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第五章 閨中閒談 Girl Talk
基本故事：
Elizabeth的閨蜜終於登場了，她叫Charlotte Lucas，是Bennet家的鄰居。每次舞會過後，她總要來和Bennet家的姐妹們聊上一會。
原版章節選讀：
1. Miss Lucas , Charlotte, a sensible, intelligent young woman, about twenty-seven, was Elizabeth's intimate friend.That the Miss Lucases and the Miss Bennets should meet to talk over a ball was absolutely necessary. 大女兒, Charlotte是個明理懂事的年輕小姐，年紀大約二十六七歲，她是伊麗莎白的要好朋友。且說盧府上幾位小姐跟班府上幾位小姐這回非要見見面，談談這次跳舞會上的事不可。
2.(對於Darcy的傲慢，Charlotte是這麼看的) "His pride," said Miss Lucas, "does not offend me so much as pride often does, because there is an excuse for it. One cannot wonder that so very fine a young man, with family, fortune, every thing in his favour, should think highly of himself. If I may so express it, he has a right to be proud."“他雖然驕傲，”盧卡斯小姐說，“可不象一般人的驕傲那樣使我生氣，因為他的驕傲還勉強說得過去。這麼優秀的一個青年，門第好，又有錢，樣樣都比人家強，也難怪他要自以為了不起，照我的說法，他有權利驕傲。”
3. (同樣對於Darcy的傲慢，Bennet家的三女兒Mary是這麼看的) Vanity（虛榮） and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonimously（同義詞）. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride
relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us." 虛榮與驕傲是截然不同的兩件事，儘管字面上常常當作同義詞用，一個人可以驕傲而不虛榮。驕傲多半不外乎我們對我們自己的估價，虛榮卻牽涉到我們希望別人對我們的看法。”
語言點解析：
1. intimate
親密的
intimate 親密的、親近的
= having an extremely close friendship
I only discussed this family problem with my intimate friends.
我只和特別親密的朋友討論家裡的事。
2. in one's favour
對某人有利，給某人優勢
if something is in someone’s favour, it gives them an advantage over someone else
Derek had his height and weight in his favour during the fight.
打架的話，德里克的身高和體重都是優勢。
3. relate to
同…有…關係，與…聯繫起來
= to be directly connected with something
Some adults can't relate to children.
有些成年人不理解兒童的想法.
社會背景解析：
By nature inoffensive, friendly and obliging, his presentation at St. James's had made him courteous.他這人本來就忠厚老實、樂善好施，在聖詹姆士宮面聖之後，變得越發貴氣文雅起來。
Sir William去過的聖詹姆士宮是？
聖詹姆士宮（St.James）是英國國王喬治一世、二世和三世在倫敦的主要住所，各種重要議事均在聖詹姆士宮舉行。1837年，維多利亞女王搬入白金漢宮，但聖詹姆士宮依然保留了重要宮殿的地位。時至今日，各國駐英使節依舊在聖詹姆士宮遞交國書。
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