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1、名著理智与情感精彩节选The family of Dashwood had long been settied in Sussex Their estate was large, and theirresidence was at Norland Park, in the centre of their property , where, for many generations, they had lived in so respectable a manner as to engage the general good opinion of their surrounding acquai

2、ntance 达什伍德家在苏塞克斯定居，可有些年代了。家里置下一个偌大 的田庄，府第就设在田庄中心的诺兰庄园。祖祖辈辈以来，一家人一 直过着体面日子，贏得了四近乡邻的交口称誉。The late owner of this estate was a single man, who lived to a very advanced age, and who for many years of his life, had a constant companion and housekeeper in his sister But her death, which happened ten years

3、 before his own, produced a great alteration in his home; for to supply her loss, he invited and received into his house the family of his nephew Mr. Henry Dashwood, the legal inheritor of the Norland estate, and the person to whom he intended tobequeath it.己故庄园主是个单身汉，活到老大年纪。在世时，妹妹长年陪伴 他，替他管管家务。不想妹妹

4、早他十年去世，致使府上发生巨变。为 了填补妹妹的空缺，他将侄儿亨利.达什伍德一家接到府上。亨利.达 什伍德先生是诺兰田庄的法定继承人，老达什伍德打算把家业传给他。In the society of his nephew and niece, and their children, the old Gentleman，s days were comfortably spent. His attachment to them all increased The constant attention of Mr. and Mrs Henry Dashwood to his wishes, which

5、 proceeded not merely from interest, but from goodness of heart, gave him every degree of solid comfort which his age could receive; and thecheerfulness of the children added a relish to his existence这位老绅士有侄儿、侄媳及其子女作伴，日子过得倒也舒心。他 越来越喜爱他们。亨利.达什伍德夫妇不但出自利害关系，而且因为心 地善良，对他总是百般照应，使他晚年享尽了天伦之乐。而那些天真 烂漫的孩子也给他

6、的生活增添了乐趣。By a former marriage, Mr. Henry Dashwood had one son： by his present lady, three daughters .The son, a steady respectable young man, was amply provided for by the fortune of his mother, which had been large, and half of which devolved on him on his coming of age By his own marriage, likewis

7、e, which happened soon afterwards, he added to his wealth亨利.达什伍德先生同前妻生下一个儿子，同现在的太太生了三个 女儿。儿子是个踏实体而的青年。当年他母亲留下一大笔遗产，到他 成年时有一半交给了他，为他奠定了厚实的家底。此后不久，他成了 亲，又增添了一笔财产。To him therefore the succession to the Norland estate was not so really important as to his sisters; for their fortune, independent of what

8、might arise to them from their father's inheriting that property, could be but smal1. Their mother had nothing, and their father only seven thousand pounds in his own disposal; for the remaining moiety of his first wife sfortune was also secured to her child, and he had only a life-interest in i

9、t所以，对他说来，父亲是不是继承诺兰田庄，远不像对他几个妹 妹那样至关紧要。这几个妹妹假若不依赖父亲继承这笔家业可能给她 们带来的进益，她们的财产便将微乎其微。她们的母亲一无所有，父 亲仅仅掌管着七千镑，而对前妻另一半遗产的所有权只在生前有效, 他一去世，这个半财产也归儿子承袭。The old gentleman died： his will was read, and like almost every other will, gave as muchdisappointment as pleasure He was neither so unjust, nor so ungrateful

10、, as to leave hisestate from his nephew;一一but he left it to him on such terms as destroyed half the value of thebequest Mr. Dashwood had wished for it more for the sake of his wife and daughters than for himself or his son;一一but to his son, and his son's son, a child of four years old, it was se

11、cured, in such a way, as to leave to himself no power of providing for those who were most dear to him, and who most needed a provision by any charge on the estate, or by any sale of itsvaluable woods老绅士死了，开读遗嘱，发现跟其他遗嘱一样，叫人既高兴，也 失望。他并非那样偏颇无情，还是把田庄传给了侄儿。但是，因为附 有条件，这份遗产便失去了一半价值。本来，达什伍德先生想要这笔 财产，仅仅顾念妻子

12、和女儿，而不是为自己和儿子着想。但财产却偏 偏要世袭给他儿子和四岁的孙子，这样一来，他便无权动用田庄的资 财，或者变卖田庄的资财，来赡养他那些最亲近、最需要赡养的家眷。The whole was tied up for the benefit of this child, who, in occasional visits with his father and mother at Norland, had so far gained on the affections of his uncle, by such attractions as are by no means unusual i

13、n children of two or three years old; an imperfect articulation , an earnest desire of having his own way, many cunning tricks, and a great deal of noise, as to outweigh all the value of all the attention which, for years, he had received from his niece and her daughters He meant not to be unkind, h

14、owever, and, as a mark of his affection for the three girls, he left them a thousand pounds a-piece为了那个孩子，全盘家业都被冻结了。想当初，这孩子仅仅偶尔 随父母亲到诺兰庄园来过几趟，跟其他两三岁娃娃一样，也没有什么 异常逗人喜爱的地方，大不过正牙牙学语，禀性倔强，好恶作剧，爱 大吵大闹，却博得了老绅士的欢心。相形之下，侄媳母女多年关照的 情分，倒变得无足轻重了。不过，老人也不想太苛刻，为了表示他对 三个站娘的一片心意，好歹分给了每人一千镑。Mr. Dashwood's disappoi

15、ntment was, at first, severe; but his temper was cheerful andsanguine ; and he might reasonably hope to live many years, and by living economically, lay by a considerable sum from the produce of an estate already large, and capable of almost immediate improvement But the fortune, which had been so t

16、ardy in coming, was his only one twelvemonth He survived his uncle no longer; and ten thousand pounds, including the late legacies, was all that remained for his widow and daughters达什伍德先生起初极为失望。他性情开朗，满以为自己能多活些 年岁，凭着这么大的一个田庄，只要马上改善经营，省吃俭用，就能 从收入中攒下一大笔钱，不过，这笔迟迟到手的财产在他名下只持续 了一年工夫，因为叔父死后不久，他也一命归天，给他的遗嘱和

17、女儿 们留下的财产，包括叔父的遗产在内，总共不过一万镑。His son was sent for as soon as his danger was known, and to him Mr. Dashwood recommended, with all the strength and urgency which illness could command, the interest of his mother-in-law and sisters当时，家人看他病危了，便打发人去叫他儿子。达什伍德先生竭 尽最后一点气力，向儿子做了紧急交代，嘱托他照应继母和三个妹妹。Mr. John Dashwood had not the strong feelings of the rest of the family; but he was affectedby a recommendation of such a nature at such a time, and he promised to do every thing in his power to make them comfortable His f