Pride and Prejudice · chapter 16 of 25
Pemberley
彭伯利
Inside Pemberley the housekeeper says things about her master that Elizabeth never expected, and then the master himself comes around the corner.
Read what you hear
- Narrator 那天上午，马车停在彭伯利门前。伊丽莎白跟舅舅、舅妈走进了这座大房子。
Nà tiān shàngwǔ, mǎchē tíng zài Péngbólì mén qián. Yīlìshābái gēn jiùjiu, jiùmā zǒujìn le zhè zuò dà fángzi.
That morning the carriage stopped in front of Pemberley, and Elizabeth went into the great house with her uncle and aunt.
- Mrs. Reynolds 欢迎！我是雷诺兹太太。请跟我来，我带你们看看。
Huānyíng! Wǒ shì Léinuòzī tàitai. Qǐng gēn wǒ lái, wǒ dài nǐmen kànkan.
Welcome! I'm Mrs. Reynolds. Please follow me, and I'll show you around.
- Elizabeth Bennet 在肯特，我拒绝了达西先生的求婚。他的信让我知道，错的人是我。
Zài Kěntè, wǒ jùjué le Dáxī xiānsheng de qiúhūn. Tā de xìn ràng wǒ zhīdào, cuò de rén shì wǒ.
In Kent I turned down Mr. Darcy's proposal. His letter showed me that I was the one in the wrong.
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- Elizabeth Bennet 现在，我来到了他的家……
Xiànzài, wǒ láidào le tā de jiā…
And now here I am, in his house…
- Mrs. Gardiner 雷诺兹太太，你们家主人在家吗？
Léinuòzī tàitai, nǐmen jiā zhǔrén zài jiā ma?
Mrs. Reynolds, is your master at home?
- Mrs. Reynolds 不在。不过，他明天就回来了。
Bú zài. Búguò, tā míngtiān jiù huílai le.
No, ma'am. But he'll be back tomorrow.
- Elizabeth Bennet 明天？还好我们是今天来的！
Míngtiān? Hái hǎo wǒmen shì jīntiān lái de!
Tomorrow? Thank goodness we came today!
- Mrs. Gardiner 丽兹，你看这张小画！这不是威克姆先生吗？
Lìzī, nǐ kàn zhè zhāng xiǎo huà! Zhè bú shì Wēikèmǔ xiānsheng ma?
Lizzy, look at this little picture! Isn't that Mr. Wickham?
- Mrs. Reynolds 是他。他是老主人管家的儿子。听说，他后来学坏了。
Shì tā. Tā shì lǎo zhǔrén guǎnjiā de érzi. Tīngshuō, tā hòulái xué huài le.
It is. He's the son of the old master's steward. I hear he's turned out very wild.
- Mrs. Reynolds 这一张，是我们家主人。小姐，您认识他？
Zhè yì zhāng, shì wǒmen jiā zhǔrén. Xiǎojie, nín rènshi tā?
And this one is my master. Do you know him, miss?
- Elizabeth Bennet 认识……一点儿。
Rènshi… yìdiǎnr.
A little.
- Mrs. Reynolds 那您说，他是不是一位很帅的绅士？
Nà nín shuō, tā shì bu shì yí wèi hěn shuài de shēnshì?
Then tell me, isn't he a very handsome gentleman?
- Elizabeth Bennet 是……很帅。
Shì… hěn shuài.
Yes… very handsome.
- Mrs. Reynolds 我是看着他长大的。他四岁的时候，我就来了。
Wǒ shì kàn zhe tā zhǎngdà de. Tā sì suì de shíhou, wǒ jiù lái le.
I watched him grow up. I came here when he was four.
- Mrs. Reynolds 他从小就善良，从来没对我发过脾气。
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù shànliáng, cónglái méi duì wǒ fā guo píqi.
He's had a kind heart since he was little. He has never once lost his temper with me.
- Elizabeth Bennet 他脾气好？他自己说过，他的脾气不好啊！
Tā píqi hǎo? Tā zìjǐ shuō guo, tā de píqi bù hǎo a!
Him, good-tempered? He told me himself he has a bad temper!
- Mrs. Reynolds 他是最好的主人，也是最好的哥哥。
Tā shì zuì hǎo de zhǔrén, yě shì zuì hǎo de gēge.
He's the best of masters, and the best of brothers.
- Mrs. Reynolds 有人说他骄傲。要我说，他只是话少。
Yǒu rén shuō tā jiāo'ào. Yào wǒ shuō, tā zhǐshì huà shǎo.
Some people call him proud. If you ask me, he just doesn't chatter.
- Mrs. Reynolds 这架新琴，是他刚给妹妹买的。
Zhè jià xīn qín, shì tā gāng gěi mèimei mǎi de.
This new piano he's just bought for his sister.
- Narrator 楼上挂着主人的大画像。伊丽莎白在画像前站了很久。
Lóushàng guà zhe zhǔrén de dà huàxiàng. Yīlìshābái zài huàxiàng qián zhàn le hěn jiǔ.
Upstairs hung a large portrait of the master. Elizabeth stood before it for a long time.
- Elizabeth Bennet 他在笑……这跟我的第一印象，一点儿也不一样。
Tā zài xiào… zhè gēn wǒ de dì yī yìnxiàng, yìdiǎnr yě bù yíyàng.
He's smiling… nothing like my first impression of him.
- Elizabeth Bennet 在凯瑟琳夫人家，我说我弹琴不好，是我自己的错。他也是这样笑的。
Zài Kǎisèlín fūrén jiā, wǒ shuō wǒ tán qín bù hǎo, shì wǒ zìjǐ de cuò. Tā yě shì zhèyàng xiào de.
At Lady Catherine's, when I said my poor playing was my own fault, he smiled just like this.
- Narrator 他们走出房子。这时候，有人从后面的马房走了过来。
Tāmen zǒuchū fángzi. Zhè shíhou, yǒu rén cóng hòumiàn de mǎfáng zǒu le guòlai.
They walked out of the house. Just then, someone came around from the stables behind it.
- Elizabeth Bennet 天哪……是达西先生！
Tiān na… shì Dáxī xiānsheng!
Good heavens… it's Mr. Darcy!
- Narrator 两个人的脸，都红了。
Liǎng gè rén de liǎn, dōu hóng le.
They both turned red.
- Mr. Darcy 伊丽莎白小姐……您好。您的家人都好吗？
Yīlìshābái xiǎojie… nín hǎo. Nín de jiārén dōu hǎo ma?
Miss Elizabeth… good day. Is your family well?
- Elizabeth Bennet 都很好，谢谢您。
Dōu hěn hǎo, xièxie nín.
Very well, thank you.
- Mr. Darcy 您是什么时候到德比郡的？……您的家人都好吗？
Nín shì shénme shíhou dào Débǐjùn de? …Nín de jiārén dōu hǎo ma?
When did you come to Derbyshire?… Is your family well?
- Elizabeth Bennet 这个问题，他刚才已经问过了……
Zhège wèntí, tā gāngcái yǐjīng wèn guo le…
He's already asked me that…
- Mr. Darcy 先生，您喜欢钓鱼吗？河里鱼很多，欢迎您常来钓鱼。
Xiānsheng, nín xǐhuan diào yú ma? Hé li yú hěn duō, huānyíng nín cháng lái diào yú.
Sir, are you fond of fishing? There are plenty of fish in the stream. Please come and fish whenever you like.
- Mr. Darcy 伊丽莎白小姐，我妹妹明天到。我可以带她去见您吗？
Yīlìshābái xiǎojie, wǒ mèimei míngtiān dào. Wǒ kěyǐ dài tā qù jiàn nín ma?
Miss Elizabeth, my sister arrives tomorrow. May I bring her to meet you?
- Elizabeth Bennet 当然……当然可以。
Dāngrán… dāngrán kěyǐ.
Of course… of course you may.
- Mrs. Gardiner 丽兹，他真有礼貌，一点儿也不骄傲！
Lìzī, tā zhēn yǒu lǐmào, yìdiǎnr yě bù jiāo'ào!
Lizzy, such good manners! He isn't proud at all!
- Elizabeth Bennet 在肯特，我对他说了那么难听的话……他为什么对我这么好？
Zài Kěntè, wǒ duì tā shuō le nàme nántīng de huà… tā wèishénme duì wǒ zhème hǎo?
In Kent I said such terrible things to him… so why is he being so kind to me?
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What changed in the story?
- Why is Elizabeth glad that they came to Pemberley that day?
“他明天就回来了。……还好我们是今天来的！”
- What does Mrs. Reynolds say about Mr. Wickham?
“听说，他后来学坏了。”
- Why does Elizabeth find Mrs. Reynolds's praise so surprising?
“他自己说过，他的脾气不好啊！”
- What does Darcy's smile in the portrait remind Elizabeth of?
“我说我弹琴不好，是我自己的错。他也是这样笑的。”
- What does Mr. Darcy ask Elizabeth before they part?
“我妹妹明天到。我可以带她去见您吗？”