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Chapter 19
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THE next day opened a new scene at Longbourn. Mr. Collins made his declaration in form. Having resolved to do it without loss of time, as his leave of absence extended only to the following Saturday, and having no feelings of diffidence to make it distressing1 to himself even at the moment, he set about it in a very orderly manner, with all the observances which he supposed a regular part of the business. On finding Mrs. Bennet, Elizabeth, and one of the younger girls together soon after breakfast, he addressed the mother in these words,
"May I hope, Madam, for your interest with your fair daughter Elizabeth, when I solicit3 for the honour of a private audience with her in the course of this morning?"

Before Elizabeth had time for any thing but a blush of surprise, Mrs. Bennet instantly answered,

"Oh dear! -- Yes -- certainly. -- I am sure Lizzy will be very happy -- I am sure she can have no objection. -- Come, Kitty, I want you up stairs." And gathering4 her work together, she was hastening away, when Elizabeth called out,

"Dear Ma'am, do not go. -- I beg you will not go. -- Mr. Collins must excuse me. -- He can have nothing to say to me that any body need not hear. I am going away myself."

"No, no, nonsense, Lizzy. -- I desire you will stay where you are." -- And upon Elizabeth's seeming really, with vexed5 and embarrassed looks, about to escape, she added, "Lizzy, I insist upon your staying and hearing Mr. Collins."

Elizabeth would not oppose such an injunction -- and a moment's consideration making her also sensible that it would be wisest to get it over as soon and as quietly as possible, she sat down again, and tried to conceal6 by incessant7 employment the feelings which were divided between distress2 and diversion. Mrs. Bennet and Kitty walked off, and as soon as they were gone Mr. Collins began.

"Believe me, my dear Miss Elizabeth, that your modesty8, so far from doing you any disservice, rather adds to your other perfections. You would have been less amiable9 in my eyes had there not been this little unwillingness10; but allow me to assure you that I have your respected mother's permission for this address. You can hardly doubt the purport11 of my discourse12, however your natural delicacy13 may lead you to dissemble; my attentions have been too marked to be mistaken. Almost as soon as I entered the house I singled you out as the companion of my future life. But before I am run away with by my feelings on this subject, perhaps it will be advisable for me to state my reasons for marrying -- and moreover for coming into Hertfordshire with the design of selecting a wife, as I certainly did."

The idea of Mr. Collins, with all his solemn composure, being run away with by his feelings, made Elizabeth so near laughing that she could not use the short pause he allowed in any attempt to stop him farther, and he continued:

"My reasons for marrying are, first, that I think it a right thing for every clergyman in easy circumstances (like myself) to set the example of matrimony in his parish. Secondly14, that I am convinced it will add very greatly to my happiness; and thirdly -- which perhaps I ought to have mentioned earlier, that it is the particular advice and recommendation of the very noble lady whom I have the honour of calling patroness. Twice has she condescended15 to give me her opinion (unasked too!) on this subject; and it was but the very Saturday night before I left Hunsford -- between our pools at quadrille, while Mrs. Jenkinson was arranging Miss de Bourgh's foot-stool, that she said, "Mr. Collins, you must marry. A clergyman like you must marry. -- Chuse properly, chuse a gentlewoman for my sake; and for your own, let her be an active, useful sort of person, not brought up high, but able to make a small income go a good way. This is my advice. Find such a woman as soon as you can, bring her to Hunsford, and I will visit her." Allow me, by the way, to observe, my fair cousin, that I do not reckon the notice and kindness of Lady Catherine de Bourgh as among the least of the advantages in my power to offer. You will find her manners beyond any thing I can describe; and your wit and vivacity16 I think must be acceptable to her, especially when tempered with the silence and respect which her rank will inevitably17 excite. Thus much for my general intention in favour of matrimony; it remains18 to be told why my views were directed to Longbourn instead of my own neighbourhood, where I assure you there are many amiable young women. But the fact is, that being, as I am, to inherit this estate after the death of your honoured father (who, however, may live many years longer), I could not satisfy myself without resolving to chuse a wife from among his daughters, that the loss to them might be as little as possible, when the melancholy19 event takes place -- which, however, as I have already said, may not be for several years. This has been my motive20, my fair cousin, and I flatter myself it will not sink me in your esteem21. And now nothing remains for me but to assure you in the most animated22 language of the violence of my affection. To fortune I am perfectly23 indifferent, and shall make no demand of that nature on your father, since I am well aware that it could not be complied with; and that one thousand pounds in the 4 per cents, which will not be yours till after your mother's decease, is all that you may ever be entitled to. On that head, therefore, I shall be uniformly silent; and you may assure yourself that no ungenerous reproach shall ever pass my lips when we are married."

It was absolutely necessary to interrupt him now.

"You are too hasty, Sir," she cried. "You forget that I have made no answer. Let me do it without farther loss of time. Accept my thanks for the compliment you are paying me, I am very sensible of the honour of your proposals, but it is impossible for me to do otherwise than decline them."

"I am not now to learn," replied Mr. Collins, with a formal wave of the hand, "that it is usual with young ladies to reject the addresses of the man whom they secretly mean to accept, when he first applies for their favour; and that sometimes the refusal is repeated a second or even a third time. I am therefore by no means discouraged by what you have just said, and shall hope to lead you to the altar ere long."

"Upon my word, Sir," cried Elizabeth, "your hope is rather an extraordinary one after my declaration. I do assure you that I am not one of those young ladies (if such young ladies there are) who are so daring as to risk their happiness on the chance of being asked a second time. I am perfectly serious in my refusal. -- You could not make me happy, and I am convinced that I am the last woman in the world who would make you so, -- Nay24, were your friend Lady Catherine to know me, I am persuaded she would find me in every respect ill qualified25 for the situation."

"Were it certain that Lady Catherine would think so," said Mr. Collins very gravely -- "but I cannot imagine that her ladyship would at all disapprove26 of you. And you may be certain that when I have the honour of seeing her again I shall speak in the highest terms of your modesty, economy, and other amiable qualifications."

"Indeed, Mr. Collins, all praise of me will be unnecessary. You must give me leave to judge for myself, and pay me the compliment of believing what I say. I wish you very happy and very rich, and by refusing your hand, do all in my power to prevent your being otherwise. In making me the offer, you must have satisfied the delicacy of your feelings with regard to my family, and may take possession of Longbourn estate whenever it falls, without any self-reproach. This matter may be considered, therefore, as finally settled." And rising as she thus spoke27, she would have quitted the room, had not Mr. Collins thus addressed her,

"When I do myself the honour of speaking to you next on this subject I shall hope to receive a more favourable28 answer than you have now given me; though I am far from accusing you of cruelty at present, because I know it to be the established custom of your sex to reject a man on the first application, and perhaps you have even now said as much to encourage my suit as would be consistent with the true delicacy of the female character."

"Really, Mr. Collins," cried Elizabeth with some warmth, "you puzzle me exceedingly. If what I have hitherto said can appear to you in the form of encouragement, I know not how to express my refusal in such a way as may convince you of its being one."

"You must give me leave to flatter myself, my dear cousin, that your refusal of my addresses is merely words of course. My reasons for believing it are briefly29 these: -- It does not appear to me that my hand is unworthy your acceptance, or that the establishment I can offer would be any other than highly desirable. My situation in life, my connections with the family of De Bourgh, and my relationship to your own, are circumstances highly in its favor; and you should take it into farther consideration that in spite of your manifold attractions, it is by no means certain that another offer of marriage may ever be made you. Your portion is unhappily so small that it will in all likelihood undo30 the effects of your loveliness and amiable qualifications. As I must therefore conclude that you are not serious in your rejection31 of me, I shall chuse to attribute it to your wish of increasing my love by suspense32, according to the usual practice of elegant females."

"I do assure you, Sir, that I have no pretension33 whatever to that kind of elegance34 which consists in tormenting35 a respectable man. I would rather be paid the compliment of being believed sincere. I thank you again and again for the honour you have done me in your proposals, but to accept them is absolutely impossible. My feelings in every respect forbid it. Can I speak plainer? Do not consider me now as an elegant female intending to plague you, but as a rational creature speaking the truth from her heart."

"You are uniformly charming!" cried he, with an air of awkward gallantry; "and I am persuaded that when sanctioned by the express authority of both your excellent parents, my proposals will not fail of being acceptable."

To such perseverance36 in wilful37 self-deception, Elizabeth would make no reply, and immediately and in silence withdrew; determined38, that if he persisted in considering her repeated refusals as flattering encouragement, to apply to her father, whose negative might be uttered in such a manner as must be decisive, and whose behaviour at least could not be mistaken for the affectation and coquetry of an elegant female.
 

第二天,浪博恩发生了一件新的事情。柯林斯先生正式提出求婚了。他的假期到下星期六就要满期,于是决定不再耽搁时间,况且当时他丝毫也不觉得有什么不好意思,便有条不紊地着手进行起来,凡是他认为必不可少的正常步骤,他都照办了。刚一吃过早饭,看到班纳特太太、伊丽莎白和一个小妹妹在一起,他便对那位做母亲的这样说:

“太太今天早上我想要请令嫒伊丽莎白赏光,跟我作一次私人谈话,你赞成吗?”

“噢,好极了,当然可以。我相信丽萃也很乐意的,我相信她还会反对。──来,吉蒂;跟我上楼去。”她把针线收拾了一下,便匆匆忙忙走开了,这时伊丽莎白叫起来了:

“亲爱的妈,别走。我求求你别走。柯林斯先生一定会原谅我。他要跟我说和话,别人都可以听的。我也要走了。”

“不,不;你别胡扯,丽萃。我要你待在这儿不动。”只见伊丽莎白又恼又窘,好象真要逃走的样子,于是她又说道:“我非要你待在这儿听柯林斯先生说话不可。”

伊丽莎白不便违抗母命。她考虑了一会儿,觉得能够赶快悄悄地把事情解决了也好,于是她重新坐了下来,时时刻刻当心着,不让啼笑皆非的心情流露出来。班纳特太太和吉蒂走开了,她们一走,柯林斯先生便开口说话:

“说真的,伊丽莎白小姐,你害羞怕臊,非但对你没有丝毫损害,而且更增加了你的天生丽质。要是你不这样稍许推委一下,我反而不会觉得你这么可爱了。可是请你允许我告诉你一声,我这次跟你求婚,是获得了令堂大人的允许的。尽管你天性羞怯,假痴假呆,可是我对你的百般殷勤,已经表现得非常明显,你一定会明白我说话的用意。我差不多一进这屋子,就挑中你做我的终身伴侣。不过关于这个问题,也许最好趁我现在还控制得住我自己感情的时候,先谈谈我要结婚的理由,更要谈一谈我来到哈福德郡择偶的打算,因为我的确是存着那种打算的。”

想到柯林斯这么一本正经的样子,居然会控制不住他自己的感情,伊丽莎白不禁觉得非常好笑,因此他虽然说话停了片刻,她可没有来得及阻止他往下说:

“我所以要结婚,有这样几点理由:第一,我认为凡是象我这样生活宽裕的牧师,理当给全教区树立一个婚姻的好榜样;其次,我深信结婚会大大地促进我的幸福;第三(这一点或许我应该早提出来),我三生有幸,能够等候上这样高贵的一个女施主,她特别劝告我结婚,特别赞成我结婚。蒙她两次替我在这件事情上提出了意见(而且并不是我请教她的!),就在我离开汉斯福的前一个星期六晚上,我们正在玩牌,姜金生太太正在为德·包尔小姐安放脚蹬,夫人对我说:‘柯林斯先生,你必须结婚。象你这样的一个牧师,必须结婚。好好儿去挑选吧,挑选一个好人家的女儿,为了我,也为了你自己;人要长得活泼,要能做事,不求出身高贵,但要会算计,把一笔小小的收入安排得妥妥贴贴。这就是我的意见。赶快找个这样的女人来吧,把她带到汉斯福来,我自会照料她的。’好表妹,让我说给你听吧,咖苔琳·德·包尔夫人对我的体贴照顾,也可以算是我一个优越的条件。她的为人我真无法形容,你有一天会看到的。我想,你这样的聪明活泼一定会叫她喜欢,只要你在她那样身份高贵的人面前显得稳重端庄些,她就会特别喜欢你。大体上我要结婚就是为的这些打算;现在还得说一说,我们自己村里多的是年轻可爱的姑娘,我为什么看中了浪博恩,而没有看中我自己村庄的呢?事情是这样的:往后令尊过世(但愿他长命百岁),得由我继承财产,因此我打算娶他的个女儿作家室,使得将来这件不愉快的事发生的时候,你们的损失可以尽量轻一些,否则我实在过意不去。当然,正如我刚才说过的,这事情也许要在多少年以后才会发生。我的动机就是这样,好表妹,恕我不揣冒昧地说一句,你不至于因此就看不起我吧。现在我的话已经说完,除非是再用最激动的语言把我最热烈的感情向你倾诉。说到妆奁财产,我完全无所谓,我决不会在这方面向你父亲提出什么要求,我非常了解,他的能力也办不到,你名下应得的财产,一共不过是一笔年息四厘的一千镑存款,还得等你妈死后才归你所得。因此关于那个问题,我也一声不响,而且请你放心,我们结婚以后,我决不会说一句小气话。”

现在可非打断他的话不可了。

“你太心急了吧,先生,”她叫了起来。“你忘了我根本没有回答你呢。别再浪费时间,就让我来回答你吧。谢谢你的夸奖。你的求婚使我感到荣幸,可惜我除了谢绝之外,别无办法。”

柯林斯先生郑重其事地挥手回答道:“年轻的姑娘们遇到人家第一次未婚,即使心里愿意答应,口头上总是拒绝;有时候甚至会拒绝两次三次。这样看来,你刚才所说的话决不会叫我灰心,我希望不久就能领你到神坛跟前去呢。”

伊丽莎白嚷道:“不瞒你说,先生,我既然话已经说出了口,你还要存着指望,那真太奇怪了。老实跟你说,如果世上真有那么胆大的年轻小姐,拿自己的幸福去冒险,让人家提出第二次请求,那我也不是这种人。我的谢绝完全是严肃的。你不能使我幸福,而且我,相信我也绝对不能使你幸福。唔,要是你的朋友咖苔琳夫人认识我的话,我相信她一定会发觉,我无论在哪一方面,都不配做你的太太。”

柯林斯先生严肃地说:“就算咖苔琳夫人会有这样的想法,我想她老人家也决不会不赞成你。请你放心,我下次有幸见到她的时候,一定要在她面前把你的淑静、节俭、以及其他种种可爱的优点,大大夸奖一番。”

“说实话,柯林斯先生,任你怎么夸奖我,都是浪费唇舌。这自己的事自己会有主张,只要你相信我所说的话,就是赏我的脸了。我祝你幸福豪富。我所以放纵你的求婚,也就是为了免得你发生什么意外。而你呢,既然向我提出了求婚,那么,你对于我家里的事情,也就不必感到有什么不好意思了,将来浪博恩庄园一旦轮到你做评价,你就可以取之无愧了。这件事就这样一言为定吧。”她一面说,一面站起身来,要不是柯林斯先生向她说出下面的话,她早就走出屋子了。

“要是下趟我有幸再跟你谈到这个问题,我希望你能够给我一个比这次满意点的回答。我不怪你这次冷酷无情,因为我知道,你们姑娘们对于男人第一次的求婚,照例总是拒绝,也许你刚刚听说的一番话,正符合女人家微妙的性格,反而足以鼓励我继续追求下去。”

伊丽莎白一听此话,不免有些气恼,便大声叫道:“柯林斯先生,你真弄得我太莫名其妙了。我的话已经说到这个地步,要是你还觉得这是鼓励你的话,那我可不知道该怎么样放纵你,才能使你死心塌地。”

“亲爱的表妹,请允许我说句自不量力的话:我相信你拒绝我的求婚,不过是照例说说罢了。我所以会这样想,简单说来,有这样几点理由:我觉得我向你求婚,并不见得就不值得你接受,我的家产你决不会不放在眼里。我的社会地位,我同德·包尔府上的关系,以及跟你府上的亲戚关系,都是我非常优越的条件。我得提请你考虑一下:尽管你有许多吸引人的地方,不幸你的财产太少,这就把你的可爱、把你许多优美的条件都抵消了,不会有另外一个人再向你求婚了,因此我就不得不认为:你这一次并不是一本正经地拒绝我,而是彷效一般高贵的女性的通例,欲擒故纵,想要更加博得我的喜爱。”

“先生,我向你保证,这决没有冒充风雅,故意作弄一位有面子的绅士。但愿你相信我说的是真话,我就很有面子了,承蒙不弃,向我求婚,我真是感激不尽,但要我接受,是绝对不可能的。我感情上怎么也办不到。难道我说得不够明白吗?请你别把我当作一个故意作弄你的高贵女子,而要把我看作一个说真心话的平凡人。”

他大为狼狈,又不得不装出满脸的殷勤神气叫道:“你始终都那么可爱!我相信只要令尊令堂作主应承了我,你就决不会拒绝。”

他再三要存心自欺欺人,伊丽莎白可懒得再去理他,马上不声不响地走开了。她打定了主意:倘若他一定要把她几次三番的拒绝看作是有意讨他的好,有意鼓励他,那么她就只得去求助于她父亲,叫他斩钉截铁地回绝他。柯林斯总不见得再把她父亲的拒绝,看作一个高贵女性的装腔作势和卖弄风情了吧。


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1 distressing cuTz30     
a.使人痛苦的
参考例句:
  • All who saw the distressing scene revolted against it. 所有看到这种悲惨景象的人都对此感到难过。
  • It is distressing to see food being wasted like this. 这样浪费粮食令人痛心。
2 distress 3llzX     
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛
参考例句:
  • Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
  • Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。
3 solicit AFrzc     
vi.勾引;乞求;vt.请求,乞求;招揽(生意)
参考例句:
  • Beggars are not allowed to solicit in public places.乞丐不得在公共场所乞讨。
  • We should often solicit opinions from the masses.我们应该经常征求群众意见。
4 gathering ChmxZ     
n.集会,聚会,聚集
参考例句:
  • He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
  • He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
5 vexed fd1a5654154eed3c0a0820ab54fb90a7     
adj.争论不休的;(指问题等)棘手的;争论不休的问题;烦恼的v.使烦恼( vex的过去式和过去分词 );使苦恼;使生气;详细讨论
参考例句:
  • The conference spent days discussing the vexed question of border controls. 会议花了几天的时间讨论边境关卡这个难题。
  • He was vexed at his failure. 他因失败而懊恼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
6 conceal DpYzt     
v.隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽
参考例句:
  • He had to conceal his identity to escape the police.为了躲避警方,他只好隐瞒身份。
  • He could hardly conceal his joy at his departure.他几乎掩饰不住临行时的喜悦。
7 incessant WcizU     
adj.不停的,连续的
参考例句:
  • We have had incessant snowfall since yesterday afternoon.从昨天下午开始就持续不断地下雪。
  • She is tired of his incessant demands for affection.她厌倦了他对感情的不断索取。
8 modesty REmxo     
n.谦逊,虚心,端庄,稳重,羞怯,朴素
参考例句:
  • Industry and modesty are the chief factors of his success.勤奋和谦虚是他成功的主要因素。
  • As conceit makes one lag behind,so modesty helps one make progress.骄傲使人落后,谦虚使人进步。
9 amiable hxAzZ     
adj.和蔼可亲的,友善的,亲切的
参考例句:
  • She was a very kind and amiable old woman.她是个善良和气的老太太。
  • We have a very amiable companionship.我们之间存在一种友好的关系。
10 unwillingness 0aca33eefc696aef7800706b9c45297d     
n. 不愿意,不情愿
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  • Her unwillingness to answer questions undermined the strength of her position. 她不愿回答问题,这不利于她所处的形势。
  • His apparent unwillingness would disappear if we paid him enough. 如果我们付足了钱,他露出的那副不乐意的神情就会消失。
11 purport etRy4     
n.意义,要旨,大要;v.意味著,做为...要旨,要领是...
参考例句:
  • Many theories purport to explain growth in terms of a single cause.许多理论都标榜以单一的原因解释生长。
  • Her letter may purport her forthcoming arrival.她的来信可能意味着她快要到了。
12 discourse 2lGz0     
n.论文,演说;谈话;话语;vi.讲述,著述
参考例句:
  • We'll discourse on the subject tonight.我们今晚要谈论这个问题。
  • He fell into discourse with the customers who were drinking at the counter.他和站在柜台旁的酒客谈了起来。
13 delicacy mxuxS     
n.精致,细微,微妙,精良;美味,佳肴
参考例句:
  • We admired the delicacy of the craftsmanship.我们佩服工艺师精巧的手艺。
  • He sensed the delicacy of the situation.他感觉到了形势的微妙。
14 secondly cjazXx     
adv.第二,其次
参考例句:
  • Secondly,use your own head and present your point of view.第二,动脑筋提出自己的见解。
  • Secondly it is necessary to define the applied load.其次,需要确定所作用的载荷。
15 condescended 6a4524ede64ac055dc5095ccadbc49cd     
屈尊,俯就( condescend的过去式和过去分词 ); 故意表示和蔼可亲
参考例句:
  • We had to wait almost an hour before he condescended to see us. 我们等了几乎一小时他才屈尊大驾来见我们。
  • The king condescended to take advice from his servants. 国王屈驾向仆人征求意见。
16 vivacity ZhBw3     
n.快活,活泼,精神充沛
参考例句:
  • Her charm resides in her vivacity.她的魅力存在于她的活泼。
  • He was charmed by her vivacity and high spirits.她的活泼与兴高采烈的情绪把他迷住了。
17 inevitably x7axc     
adv.不可避免地;必然发生地
参考例句:
  • In the way you go on,you are inevitably coming apart.照你们这样下去,毫无疑问是会散伙的。
  • Technological changes will inevitably lead to unemployment.技术变革必然会导致失业。
18 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
参考例句:
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
19 melancholy t7rz8     
n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的
参考例句:
  • All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
  • He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过,他感到很郁闷。
20 motive GFzxz     
n.动机,目的;adv.发动的,运动的
参考例句:
  • The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
  • He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。
21 esteem imhyZ     
n.尊敬,尊重;vt.尊重,敬重;把…看作
参考例句:
  • I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
  • The veteran worker ranks high in public love and esteem.那位老工人深受大伙的爱戴。
22 animated Cz7zMa     
adj.生气勃勃的,活跃的,愉快的
参考例句:
  • His observations gave rise to an animated and lively discussion.他的言论引起了一场气氛热烈而活跃的讨论。
  • We had an animated discussion over current events last evening.昨天晚上我们热烈地讨论时事。
23 perfectly 8Mzxb     
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
参考例句:
  • The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
  • Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
24 nay unjzAQ     
adv.不;n.反对票,投反对票者
参考例句:
  • He was grateful for and proud of his son's remarkable,nay,unique performance.他为儿子出色的,不,应该是独一无二的表演心怀感激和骄傲。
  • Long essays,nay,whole books have been written on this.许多长篇大论的文章,不,应该说是整部整部的书都是关于这件事的。
25 qualified DCPyj     
adj.合格的,有资格的,胜任的,有限制的
参考例句:
  • He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
  • We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。
26 disapprove 9udx3     
v.不赞成,不同意,不批准
参考例句:
  • I quite disapprove of his behaviour.我很不赞同他的行为。
  • She wants to train for the theatre but her parents disapprove.她想训练自己做戏剧演员,但她的父母不赞成。
27 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
28 favourable favourable     
adj.赞成的,称赞的,有利的,良好的,顺利的
参考例句:
  • The company will lend you money on very favourable terms.这家公司将以非常优惠的条件借钱给你。
  • We found that most people are favourable to the idea.我们发现大多数人同意这个意见。
29 briefly 9Styo     
adv.简单地,简短地
参考例句:
  • I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
  • He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。
30 undo Ok5wj     
vt.解开,松开;取消,撤销
参考例句:
  • His pride will undo him some day.他的傲慢总有一天会毁了他。
  • I managed secretly to undo a corner of the parcel.我悄悄地设法解开了包裹的一角。
31 rejection FVpxp     
n.拒绝,被拒,抛弃,被弃
参考例句:
  • He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。
  • The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。
32 suspense 9rJw3     
n.(对可能发生的事)紧张感,担心,挂虑
参考例句:
  • The suspense was unbearable.这样提心吊胆的状况实在叫人受不了。
  • The director used ingenious devices to keep the audience in suspense.导演用巧妙手法引起观众的悬念。
33 pretension GShz4     
n.要求;自命,自称;自负
参考例句:
  • I make no pretension to skill as an artist,but I enjoy painting.我并不自命有画家的技巧,但我喜欢绘画。
  • His action is a satire on his boastful pretension.他的行动是对他自我卖弄的一个讽刺。
34 elegance QjPzj     
n.优雅;优美,雅致;精致,巧妙
参考例句:
  • The furnishings in the room imparted an air of elegance.这个房间的家具带给这房间一种优雅的气氛。
  • John has been known for his sartorial elegance.约翰因为衣着讲究而出名。
35 tormenting 6e14ac649577fc286f6d088293b57895     
使痛苦的,使苦恼的
参考例句:
  • He took too much pleasure in tormenting an ugly monster called Caliban. 他喜欢一味捉弄一个名叫凯列班的丑妖怪。
  • The children were scolded for tormenting animals. 孩子们因折磨动物而受到责骂。
36 perseverance oMaxH     
n.坚持不懈,不屈不挠
参考例句:
  • It may take some perseverance to find the right people.要找到合适的人也许需要有点锲而不舍的精神。
  • Perseverance leads to success.有恒心就能胜利。
37 wilful xItyq     
adj.任性的,故意的
参考例句:
  • A wilful fault has no excuse and deserves no pardon.不能宽恕故意犯下的错误。
  • He later accused reporters of wilful distortion and bias.他后来指责记者有意歪曲事实并带有偏见。
38 determined duszmP     
adj.坚定的;有决心的
参考例句:
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。


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