Pride and Prejudice · chapter 8 of 25
No, Mr. Collins
不，柯林斯先生
The morning after the ball, Mr. Collins asks to speak to Elizabeth alone. He has three excellent reasons to marry, and he has prepared every one of them.
Read what you hear
- Mr. Collins 太太，昨天的舞会真好！今天，我想跟伊丽莎白表妹说几句话，就我们两个人，可以吗？
Tàitai, zuótiān de wǔhuì zhēn hǎo! Jīntiān, wǒ xiǎng gēn Yīlìshābái biǎomèi shuō jǐ jù huà, jiù wǒmen liǎng gè rén, kěyǐ ma?
Madam, what a fine ball last night! Today I should like a few words with my cousin Elizabeth, just the two of us. May I?
- Mrs. Bennet 当然可以！当然可以！大家都出去，快！
Dāngrán kěyǐ! Dāngrán kěyǐ! Dàjiā dōu chūqu, kuài!
Of course! Of course! Everybody out, quickly!
- Elizabeth Bennet 妈妈，别走！柯林斯先生要说的话，大家都可以听！
Māma, bié zǒu! Kēlínsī xiānsheng yào shuō de huà, dàjiā dōu kěyǐ tīng!
Mama, don't go! Whatever Mr. Collins has to say, everyone can hear!
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- Mrs. Bennet 不行！丽兹，你坐下，好好听着！
Bù xíng! Lìzī, nǐ zuò xià, hǎohǎo tīng zhe!
Nonsense! Lizzy, sit down and listen properly!
- Mr. Collins 表妹，我一进你们家，就选中了你。不过，我先说说我为什么要结婚。
Biǎomèi, wǒ yí jìn nǐmen jiā, jiù xuǎnzhòng le nǐ. Búguò, wǒ xiān shuōshuo wǒ wèishénme yào jiéhūn.
Cousin, the moment I entered your house, I chose you. But first, allow me to explain why I wish to marry.
- Elizabeth Bennet 他求婚，还要先说原因？
Tā qiúhūn, hái yào xiān shuō yuányīn?
He's proposing, and he has to give his reasons first?
- Mr. Collins 第一，牧师先结婚，别人才会学他。第二，结婚会让我很幸福。
Dì yī, mùshi xiān jiéhūn, biérén cái huì xué tā. Dì èr, jiéhūn huì ràng wǒ hěn xìngfú.
First, when a clergyman marries, others follow his example. Second, marriage will make me very happy.
- Mr. Collins 第三，凯瑟琳夫人跟我说过两次，两次啊：“柯林斯先生，快去找个太太，带来给我看看！”
Dì sān, Kǎisèlín fūrén gēn wǒ shuō guo liǎng cì, liǎng cì a: “Kēlínsī xiānsheng, kuài qù zhǎo gè tàitai, dài lái gěi wǒ kànkan!”
Third, Lady Catherine has told me twice, twice, mind you: “Mr. Collins, go and find yourself a wife, and bring her for me to see!”
- Mr. Collins 我知道你的钱很少。你妈妈死了以后，你只有一千镑。
Wǒ zhīdào nǐ de qián hěn shǎo. Nǐ māma sǐ le yǐhòu, nǐ zhǐ yǒu yìqiān bàng.
I know your fortune is very small. After your mother dies, you will have just a thousand pounds.
- Mr. Collins 不过请放心：结婚以后，这件事我一句也不会说！
Búguò qǐng fàngxīn: jiéhūn yǐhòu, zhè jiàn shì wǒ yí jù yě bú huì shuō!
But rest assured: once we are married, I shall never say a word about it!
- Elizabeth Bennet 柯林斯先生，谢谢您。可是我不能嫁给您。
Kēlínsī xiānsheng, xièxie nín. Kěshì wǒ bù néng jià gěi nín.
Thank you, Mr. Collins. But I cannot marry you.
- Mr. Collins 我明白。年轻小姐第一次总是拒绝，有时候还拒绝第二次、第三次。
Wǒ míngbai. Niánqīng xiǎojie dì yī cì zǒngshì jùjué, yǒu shíhou hái jùjué dì èr cì, dì sān cì.
I understand. Young ladies always refuse the first time, and sometimes a second or even a third.
- Elizabeth Bennet 我是认真的！我拒绝您，不是为了让您再问一次！
Wǒ shì rènzhēn de! Wǒ jùjué nín, bú shì wèile ràng nín zài wèn yí cì!
I am perfectly serious! I'm not refusing you so that you'll ask again!
- Mr. Collins 表妹，你真可爱！
Biǎomèi, nǐ zhēn kě'ài!
Cousin, you are utterly charming!
- Mrs. Bennet 贝内特先生！快放下书！丽兹不想嫁给柯林斯先生！
Bèinèitè xiānsheng! Kuài fàng xià shū! Lìzī bù xiǎng jià gěi Kēlínsī xiānsheng!
Mr. Bennet! Put that book down! Lizzy won't marry Mr. Collins!
- Mrs. Bennet 你一定要让她嫁！快去，晚了他就改主意了！
Nǐ yídìng yào ràng tā jià! Kuài qù, wǎn le tā jiù gǎi zhǔyi le!
You must make her! Go now, before he changes his mind!
- Mr. Bennet 丽兹，过来。柯林斯先生想娶你，你拒绝了，对吗？
Lìzī, guòlai. Kēlínsī xiānsheng xiǎng qǔ nǐ, nǐ jùjué le, duì ma?
Lizzy, come here. Mr. Collins wishes to marry you, and you've refused him. Is that right?
- Elizabeth Bennet 对，爸爸，我拒绝了。
Duì, bàba, wǒ jùjué le.
Yes, Papa, I have.
- Mr. Bennet 你妈妈一定要你嫁给他。对吗，太太？
Nǐ māma yídìng yào nǐ jià gěi tā. Duì ma, tàitai?
And your mother insists that you marry him. Isn't that so, my dear?
- Mrs. Bennet 对！她不嫁，我就永远不想见她！
Duì! Tā bú jià, wǒ jiù yǒngyuǎn bù xiǎng jiàn tā!
Yes! If she won't, I never want to see her again!
- Mr. Bennet 丽兹，你不嫁给他，你妈妈永远不想见你。你嫁给他，我永远不想见你。
Lìzī, nǐ bú jià gěi tā, nǐ māma yǒngyuǎn bù xiǎng jiàn nǐ. Nǐ jià gěi tā, wǒ yǒngyuǎn bù xiǎng jiàn nǐ.
Lizzy, if you don't marry him, your mother never wants to see you again. And if you do, I never want to see you again.
- Elizabeth Bennet 爸爸！谢谢你！
Bàba! Xièxie nǐ!
Papa! Thank you!
- Mrs. Bennet 贝内特先生，你太让我失望了！啊，我头疼！
Bèinèitè xiānsheng, nǐ tài ràng wǒ shīwàng le! A, wǒ tóuténg!
Mr. Bennet, how you disappoint me! Oh, my head!
- Mr. Bennet 太太，你的头疼是我的老朋友，它明天就会走的。
Tàitai, nǐ de tóuténg shì wǒ de lǎo péngyou, tā míngtiān jiù huì zǒu de.
My dear, your headaches are my old friends. This one will be gone by tomorrow.
- Mrs. Bennet 丽兹，你会后悔的！你爸爸死了以后，谁来养你？
Lìzī, nǐ huì hòuhuǐ de! Nǐ bàba sǐ le yǐhòu, shéi lái yǎng nǐ?
Lizzy, you'll regret this! When your father's dead, who's going to keep you?
- Narrator 下午，夏洛特来了。她听柯林斯先生说了很久的话。
Xiàwǔ, Xiàluòtè lái le. Tā tīng Kēlínsī xiānsheng shuō le hěn jiǔ de huà.
That afternoon Charlotte came, and she listened to Mr. Collins for a long, long time.
- Elizabeth Bennet 夏洛特，谢谢你。他说了一下午，你都在听。
Xiàluòtè, xièxie nǐ. Tā shuō le yí xiàwǔ, nǐ dōu zài tīng.
Thank you, Charlotte. He talked all afternoon, and you listened to every word.
- Charlotte Lucas 说真的，这不难。他说，我听。
Shuō zhēn de, zhè bù nán. Tā shuō, wǒ tīng.
Honestly, it isn't hard. He talks, and I listen.
- Narrator 第二天早上，简收到了一封信。
Dì èr tiān zǎoshang, Jiǎn shōudào le yì fēng xìn.
The next morning, a letter came for Jane.
- Elizabeth Bennet 简，你的脸怎么白了？
Jiǎn, nǐ de liǎn zěnme bái le?
Jane, why have you gone so pale?
- Jane Bennet 丽兹……是宾利小姐的信。他们……都走了。
Lìzī… shì Bīnlì xiǎojie de xìn. Tāmen… dōu zǒu le.
Lizzy… it's a letter from Miss Bingley. They've… all gone.
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What changed in the story?
- What is Mr. Collins's third reason for marrying?
“凯瑟琳夫人跟我说过两次”……“快去找个太太”
- What does Mr. Collins promise never to mention once they are married?
“我知道你的钱很少”……“这件事我一句也不会说！”
- How does Mr. Collins explain Elizabeth's refusal?
“年轻小姐第一次总是拒绝”
- What does Mr. Bennet tell Elizabeth?
“你嫁给他，我永远不想见你。”
- What news does Miss Bingley's letter bring?
“是宾利小姐的信。他们……都走了。”