Day1 举世公认的真理 Chapter 1-3 语言撷英&社会文化

Day 1.5

Chapter 1-3语言撷英&社会文化

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语言撷英

人物描写

除了本章用到的词语，还有很多可以描写人物的形容词，例如：

正面： humble 谦逊的； well-educated 受过良好教育的 ； faithful 忠诚的； frank 直率； generous 宽宏大量的； genteel 有教养的; frugal 俭朴的; hearty 精神饱满的

负面：bad-tempered 脾气暴躁的； bossy 专横跋扈的；greedy 贪婪的 ；gullible 易受骗的；  narrow-minded 心胸狭窄的； nasty 下流的; inconsiderate 轻率的; noisy 聒噪的

我们在描写人物的时候，也可以学着多用一些这样的形容词，使人物形象更加生动饱满。

口语表达

"Come, Darcy," said he, "I must have you dance. I hate to see you standing about by yourself in this stupid manner. You had much better dance."

"I certainly shall not. You know how I detest it, unless I am particularly acquainted with my partner.”

"I would not be so fastidious as you are," cried Bingley, "for a kingdom! Upon my honour I never met with so many pleasant girls in my life, as I have this evening; and there are several of them, you see, uncommonly pretty."

"Oh! she is the most beautiful creature I ever beheld!”

“I am in no humour at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other men. You had better return to your partner and enjoy her smiles, for you are wasting your time with me."

小词大义

（1）…and till the evening after the visit was paid, she had no knowledge of it. (Chapter 2)

have no knowledge of sth：不知道（较正式，多用于书面语，相当于don’t know）

翻译：直到拜访结束后的晚上，她还是不知道这件事。

（2）Nothing could be more delightful! (Chapter 3)

“否定词+比较级”能表达“最高级”意思，比直接用最高级更能强调最高级的意思。

Nothing could be more delightful! = It could be the most delightful!

翻译：再没有比这更令人高兴的了!

（3）Upon my honour I never met with so many pleasant girls in my life, as I have this evening; and there are several of them, you see, uncommonly pretty. (Chapter 3)

uncommonly /,ʌn'kɔmənli/ adv. 罕见地，很，极其

uncommonly pretty=very pretty  非常漂亮

e.g. The box is uncommonly heavy.  这个箱子特别重。

翻译：我以名誉担保，我一生中从来没有见过今天晚上这么多漂亮的姑娘；你瞧，其中几位真是美貌绝伦。

（4）With a book he was regardless of time; (Chapter 3)

be regardless of sth  不顾……

翻译：拿了一本书，他就不知道时间了。

02

社会文化——拜访友人宅邸的礼仪

In a few days Mr. Bingley returned Mr. Bennet’s visit, and sat about ten minutes with him in his library. (Chapter 3)

由于之前Mr. Bennet拜访过Mr. Bingley且是初次拜访，因此Mr. Bingley要来回访Mr. Bennet，这是一种社会礼仪。

翻译：数日后，宾利先生回访了本尼特先生，在他的书房坐了大概十分钟。

An invitation to dinner was soon afterwards dispatched; and already had Mrs. Bennet planned the courses that were to do credit to her housekeeping, when an answer arrived which deferred it all. (Chapter 3)

Bennet一家想要请Mr. Bingley吃饭，首先要发出邀请帖，对方收到后不管来不来，都要给一个答复，这也是当时的一种社会礼仪。

翻译：宴席的请帖很快发了出去，本尼特太太安排了数道美味佳肴来展现自己持家如何有方，可惜却接到延期的答复。