Day1 举世公认的真理 Chapter 2 看点

Day 1.3

Mr. Bennet第一次拜访Mr. Bingley

Chapter 2 看点

Mr. Bennet私下去拜访了Mr. Bingley，但是回家之后并没有立即和妻子女儿们说，而是故弄玄虚，让大家都以为他还是对拜访Mr. Bingley抱着消极的态度，因此Mrs. Bennet极为生气和失望。后来，Mr. Bennet告诉大家其实他已经去拜访过了Mr. Bingley，Mrs. Bennet由悲变喜，极度夸奖Mr. Bennet，女儿们也开始充满期待。

01

Mr. Bennet——故弄玄虚

"I am sorry to hear that; but why did not you tell me so before? If I had known as much this morning, I certainly would not have called on him. It is very unlucky; but as I have actually paid the visit, we cannot escape the acquaintance now."

单词注释

call on  拜访，呼吁

acquaintance /ə'kweɪnt(ə)ns/ n. 相识，熟人

内容分析

Mrs. Bennet一直催促Mr. Bennet去拜访Mr. Bingley，但Mr. Bennet总是显得不在乎、无所谓。就在Mrs. Bennet快要绝望时，Mr. Bennet 故意以一种佯装遗憾的语气说出自己已经拜访过Mr. Bingley，让太太和女儿们十分吃惊。这种前后矛盾、得了便宜还卖乖的行为充分地体现出Mr. Bennet的反复无常（caprice）和喜欢嘲笑人（sarcastic humor）。

02

Mrs. Bennet的态度转变

"What an excellent father you have, girls," said she, when the door was shut." I do not know how you will ever make him amends for his kindness; or me either, for that matter. At our time of life, it is not so pleasant I can tell you, to be making new acquaintance every day; but for your sakes, we would do anything. Lydia, my love, though you are the youngest, I dare say Mr. Bingley will dance with you at the next ball."

单词注释

make amends 补偿

for one’s sake 为......起见，为......着想

内容分析

Mrs. Benne得知丈夫已经拜访Mr. Bingley后，态度由原来的反感、抱怨来了个一百八十度大转变。她立刻变得兴高采烈并大力夸赞自己的丈夫是多么的好心，从她对女儿说的excellent，kindness这些词就可以看出这种转变。她的这种性格特点也与第一章的最后一段关于人物的定性描写（little information、uncertain temper）相对应。同时，我们可以看到Mrs. Bennet为了女儿们能够嫁得好什么都愿意做并乐此不疲，这就讽刺了当时的社会风气。

 Day 1.4

贵族出场——宾利先生和达西先生