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這是第44天閱讀英文版《傲慢與偏見(jiàn)》。
Mr. Bingley was good looking and gentlemanlike; he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners. His sisters were fine women, with an air of decided fashion. His brother-in-law, Mr. Hurst, merely looked the gentleman; but his friend Mr. Darcy soon drew the attention of the room by his fine, tall person, handsome features, noble mein; and the report which was in general circulation within five minutes after his entrance, of his having ten thousand a year. The gentlemen pronounced him to be a fine figure of a man, the ladies declared he was much handsomer than Mr. Bingley, and he was looked at with great admiration for about half the evening, till his manners gave a disgust which turned the tide of his popularity; for he was discovered to be proud, to be above his company, and above being pleased; and not all his large estate in Derbyshire could then save him from having a most forbidding, disagreeable countenance, and being unworthy to be compared with his friend.
這段英語(yǔ)文字又是較長(zhǎng)，瀏覽了一遍，除了前面的句子是對(duì)這幾個(gè)新人的介紹，后面的句子我確實(shí)沒(méi)看明白是啥意思。
這段文字的生詞量較大，我先把生詞掃蕩一遍，再耐心的讀一遍看看是否明白。
1. gentlemanlike
詞性：形容詞
含義：具有紳士風(fēng)度的；舉止優(yōu)雅的
用法：描述賓利先生的言行舉止紳士。
2. pleasant
詞性：形容詞
含義：令人愉快的；和藹可親的
用法：“pleasant countenance”，面部表情溫和親切。
3. countenance
詞性：名詞
含義：面容；表情
用法：“pleasant countenance”，面部神態(tài)令人愉悅。
4. unaffected
詞性：形容詞
含義：自然的；不造作的
用法：“unaffected manners”，舉止自然大方，不做作。
5. fashion
詞性：名詞
含義：時(shí)尚；流行；上流社會(huì)的做派
用法：“air of decided fashion”，氣質(zhì)符合潮流。
6. merely
詞性：副詞
含義：僅僅；只不過(guò)
用法：“merely looked the gentleman”，只是看起來(lái)像紳士。
7. drew
詞性：動(dòng)詞（過(guò)去式）
含義：吸引；引起
用法：“drew the attention of the room”，吸引全場(chǎng)的目光。
8. features
詞性：名詞（復(fù)數(shù)）
含義：容貌；相貌特征
用法：“handsome features”，容貌英俊。
9. noble mein
詞性：名詞短語(yǔ)
含義：高貴的風(fēng)度；優(yōu)雅的舉止
用法：“noble mein”，氣質(zhì)高貴。
到這，生詞量就不少了，還有漏網(wǎng)的生詞或我認(rèn)為有必要細(xì)解的單詞，歇息，有空繼續(xù)。
10. circulation
詞性：名詞
含義：傳播；流傳
用法：“in general circulation”，總體上傳開(kāi)。
11. entrance
詞性：名詞
含義：進(jìn)入；入場(chǎng)
用法：“after his entrance”，進(jìn)入后。
12. pronounced
詞性：動(dòng)詞（過(guò)去式）
含義：宣稱；斷言；評(píng)判
用法：“pronounced him to be a fine figure”，認(rèn)為他身材好。
13. figure
詞性：名詞
含義：身材；體形
用法：“fine figure of a man”，身材好的男士。
14. declared
詞性：動(dòng)詞（過(guò)去式）
含義：宣稱；斷言；聲明
用法：“declared he was much handsomer”，稱他更帥氣。
15. handsomer
詞性：形容詞比較級(jí)
含義：更英俊的；更帥氣的
用法：用于比較外貌。
16. admiration
詞性：名詞
含義：欽佩；贊賞；羨慕
用法：“l(fā)ooked at with great admiration”，羨慕的看著。
17. disgust
詞性：名詞
含義：厭惡；反感
用法：“gave a disgust”，產(chǎn)生厭煩。
18. popularity
詞性：名詞
含義：受歡迎；流行
用法：“tide of his popularity”，他受歡迎的趨勢(shì)。
19. discovered
詞性：動(dòng)詞（過(guò)去式）
含義：發(fā)現(xiàn)；察覺(jué)
用法：“discovered to be proud”，覺(jué)察其傲慢。
20. pleased
詞性：形容詞
含義：高興的；滿意的
用法：“above being pleased”，自視甚高。
21. estate
詞性：名詞
含義：莊園；地產(chǎn)
用法：“l(fā)arge estate in Derbyshire”，在德比郡的龐大地產(chǎn)。
22. Derbyshire
詞性：專有名詞
含義：德比郡
用法：莊園位于德比郡。
23. forbidding
詞性：形容詞
含義：令人生畏的；嚴(yán)峻的
用法：“most forbidding countenance”，表情很嚴(yán)肅。
24. disagreeable
詞性：形容詞
含義：令人不快的；難相處的
用法：“disagreeable countenance”，表情讓人不舒服。
25. compared
詞性：動(dòng)詞（過(guò)去分詞）
含義：比較；對(duì)照
用法：“unworthy to be compared with his friend”，不值得與之比較。
二
這些生詞過(guò)了一遍，我試著把這段英語(yǔ)文字慢慢地轉(zhuǎn)化為中文：
Mr. Bingley was good looking and gentlemanlike; he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners.
賓利先生看起來(lái)很有紳士風(fēng)度，面容親切，和接觸，不造作。
His sisters were fine women, with an air of decided fashion.
他的姐妹是優(yōu)秀的，看起來(lái)氣質(zhì)不俗氣。
His brother-in-law, Mr. Hurst, merely looked the gentleman; but his friend Mr. Darcy soon drew the attention of the room by his fine, tall person, handsome features, noble mein; and the report which was in general circulation within five minutes after his entrance, of his having ten thousand a year.
他的姐夫哈斯特先生，看起來(lái)有點(diǎn)普通；但他的朋友達(dá)西先生高個(gè)子，帥氣，很快就吸引了在場(chǎng)人們的注意；他進(jìn)來(lái)5分鐘就有信息傳開(kāi)，說(shuō)他年收入一萬(wàn)英鎊。
The gentlemen pronounced him to be a fine figure of a man, the ladies declared he was much handsomer than Mr. Bingley, and he was looked at with great admiration for about half the evening, till his manners gave a disgust which turned the tide of his popularity; for he was discovered to be proud, to be above his company, and above being pleased; and not all his large estate in Derbyshire could then save him from having a most forbidding, disagreeable countenance, and being unworthy to be compared with his friend.
在場(chǎng)的人普遍覺(jué)得他長(zhǎng)相帥，女士們認(rèn)為他比賓利更帥，一半的人都羨慕的看著他，直到他的舉止讓人煩人們對(duì)他的喜歡程度降低；人們覺(jué)察他的傲慢，不屑于與他人在一起，自視甚高；他在德比郡的大片房產(chǎn)不能彌補(bǔ)他的冷峻、讓人不舒適的表情，大家覺(jué)得他不配做賓利的朋友。
我轉(zhuǎn)化的中文不準(zhǔn)確，但總體意思是正確的，可能有瑕疵。
三
為了精準(zhǔn)的理解這篇文字，我逐句拆解一遍，這樣就對(duì)這篇文字過(guò)了三遍，是能夠明白這段文字的意思的。
1. Mr. Bingley was good looking and gentlemanlike; he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners.
“good looking，英俊”，“gentlemanlike，有紳士風(fēng)度”。
“pleasant countenance，面容和善”，“easy, unaffected manners，舉止從容自然”。
“unaffected”，不做作。
2. His sisters were fine women, with an air of decided fashion.
“fine women”，出眾的女人。
“with an air of decided fashion，帶著十足的時(shí)髦派頭?！?br/>“decided”，篤定的。
“air，派頭”。
3. His brother-in-law, Mr. Hurst, merely looked the gentleman; but his friend Mr. Darcy soon drew the attention of the room by his fine, tall person, handsome features, noble mein; and the report which was in general circulation within five minutes after his entrance, of his having ten thousand a year.
“merely looked the gentleman，只是看起來(lái)像個(gè)紳士?！?br/>“fine, tall person，高大挺拔”，“handsome features，五官英俊”，“noble mein，神態(tài)高貴”。
“ten thousand a year，年收入一萬(wàn)英鎊”。
“general circulation，廣為流傳”。
4. The gentlemen pronounced him to be a fine figure of a man, the ladies declared he was much handsomer than Mr. Bingley, and he was looked at with great admiration for about half the evening, till his manners gave a disgust which turned the tide of his popularity.
“gentlemen pronounced...，男士們斷言”，“l(fā)adies declared...女士們宣稱”，“was looked at with great admiration，備受仰慕”。
“gave a disgust，引起反感”，“turned the tide，扭轉(zhuǎn)局勢(shì)”，“manners，舉止”。
5. for he was discovered to be proud, to be above his company, and above being pleased; and not all his large estate in Derbyshire could then save him from having a most forbidding, disagreeable countenance, and being unworthy to be compared with his friend.
“proud，傲慢”，“above his company，自視高人一等”，“above being pleased，不屑于取悅他人”。
“not all his large estate，即便巨額財(cái)產(chǎn)”，“forbidding, disagreeable countenance，冷漠討厭的神情”。
“noble mein，高貴神態(tài)”，“unworthy to be compared with his friend，比不上他的朋友”。
對(duì)這段文字過(guò)了三遍，大致是明白文字的意思了，但是要熟悉用詞或者讀出英文的美，還要反復(fù)的細(xì)讀，讀個(gè)十遍八遍比較明白是正常的。