英文名著精选阅读:《理智与情感》第二章 第2节
Sense and Sensibility《理智与情感》--Jane Austen简.奥斯丁
"It was my father's last request to me, " replied her husband, "that I should assist his widow and daughters. "
“我父亲临终有嘱咐,丈夫回答说,“要我帮助寡母和妹妹们。
"He did not know what he was talking of, I dare say; ten to one but he waslight-headedat the time. Had he been in his right senses, he could not have thought of such a thing as begging you to give away half your fortune from your own child. "
“他准是在说胡话。那阵子,他十有八九是神志不清了,要不然他就不会异想天开地要你把自己孩子的财产白白送掉一半。
"He did notstipulatefor any particular sum, my dear Fanny; he only requested me, in general terms, to assist them, and make their situation more comfortable than it was in his power to do. Perhaps it would have been as well if he had left it wholly to myself. He could hardly suppose I should neglect them. But as he required the promise, I could not do less than give it; at least I thought so at the time. The promise, therefore, was given, and must be performed. Something must be done for them whenever they leave Norland and settle in a new home. "
“亲爱的范妮,他倒没有规定具体数目,只是笼统地要求我帮助她们,使她们的境况好一些,他是无能为力啦。也许他不如索性把事情全部交给我。他总不会认为我会怠慢她们吧。可他让我许诺时,我又不能不应承;起码在当时,我是这么想的。于是,我许诺了,而且还必须兑现。她们早晚要离开诺兰庄园,到别处安家,总得帮她们一把吧。
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