elizabeth, you've come! Wonderful! Your sister is upstairs. She's been waiting for you.
- Narrator 她的裙子上都是泥，脸红红的，眼睛很亮。达西先生没说话，只是看着她。
Tā de qúnzi shang dōu shì ní, liǎn hónghóng de, yǎnjing hěn liàng. Dáxī xiānsheng méi shuōhuà, zhǐshì kàn zhe tā.
Her skirt was thick with mud, her cheeks were glowing, and her eyes were bright. Mr. Darcy said nothing. He only looked at her.
- Miss Bingley 一个人，走了那么远！她家里的人，都是这样吗？
Yí gè rén, zǒu le nàme yuǎn! Tā jiā li de rén, dōu shì zhèyàng ma?
All that way, on her own! Is everyone in her family like this?
- Jane Bennet 丽兹！你真的来了！看到你，我好多了。
Lìzī! Nǐ zhēn de lái le! Kàndào nǐ, wǒ hǎo duō le.
Lizzy! You really came! Seeing you makes me feel so much better.
- Elizabeth Bennet 傻姐姐，下次下雨，别再听妈妈的话了。
Shǎ jiějie, xià cì xià yǔ, bié zài tīng māma de huà le.
Silly sister. Next time it rains, don't listen to Mama.
- Miss Bingley 那……伊丽莎白小姐，你也在这儿住几天吧。
Nà… Yīlìshābái xiǎojie, nǐ yě zài zhèr zhù jǐ tiān ba.
Well… Miss Elizabeth, you had better stay here a few days too.
- Narrator 那天晚上，伊丽莎白上楼去照顾简了。
Nà tiān wǎnshang, Yīlìshābái shàng lóu qù zhàogù Jiǎn le.
That evening, Elizabeth went upstairs to look after Jane.
- Miss Bingley 你们看见她的裙子了吗？泥有这么深！
Nǐmen kànjiàn tā de qúnzi le ma? Ní yǒu zhème shēn!
Did you see her skirt? The mud was this deep!
- Mr. Bingley 我没看见她的裙子。我只看见她很关心她姐姐。
Wǒ méi kànjiàn tā de qúnzi. Wǒ zhǐ kànjiàn tā hěn guānxīn tā jiějie.
I didn't notice her skirt. I only noticed how much she cares about her sister.
- Miss Bingley 达西先生，走了那么远的泥路，您喜欢的那双漂亮眼睛，没有变难看吧？
Dáxī xiānsheng, zǒu le nàme yuǎn de nílù, nín xǐhuan de nà shuāng piàoliang yǎnjing, méiyǒu biàn nánkàn ba?
Mr. Darcy, all that way through the mud… I do hope those fine eyes you admire haven't been spoiled?
- Mr. Darcy 一点儿也没有。走了那么远的路，她的眼睛更亮了。
Yìdiǎnr yě méiyǒu. Zǒu le nàme yuǎn de lù, tā de yǎnjing gèng liàng le.
Not at all. After that long walk, her eyes were even brighter.
What changed in the story?
- Why won't Mrs. Bennet let Jane take the carriage?
“天要下雨了。下了雨，你就要在那儿住一晚上！”
- What happens to Jane at the Bingleys' house?
“我今天发烧了，还有点儿头疼。”
- How does Elizabeth get to the Bingleys' house?
“我要去看简。我走路去。”……“三英里！路上都是泥！”
- What does Mr. Bingley notice about Elizabeth?
“我只看见她很关心她姐姐。”
- What does Mr. Darcy say about Elizabeth's eyes?
“走了那么远的路，她的眼睛更亮了。”