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"I have been used to consider poetry as the food of love," said Darcy.
“我卻一貫認為，詩是愛情的食糧，”達西說。
Of a fine, stout, healthy love it may. Every thing nourishes what is strong already. But if it be only a slight, thin sort of inclination, I am convinced that one good sonnet will starve it entirely away.
“那必須是一種優美、堅貞、健康的愛情才行。本身健強了，吃什么東西都可以獲得滋補。要是只不過有一點兒蛛絲馬跡，那么我相信，一首十四行詩準會把它斷送掉。”
Darcy only smiled, and the general pause which ensued made Elizabeth tremble lest her mother should be exposing herself again. She longed to speak, but could think of nothing to say; and after a short silence Mrs. Bennet began repeating her thanks to Mr. Bingley for his kindness to Jane with an apology for troubling him also with Lizzy. Mr. Bingley was unaffectedly civil in his answer, and forced his younger sister to be civil also, and say what the occasion required. She performed her part, indeed, without much graciousness, but Mrs. Bennet was satisfied, and soon afterwards ordered her carriage. Upon this signal, the youngest of her daughters put herself forward. The two girls had been whispering to each other during the whole visit, and the result of it was, that the youngest should tax Mr. Bingley with having promised on his first coming into the country to give a ball at Netherfield.
達西只笑了一下，接著大伙兒都沉默了一陣子，這時候伊麗莎白很是著急，怕她母親又要出丑。她想說點兒什么，可是又想不出什么可說的。沉默了一下以后，班納特太太又重新向彬格萊先生道謝，說是多虧他對吉英照顧周到，同時又向他道歉說，麗萃也來打擾了他。彬格萊先生回答得極其懇切而有禮貌，弄得他的妹妹也不得不講禮貌，說了些很得體的話。她說話的態度并不十分自然，可是班納特太太已經夠滿意的了。一會兒工夫，班納特太太就叫預備馬車。這個號令一發，她那位頂小的女兒立刻走上前來。原來自從她們母女來到此地，兩個女兒就一直在交頭接耳地商量，最后說定了由頂小的女兒來要求彬格萊先生兌現他剛以鄉下時的諾言，在尼日斐花園開一次跳舞會。
Lydia was a stout, well-grown girl of fifteen, with a fine complexion and good-humoured countenance; a favourite with her mother, whose affection had brought her into public at an early age. She had high animal spirits, and a sort of natural self-consequence, which the attentions of the officers, to whom her uncle's good dinners and her own easy manners recommended her, had increased into assurance. She was very equal, therefore, to address Mr. Bingley on the subject of the ball, and abruptly reminded him of his promise; adding, that it would be the most shameful thing in the world if he did not keep it. His answer to this sudden attack was delightful to their mother's ear.
麗迪雅是個胖胖的、發育得很好的姑娘，今年才十五歲，細皮白肉，笑顏常開，她是母親的掌上明珠，由于嬌縱過度，她很小就進入了社交界。她生性好動，天生有些不知分寸，加上她的姨爹一次次以美酒嘉肴宴請那些軍官們，軍官們又見她頗有幾分浪蕩的風情，便對她發生了相當好感，于是她更加肆無忌憚了。所以她就有資格向彬格萊先生提出開舞會的事，而且冒冒失失地提醒他先前的諾言，而且還說，要是他不實踐諾言，那就是天下最丟人的事。彬格萊先生對她這一番突如其來的挑釁回答得叫她母親很是高興。
I am perfectly ready, I assure you, to keep my engagement, and when your sister is recovered, you shall if you please, name the very day of the ball. But you would not wish to be dancing while she is ill.
“我可以向你保證，我非常愿意實踐我的諾言；只要等你姐姐復了元，由你隨便訂個日期就行。你總不愿意在姐姐生病的時候跳舞吧？！”
Lydia declared herself satisfied. Oh! yes -- it would be much better to wait till Jane was well, and by that time most likely Captain Carter would be at Meryton again. And when you have given your ball, she added, I shall insist on their giving one also. I shall tell Colonel Forster it will be quite a shame if he does not.
麗迪雅表示滿意。“你這話說得不錯。等到吉英復元以后再跳，那真好極了，而且到那時候，卡特爾上尉也許又可能回到麥里屯來。等你開過舞會以后，我一定非要他們也開一次不可。我一定會跟弗斯脫上校說，要是他不開，可真丟人哪。”
Mrs. Bennet and her daughters then departed, and Elizabeth returned instantly to Jane, leaving her own and her relations' behaviour to the remarks of the two ladies and Mr. Darcy; the latter of whom, however, could not be prevailed on to join in their censure of her, in spite of all Miss Bingley's witticisms on fine eyes.
于是班納特太太帶著她的兩個女兒走了。伊麗莎白立刻回到吉英身邊去，也不去管彬格萊府上的兩位小姐怎樣在背后議論她跟她家里人有失體統。不過，盡管彬格萊小姐怎么樣說俏皮話，怎么樣拿她的“美麗的眼睛”開玩笑，達西卻始終不肯受她們的慫恿，夾在她們一起來編派她的不是。
