"界线...""Boundaries of...""礼节的界线""Propriety...""遭遇严峻挑战...""Vigorously assaulted...""界线遭遇...""propriety were...""礼节的界线"The boundaries of propriety遭遇严峻挑战"were vigorously assaulted."礼节的界线"The boundaries of propriety遭遇严峻挑战似乎唯此才是正确的were vigorously assaulted, as was only right, 但又未被真正打破似乎也没有什么问题" but not quite breached, as was also right." "然而"Nevertheless,她并不觉得满意"she was not pleased."-怎么了 -是简- What is it? - Jane.简Jane!成为简·奥斯汀老天呐Oh, dear me.那丫头需要一位丈夫That girl needs a husband.有谁优秀到能配得上她呢没有人And who's good enough? Nobody.这点我要怪你I blame you for that.谁叫我是个完美典范呢Being too much the model of perfection.我和你同床共枕32年I've shared your bed for 32 years从来没在你身上经历过什么完美and perfection is something I have not encountered. 目前没有而已Yet.不别这样奥斯汀先生今天是礼拜日No. Stop it. Mr.Austen, it's Sunday!停下不要今天是...Stop, no, it's...女子品质的最高境界是通过The utmost of a woman's character is expressed履行身为女儿姐妹in the duties of daughter, sister最终成为妻子和母亲的职责来实现的and, eventually, wife and mother.为达到这一境界需要温柔的魅力It is secured by soft attraction,德行端庄的爱意以及清晨时分保持宁静virtuous love and quiet in the early morning.如果一位女子恰好拥有特别的才能If a woman happens to have a particular superiority, 例如深刻的智慧for example, a profound mind,那它最好被深深地隐藏it is best kept a profound secret.幽默更加讨喜但才智呢并不会Humour is liked more, but wit? No.它是所有才能之中最为危险的It is the most treacherous talent of them all.乔治老伙计你知道你得留下Now, George, old fellow, you know you have to stay. -珍妮 -乔治乔治- Jenny! - George, George.快跟上简我们要迟到了Hurry along, Jane! We'll be late!当夫人召唤时我们必须遵从When Her Ladyship calls, we must obey.快跟上简Come along, Jane.格雷夏姆夫人请允许我介绍我的外甥女Lady Gresham, may I introduce my niece费利德伯爵夫人Comtesse De Feuillide以及卡珊德拉的未婚夫福沃先生and Mr Fowle, Cassandra's fiancé.伯爵夫人Comtesse?-那想必你是法国人 -我丈夫是法国人- Then you presume to be French? - By marriage.伯爵先生没来致以问候吗Monsieur le Comte is not here to pay his respects? 他因故无法前来夫人A prior engagement, ma'am,伯爵先生此前Monsieur Ie Comte was obliged被送上了断头台已经亡故了to pay his respects to Madame le Guillotine.我看到您的外甥这次也在啊I see your nephew is with us again.韦斯利先生Mr Wisley.只有韦斯利在我身边我才会快乐Wisley is indispensable to my happiness.请坐吧Well, do sit down.福沃先生和卡珊德拉最近刚订婚Mr Fowle and Cassandra are only recently engaged. 你们什么时候成婚呢When shall you marry?-暂时不会夫人 -为什么不呢- Not for some time, Your Ladyship. - Why not?我也有事在身I'm also engaged要以牧师身份追随克雷文大人to go to the West Indies with Lord Craven's前往西印度群岛对抗法国的远征队expedition against the French, as chaplain.克雷文许诺你什么好处了What has Craven offered you?我在归来后有望能有一片教区I've hopes of a parish on my return.那值多少钱How much is it worth?足够办一场婚礼朴素的婚礼Enough to marry on, in a modest way.韦斯利先生你知道贝辛斯托克集♥会♥恢复了吗Mr Wisley, did you know the Basingstoke assemblies resume?我相信很快了Very soon, I believe.简很喜欢舞会Jane does enjoy a ball.韦斯利受不了舞会Wisley can't abide them.但是先生But, sir,舞会对本地的年轻人来说a ball is an indispensable blessing可是一项不可或缺的恩赐to the juvenile part of the neighbourhood.坐在一起聊天一切都非常宜人Everything agreeable in the way of talking and sitting down together 一切都遵循最高的礼仪all managed with the utmost decorum.友好亲切的男士是无法拒绝的An amiable man could not object.那我改变想法了Then I find I'm converted.我就像一匹繁殖用的母马被展示Displayed like a brood mare.韦斯利先生Mr Wisley-是一位非常适合结婚的年轻绅士 -母亲- is a highly eligible young gentleman. - Oh, Mother!你知道我们的处境简You know our situation, Jane.他还是格雷夏姆夫人最宠爱的外甥和继承人And he is Lady Gresham's favourite nephew and heir.终有一天他会继承这个庄园One day, he shall inherit this.风景无限好Excellent prospects!他的小小财富可收买♥♥不了我His small fortune will not buy me.什么能俘获你呢表妹What will buy you, cousin?要更小心些才行啊勒弗罗伊先生More wary in the world, Mr Lefroy.你可以晚点再给我钱You can pay me for that later.好啊好啊Huzzah! Huzzah!加油勒弗罗伊先生Come on, Mr Lefroy.快啊快打他Come on, man, hit him!勒弗罗伊Lefroy!-能和您喝杯酒吗先生 -夫人- Glass of wine with you, sir? - Madam.将自我展现到极致啊勒弗罗伊Displaying to advantage, I see, Lefroy.就像剑一样奥斯汀Like the sword, Austen.你还有多久就要回乡下去How long before you have to get back to the sticks?一天后A day.这么快So soon?遭人嫌恶身背债务Doghouse, debts,但就算在民兵队里也要保持形象but one must cut some sort of a figure even in the militia. 尤其是很惨地出身于牧师家庭时我的朋友Especially when condemned to a parsonage, my friend. 是啊Yes.不过这位苦着脸的小处♥男♥是谁Still, who is this sour-faced little virgin?不好意思夫人Your pardon, ma'am.汤姆·勒弗罗伊先生Mr Tom Lefroy,请允许我介绍约翰·沃伦先生may I present Mr John Warren?他将和我一起去汉普郡Joining me in Hampshire,我父亲安排我们都从事神职my father is preparing us both for holy orders.我知道你造访过汉普郡勒弗罗伊先生I understand you've visited Hampshire, Mr Lefroy.去年的事Last year.当时待了很久吗Long visit, was it?非常久沃伦先生差不多有三小时呢Very long, Mr Warren. Almost three hours.奥斯汀先生你太英俊了吻一下吻一下Mr.Austen, you're devilishly handsome. A kiss, a kiss.汤姆我们应该去哪呢沃克斯豪尔花♥园♥ So, Tom, where should we go? Vauxhall Gardens?去过了Been there.勒弗罗伊在怀特俱乐部有一个大溪求爱盛会Lefroy, there's a Tahitian Love Fest on at White's.见识过了Seen it.-康乐福俱乐部呢 -康乐福俱乐部玩过了- Crockford's? - Crockford's? Done that.或者说是我被玩了Or did it do me?大溪地求爱盛会是什么Wh-wh-what is a Tahitian Love Fest?沃伦Warren!我诚惶诚恐请求您的原谅先生I humbly beg your pardon, sir.偷窃一头猪绝对是非常恶劣的罪行Theft of one pig is a crime, heinous to be sure,但偷窃两头猪but two pigs...偷窃两头猪是对私人财产Two pigs is a violent assault神圣不可侵犯的严重践踏on the very sanctity of private property itself.不好意思Excuse me.你和你的同类You and your kind是全社会的祸患are a canker on the body social.祸患要被清除And cankers are cut out.终生流放Transportation for life.下一个Next.你为什么来伦敦先生Why are you here in London, sir?为了学习法律To learn the law.这条路只能通向什么终点Which has no other end but what?维护财产权利The preservation of the rights of property.-免遭什么的侵害呢 -暴民- Against? - The mob.因此秩序将得到维持Therefore, order is kept...因为我们拥有...because we have...-一支常备军 -是良好的礼节先生- A standing army? - Good manners, sir.以及审慎你知道这个词吗And prudence. Do you know that word?-审慎 -我知道- Prudence? - Yes.想想我自己Consider myself.当然我出身富贵I was born rich, certainly,但我凭借杰出的品行守住了富贵but I remain rich by virtue of exceptional conduct. 我表现出了克制I have shown restraint.你母亲我的妹妹Your mother, my sister,成了穷♥人♥ 是因为她没有...became poor because she did not...她嫁给我父亲是因为她爱他She married my father because she loved him.是的因此你才有这么多兄弟姐妹Yes, and that's why you have so many brothers and sisters远在...back there in...利默里克Limerick.如果你希望的话If you hope,我说的是"希望"...I say hope...如果你渴望继承我的财产If you aspire to inherit my property,你必须证明自己更有价值you must prove yourself more worthy.但我们看到的是什么呢是肆意放荡But what do we find? We find dissipation不知节制到能满足霍屯督吹牛大王的想象wild enough to glut the imaginings of a Hottentot braggadocio. 交了一帮放纵的朋友赌博Wild companions, gambling,在圣詹姆斯教堂区四处游荡running around St James's就像不顾一切的贵族青年like a neck-or-nothing young blood of the fancy.-这样能成什么律师 -典型的那种- What kind of lawyer will that make? - Typical.幽默是吗Humour?你将会需要这种幽默Well, you're going to need that因为我要给你一个教训because I'm teaching you a lesson.我要送你去你父亲那边的亲戚勒弗罗伊家生活I'm sending you to stay with your other relations, the Lefroys. 舅舅他们住在乡下Uncle, they live in the country.穷乡僻壤Deep in the country.简Jane?你能帮下我吗Can you?谢谢Thank you.我觉得你们是英格兰最漂亮的姐妹I think you two quite the prettiest sisters in England.福沃先生会为你着魔的Mr Fowle will be enchanted.圣多明各远在万里之外San Domingo is half a world away.他会忘了我的He'll forget me.不可能Impossible.看看你今晚要给他留下的美好回忆Look at the memory you're giving him tonight.卡珊Cassie.他每看你一眼都会激动到心跳停止His heart will stop at the very sight of you否则他就不配活着or he doesn't deserve to live.是的我意识到了这句话里包含的矛盾之处And, yes, I'm aware of the contradiction embodied in that sentence. 是吗Is it?简Jane!亨利Henry!你看起来棒极了You look wonderful.你好约翰很高兴见到你Well, hello, John. It's very good to see you.很高兴见到你Nice to see you.约翰Oh, John!乔治George!别烦你兄弟了Leave your brother alone.简简你听说了吗Jane! Jane? Have you heard?我父亲的侄子要来和我们家生活My father's nephew is staying with us.他从伦敦来From London.-他是一位... -杰出的年轻律师- He is a... - A brilliant young lawyer.-露西别这样 -拥有名望- Lucy, please. - With a reputation.迟到的名望吗For lateness?脱帽乔治脱帽父亲要开始了Hat off, George. Hat off, Father's ready.-谢谢约翰 -请坐- Thank you, John. - Please.一个家族总是迈着大小不一的步伐前进The family is always moving in great ways and small. 首先说说小步伐Firstly, the small.亨利带着学位从牛津回来了Henry is back from Oxford with his degree.-谢天谢地 -好样的- Thank goodness. - Well done.还有我们的朋友约翰我的新学徒And our friend John, my new student.然后说说大步伐Then the great.卡珊德拉将要抛下我们Cassandra, who is forsaking us去海岸追随她哥哥爱德华和他的家人for her brother Edward and his family at the coast与此同时罗伯特将远行至西印度群岛whilst Robert voyages to the West Indies追随克雷文大人的远征队with Lord Craven's expedition.然后他们可以携手踏上And then, together, they can embark人生中最伟大和最庄重的旅程on that most great and most serious journey of life.奥斯汀小姐我得知Miss Austen, I understand你会赏脸为我们朗读一段文章you will be favouring us with a reading?-来吧简 -来吧- Do, Jane. - Do.-拜托了简小姐 -来吧简- Oh, please, Miss Jane. - Oh, yes. Jane.拜托来一段吧简Do. Please, Jane."来自一位年轻小姐"Advice from a young lady对她挚爱的姐姐卡珊德拉订婚的建议"on the engagement of her beloved sister Cassandra""对象是福沃""To a Fowle.""他求爱的方式太过激♥情♥暴♥力♥ "His addresses were offered in a manner violent enough谄媚又让人欢喜to be flattering.礼节的界线The boundaries of propriety遭遇严峻挑战似乎唯此才是正确的were vigorously assaulted, as was only right,但又未被真正打破似乎也没有什么问题But not quite breached, as was also right.然而她..."Nevertheless, she was..."请允许我介绍And may I introduce我年轻的侄子汤玛斯·勒弗罗伊先生my young nephew Mr Thomas Lefroy?非常欢迎他And he's more than welcome.加入我们先生加入我们Join us, sir, join us.绿色天鹅绒外套无比时髦Green velvet coat. Vastly fashionable.你会发现这个无比好笑You'll find this vastly amusing."他的求爱方式..."His addresses were...礼节的界线遭遇严峻挑战"The boundaries of propriety were vigorously assaulted,似乎唯此才是正确的"as was only right,却又未完全地突破似乎也没有什么问题but not quite breached, as was also right.然而她并不觉得满意"Nevertheless, she was not pleased.她拥有高雅的品味高尚的情感"Her taste was refined, her sentiments noble,可爱的个性和翩翩的体态"her person lovely, her figure elegant."老天啊正反面全都写满了Good God, there's writing on both sides of those pages.-安静 -可恶- Shh. - Damn it, man."就在昨天"'It was only yesterday我拒绝了格兰姆大人和他的六百万I repelled Lord Graham and his six million,这笔钱够我花一年了"'which would have lasted me almost a twelve month,毕竟现在的经济...""'with economies...'"比印度所有的宝石更加珍贵的"A treasure greater than all the jewels in India,是一颗令人敬慕的心"an adoring heart."'老天啊God!"那么女士我该期望获得怎样的回报呢""'And pray, madam, what am I to expect in return?'"期望"'Expect?你需要偶尔来讨我的欢心"Well, you may expect to have me pleased from time to time."' 我是这样的吗Is this who I am?"以及你那温柔甜蜜纯真善良"And a sweet, gentle, pleading, innocent,细腻的具有同情心的忠贞的"Delicate, sympathetic, loyal,纯朴的令人敬慕的女人心"untutored, adoring female heart."结束了The end.-太棒了简 -真不错简- Bravo, Jane. - Well done, Jane.太棒了Bravo.真不错Well done.她的谈吐真不错She speaks so well.我觉得太迷人了Well, excessively charming, I thought.是挺有才华Well, accomplished enough, perhaps,不过见过世面后but a metropolitan mind may be就不会这么矫揉造作自我陶醉了less susceptible to extended, juvenile self-regard. 谢谢你我们都很骄傲Well, thank you. We're both very proud.♪在轻快的梦中♪♪In airy dreams♪♪看不到爱♪♪...absent love to see♪♪亲爱的只要想到你就让我欢喜♪♪Dear you, oh, to think on thee♪悠着点小子Careful there, old fellow.枪很不错勒弗罗伊先生Fine piece, Mr Lefroy.汤姆你以前玩过枪吧Handled a gun before, have you, Tom?汤姆Tom!老天啊Jesus!汤姆Tom.叔叔Uncle?出去转转吧Why not try a walk?这附近的田园风光很不错相当不错There's some very fine country round about. Very fine. 去走走A walk.小姐Miss!小姐小姐Miss! Miss!小姐小姐我...Miss! Miss, I...小姐Miss?小姐Miss?小姐贵姓Miss...我姓奥斯汀Austen.我是勒弗罗伊先生Mr Lefroy.我知道但我现在独自一人Yes, I know, but I am alone.-除了有我在 -没错- Except for me. - Exactly.等等Oh, come!在这乡下还有什么举止规范的要求吗What rules of conduct apply in this rural situation?我们经介绍已经认识过了不是吗We have been introduced, have we not?你连我的名字都记不住What value is there in an introduction那介绍还有意义吗when you cannot even remember my name?是啊有我在场时很少有人能不睡着Indeed, can barely stay awake in my presence.女士Madam.你这种地位尊贵的绅士一定觉得These scruples must seem very provincial这种顾忌是乡野愚昧之风to a gentleman with such elevated airs,但这些规矩不是我定的but I do not devise these rules.我仅仅是被迫去遵守而已I am merely obliged to obey them.有人告诉我说在这里散步可以欣赏到很多风景I have been told there is much to see upon a walk但到目前为止我只看到了but all I've detected so far上面的绿叶和下面的枯叶is a general tendency to green above and brown below. 其他人看到了更多东西这里很有名Yes, well, others have detected more. It is celebrated. 甚至还有本介绍塞尔伯恩森林的书呢There's even a book about Selborne Wood.是本小说吗A novel, perhaps?小说Novels?出身贫寒枯燥乏味仅仅是女人的读物Being poor, insipid things, read by mere women,甚至是女人写的even, God forbid, written by mere women?明白了我们是在谈论你朗读的作品I see, we're talking of your reading.就好像女人的作品As if the writing of women没有展现出思想最强大的力量did not display the greatest powers of mind,人类的学识knowledge of human nature,智慧和幽默最为生动的流露the liveliest effusions of wit and humour和最精雕细琢的遣词造句and the best-chosen language imaginable?-我当时没有表现出欣赏吗 -实在看不出来- Was I deficient in rapture? - In consciousness.那作品...It was...那作品字字珠玉It was accomplished.那是在反讽It was ironic.-你确定我没有冒犯到你吗 -完全没有- And you're sure I've not offended you? - Not at all. 各位老爷们女士们先生们My lords, ladies and gentlemen,《大维齐尔的飞翔》曲子开始了the Grand Vizier's Flight.-能赏个脸跟我跳支舞吗 -太客气了表哥- May I have the honour? - How kind, cousin.-奥斯汀小姐 -韦斯利先生- Miss Austen. - Mr Wisley.下一曲能请你赏脸跟我一起跳吗May I have the pleasure of this next dance?-我们迟到太久了 -小心点- Oh, no, we're so late. - Take care.谢谢你汤姆Oh, thank you, Tom.-快点 -露西- Hurry. - Lucy.我很羞愧I am mortified.我练过了但就是学不会I practised, but it won't stick.他们是多么可爱的一对啊What a lovely pair they make.妹妹你来了Ah, Sister.你觉得勒弗罗伊先生怎么样What do you make of Mr Lefroy?他能出席是我们的荣幸We're honoured by his presence.你这样认为吗You think?是的瞧他打扮得如此精致昂首阔步He does, with his preening, prancing,带着爱尔兰和伦敦邦德街混合的浪荡作风Irish-cum-Bond-Street airs.简Jane.我认为他就是觉得自己高人一等Well, I call it very high indeed,明明在场的男士那么少他还拒绝跳舞refusing to dance when there are so few gentleman.-亨利你的朋友们都这么令人讨厌吗 -简- Henry, are all your friends so disagreeable? - Jane.他到底是从爱尔兰哪里来的Where exactly in Ireland does he come from, anyway? 我来自利默里克奥斯汀小姐Limerick, Miss Austen.如果下一支舞你能屈尊赏脸I would regard it as a mark of extreme favour我将视其为无上的荣耀if you would stoop to honour me with this next dance. 作为第一个和我跳舞的人女士Being the first to dance with me, madam,我觉得我有必要告诉你I feel it only fair to inform you我对汉普郡人热情程度的评价完全基于你的表现that you carry the standard for Hampshire hospitality. 那你在这里的名声就得看我怎么说了Then your country reputation depends on my report. 顺便说一下这叫乡村舞This, by the way, is called a country dance,是根据法语词「队列舞」取名的after the French, contredanse.不是因为它是在粗俗的乡村舞会上跳的Not because it is exhibited at an uncouth rural assembly 伴着黏糊糊的馅饼with glutinous pies,糟糕的葡萄酒execrable Madeira和没有任何规矩的舞蹈and truly anarchic dancing.你对大家的评判充满恶意女士You judge the company severely, madam.我只是说出了你的想法I was describing what you'd be thinking.请让我自己想不需要你代劳Allow me to think for myself.那就让我也自己想先生Gives me leave to do the same, sir,肯定会有不同的结论and come to a different conclusion.你能给一个女人这种权利吗Will you give so much to a woman?那得看是什么样的女人It must depend on the woman以及她对我的看法是怎样的and what she thinks of me.但你是个很难取悦的人But you are above being pleased.我觉得你你姓什么来着And I think that you, miss, what was it?-奥斯汀你姓... -勒弗罗伊- Austen. Mr...? - Lefroy.奥斯汀小姐我觉得你I think that you, Miss Austen,自认为高人一等consider yourself a cut above the company.我吗Me?就是你小姐You, ma'am,内心里是这样的secretly.你和那位绅士针锋相对了几次简How many times did you stand up with that gentleman, Jane? -两次吗 -说两次有点少了- Was it twice? - Twice would have been partial.-说三次就是... -穷凶极恶了- Thrice would have been absolutely... - Flagrant.简小心点露西说得没错Careful, Jane, Lucy is right.勒弗罗伊先生名声在外Mr Lefroy does have a reputation.他大概是最令人厌恶的...Presumably as the most disagreeable..."无礼的傲慢的无♥耻♥的"...insolent, arrogant, impudent,令人无法忍♥受的自大的男人" "insufferable, impertinent of men."太多形容词了Too many adjectives.她想说什么啊What is she trying to say?准备好先生们别落下On your toes, gentlemen. No singles.投手这边投手这边Bowler's end, bowler's end.再来继续跑Again! Run for more.在看板球时我会觉得自己是个真正的法国人I never feel more French than when I watch cricket.-出局 -没有出局- Out. - Not out.-没有吗 -没有- No? - No.他出局了吗Is he out?我开始怀疑你在和我哥哥调情了表姐I begin to suspect you're flirting with my brother, cousin. 调情是女人的常用手段要经常练习Flirting is a woman's trade. One must keep in practice. 你出局了You're gone.投得好汤姆Well played, Tom.就靠你了We're depending on you.轮到沃伦先生了Oh, it's Mr Warren's...turn.祝你好运Best of luck!约翰·沃伦John Warren!祝你好运沃伦先生Good luck, Mr Warren.约翰一直都打得不太好John never was very good, though.悠着点Easy!跑啊沃伦快跑Run, Warren, run!快跑啊跑啊Quickly, hurry! Run!真精彩Jolly good show!看好了Watch.你出局了You're out.你出局了沃伦先生You're gone, Mr Warren.太厉害了汤姆太厉害了Prodigious, Tom, prodigious.谢谢你沃伦走好Thank you, Warren. On your way.又是这样汤姆Same again, Tom.好样的沃伦先生Well done, Mr Warren.打得不好简直太糟糕了Bad ball. It's a terrible wicket.希望你没有特别失望奥斯汀小姐I hope you're not too disappointed, Miss Austen. 要再跑四个来回才能赢韦斯利Four more to win, Wisley.-下一个是谁 -快点啊- Who's next? - Come on!-她不能... -简- She can't... - Jane!你要干什么啊What on earth are you going to do?-忍♥不住了 -她可以的- Irrepressible. - She can.就位Move in!手下留情汤姆Go easy, Tom.温柔点勒弗罗伊Be gentle, Lefroy!跑啊简快跑Run, Jane, run!-快跑 -跑啊- Move! - Run!跑四个来回就赢了Only four more to win.投手这边快跑笨蛋Bowler's end! Move yourself, you lout!-最后一次 -快点- One more! - Quickly!跑跑跑Go, go, go!没出局Not out.运气不好啊勒弗罗伊Bad luck, Lefroy.看到了吗See?她真不错She was so good.我猜你之前玩过吧You've played this game before, I collect?没办法啊毕竟她是被哥哥们带大的No choice, you see. She was raised by brothers. 该去游泳了Time for a swim, I think.打得不错亨利Well played, Henry.我觉得这都归功于费利德伯爵夫人I dedicate our victory to La Comtesse de Feuillide. 山后有条不错的河Now, there's a decent bit of river over the hill.小心点Careful!快点我们走Come on, let's go!等等这次别想赢我勒弗罗伊Not this time, Lefroy.你觉得不会吗You think not?别叫孩子Down, boy.-父亲你看到汤姆了吗 -没有露西- Father, have you seen Tom? - No, Lucy, I've not.简直痴迷了Besotted.对15岁的孩子来说再自然不过了Natural enough at 15.无论年纪多大爱与理智都是对立的Love and sense are enemies at any age.-勒弗罗伊夫人我能去你的图书室吗 -当然- Mrs. Lefroy, may I explore your library? - Of course. 露西愿意明天就嫁给他Lucy would marry him tomorrow,他肯定会是个糟糕透顶的丈夫and what a terrible husband he would make.你是指他的名声吧I suppose you mean his reputation.丰富的经历可以让男人有魅力Experience can recommend a man.奥斯汀小姐Miss Austen.勒弗罗伊先生Mr Lefroy.你在看书啊And reading.是的Yes.我在看你在之前森林里提到的书I've been looking through your book of the wood.怀特先生的《自然史》Mr. White's NaturaI History.你觉得如何How do you like it?我看不下去太令人心烦了I cannot get on. It is too disturbing.Disturbing?比如这一段观察性的描述Take this observation."五月里一个晴好的早晨那些雨燕"Swifts on a fine morning in May,时而往这边飞时而往那边飞"flying this way, that way,在高空愉快地飞翔着"sailing around at a great height perfectly happily.然后..."Then...然后一只跳到了另一只的背上"Then one leaps onto the back of another,紧紧抓着"grasps tightly,它们忘记了继续飞"and forgetting to fly, they both sink双双垂死般地下坠down and down in a great, dying fall,一阵阵地坠落直到雌鸟发出了...""fathom after fathom, until the female utters..."什么Yes?"雌鸟发出了响亮而尖锐的"...the female utters a loud, piercing cry愉悦的叫声"of ecstasy."这种行为在汉普郡的自然史上是司空见惯的吗Is this conduct commonplace in the natural history of Hampshire? 你的无知可以理解Your ignorance is understandable因为你缺少...怎么说呢since you lack... What shall we call it?情史The history?礼节对我的要求是女子无知便是德Propriety commands me to ignorance.那让你和你的作品被紧紧束缚Condemns you to it and your writing成就再大也仅限于女性的世界to the status of female accomplishment.如果你希望践行小说的艺术If you wish to practise the art of fiction,能与男性作家平起平坐to be the equal of a masculine author,丰富的经历是至关重要的experience is vital.我明白了I see.但你有什么资格提出这种建议And what qualifies you to offer this advice?我更了解这个世界I know more of the world.我看是比我了解得多A great deal more, I gather.那让我足以知道你的眼界Enough to know that your horizons must be...一定会因为一位非凡的年轻人而拓宽widened by an extraordinary young man.是一位非常危险的年轻人By a very dangerous young man,毫无疑问他用软性堕落影响了很多年轻...one who has, no doubt, infected the hearts of many a young... -年轻女性 -看看这本书吧- Young woman with the soft corruption... - Read this你就会明白了and you will understand.《弃儿汤姆·琼斯的历史》作者亨利.菲尔丁"当哲学家听说美德的堡垒"When the philosopher heard that the fortress of virtue已被征服had already been subdued,他开始认真探索自己的欲望"he began to give a large scope to his desires.他不是那种因为美味佳肴"His appetite was not of that squeamish kind被别人品尝过which cannot feed on a dainty-而感到反胃..." -"而感到反胃的人"- "because another..." - "Another has tasted it."-他不打算品尝这美味佳肴 -什么亲爱的- He's not tasting this dainty. - What, dear?"她的脸蛋也不太漂亮"...nor had her face much appearance of beauty.但她的衣服从上至下被撕开""But her clothes being torn from all the upper part of her body..." "她的乳♥房♥♥非常坚挺颜色非常白皙"her breasts, which were well formed and extremely white,吸引着她的解救者的目光"attracted the eyes of her deliverer,一瞬间他们静静地站着"and for a few moments they stood silent...""...凝视着彼此""...and gazing at each other."我看了你推荐给我的书I have read your book.我看了那本书但并不赞同I have read your book and disapprove.毫不意外Of course you do.你不赞同什么But of what?场景人物还是文笔The scenes? Characters? The prose?不是这些都挺好No, all good.道德和礼节吗The morality?有缺陷Flawed.当然是了Well, of course, it is.但为什么呢But why?恶有恶报善有善报Vice leads to difficulty, virtue to reward.坏人没有好下场Bad characters come to bad ends.没错但在现实生活中Exactly. But in life,坏人通常都春风得意比如说你bad characters often thrive. Take yourself.而小说必须要表现真实的世界And a novel must show how the world truly is,人物究竟是怎么想的事情到底是怎么发生的how characters genuinely think, how events actually occur. 小说应该以某种方式A novel should somehow揭示我们行为的根源reveal the true source of our actions.那男主角的感受呢What of my hero's feelings?在我看来先生Well, it seems to me, sir, that男主角强烈的感受your hero's very vigorous feelings为他和身边的所有人caused him and everyone connected with him都带来了很多麻烦a great deal of trouble.如果这本书让你觉得烦扰...If the book has troubled you...但孤儿必须面对麻烦Oh, but an orphan must know trouble.什么样的麻烦What sort of trouble?各种各样的麻烦All sorts of trouble.拉弗顿集市太有趣了Laverton Fair. Vastly entertaining.真是个好主意简Monstrous good idea, Jane.是啊奥斯汀小姐Yes, Miss Austen,不是你平常会接触到的人群吧not exactly your usual society, I'd say.有点想象力吧勒弗罗伊先生Show a little imagination, Mr Lefroy.这里的麻烦够多了Trouble here enough.还有自♥由♥And freedom,。
