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"Oh! my dear," cried his wife, "I cannot bear to hear that mentioned. Pray do not talk of that odious man. I do think it is the hardest thing in the world that your estate should be entailed away from your own children; and I am sure if I had been you, I should have tried long ago to do something or other about it."
“噢，天啊，”他的太太叫起來了。“聽你提起這件事我就受不了。請你別談那個討厭的家伙吧。你自己的產(chǎn)業(yè)不能讓自己的孩子繼承，卻要讓別人來繼承，這是世界上最難堪的事。如果我是你，一定早就想出辦法來補救這個問題啦。”
Jane and Elizabeth attempted to explain to her the nature of an entail. They had often attempted it before, but it was a subject on which Mrs. Bennet was beyond the reach of reason; and she continued to rail bitterly against the cruelty of settling an estate away from a family of five daughters, in favour of a man whom nobody cared anything about.
吉英和伊麗莎白設(shè)法把繼承權(quán)的問題跟她解釋了一下。其實她們一直沒法跟她解釋，可是這個問題跟她是講不明白的。她老是破口大罵，說是自己的產(chǎn)業(yè)不能由五個親生女兒繼承，卻白白送給一個和她們毫不相干的人，這實在是太不合情理。
"It certainly is a most iniquitous affair," said Mr. Bennet, "and nothing can clear Mr. Collins from the guilt of inheriting Longbourn. But if you will listen to his letter, you may perhaps be a little softened by his manner of expressing himself."
“這的確是一最不公道的事，”班納特先生說，“柯林斯先生要繼承浪博恩的產(chǎn)業(yè)，他這樁罪過是洗也洗不清的。不過，要是你聽聽他這封信里所說的話，那你就會心腸軟一些，因為他這番表明心跡還算不錯。”
"No, that I am sure I shall not; and I think it was very impertinent of him to write to you at all, and very hypocritical. I hate such false friends. Why could not he keep on quarrelling with you, as his father did before him?"
“不，我相信我絕對不會心軟下來；我覺得他寫信給你真是既沒有禮貌，又非常虛偽。我恨這種虛偽的朋友。他為什么不象他的爸爸那樣跟你吵得不可開交呢？”
"Why, indeed, he does seem to have had some filial scruples on that head, as you will hear."
“哦，真的，他對這個問題，好象也有些為了顧全孝道，猶豫不決，且讓我把信讀給你們聽吧。
"At four o'clock, therefore, we may expect this peacemaking gentleman," said Mr. Bennet, as he folded up the letter. "He seems to be a most conscientious and polite young man, upon my word; and I doubt not will prove a valuable acquaintance, especially if Lady Catherine should be so indulgent as to let him come to us again."
“那么，四點鐘的時候，這位息事寧人的先生就要來啦，”班納特先生一邊把信折好，一邊說。“他倒是個很有良心、很有禮貌的青年，一定是的；我相信他一定會成為一個值得器重的朋友，只要咖苔琳夫人能夠開開恩，讓他以后再上我們這兒來，那更好啦。”
