The late owner of this estate was a single man, who lived to a very advanced age, and who for many years of his life, had a constant companion and housekeeper in his sister. But her death, which happened ten years before his own, produced a great alteration in his home; for to supply her loss, he invited and received into his house the family of his nephew Mr. Henry Dashwood, the legal inheritor of the Norland estate, and the person to whom he intended tobequeathit.
已故庄园主是个单身汉,活到老大年纪。在世时,妹妹长年陪伴他,替他管管家务。不想妹妹早他十年去世,致使府上发生巨变。为了填补妹妹的空缺,他将侄儿亨利.达什伍德一家接到府上。亨利.达什伍德先生是诺兰田庄的法定继承人,老达什伍德打算把家业传给他。
In the society of his nephew and niece, and their children, the old Gentleman's days were comfortably spent. Hisattachmentto them all increased. The constant attention of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dashwood to his wishes, which proceeded not merely from interest, but from goodness of heart, gave him every degree of solid comfort which his age could receive; and the cheerfulness of the children added arelishto his existence.
这位老绅士有侄儿、侄媳及其子女作伴,日子过得倒也舒心。他越来越喜爱他们。亨利.达什伍德夫妇不仅出自利害关系,而且由于心地善良,对他总是百般照应,使他晚年享尽了天伦之乐。而那些天真烂漫的孩子也给他的生活增添了乐趣。
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