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班纳特家因莉迪亚私奔陷入困境,达西先生暗中支付威克姆债务促成婚事,伊丽莎白却不知情。

时长 70 秒 · 语速 160 wpm

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At Longbourn, everything was chaos. 朗伯恩庄园里,一切都乱成一团。

Mrs. Bennett stayed in bed, crying about her nerves. 班纳特太太躺在床上,哭诉着她的神经衰弱。

Mr. Bennett went to London to search, but he found nothing. 班纳特先生去了伦敦寻找,却一无所获。

The family felt helpless and ashamed. 一家人感到无助又羞愧。

Then, slowly, the situation changed. 随后,情况慢慢发生了变化。

Word came that Wickham and Lydia had been found in London. 消息传来,威克姆和莉迪亚在伦敦被找到了。

Even better, they were going to be married after all. 更好的是,他们终究要结婚了。

The scandal would be covered up. 这桩丑闻就能被掩盖了。

Everyone was confused. 所有人对此都感到困惑。

Wickham had many debts and no money. 威克姆负债累累,身无分文。

Why would he suddenly agree to marry Lydia, a poor girl with nothing? 他为什么会突然同意娶莉迪亚,一个一无所有的穷女孩呢?

The family believed that Mr. Gardner, Elizabeth's kind uncle, had paid Wickham to do it. 一家人都相信,是伊丽莎白善良的舅舅嘉丁纳先生付钱给威克姆让他这么做的。

They were grateful, and they thought no more about it. 他们心存感激,也没有再多想。

But that was not the truth. 但那并非真相。

In secret, it was Mr. Darcy who had done everything. 实际上,是达西先生做了这一切。

He had searched London himself, found the runaways, paid Wickham's huge debts, and arranged the wedding. 他亲自在伦敦搜寻,找到了私奔的人,偿还了威克姆巨额的债务,并安排了婚礼。

He asked for no thanks and told no one. 他不求任何感谢,也没有告诉任何人。

True kindness often works in silence, wanting nothing in return. 真正的善良常常默默无闻地付出,不求任何回报。

He did it all quietly, 他悄悄地做了一切,

for the family of the woman 为了那个女人的家人,

who had once refused him 那个曾经拒绝过他,

so cruelly. 如此无情。

But Elizabeth still did not know. 但伊丽莎白仍然不知道。