1."You judge very properly," said Mr. Bennet, "and it is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are the result of previous study?"
【难句解析】proceed from“产自...,由...产生”,例句:Sounds of quarrelling proceeded from the house. 争吵声是从房子里传出来的;
【句子翻译】班纳特先生说:“你说得很恰当,你既然有这种才能,能够非常巧妙地捧人家的场,这对于你自己也会有好处。我是否可以请教你一下,你这种讨人喜欢的奉承话,是临时想起来的呢,还是老早想好了的?”
2."They arise chiefly from what is passing at the time, and though I sometimes amuse myself with suggesting and arranging such little elegant compliments as may be adapted to ordinary occasions, I always wish to give them as unstudied an air as possible."
【难句解析】amuse oneself with...“用...自娱自乐”;be adapted to “适用于...,适合于...”,例句:These styles can be adapted to suit individual tastes.这些式样均可改动以适应个人不同的爱好;as+adj+a(an)+n+possible“尽可能跟...一样”;
【句子翻译】“大半是看临时的情形想起来的;不过有时候我也自己跟自己打趣,预先想好一些很好的小恭维话,平常有机会就拿来应用,而且临说的时候,总是要装出是自然流露出来的。”
3.Mr. Collins readily assented, and a book was produced; but on beholding it (for every thing announced it to be from a circulating library), he started back, and begging pardon, protested that he never read novels.
【难句解析】on doing sth“一...(就)...”,这里的动名词结构作伴随状语;start back“惊退”,例句:The boy didn't like the place and asked his parents to start back quickly. 这孩子不喜欢那地方要求他父母赶快回去。
【句子翻译】柯林斯先生立刻就答应了,于是她们就拿了一本书给他,可是一看到那本书(因为那本书一眼就可以看出是从流通图书馆借来的)他就吃惊得往后一退,连忙声明他从来不读小说,请求她们原谅。