Pride and Prejudice · chapter 5 of 25
The Cousin and the Soldier
表哥和军官
A solemn cousin arrives to choose himself a wife, a charming stranger appears in town, and when Mr. Darcy rides by, something strange happens in the street.
Read what you hear
- Mr. Bennet 今天星期一，下午四点。你们看，他来了，一分钟也不晚。
Jīntiān xīngqīyī, xiàwǔ sì diǎn. Nǐmen kàn, tā lái le, yì fēnzhōng yě bù wǎn.
Monday, four o'clock. Look, here he is, not a minute late.
- Mr. Collins 各位好！我叫柯林斯，是一名牧师。我的教堂和房子，都是凯瑟琳夫人给我的。
Gèwèi hǎo! Wǒ jiào Kēlínsī, shì yì míng mùshi. Wǒ de jiàotáng hé fángzi, dōu shì Kǎisèlín fūrén gěi wǒ de.
Good day to you all! My name is Collins, and I am a clergyman. My church and my house were both given to me by Lady Catherine.
- Mr. Collins 多好的房子！多漂亮的桌子和椅子！
Duō hǎo de fángzi! Duō piàoliang de zhuōzi hé yǐzi!
What a fine house! What handsome tables and chairs!
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- Mrs. Bennet 当然好。他继承了以后，都是他的！
Dāngrán hǎo. Tā jìchéng le yǐhòu, dōu shì tā de!
Of course they're fine. Once he inherits, they'll all be his!
- Mr. Collins 这个菜真好吃！是哪一位表妹做的？
Zhège cài zhēn hǎochī! Shì nǎ yí wèi biǎomèi zuò de?
This dish is delicious! Which of my fair cousins cooked it?
- Mrs. Bennet 我们家请得起做饭的人！我的女儿们不用做饭！
Wǒmen jiā qǐng de qǐ zuòfàn de rén! Wǒ de nǚ'érmen bú yòng zuòfàn!
We can afford a cook, thank you! My daughters have no need to cook!
- Mr. Collins 对不起，太太！真对不起！请您原谅！我说错了……
Duìbuqǐ, tàitai! Zhēn duìbuqǐ! Qǐng nín yuánliàng! Wǒ shuō cuò le…
I beg your pardon, madam! I'm so sorry! Please forgive me! I spoke out of turn…
- Narrator 柯林斯先生说了一刻钟的对不起。
Kēlínsī xiānsheng shuō le yí kè zhōng de duìbuqǐ.
Mr. Collins went on apologizing for a quarter of an hour.
- Mr. Bennet 柯林斯先生，你的好话真多。这些话是你刚想到的，还是在家准备好的？
Kēlínsī xiānsheng, nǐ de hǎohuà zhēn duō. Zhèxiē huà shì nǐ gāng xiǎngdào de, háishi zài jiā zhǔnbèi hǎo de?
Mr. Collins, you're full of compliments. Do they come to you on the spot, or do you prepare them at home?
- Mr. Collins 凯瑟琳夫人喜欢听好话，所以我常常在家先准备好。不过说的时候，要像刚想到的一样。
Kǎisèlín fūrén xǐhuan tīng hǎohuà, suǒyǐ wǒ chángcháng zài jiā xiān zhǔnbèi hǎo. Búguò shuō de shíhou, yào xiàng gāng xiǎngdào de yíyàng.
Lady Catherine enjoys a compliment, so I often prepare a few at home. But when I say them, they must sound as if they've only just come to me.
- Elizabeth Bennet 爸爸，你觉得他聪明吗？
Bàba, nǐ juéde tā cōngming ma?
Papa, do you think he's a sensible man?
- Mr. Bennet 一点儿也不。他比我希望的还要傻。太好了。
Yìdiǎnr yě bù. Tā bǐ wǒ xīwàng de hái yào shǎ. Tài hǎo le.
Not in the least. He's even sillier than I'd hoped. Wonderful.
- Mr. Collins 太太，早上好。凯瑟琳夫人说，牧师应该结婚。所以，我想娶您的一个女儿。
Tàitai, zǎoshang hǎo. Kǎisèlín fūrén shuō, mùshi yīnggāi jiéhūn. Suǒyǐ, wǒ xiǎng qǔ nín de yí gè nǚ'ér.
Good morning, madam. Lady Catherine says a clergyman ought to marry. And so I wish to marry one of your daughters.
- Mrs. Bennet 天哪！你想选哪一个？
Tiān na! Nǐ xiǎng xuǎn nǎ yí gè?
Good heavens! Which one would you like?
- Mr. Collins 简表妹最美。就选她吧。
Jiǎn biǎomèi zuì měi. Jiù xuǎn tā ba.
My cousin Jane is the most beautiful. I shall choose her.
- Mrs. Bennet 简啊……简大概很快就要订婚了。不过，丽兹还没有！
Jiǎn a… Jiǎn dàgài hěn kuài jiù yào dìnghūn le. Búguò, Lìzī hái méiyǒu!
Ah, Jane… Jane is likely to be engaged very soon. But Lizzy isn't!
- Mr. Collins 那就伊丽莎白表妹吧！
Nà jiù Yīlìshābái biǎomèi ba!
Then it shall be my cousin Elizabeth!
- Narrator 把简换成伊丽莎白，柯林斯先生只用了一分钟。
Bǎ Jiǎn huànchéng Yīlìshābái, Kēlínsī xiānsheng zhǐ yòng le yì fēnzhōng.
Mr. Collins took just one minute to change from Jane to Elizabeth.
- Lydia Bennet 快走，快走！今天街上又有好多军官！
Kuài zǒu, kuài zǒu! Jīntiān jiē shang yòu yǒu hǎo duō jūnguān!
Hurry, hurry! There are lots of officers in the street again today!
- Mr. Collins 表妹们，走慢一点儿！凯瑟琳夫人说，小姐们走路，不应该跑。
Biǎomèimen, zǒu màn yìdiǎnr! Kǎisèlín fūrén shuō, xiǎojiemen zǒulù, bù yīnggāi pǎo.
My dear cousins, not so fast! Lady Catherine says young ladies should never run.
- Lydia Bennet 天哪！那个新来的是谁？他好帅啊！
Tiān na! Nàge xīn lái de shì shéi? Tā hǎo shuài a!
Oh my goodness! Who's the new one? He's so handsome!
- Mr. Wickham 小姐们好！我叫威克姆，刚到这儿。我很快也要当军官了。
Xiǎojiemen hǎo! Wǒ jiào Wēikèmǔ, gāng dào zhèr. Wǒ hěn kuài yě yào dāng jūnguān le.
Good day, ladies! My name is Wickham. I've only just arrived, and I'm about to join the officers myself.
- Lydia Bennet 我叫莉迪亚！这是我的姐姐们！
Wǒ jiào Lìdíyà! Zhè shì wǒ de jiějiemen!
I'm Lydia! And these are my sisters!
- Mr. Wickham 今天运气真好：我一来，就认识了这么多漂亮的小姐。
Jīntiān yùnqi zhēn hǎo: wǒ yì lái, jiù rènshi le zhème duō piàoliang de xiǎojie.
What luck: I've barely arrived, and already I've met so many lovely young ladies.
- Elizabeth Bennet 他真会说话，又有礼貌。跟达西先生一点儿也不一样。
Tā zhēn huì shuōhuà, yòu yǒu lǐmào. Gēn Dáxī xiānsheng yìdiǎnr yě bù yíyàng.
He's so easy to talk to, and such good manners. Nothing like Mr. Darcy.
- Mr. Bingley 简小姐！你的病好了？太好了！我一直很担心，正要去你们家看你！
Jiǎn xiǎojie! Nǐ de bìng hǎo le? Tài hǎo le! Wǒ yìzhí hěn dānxīn, zhèng yào qù nǐmen jiā kàn nǐ!
Miss Bennet! You're well again? Wonderful! I've been so worried. I was just on my way to your house to see you!
- Jane Bennet 宾利先生，我好多了，让您担心了。
Bīnlì xiānsheng, wǒ hǎo duō le, ràng nín dānxīn le.
I'm much better, Mr. Bingley. I'm sorry to have worried you.
- Narrator 达西先生不想看伊丽莎白。他转过头，突然看见了威克姆。
Dáxī xiānsheng bù xiǎng kàn Yīlìshābái. Tā zhuǎn guò tóu, tūrán kànjiàn le Wēikèmǔ.
Mr. Darcy was trying not to look at Elizabeth. He turned his head, and suddenly he saw Wickham.
- Narrator 两个人看着对方，谁也没说话。威克姆先生点了点头，达西先生只点了一下头。
Liǎng gè rén kàn zhe duìfāng, shéi yě méi shuōhuà. Wēikèmǔ xiānsheng diǎn le diǎn tóu, Dáxī xiānsheng zhǐ diǎn le yíxià tóu.
The two men stared at each other. Neither said a word. Mr. Wickham nodded. Mr. Darcy barely nodded back.
- Mr. Bingley 好了，我们走吧，达西！简小姐，你多休息！
Hǎo le, wǒmen zǒu ba, Dáxī! Jiǎn xiǎojie, nǐ duō xiūxi!
Well, let's be off, Darcy! Miss Bennet, do take care of yourself!
- Lydia Bennet 达西先生怎么一句话也不说？他的脾气真大！
Dáxī xiānsheng zěnme yí jù huà yě bù shuō? Tā de píqi zhēn dà!
Why didn't Mr. Darcy say a single word? What a temper he has!
- Elizabeth Bennet 一个脸白了，一个脸红了……他们认识？他们以前发生过什么事？
Yí gè liǎn bái le, yí gè liǎn hóng le… Tāmen rènshi? Tāmen yǐqián fāshēng guo shénme shì?
One went white, the other red… They know each other? What happened between them?
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What changed in the story?
- Who gave Mr. Collins his church and his house?
“我的教堂和房子，都是凯瑟琳夫人给我的。”
- Why is Mrs. Bennet offended at dinner?
“是哪一位表妹做的？”
- Why does Mr. Collins choose Elizabeth instead of Jane?
“简大概很快就要订婚了。不过，丽兹还没有！”
- What does Elizabeth think of Mr. Wickham when she meets him?
“他真会说话，又有礼貌。跟达西先生一点儿也不一样。”
- What happens when Mr. Darcy sees Mr. Wickham?
“两个人看着对方，谁也没说话。”……“达西先生只点了一下头。”