Pride and Prejudice · chapter 4 of 8
No, Mr. Collins
不，柯林斯先生
A dance with Mr. Darcy ends in sharp words, and a very pompous proposal ends in a very firm no. Then Jane opens a letter that breaks her heart.
Read what you hear
- Mr. Darcy 伊丽莎白小姐，我能请你跳下一支舞吗？
Yīlìshābái xiǎojie, wǒ néng qǐng nǐ tiào xià yì zhī wǔ ma?
Miss Elizabeth, may I have the next dance?
- Elizabeth Bennet 您是在问我吗？好吧，我答应，可我不知道自己为什么要答应。
Nín shì zài wèn wǒ ma? Hǎo ba, wǒ dāying, kě wǒ bù zhīdào zìjǐ wèishénme yào dāying.
Are you asking me? Fine, I accept, though I don't know why I'm accepting.
- Mr. Darcy 我们跳舞的时候，可以聊一聊天，你觉得怎么样？
Wǒmen tiàowǔ de shíhou, kěyǐ liáo yi liáo tiān, nǐ juéde zěnmeyàng?
While we dance, we could chat a little. What do you think?
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- Elizabeth Bennet 好啊，你先说吧，比如舞会很热闹，或者今天人真多。
Hǎo a, nǐ xiān shuō ba, bǐrú wǔhuì hěn rènao, huòzhě jīntiān rén zhēn duō.
Sure, you go first. Say, how lively the ball is, or how crowded it is today.
- Mr. Darcy 你是不是总是这样，一边跳舞，一边开我的玩笑？
Nǐ shì bu shì zǒngshì zhèyàng, yìbiān tiàowǔ, yìbiān kāi wǒ de wánxiào?
Do you always tease me while you dance?
- Elizabeth Bennet 只有跟不爱笑的人跳舞的时候。达西先生，你认识威克姆先生吗？
Zhǐyǒu gēn bú ài xiào de rén tiàowǔ de shíhou. Dáxī xiānsheng, nǐ rènshi Wēikèmǔ xiānsheng ma?
Only when my partner never smiles. Mr. Darcy, do you know Mr. Wickham?
- Mr. Darcy 认识。他很会交朋友，可是他常常失去朋友，你最好小心他。
Rènshi. Tā hěn huì jiāo péngyou, kěshì tā chángcháng shīqù péngyou, nǐ zuìhǎo xiǎoxīn tā.
I do. He makes friends easily, but he keeps losing them. You had better be careful of him.
- Elizabeth Bennet 真奇怪，他也说过你的坏话。看来你们两个人，我只能相信一个。
Zhēn qíguài, tā yě shuō guo nǐ de huàihuà. Kànlái nǐmen liǎng gè rén, wǒ zhǐ néng xiāngxìn yí gè.
How strange, he said unkind things about you too. It seems I can only believe one of you.
- Mr. Darcy 你已经选好了，是不是？那我什么也不必再说了。
Nǐ yǐjīng xuǎn hǎo le, shì bu shì? Nà wǒ shénme yě búbì zài shuō le.
You've already chosen, haven't you? Then I have nothing more to say.
- Mrs. Bennet 你们看到了吗？我的简马上就要嫁给宾利先生了，他有很多很多的钱！
Nǐmen kàndào le ma? Wǒ de Jiǎn mǎshàng jiù yào jià gěi Bīnlì xiānsheng le, tā yǒu hěn duō hěn duō de qián!
Did you all see? My Jane is about to marry Mr. Bingley, and he has so very much money!
- Elizabeth Bennet 妈妈！请您小声一点儿，达西先生就站在我们旁边！
Māma! Qǐng nín xiǎoshēng yìdiǎnr, Dáxī xiānsheng jiù zhàn zài wǒmen pángbiān!
Mama! Please lower your voice, Mr. Darcy is standing right beside us!
- Mrs. Bennet 站在旁边又怎么样？他听见了才好，让他知道我们家有多幸运！
Zhàn zài pángbiān yòu zěnmeyàng? Tā tīngjiàn le cái hǎo, ràng tā zhīdào wǒmen jiā yǒu duō xìngyùn!
So what if he's beside us? All the better if he hears, then he'll know how lucky our family is!
- Elizabeth Bennet 我真想找个地方躲起来，让地板把我吃掉算了。
Wǒ zhēn xiǎng zhǎo ge dìfang duǒ qǐlái, ràng dìbǎn bǎ wǒ chīdiào suàn le.
I wish I could find somewhere to hide and let the floor swallow me up.
- Mr. Collins 亲爱的伊丽莎白表妹，请让我在这个美丽的早晨，对你说几句心里话。
Qīn'ài de Yīlìshābái biǎomèi, qǐng ràng wǒ zài zhège měilì de zǎochen, duì nǐ shuō jǐ jù xīnlǐ huà.
Dearest cousin Elizabeth, allow me on this lovely morning to say a few words from my heart.
- Elizabeth Bennet 柯林斯先生，您为什么跪在地上？出什么事了吗？
Kēlínsī xiānsheng, nín wèishénme guì zài dìshang? Chū shénme shì le ma?
Mr. Collins, why are you kneeling on the floor? Has something happened?
- Mr. Collins 我要向你求婚！凯瑟琳夫人说，牧师应该有一位太太，而你，就是我选中的人！
Wǒ yào xiàng nǐ qiúhūn! Kǎisèlín fūrén shuō, mùshi yīnggāi yǒu yí wèi tàitai, ér nǐ, jiù shì wǒ xuǎnzhòng de rén!
I am asking you to marry me! Lady Catherine says a clergyman should have a wife, and you are the one I have chosen!
- Elizabeth Bennet 谢谢您，可是我不能答应。我不爱您，我们也一点儿都不合适。
Xièxie nín, kěshì wǒ bù néng dāying. Wǒ bú ài nín, wǒmen yě yìdiǎnr dōu bù héshì.
Thank you, but I cannot accept. I don't love you, and we are not suited at all.
- Mr. Collins 我知道，年轻的小姐常常先说不，其实心里想说好，我一点儿也不会介意的。
Wǒ zhīdào, niánqīng de xiǎojie chángcháng xiān shuō bù, qíshí xīnlǐ xiǎng shuō hǎo, wǒ yìdiǎnr yě bú huì jièyì de.
I know young ladies often say no first when they really mean yes. I won't mind in the least.
- Elizabeth Bennet 不，柯林斯先生，这不是玩笑，我已经拒绝您了，请您相信我！
Bù, Kēlínsī xiānsheng, zhè bú shì wánxiào, wǒ yǐjīng jùjué nín le, qǐng nín xiāngxìn wǒ!
No, Mr. Collins, this is not a joke. I have refused you, so please believe me!
- Mrs. Bennet 什么？！你拒绝了柯林斯先生？你这个傻孩子，你想让我们全家都没有房子住吗？
Shénme?! Nǐ jùjué le Kēlínsī xiānsheng? Nǐ zhège shǎ háizi, nǐ xiǎng ràng wǒmen quánjiā dōu méiyǒu fángzi zhù ma?
What?! You refused Mr. Collins? You foolish child, do you want our whole family to have no house to live in?
- Mr. Bennet 太太，你先别喊了。伊丽莎白，你妈妈说你不嫁给柯林斯，她就再也不想见你了。
Tàitai, nǐ xiān bié hǎn le. Yīlìshābái, nǐ māma shuō nǐ bú jià gěi Kēlínsī, tā jiù zài yě bù xiǎng jiàn nǐ le.
My dear, please stop shouting. Elizabeth, your mother says she'll never see you again if you don't marry Collins.
- Mr. Bennet 可是我呢，如果你嫁给他，我就再也不想见你了。所以，你今天只能选一个，你选谁？
Kěshì wǒ ne, rúguǒ nǐ jià gěi tā, wǒ jiù zài yě bù xiǎng jiàn nǐ le. Suǒyǐ, nǐ jīntiān zhǐ néng xuǎn yí gè, nǐ xuǎn shéi?
But I will never want to see you again if you do marry him. So today you can only choose one of us. Whom do you choose?
- Elizabeth Bennet 爸爸，我当然选您！我宁可一辈子不结婚，也不会嫁给我不爱的人。
Bàba, wǒ dāngrán xuǎn nín! Wǒ nìngkě yíbèizi bù jiéhūn, yě bú huì jià gěi wǒ bú ài de rén.
Papa, I choose you, of course! I would rather never marry than marry someone I don't love.
- Mr. Bennet 这才是我的女儿。好了好了，这件事就到这里为止吧。
Zhè cái shì wǒ de nǚ'ér. Hǎo le hǎo le, zhè jiàn shì jiù dào zhèlǐ wéizhǐ ba.
That's my girl. There, there, let's end the matter here.
- Jane Bennet 爸爸，伊丽莎白……我收到了一封信，是宾利小姐写来的。
Bàba, Yīlìshābái… wǒ shōudào le yì fēng xìn, shì Bīnlì xiǎojie xiě lái de.
Papa, Elizabeth… I've received a letter from Miss Bingley.
- Elizabeth Bennet 简，你的手在发抖，信上说了什么？
Jiǎn, nǐ de shǒu zài fādǒu, xìn shàng shuō le shénme?
Jane, your hand is shaking. What does the letter say?
- Jane Bennet 她说他们全家都去伦敦了，整个冬天都不会再回尼日斐花园。
Tā shuō tāmen quánjiā dōu qù Lúndūn le, zhěnggè dōngtiān dōu bú huì zài huí Nírìfěi Huāyuán.
She says the whole family has gone to London and won't be back at Netherfield all winter.
- Mrs. Bennet 什么？！宾利先生走了？那我的计划怎么办？我的好女婿呢？
Shénme?! Bīnlì xiānsheng zǒu le? Nà wǒ de jìhuà zěnmebàn? Wǒ de hǎo nǚxu ne?
What?! Mr. Bingley is gone? What about my plan? What about my wonderful son-in-law?
- Jane Bennet 伊丽莎白，我不觉得他还会回来了……我好像一下子什么都没有了。
Yīlìshābái, wǒ bù juéde tā hái huì huílái le… Wǒ hǎoxiàng yíxiàzi shénme dōu méiyǒu le.
Elizabeth, I don't think he'll come back… It feels like I've lost everything all at once.
- Elizabeth Bennet 不会的，简，这里面一定有原因。我保证，我一定会弄清楚！
Bú huì de, Jiǎn, zhè lǐmiàn yídìng yǒu yuányīn. Wǒ bǎozhèng, wǒ yídìng huì nòng qīngchu!
No, Jane, there must be a reason behind this. I promise, I'll find out!
- Elizabeth Bennet 是达西先生把宾利先生带走的，我一定要去问问他！
Shì Dáxī xiānsheng bǎ Bīnlì xiānsheng dàizǒu de, wǒ yídìng yào qù wènwen tā!
It was Mr. Darcy who took Mr. Bingley away, and I'll have to ask him about it!
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What changed in the story?
- What warning does Darcy give Elizabeth about Wickham?
“他很会交朋友，可是他常常失去朋友，你最好小心他。”
- Why is Elizabeth embarrassed at the ball?
“我的简马上就要嫁给宾利先生了”……“达西先生就站在我们旁边！”
- Why does Mr. Collins want to marry?
“牧师应该有一位太太”
- How does Mr. Bennet react when Elizabeth chooses not to marry Collins?
“这才是我的女儿。”
- What news does Jane bring in her letter?
“他们全家都去伦敦了，整个冬天都不会再回尼日斐花园。”