“说来遗憾，当时舞场上除了我自己人以外，一个女客也不认识。”

"True; and nobody can ever be introduced in a ball room. Well, Colonel Fitzwilliam, what do I play next? My fingers wait your orders."

“不错；跳舞场里是不作兴请人家介绍女朋友的。──唔，费茨威廉上校，再叫我弹什么呢？我的手指在等着你吩咐。”

"Perhaps," said Darcy, "I should have judged better, had I sought an introduction, but I am ill qualified to recommend myself to strangers."

达西说：“也许我当时最好请人介绍一下，可是我又不配去向陌生人自我推荐。”

"Shall we ask your cousin the reason of this?" said Elizabeth, still addressing Colonel Fitzwilliam. "Shall we ask him why a man of sense and education, and who has lived in the world, is ill qualified to recommend himself to strangers?"

“我们要不要问问你的表兄，这究竟是什么缘故？”伊丽莎白仍然对着费茨威廉上校说话。“我们要不要问问他，一个有见识、有阅历、而又受过教育的人，为什么不配把自己介绍给陌生人？”

"I can answer your question," said Fitzwilliam, "without applying to him. It is because he will not give himself the trouble."

费茨威廉说：“我可以回答你的问题，用不着请教他。那是因为他自己怕麻烦。”

"I certainly have not the talent which some people possess," said Darcy, "of conversing easily with those I have never seen before. I cannot catch their tone of conversation, or appear interested in their concerns, as I often see done."

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