傲慢的求婚

类别:经典文学

达西先生傲慢地向伊丽莎白求婚,言语中带着对她家世的轻蔑,伊丽莎白因此愤怒地拒绝了他。

时长 72 秒 · 语速 157 wpm

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One evening, Mr. Darcy came to see Elizabeth while she was alone. 一天傍晚,达西先生来看望独自一人的伊丽莎白。

He seemed nervous. 他看起来很紧张。

Then, suddenly, he began to speak from the heart. 接着,他突然开始倾吐心声。

I have fought against my feelings, he said, but I cannot win. “我曾与自己的感情抗争,”他说,“但我无法战胜它。”

I love you. “我爱你。”

I admire you. “我敬佩你。”

Please, will you marry me? “请你嫁给我好吗?”

Elizabeth was amazed. 伊丽莎白惊呆了。

But his words were strange. 但他的话很奇怪。

Even now, he spoke of her low family and poor connections. 即便此刻,他仍在提及她低微的家世和贫乏的人脉。

He made it sound as if marrying her was a painful mistake he could not avoid. 他把这桩婚事说得好像是他无法避免的一个痛苦错误。

Her surprise turned to anger. 她的惊讶变成了愤怒。

No, she said firmly, “不,”她坚定地说,

I cannot marry you. “我不能嫁给你。”

From the very start, you have been proud and unkind. “从一开始,你就傲慢又无情。”

You separated my sister Jane from Mr. Bingley, “你拆散了我的姐姐简和宾利先生,

and you ruined poor Mr. Wickham. 你还毁了可怜的威克姆先生。”

How could I ever love such a man? “我怎么可能爱上这样一个男人?”

Mr. Darcy went pale. 达西先生脸色苍白。

So this is your answer, he said quietly. “所以这就是你的答案,”他轻声说。

A proposal that begins with insults should not be surprised by refusal. “一个以侮辱开头的求婚,不该对被拒绝感到意外。”

He left without another word. 他一言不发地离开了。

Elizabeth sat down, shaking. 伊丽莎白坐了下来,浑身发抖。

She had never felt so many things at once, 她从未同时感受到如此多的情绪,

anger, shock, 愤怒、震惊,

and something she could not name. 以及一种她无法言喻的感觉。

The next morning, Mr. Darcy handed her a long letter. 第二天早上,达西先生递给她一封长信。