Pride and Prejudice · chapter 6 of 25
Wickham's Story
威克姆的故事
At their aunt's evening party, charming Mr. Wickham sits down beside Elizabeth and tells her what Mr. Darcy did to him. She believes every word.
Read what you hear
- Narrator 第二天晚上，贝内特家的女孩们和柯林斯先生，去姨妈家吃饭。
Dì èr tiān wǎnshang, Bèinèitè jiā de nǚháimen hé Kēlínsī xiānsheng, qù yímā jiā chīfàn.
The next evening, the Bennet girls and Mr. Collins went to supper at their aunt's house.
- Elizabeth Bennet 昨天，达西先生看见威克姆先生，一句话也没说……为什么？我真想知道。
Zuótiān, Dáxī xiānsheng kànjiàn Wēikèmǔ xiānsheng, yí jù huà yě méi shuō… Wèishénme? Wǒ zhēn xiǎng zhīdào.
Yesterday Mr. Darcy saw Mr. Wickham and didn't say a single word… Why? I'd love to know.
- Narrator 军官们也来了。威克姆先生一进门，就坐到了伊丽莎白旁边。
Jūnguānmen yě lái le. Wēikèmǔ xiānsheng yí jìn mén, jiù zuò dào le Yīlìshābái pángbiān.
The officers came too. The moment Mr. Wickham walked in, he went and sat down beside Elizabeth.
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- Mr. Wickham 伊丽莎白小姐，达西先生在这儿住了多久了？
Yīlìshābái xiǎojie, Dáxī xiānsheng zài zhèr zhù le duō jiǔ le?
Miss Elizabeth, how long has Mr. Darcy been staying here?
- Elizabeth Bennet 一个多月了。他太骄傲了，这儿的人都不喜欢他。
Yí gè duō yuè le. Tā tài jiāo'ào le, zhèr de rén dōu bù xǐhuan tā.
Over a month. He's far too proud. Nobody here likes him.
- Mr. Wickham 我从小就认识他。我是在彭伯利长大的。
Wǒ cóngxiǎo jiù rènshi tā. Wǒ shì zài Péngbólì zhǎngdà de.
I've known him since we were boys. I grew up at Pemberley.
- Elizabeth Bennet 真的？那昨天在街上……
Zhēn de? Nà zuótiān zài jiē shang…
Really? So yesterday in the street…
- Mr. Wickham 你也看见了吧？一个脸白了，一个脸红了。我不想说他的坏话，可是……
Nǐ yě kànjiàn le ba? Yí gè liǎn bái le, yí gè liǎn hóng le. Wǒ bù xiǎng shuō tā de huàihuà, kěshì…
You saw it too, didn't you? One went white, the other red. I'd rather not speak ill of him, but…
- Mr. Wickham 老达西先生是我的教父，他对我像对儿子一样好。
Lǎo Dáxī xiānsheng shì wǒ de jiàofù, tā duì wǒ xiàng duì érzi yíyàng hǎo.
Old Mr. Darcy was my godfather. He was as good to me as to a son.
- Mr. Wickham 他答应过我，以后让我在一个很好的教堂当牧师。
Tā dāying guo wǒ, yǐhòu ràng wǒ zài yí gè hěn hǎo de jiàotáng dāng mùshi.
He promised that one day I would be the clergyman of a very good parish.
- Mr. Wickham 可是他死了以后，达西先生把那个教堂给了别人。
Kěshì tā sǐ le yǐhòu, Dáxī xiānsheng bǎ nàge jiàotáng gěi le biérén.
But after he died, Mr. Darcy gave that parish to someone else.
- Elizabeth Bennet 为什么？他怎么能这样！
Wèishénme? Tā zěnme néng zhèyàng!
Why? How could he!
- Mr. Wickham 他爸爸太喜欢我了，他不高兴。他这个人，太傲慢了。
Tā bàba tài xǐhuan wǒ le, tā bù gāoxìng. Tā zhège rén, tài àomàn le.
His father loved me too much, and he couldn't bear it. He's simply too arrogant.
- Mr. Wickham 他一年有一万镑，还骗了我。现在我很穷，只好去当军官。
Tā yì nián yǒu yíwàn bàng, hái piàn le wǒ. Xiànzài wǒ hěn qióng, zhǐhǎo qù dāng jūnguān.
He has ten thousand a year, and still he cheated me. Now I'm poor, so I've had to become an officer.
- Elizabeth Bennet 这太不公平了！大家都应该知道这件事！
Zhè tài bù gōngpíng le! Dàjiā dōu yīnggāi zhīdào zhè jiàn shì!
That's so unfair! Everyone ought to know about this!
- Mr. Wickham 不。为了他爸爸，我永远不会说他的坏话。
Bù. Wèile tā bàba, wǒ yǒngyuǎn bú huì shuō tā de huàihuà.
No. For his father's sake, I will never speak ill of him.
- Mr. Collins 因为有凯瑟琳夫人，我从来不用为钱担心！
Yīnwèi yǒu Kǎisèlín fūrén, wǒ cónglái bú yòng wèi qián dānxīn!
Thanks to Lady Catherine, I never have to worry about money!
- Mr. Wickham 凯瑟琳夫人？你知道吗？她是达西先生的姨妈。
Kǎisèlín fūrén? Nǐ zhīdào ma? Tā shì Dáxī xiānsheng de yímā.
Lady Catherine? Did you know? She's Mr. Darcy's aunt.
- Mr. Wickham 大家都说，达西先生以后会娶她的女儿。
Dàjiā dōu shuō, Dáxī xiānsheng yǐhòu huì qǔ tā de nǚ'ér.
Everyone says Mr. Darcy will marry her daughter one day.
- Elizabeth Bennet 那宾利小姐就没有希望了。哈哈！
Nà Bīnlì xiǎojie jiù méiyǒu xīwàng le. Hāhā!
Then poor Miss Bingley hasn't a hope. Ha ha!
- Elizabeth Bennet 我的第一印象是对的。达西先生，就是一个傲慢的人！
Wǒ de dì yī yìnxiàng shì duì de. Dáxī xiānsheng, jiù shì yí gè àomàn de rén!
My first impression was right. Mr. Darcy is an arrogant man, and that's that!
- Narrator 第二天早上，伊丽莎白跟简说了这个故事。
Dì èr tiān zǎoshang, Yīlìshābái gēn Jiǎn shuō le zhège gùshi.
The next morning, Elizabeth told Jane the whole story.
- Jane Bennet 他们两个人都是好人……也许这里面有误会，有人骗了他们。
Tāmen liǎng gè rén dōu shì hǎorén… Yěxǔ zhè lǐmiàn yǒu wùhuì, yǒu rén piàn le tāmen.
They're both good men… Perhaps there's been a misunderstanding, and someone has deceived them.
- Elizabeth Bennet 那骗他们的人呢？你也要说他是好人吗？
Nà piàn tāmen de rén ne? Nǐ yě yào shuō tā shì hǎorén ma?
And whoever deceived them? Are you going to call him a good man too?
- Jane Bennet 你笑我吧。可是我还是不相信达西先生是坏人。
Nǐ xiào wǒ ba. Kěshì wǒ háishi bù xiāngxìn Dáxī xiānsheng shì huàirén.
Laugh at me if you like. But I still can't believe Mr. Darcy is a bad man.
- Elizabeth Bennet 威克姆先生那么帅，那么有礼貌，会骗人吗？简，你就是太善良了。
Wēikèmǔ xiānsheng nàme shuài, nàme yǒu lǐmào, huì piàn rén ma? Jiǎn, nǐ jiù shì tài shànliáng le.
Mr. Wickham is so handsome and so well-mannered. Would a man like that lie? Jane, you're simply too kind.
- Mr. Bingley 大家早上好！我答应过的舞会，就在下星期二！我是来邀请你们的！
Dàjiā zǎoshang hǎo! Wǒ dāying guo de wǔhuì, jiù zài xià xīngqī'èr! Wǒ shì lái yāoqǐng nǐmen de!
Good morning, everyone! The ball I promised is next Tuesday, and I've come to invite you all!
- Jane Bennet 宾利先生，谢谢您！我们一定去。
Bīnlì xiānsheng, xièxie nín! Wǒmen yídìng qù.
Thank you, Mr. Bingley! We'll certainly come.
- Elizabeth Bennet 柯林斯先生，您也去跳舞吗？
Kēlínsī xiānsheng, nín yě qù tiàowǔ ma?
Mr. Collins, will you be dancing too?
- Mr. Collins 当然！牧师也可以跳舞。伊丽莎白表妹，舞会一开始，请你先跟我跳两次！
Dāngrán! Mùshi yě kěyǐ tiàowǔ. Yīlìshābái biǎomèi, wǔhuì yì kāishǐ, qǐng nǐ xiān gēn wǒ tiào liǎng cì!
Certainly! A clergyman may dance. Cousin Elizabeth, I beg the first two dances with you!
- Elizabeth Bennet 他选的太太是我？……没关系。舞会上，我只想跟威克姆先生跳舞！
Tā xuǎn de tàitai shì wǒ? …Méi guānxi. Wǔhuì shang, wǒ zhǐ xiǎng gēn Wēikèmǔ xiānsheng tiàowǔ!
He's chosen me for his wife?… Never mind. At the ball, Mr. Wickham is the only one I want to dance with!
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What changed in the story?
- Who was Mr. Wickham's godfather?
“老达西先生是我的教父”
- According to Mr. Wickham, what did Mr. Darcy do after his father died?
“达西先生把那个教堂给了别人”
- What does Mr. Wickham say about Lady Catherine?
“她是达西先生的姨妈”
- What does Jane think when she hears Mr. Wickham's story?
“也许这里面有误会，有人骗了他们”
- What does Elizabeth realize when Mr. Collins asks her for the first two dances?
“他选的太太是我？”