达西的信

类别:经典文学

达西的信解释了他干预简与宾利的原因,并揭露威克姆的真面目,让伊丽莎白对自己错误的判断深感震惊。

时长 67 秒 · 语速 159 wpm

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Elizabeth opened Mr. Darcy's letter with trembling hands. 伊丽莎白颤抖着双手打开了达西先生的信。

It was long, and it explained everything. 信很长,解释了一切。

First, he wrote about Jane and Mr. Bingley. 首先,他写了关于简和宾利先生的事。

Yes, he had pulled his friend away. 是的,他承认他确实曾阻止他的朋友。

But he had truly believed Jane did not love Bingley 但是他真的相信简不爱宾利,

because she was so calm 因为她如此平静

and quiet. 而又安静。

He thought he was protecting his friend from a broken heart. 他以为他是在保护他的朋友免受心碎。

If I was wrong about your sister's feelings, he wrote, then I am truly sorry. “如果我对你妹妹的感情判断错了,”他写道,“那么我真的非常抱歉。”

Then he wrote about Mr. Wickham, and the truth was shocking. 接着,他写了关于威克姆先生的事,而真相令人震惊。

Wickham was not a poor victim at all. 威克姆根本不是一个可怜的受害者。

Mr. Darcy's father had left Wickham money, but Wickham had wasted it on gambling. 达西先生的父亲给威克姆留下了钱,但威克姆却把钱浪费在了赌博上。

Worse, 更糟的是,

Wickham had once tried to run away with Darcy's young sister, 威克姆曾试图与达西的妹妹乔治安娜私奔,

Georgiana, to steal her fortune. 以窃取她的财产。

Elizabeth read it again and again. 伊丽莎白一遍又一遍地读着信。

Every word rang true. 每一个字都真实可信。

She thought of Wickham's easy charm and Darcy's honest anger. 她想起了威克姆的迷人魅力和达西的坦诚怒火。

The truth does not always come from the sweetest voice. 真相并不总是来自最甜美的声音。

Slowly, a cold feeling spread through her. 慢慢地,一种冰冷的感觉蔓延开来。

She had been so sure, so proud of her own judgment. 她曾是如此确信,如此为自己的判断而骄傲。

And she had been completely wrong. 而她却完全错了。