"Lizzy, when you first read that letter, I am sure you could not treat the matter as you do now. "
"Indeed, I could not. I was uncomfortable enough, I may say unhappy. And with no one to speak to about what I felt, no Jane to comfort me and say that I had not been so very weak and vain and nonsensical as I knew I had! Oh! how I wanted you!"
"How unfortunate that you should have used such very strong expressions in speaking of Wickham to Mr. Darcy, for now they DO appear wholly undeserved. "
"Certainly. But the misfortune of speaking with bitterness is a most natural consequence of the prejudices I had been encouraging. There is one point on which I want your advice. I want to be told whether I ought, or ought not, to make our acquaintances in general understand Wickham's character. "
Miss Bennet paused a little, and then replied, "Surely there can be no occasion for exposing him so dreadfully. What is your opinion?"
1.nonsensical adj.荒谬的;愚蠢的 He said several nonsensical things. 他说了许多荒谬的话。
2.bitterness n.苦味, 悲痛, 怨恨 Back in 1895 there had been only bitterness. 在1895年他们之间只有痛苦。
3.consequence n. 结果 【常用短语】as a consequence 因此, 结果是 As a consequence, newborn baby anteaters are often discarded by their parents. 结果,新生的食蚁兽幼兽往往被它的父母遗弃。
4.one's opinon 某人的意见 About the new project,what's your opinion ? 对于那个新项目,你有什么看法? *