Pride and Prejudice · chapter 22 of 25
The Happiest Girl
最幸福的人
Mr. Bingley chooses his seat at dinner, Mr. Darcy leaves for London, and Mrs. Bennet keeps finding reasons to get everyone out of the room.
Read what you hear
- Narrator 星期二晚上，宾利先生和达西先生来贝内特家吃饭。
Xīngqī'èr wǎnshang, Bīnlì xiānsheng hé Dáxī xiānsheng lái Bèinèitè jiā chīfàn.
On Tuesday evening, Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy came to dinner at the Bennets'.
- Elizabeth Bennet 宾利先生在门口停了一下……简看了他一眼，笑了。
Bīnlì xiānsheng zài ménkǒu tíng le yíxià… Jiǎn kàn le tā yì yǎn, xiào le.
Mr. Bingley paused at the door… Jane glanced at him, and smiled.
- Elizabeth Bennet 好了，他坐到简的旁边了！
Hǎo le, tā zuò dào Jiǎn de pángbiān le!
That settles it. He's sitting down beside Jane!
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- Mrs. Bennet 达西先生，您的汤。
Dáxī xiānsheng, nín de tāng.
Your soup, Mr. Darcy.
- Elizabeth Bennet 他坐在妈妈旁边，离我那么远。妈妈对他，还是那么冷淡……
Tā zuò zài māma pángbiān, lí wǒ nàme yuǎn. Māma duì tā, háishi nàme lěngdàn…
He's seated beside Mama, so far from me. And Mama is as cold to him as ever…
- Elizabeth Bennet 喝茶了。他会过来吗？……他过来了！
Hē chá le. Tā huì guòlai ma?… Tā guòlai le!
Time for tea. Will he come over?… He's coming!
- Elizabeth Bennet 达西先生，您妹妹还在彭伯利吗？
Dáxī xiānsheng, nín mèimei hái zài Péngbólì ma?
Mr. Darcy, is your sister still at Pemberley?
- Mr. Darcy 在。她要在那儿住到圣诞节。
Zài. Tā yào zài nàr zhù dào Shèngdànjié.
Yes. She'll stay there until Christmas.
- Elizabeth Bennet 就这一句？他站了一会儿，又走开了……
Jiù zhè yí jù? Tā zhàn le yíhuìr, yòu zǒukāi le…
Is that all? He stood there a moment, and then walked away again…
- Mrs. Bennet 今天多好啊！大家都说，从来没吃过这么好的饭！
Jīntiān duō hǎo a! Dàjiā dōu shuō, cónglái méi chī guo zhème hǎo de fàn!
What a day! Everyone says they never had such a good dinner in their lives!
- Narrator 几天以后，宾利先生一个人来了。
Jǐ tiān yǐhòu, Bīnlì xiānsheng yí gè rén lái le.
A few days later, Mr. Bingley came alone.
- Mr. Bingley 达西今天早上去伦敦了，十天以后回来。
Dáxī jīntiān zǎoshang qù Lúndūn le, shí tiān yǐhòu huílai.
Darcy left for London this morning. He'll be back in ten days.
- Mrs. Bennet 真不巧！……宾利先生，今天就在我们家吃晚饭吧！
Zhēn bù qiǎo!… Bīnlì xiānsheng, jīntiān jiù zài wǒmen jiā chī wǎnfàn ba!
What a pity!… Mr. Bingley, you must dine with us tonight!
- Mrs. Bennet 丽兹！凯蒂！你们跟我出来一下，快！
Lìzī! Kǎidì! Nǐmen gēn wǒ chūlai yíxià, kuài!
Lizzy! Kitty! Come out with me a moment, quickly!
- Elizabeth Bennet 妈妈，你的眼睛怎么了？一直在动。
Māma, nǐ de yǎnjing zěnme le? Yìzhí zài dòng.
Mama, what's the matter with your eye? It keeps twitching.
- Mrs. Bennet 我的眼睛很好！快出来！
Wǒ de yǎnjing hěn hǎo! Kuài chūlai!
There's nothing wrong with my eye! Out, now!
- Narrator 过了一会儿，伊丽莎白回到房间。简和宾利先生站在火边。
Guò le yíhuìr, Yīlìshābái huí dào fángjiān. Jiǎn hé Bīnlì xiānsheng zhàn zài huǒ biān.
A little later, Elizabeth came back into the room. Jane and Mr. Bingley were standing together by the fire.
- Mr. Bingley 我……我去找你爸爸！
Wǒ… wǒ qù zhǎo nǐ bàba!
I'll… I'll go and speak to your father!
- Jane Bennet 丽兹！他问我愿不愿意嫁给他……我是世界上最幸福的人！
Lìzī! Tā wèn wǒ yuàn bu yuànyì jià gěi tā… wǒ shì shìjiè shang zuì xìngfú de rén!
Lizzy! He asked me to marry him… I'm the happiest girl in the world!
- Jane Bennet 这么多幸福，我怎么配得上？
Zhème duō xìngfú, wǒ zěnme pèi de shàng?
So much happiness. How can I deserve it?
- Jane Bennet 他说，今年春天，他根本不知道我在伦敦！你看，真的有误会！
Tā shuō, jīnnián chūntiān, tā gēnběn bù zhīdào wǒ zài Lúndūn! Nǐ kàn, zhēn de yǒu wùhuì!
He says that last spring he never even knew I was in London! You see, there was a misunderstanding!
- Elizabeth Bennet 我早就想到了。
Wǒ zǎojiù xiǎngdào le.
I suspected as much.
- Jane Bennet 丽兹，要是你也能这么幸福，就好了！
Lìzī, yàoshi nǐ yě néng zhème xìngfú, jiù hǎo le!
Oh, Lizzy, if only you could be this happy too!
- Elizabeth Bennet 就算给我四十个宾利先生，我也不会像你这么幸福。我没有你这么善良。
Jiùsuàn gěi wǒ sìshí gè Bīnlì xiānsheng, wǒ yě bú huì xiàng nǐ zhème xìngfú. Wǒ méiyǒu nǐ zhème shànliáng.
Give me forty Mr. Bingleys, and I'd still never be as happy as you. I'm not as good as you are.
- Elizabeth Bennet 别担心。运气好的话，也许我还能再找到一个柯林斯先生！
Bié dānxīn. Yùnqi hǎo de huà, yěxǔ wǒ hái néng zài zhǎodào yí gè Kēlínsī xiānsheng!
Don't worry. With very good luck, I may find another Mr. Collins one day!
- Mr. Bennet 简，这一次，你妈妈……我……都很高兴。你会很幸福的。
Jiǎn, zhè yí cì, nǐ māma… wǒ… dōu hěn gāoxìng. Nǐ huì hěn xìngfú de.
Jane, this time your mother… and I… are both very pleased. You will be very happy.
- Mr. Bennet 你们两个人，脾气都太好了。谁都能骗你们，钱也永远不够花。
Nǐmen liǎng gè rén, píqi dōu tài hǎo le. Shéi dōu néng piàn nǐmen, qián yě yǒngyuǎn bú gòu huā.
You're both far too good-natured. Anyone will be able to cheat you, and you'll never have enough money.
- Mrs. Bennet 永远不够花？亲爱的贝内特先生，你在说什么？他一年有四五千镑！
Yǒngyuǎn bú gòu huā? Qīn'ài de Bèinèitè xiānsheng, nǐ zài shuō shénme? Tā yì nián yǒu sì wǔ qiān bàng!
Never enough money? My dear Mr. Bennet, what are you talking about? He has four or five thousand a year!
- Mrs. Bennet 我早就知道！我的简长得这么漂亮，不会白漂亮的！今天晚上我哪儿还睡得着啊！
Wǒ zǎojiù zhīdào! Wǒ de Jiǎn zhǎng de zhème piàoliang, bú huì bái piàoliang de! Jīntiān wǎnshang wǒ nǎr hái shuì de zháo a!
I always knew it! My Jane could never be so beautiful for nothing! How could I sleep a wink tonight!
- Narrator 一个星期以后的早上，一辆大马车停在了门口。
Yí gè xīngqī yǐhòu de zǎoshang, yí liàng dà mǎchē tíng zài le ménkǒu.
One morning about a week later, a great carriage stopped at the door.
- Elizabeth Bennet 好大的马车……是凯瑟琳夫人！她来我们家做什么？
Hǎo dà de mǎchē… shì Kǎisèlín fūrén! Tā lái wǒmen jiā zuò shénme?
What a carriage… It's Lady Catherine! What is she doing at our house?
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What changed in the story?
- Where does Mr. Darcy sit at dinner?
“他坐在妈妈旁边，离我那么远”
- How long will Miss Darcy stay at Pemberley?
“她要在那儿住到圣诞节”
- Why does Mrs. Bennet call Elizabeth and Kitty out of the room?
“你们跟我出来一下……简和宾利先生站在火边”
- What did Mr. Bingley never know?
“今年春天，他根本不知道我在伦敦”
- Why does Mr. Bennet think Jane and Bingley will be cheated?
“脾气都太好了。谁都能骗你们”