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"May we take my uncle's letter to read to her?"
“我們可以把舅舅的信拿去讀給她聽嗎？”
"Take whatever you like, and get away."
“你們愛拿什么去就拿什么，快走開。”
Elizabeth took the letter from his writing table, and they went up stairs together. Mary and Kitty were both with Mrs. Bennet: one communication would, therefore, do for all. After a slight preparation for good news, the letter was read aloud. Mrs. Bennet could hardly contain herself. As soon as Jane had read Mr. Gardiner's hope of Lydia's being soon married, her joy burst forth, and every following sentence added to its exuberance. She was now in an irritation as violent from delight, as she had ever been fidgety from alarm and vexation. To know that her daughter would be married was enough. She was disturbed by no fear for her felicity, nor humbled by any remembrance of her misconduct.
伊麗莎白從他的寫字臺上拿起那封信，姐妹倆一塊兒上了樓。曼麗和吉蒂兩人都在班納特太太那里，因此只要傳達一次，大家都知道了。她們稍微透露出一點好消息，便把那封信念出來。班納特太太簡直喜不自禁。吉英一讀完麗迪雅可能在最近就要結婚的那一段話，她就高興得要命，越往下讀她就越高興。她現在真是無限歡喜，極度興奮，正如前些時候是那樣地憂煩驚恐，坐立不安。只要聽到女兒快要結婚，她就心滿意足。她并沒有因為顧慮到女兒得不到幸福而心神不安，也并沒有因為想起了她的行為失檢而覺得丟臉。
"My dear, dear Lydia!" she cried: "This is delightful indeed! She will be married! I shall see her again! She will be married at sixteen! My good, kind brother! I knew how it would be I knew he would manage every thing. How I long to see her! and to see dear Wickham too! But the clothes, the wedding clothes! I will write to my sister Gardiner about them directly. Lizzy, my dear, run down to your father, and ask him how much he will give her. Stay, stay, I will go myself. Ring the bell, Kitty, for Hill. I will put on my things in a moment. My dear, dear Lydia! How merry we shall be together when we meet!"
“我的麗迪雅寶貝呀！”她嚷起來了：“這太叫人高興啦！她就要結婚了！我又可以和她見面了！她十六歲就結婚！多虧我那好心好意的弟弟！我早就知道事情不會弄糟──我早就知道他有辦法把樣樣事情都辦好。我多么想要看到她，看到親愛的韋翰！可是衣服，嫁妝！我要立刻寫信跟弟婦談談。麗萃，乖寶貝，快下樓去，問問你爸爸愿意給她多少陪嫁。等一會兒；還是我自己去吧。吉蒂，去拉鈴叫希爾來。我馬上就會把衣服穿好。麗迪雅我的心肝呀！等我們見面的時候，多么高興啊！”
Her eldest daughter endeavoured to give some relief to the violence of these transports, by leading her thoughts to the obligations which Mr. Gardiner's behaviour laid them all under.
大女兒見她這樣得意忘形，便談起她們全家應該怎樣感激嘉丁納先生，以便讓她分分心，讓她精神上輕松一下。
