英文名著精选阅读:《理智与情感》第一章 第3节
He was not anill-disposedyoung man, unless to be rather cold hearted and rather selfish is to be ill-disposed: but he was, in general, well respected; for he conducted himself withproprietyin the discharge of his ordinary duties. Had he married a more amiable woman, he might have been made still more respectable than he was:--he might even have been made amiable himself; for he was very young when he married, and very fond of his wife. But Mrs. John Dashwood was a strongcaricatureof himself;-- more narrow-minded and selfish.
这位年轻人心眼并不坏,除非你把冷漠无情和自私自利视为坏心眼。总的说来,他很受人尊敬,因为他平常办起事来,总是十分得体。他若是娶个和蔼一点的女人,也许会更受人尊重,甚至他自己也会和蔼一些。无奈他结婚时太年轻,太偏爱妻子了。不过,约翰.达什伍德夫人倒也活像她丈夫,只是更狭隘,更自私罢了。
When he gave his promise to his father, hemeditatedwithin himself to increase the fortunes of his sisters by the present of a thousand pounds a-piece. He then really thought himself equal to it. The prospect of four thousand a-year, in addition to his present income, besides the remaining half of his own mother's fortune, warmed his heart, and made him feel capable of generosity. -- "Yes, he would give them three thousand pounds: it would be liberal and handsome! It would be enough to make them completely easy. Three thousand pounds! he could spare so considerable a sum with little inconvenience. "-- He thought of it all day long, and for many dayssuccessively, and he did not repent.
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