「顏?zhàn)x英語(yǔ)」求婚被拒后，達(dá)西用一封信挽回了愛(ài)情……

閱讀丨發(fā)音丨詞匯丨美劇

顏?zhàn)x英語(yǔ)，不止為你讀英語(yǔ)

簡(jiǎn)·奧斯汀 ▍《傲慢與偏見(jiàn)》

達(dá)西給伊麗莎白的信

Letter from Darcy to Elizabeth

序

簡(jiǎn)·奧斯汀在《傲慢與偏見(jiàn)》中書(shū)寫(xiě)了青年紳士達(dá)西與美麗的伊麗莎白的傳奇愛(ài)情故事，令人回味無(wú)窮。然而，令人驚訝的是，主人公并非一見(jiàn)鐘情，恰恰相反，女主角在一開(kāi)始因覺(jué)得男主傲慢而產(chǎn)生了偏見(jiàn)，因此拒絕了男主達(dá)西的求婚。

求婚被拒后，達(dá)西沒(méi)有深夜買(mǎi)醉或是放縱自我，而是給伊麗莎白寫(xiě)了一封信，正是這封信扭轉(zhuǎn)了伊麗莎白的偏見(jiàn)，成為二人情感的轉(zhuǎn)折點(diǎn)。

03:08

（請(qǐng)?jiān)赪IFI條件下觀看）

語(yǔ)音版

But I shall not scruple to assert that the serenity of your sister's countenance and air was such as might have given the most acute observer a conviction that, however amiable her temper, her heart was not likely to be easily touched. That I was desirous of believing her indifferent is certain, -- but I will venture to say that my investigations and decisions are not usually influenced by my hopes or fears. I did not believe her to be indifferent because I wished it; -- I believed it on impartial conviction, as truly as I wished it in reason.

可是我可以毫不猶豫地說(shuō)，令姐當(dāng)初的風(fēng)度極其灑脫，即使觀察力最敏銳的人，也難免以為她盡管性情柔和，可是她的心不容易打動(dòng)。我當(dāng)初確實(shí)希望她無(wú)動(dòng)于衷，可是我敢說(shuō)，我雖然主觀上有我的希望，有我的顧慮，可是我的觀察和我的推斷并不會(huì)受到主觀上的影響。我認(rèn)為，令姐決不會(huì)因?yàn)槲蚁Ｍ裏o(wú)動(dòng)于衷，她就當(dāng)真無(wú)動(dòng)于衷；我的看法大公無(wú)私，我的愿望也合情合理。

My objections to the marriage were not merely those which I last night acknowledged to have required the utmost force of passion to put aside in my own case; the want of connection could not be so great an evil to my friend as to me. But there were other causes of repugnance; causes which, though still existing, and existing to an equal degree in both instances, I had myself endeavoured to forget, because they were not immediately before me. These causes must be stated, though briefly. The situation of your mother's family, though objectionable, was nothing in comparison of that total want of propriety so frequently, so almost uniformly, betrayed by herself, by your three younger sisters, and occasionally even by your father.

我昨天晚上說(shuō)，遇到這樣門(mén)戶(hù)不相稱(chēng)的婚姻，輪到我自己身上的時(shí)候，我必須用極大的感情上的力量圓心壓制，至于說(shuō)到他們倆這一門(mén)婚姻，我所以要反對(duì)，還不光光是為了這些理由，因?yàn)殛P(guān)于門(mén)戶(hù)高低的問(wèn)題，我朋友并不象我那么重視。我所以反對(duì)這門(mén)婚姻，還有別的一些叫人嫌忌的原因───這些原因雖然到現(xiàn)在還存在，而且在兩樁事里面同樣存在著，可是我早就盡力把它忘了，因?yàn)楹迷谘鄄灰?jiàn)為凈。這里必須把這些原因說(shuō)一說(shuō)，即使簡(jiǎn)單地說(shuō)一說(shuō)也好。你母親娘家親族雖然叫人不太滿(mǎn)意，可是比起你們自己家里人那種完全沒(méi)有體統(tǒng)的情形來(lái)，便簡(jiǎn)直顯得無(wú)足輕重。你三個(gè)妹妹都是始終一貫地做出許多沒(méi)有體統(tǒng)的事情來(lái)，有時(shí)候甚至連你父親也難免。

Pardon me. -- It pains me to offend you. But amidst your concern for the defects of your nearest relations, and your displeasure at this representation of them, let it give you consolation to consider that to have conducted yourselves so as to avoid any share of the like censure is praise no less generally bestowed on you and your eldest sister, than it is honourable to the sense and disposition of both. I will only say farther that, from what passed that evening, my opinion of all parties was confirmed, and every inducement heightened, which could have led me before to preserve my friend from what I esteemed a most unhappy connection. He left Netherfield for London, on the day following, as you, I am certain, remember, with the design of soon returning.

請(qǐng)?jiān)徫疫@樣直言無(wú)諱，其實(shí)得罪了你，也使我自己感到難受。你的骨肉至親有了這些缺點(diǎn)，當(dāng)然會(huì)使你感到難受，我這樣一說(shuō)，當(dāng)然會(huì)叫你更不高興，可是你只要想一想，你自己和你姐姐舉止優(yōu)雅，人家非但沒(méi)有責(zé)難到你們倆頭上，而且對(duì)你們褒獎(jiǎng)備至，還賞識(shí)你們倆的見(jiàn)識(shí)和個(gè)性，這對(duì)于你究竟還不失為一種安慰吧。我還想跟你說(shuō)一說(shuō)；我那天晚上看了那種情形，不禁越發(fā)確定了我對(duì)各個(gè)人的看法，越發(fā)加深了我的偏見(jiàn)，覺(jué)得一定要阻止我的朋友，不讓他締結(jié)這門(mén)最不幸的婚姻。他第二天就離開(kāi)尼日斐花園到倫敦去了，我相信你一定記得，他本來(lái)打算去一下便立刻回來(lái)。

如果您仍意猶未盡，可以點(diǎn)擊聆聽(tīng)達(dá)西給伊麗莎白的信（一）。

文本朗讀：顏?zhàn)x英語(yǔ)

歡迎留言交流！

END