譯文取自Jeanne Kelly和Nathan K. Mao的譯本
1. 兩人吃得倒盡胃口，談話也不投機。
They completely lost their appetites while eating and couldn’t hit it off in their conversation either.
Sherry的筆記：
Appetite：when you want to eat food 食慾，胃口
loss/lack of appetite Symptoms include fever and loss of appetite.
·I’m a bit worried about her lack of appetite.
hit it off
·to like someone and become friendly immediately （與某人）相處得好，合得來
•I didn’t really hit it off with his friends.
我和他的朋友們並不怎麼合得來。
2. 鮑小姐怫道：“我就那樣黑麼？”方鴻漸固執地申辯道：“我就愛你這顏色。我今年在西班牙，看見一個有名的美人跳舞，她皮膚只比外國燻火腿的顏色淡一點兒。”
she asked heatedly. Stubbornly trying to justify himself, he argued, “But I like your color. This year in Spain I saw a famous beauty dancing. He skin was just a little lighter than a smoked ham.”
Sherry的筆記：
Heated：（討論或爭吵）激烈的 A heated discussion or quarrel is one where the people involved are angry and excited.
·It was a very heated argument and they were shouting at each other...
爭論非常激烈，他們相互之間大喊大叫。
Stubborn：describes someone who is determined to do what they want and refuses to do anything else 頑固的，執拗的，倔強的
•They have massive rows because they’re both so stubborn.他們倆吵得很兇，因為他們兩個人都很固執。
be as stubborn as a mule :to be very stubborn 倔得像頭驢子，非常固執
3. 鮑小姐的回答毫不合邏輯：“也許你喜歡蘇小姐死魚肚那樣的白。你自已就是掃煙囪的小黑炭，不照照鏡子！”說著勝利地笑。
"Maybe you like Miss Su’ s dead-fish-belly white. You yourself are as black as a chimney sweep. Just take a look at yourself in the mirror,” she answered him none too logically. With that she flashed a triumphant smile.
Sherry的筆記：
死魚肚那樣的白：直接把名詞用分隔符連起來做了形容詞：dead-fish-belly white
Chimney sweep：a person whose job is to clean inside chimneys, usually using a set of brushes with a very long handle 煙囪清掃工
none too ：not very 不太
•He seemed none too happy/pleased at the prospect of meeting the family.他似乎對即將見到家人並不是太開心。
Flash：If you flash a look or a smile at someone, you suddenly look at them or smile at them.
·I flashed a look at Sue... 我向休瞥了一眼。
·Meg flashed Cissie a grateful smile. 梅格衝茜茜感激地笑了一笑。
4. 過一會，不知怎樣鮑小姐又講起她未婚夫李醫生，說他也是虔誠的基督教徒。
After a while she somehow managed to bring up Dr. Li, her fiancé, saying he was a devout Christian.
這裡的bring up不是我熟悉的“養育、撫養”的意思，而是to mention a subject or start to talk about it
·Why did you have to bring up the subject of money?
5. 方鴻漸正滿肚子委屈，聽到這話，心裡作惡，想信教在鮑小姐的行為上全沒影響，只好借李醫生來諷刺，便說：“信基督教的人，怎樣做醫生？”
Already piqued, Fang became disgusted upon hearing this. Since religious belief hadn’t had the slightest effect on her
behavior, he’d just have to use Dr. Li to get in a few digs at her, he thought. “How can a Christian practice medicine?” he asked.
Sherry的筆記：
Piqued：（常指為小事）生氣的，惱怒的，慍怒的 If someone is piqued, they are offended or annoyed, often by something that is not very important.
·Granny was astounded and a little piqued, I think, because it had all been arranged without her knowledge...
奶奶很吃驚，我想還有點兒生氣，因為所有這些安排都沒有告訴過她。
Get in：插（話） If you get something in, you eventually succeed in saying it, usually when a lot of people are talking at the same time or one person is talking without stopping.
·It was hard to get a word in.
想要插上話很難。
Dig：a remark which is intended to criticize, embarrass or make a joke about someone 奚落，取笑，嘲笑
•He’s always having/taking/making digs at me.他總是奚落我。
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