傲慢与偏见

精读《傲慢与偏见》25：达西越挑剔，越被伊丽莎白吸引

达西原本只想挑剔伊丽莎白，却逐渐被她的眼睛、身姿和自然俏皮吸引，而她完全没有察觉。

这一段来自《傲慢与偏见》第六章。这一段最妙的是反讽：达西以为自己在审判伊丽莎白，结果每一次挑剔都把自己推向心动。

English Text: Mr. Darcy’s Growing Interest in Elizabeth

Occupied in observing Mr. Bingley’s attention to her sister, Elizabeth was far from suspecting that she was herself becoming an object of some interest in the eyes of his friend. Mr. Darcy had at first scarcely allowed her to be pretty: he had looked at her without admiration at the ball; and when they next met, he looked at her only to criticise. But no sooner had he made it clear to himself and his friends that she had hardly a good feature in her face, than he began to find it was rendered uncommonly intelligent by the beautiful expression of her dark eyes. To this discovery succeeded some others equally mortifying. Though he had detected with a critical eye more than one failure of perfect symmetry in her form, he was forced to acknowledge her figure to be light and pleasing; and in spite of his asserting that her manners were not those of the fashionable world, he was caught by their easy playfulness. Of this she was perfectly unaware: to her he was only the man who made himself agreeable nowhere, and who had not thought her handsome enough to dance with.

中文翻译：达西先生对伊丽莎白渐生情愫

伊丽莎白正全神贯注地观察宾利先生对自己姐姐的殷勤，丝毫没有察觉到，在宾利先生那位朋友的眼里，她自己也正引起某种关注。起初，达西先生根本不认为她漂亮；在舞会上，他看她时毫无欣赏之意；后来再次见面，他看她也只是为了挑剔。

然而，他刚才向自己和朋友们表明她脸上几乎没有一处长得像样，紧接着就发觉，她那双乌黑的眼睛神采奕奕，使整个面庞显得格外聪慧。继这一发现之后，他又有了同样令他懊恼的其他发现。虽然他用挑剔的眼光看出她的体态不止一处不够匀称，但他又不得不承认她身姿轻盈，体态宜人；尽管他断言她的举止没有时尚界的风范，但他却被她那落落大方的俏皮劲儿所吸引。

对此，伊丽莎白全然不知；在她看来，他不过是个随处给人难堪、且认为她不够漂亮而不屑与她共舞的男人罢了。

阅读提示：挑剔变成心动，达西自己最不愿承认

这一段最妙的是反讽：达西以为自己在审判伊丽莎白，结果每一次挑剔都把自己推向心动。

奥斯汀的厉害之处，是她常常用社交动作写人物心理。一次拜访、一句玩笑、一个拒绝，表面是礼节，里面却有判断、阶层意识、自尊和误会。

这一段也可以当作阅读训练：先看谁在说话，再看这句话想达成什么效果，最后再回到具体英文词句。

重点词汇

mortifying /ˈmɔːrtɪfaɪɪŋ/ adj. — 令人懊恼的；令人窘迫的
原文例句：It was mortifying to realize that he had been wrong about her all along.

scarcely /ˈskersli/ adv. — 几乎不；简直没有
原文例句：He had scarcely finished speaking when the door opened.

render /ˈrendər/ v. — 致使；变得
原文例句：The surprise rendered him speechless.

symmetry /ˈsɪmətri/ n. — 匀称；对称
原文例句：The garden was designed with perfect symmetry.

长难句解析

1. But no sooner had he made it clear to himself ... that she had hardly a good feature in her face, than he began to find it was rendered uncommonly intelligent...

说明：这是一个经典的 'No sooner... than...' 句型，意为'刚……就……'。当否定词组 'No sooner' 置于句首时，主句需要使用部分倒装结构（had he made），即把助动词 had 提到主语 he 之前。

结构：No sooner + had + 主语 + 过去分词 (Past Perfect) ... than + 主语 + 一般过去时 (Simple Past)

2. Occupied in observing Mr. Bingley’s attention to her sister, Elizabeth was far from suspecting that she was herself becoming an object of some interest...

说明：句首的 'Occupied in...' 是过去分词短语作状语，表示伴随状态或原因，修饰主语 Elizabeth。说明她在做这件事的同时，处于一种'远未察觉'的状态。

结构：过去分词短语 (状语) + 主句 (主语 + 谓语 + 宾语从句)

今日测验

Q1. What specifically changed Mr. Darcy's opinion about Elizabeth's face?

A. Her fashionable makeup style.
B. The perfect symmetry of her features.
C. The beautiful expression of her dark eyes.
D. Her resemblance to her sister.

Q2. How did Elizabeth view Mr. Darcy at this moment?

A. She thought he was secretly in love with her.
B. She saw him as a disagreeable man who wouldn't dance with her.
C. She admired his critical eye and intelligence.
D. She was trying to get his attention away from Bingley.