1.Do you know, mama, that my uncle Philips talks of turning away Richard, and if he does, Colonel Forster will hire him.
【難句解析】turn away“把 ... 打發走”,例句:Some refugees were turned away. There were too many hungry mouths to feed already. 一些難民們被打發走了,因為需要提供食物的饑民太多了。
【句子翻譯】媽媽,你知不知道腓力普姨爹要解雇李卻?要是他真的要解雇他,弗斯脫上校一定愿意雇他。
2.Lydia was bid by her two eldest sisters to hold her tongue; but Mr. Collins, much offended, laid aside his book, and said,
【難句解析】bid sb. to do sth.“要求某人做某事,例句:He was bid to keep quiet.人家叫他安靜下。hold one's tongue“保持沉默”,例句:For god's sake hold your tongue and let me love. 看在上帝的面上,閉上嘴讓我愛你吧。
【句子翻譯】兩個姐姐都吩咐麗迪雅住嘴;柯林斯先生非常生氣,放下了書本,說道: