"I am not one and twenty."
“我不到二十一岁。”
When the gentlemen had joined them, and tea was over, the card tables were placed. Lady Catherine, Sir William, and Mr. and Mrs. Collins sat down to quadrille; and as Miss De Bourgh chose to play at cassino, the two girls had the honour of assisting Mrs. Jenkinson to make up her party. Their table was superlatively stupid. Scarcely a syllable was uttered that did not relate to the game, except when Mrs. Jenkinson expressed her fears of Miss De Bourgh's being too hot or too cold, or having too much or too little light. A great deal more passed at the other table, Lady Catherine was generally speaking -- stating the mistakes of the three others, or relating some anecdote of herself. Mr. Collins was employed in agreeing to every thing her Ladyship said, thanking her for every fish he won, and apologising if he thought he won too many. Sir William did not say much. He was storing his memory with anecdotes and noble names.
等到喝过茶,男客们都到她们这边来了,便摆起牌桌来。咖苔琳夫人、威廉爵士和柯林斯夫妇坐下来打“夸锥”;德·包尔小姐要玩“卡西诺”,因此两位姑娘就很荣幸地帮着姜金生太太给她凑足了人数。她们这一桌真是枯燥无味,除了姜金生太太问问德·包尔小姐是否觉得太冷或太热,是否感到灯光太强或太弱以外,就没有一句话不是说到打牌方面的。另外一桌可就有声有色得多了。咖苔琳夫人差不多一直都在讲话,不是指出另外三个人的错处,就是讲些自己的趣闻轶事。她老人家说一句,柯林斯先生就附和一句,他赢一次要谢她一次,如果赢得太多,还得向她道歉。威廉爵士不大说话,只顾把一桩桩轶事和一个个高贵的名字装进脑子里去。
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