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"Oh, I am so sick of the young men of the present day!" exclaimed she, rattling away at the instrument.
"呵，我真討厭今天的年青人！"她叮叮咚咚彈奏起這樂器來，一面嚷嚷道。
"Poor, puny things, not fit to stir a step beyond papa's park gates;
"這些弱小的可憐蟲，不敢越出爸爸的公園門一步，
nor to go even so far without mama's permission and guardianship!
沒有媽媽的準許和保護，連那點距離都不敢。
Creatures so absorbed in care about their pretty faces,
這些家伙醉心于漂亮的面孔，
and their white hands, and their small feet, as if a man had anything to do with beauty!
白皙的雙手和一雙小腳，仿佛男人與美有關似的！
As if loveliness were not the special prerogative of woman — her legitimate appanage and heritage!
仿佛可愛不是女性的特權 — 她合法的屬性與遺傳物！
I grant an ugly women is a blot on the fair face of creation,
我同意一個丑陋的女人是造物主白凈臉上的一個污點。
but as to the gentlemen, let them be solicitous to possess only strength and valour;
至于男人們，讓他們只關心擁有力量和勇氣吧，
let their motto be: Hunt, shoot, and fight: the rest is not worth a fillip.
讓他們把打獵、射擊和爭斗作為座右銘。其余的則一錢不值。
Such should be my device, were I a man."
要是我是個男人，這應當成為我的座右銘。"
"Whenever I marry," she continued after a pause which none interrupted,
"不論何時結婚，"她停頓了一下，沒有人插話，于是又繼續(xù)說，
"I am resolved my husband shall not be a rival, but a foil to me.
"我決定，我的丈夫不應當是個勁敵，而是個陪襯。
I will suffer no competitor near the throne.
我不允許皇位的近旁有競爭存在。
I shall exact an undivided homage.
我需要絕對忠心。
His devotions shall not be shared between me and the shape he sees in his mirror.
不允許他既忠于我，又忠于他鏡中看到的影子。
Mr. Rochester, now sing, and I will play for you."
羅切斯特先生，現在唱吧，我替你伴奏。”
"I am all obedience," was the response.
“我唯命是從，”便是得到的回答。
