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"I will not give him that trouble," I answered.
"我不愿給他添那么多麻煩"，我回答。
"I will go, if no better may be. But I don't like it. Shall you be there, Mrs. Fairfax?"
"要是沒(méi)有更好的辦法了，我就去。不過(guò)我并不喜歡。你去嗎，費(fèi)爾法克斯太太？"
"No. I pleaded off, and he admitted my plea.
"不，我請(qǐng)求免了，他同意了。
I'll tell you how to manage so as to avoid the embarrassment of making a formal entrance,
我來(lái)告訴你怎樣避免這種尷尬
which is the most disagreeable part of the business.
一本正經(jīng)入場(chǎng)是最不好受的。
You must go into the drawing-room while it is empty, before the ladies leave the dinner-table.
你得在女士們離席之前，客廳里還沒(méi)有人的時(shí)候就進(jìn)去，
Choose your seat in any quiet nook you like.
找個(gè)僻靜的角落坐下。
You need not stay long after the gentlemen come in, unless you please.
男賓們進(jìn)來(lái)之后，你不必呆得很久，除非你高興這么做。
Just let Mr. Rochester see you are there and then slip away — nobody will notice you."
你不過(guò)是讓羅切斯特先生看到你在那里，隨后你就溜走——沒(méi)有人會(huì)注意到你。"
"Will these people remain long, do you think?"
"你認(rèn)為這批客人會(huì)呆得很久嗎？"
"Perhaps two or three weeks, certainly not more.
"也許兩三個(gè)星期，肯定不會(huì)再久了。
After the Easter recess, Sir George Lynn, who was lately elected member for Millcote, will have to go up to town and take his seat.
過(guò)了復(fù)活節(jié)假期，喬治·林恩爵士由于新近當(dāng)上了米爾科特市議員，得去城里就職。
I dare say Mr. Rochester will accompany him.
我猜想羅切斯特先生會(huì)同他一起去。
It surprises me that he has already made so protracted a stay at Thornfield."
我覺(jué)得很奇怪，這回他在桑菲爾德呆了那么長(zhǎng)時(shí)間。"
It was with some trepidation that I perceived the hour approach when I was to repair with my charge to the drawing-room.
眼看我?guī)е展艿暮⒆舆M(jìn)客廳的時(shí)刻就要到來(lái)，我心里惴惴不安。
Adèle had been in a state of ecstasy all day, after hearing she was to be presented to the ladies in the evening.
阿黛勒聽說(shuō)晚上要去見女士們，便整天處于極度興奮狀態(tài)。
And it was not till Sophie commenced the operation of dressing her that she sobered down.
直到索菲婭開始給她打扮，才安靜下來(lái)。
