It is a truth universally acknowledged,that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.
/truːθ/ /juːnɪˈvɜːsəli/ /əkˈnɒlɪdʒd/ /ˈsɪŋɡl/ /pəˈzeʃn/ /ˈfɔːtʃuːn/
众所周知，一位拥有众多财富的单身男性一定需要一名妻子。
It is a truth universally acknowledged 举世公认的真理；
in possession of 拥有；
in want of 想要；
However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood,this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters.
/ˈentərɪŋ/ /ˈneɪbəhʊd/ /truːθ/ /fɪkst/ /maɪndz/ /səˈraʊndɪŋ/ /ˈfæməliz/ /kənˈsɪdəd/ /ˈprɒpəti/ /ˈdɔːtəz/
这样的一个人， 每逢新搬到一个地方，不管他的性情如何，见解如何，可是这条真理已经在人们心目中根深蒂固了，因此人们都认为他就是自己哪一个女儿应得的一笔财产。
be so well fixed in the minds 根深蒂固的；
some one or other of......中的某一个；
rightful property 合法财产；
"My dear Mr. Bennet," said his lady to him one day, "have you heard that Netherfield park is let at last?"
/ˈleɪdi/ /hɜːrd/
有一天班纳特太太对她的丈夫说:“我的好老爷，尼日斐花园终于租出去了，你听说过没有?”
sth is let某物被租出去了；
Mr.Bennet replied that he had not.
/rɪˈplaɪd/
班纳特先生回答说，他没有听说过。
"But it is," returned she; "for Mrs.Long has just been here, and she told me all about it."
/rɪ'tɜːrnd/
“是的，”她回答说;“因为郎格太太刚来过，把一切都告诉了我。”
Mr.Bennet made no answer.
/ˈænsər/
班纳特先生没有回答。
"Do not you want to know who has taken it?" cried his wife impatiently.
/kraɪd/ /ɪmˈpeɪʃntli/
“你难道不想知道是谁租去的吗?”太太不耐烦地嚷起来了。
"You want to tell me,and i have no objection to hearing it."
/əbˈdʒekʃn/ /ˈhɪrɪŋ/
“你是要告诉我，我听听也无妨。”
have no objection to doing sth不反对做什么事 ；
This was invitation enough.
/ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃn/ /ɪˈnʌf/
这已经够吸引人的了。
"Why,my dear,you must know,Mrs.Long says that Netherfield is taken by a young man of large fortune from the north of England;that he came down on Monday in a chaise and four to see the place,and was so much delighted with it that he agreed with Mr.Morris immediately;that he is to take possession before Michaelmas,and some of his servants are to be in the house by the end of next week."
/ˈfɔːrtʃən/ /ʃeɪz/ /dɪˈlaɪtɪd/ /əˈɡriːd/ /ɪˈmiːdiətli/ /pəˈzeʃn/ /ˈmɪklməs/ /'sɜːrvənt/
“哎呀，亲爱的，你得知道。长说,尼日斐花园被一个年轻人从英格兰北部的大笔财产;,他在周一的躺椅和四个地方,太高兴了,他同意立即莫里斯先生,他是得在秋季之前,和他的仆人在众议院下周结束的。”
take possession 拿到，占有；
came down 下来；
"What is his name?"
“他叫什么名字?”
"Bingley."
宾利
"Is he married or single?"
/ˈmærid/ /ˈsɪŋɡl/
“他结婚了还是单身?”
"Oh! single,my dear,to be sure! A single man of large fortune; four or five thousand a year. What a fine thing for our girls!"
/ˈfɔːrtʃən/ /ˈθaʊznd/
“哦!是个单身汉，亲爱的，确确实实是个单身汉!有钱的单身汉;每年四五千英镑。这是女儿们的福气!”
"How so? how can it affect them?"
/əˈfekt/
“怎么这么?这对他们有什么影响?”
"My dear Mr.Bennet,"replied his wife,"how can you be so tiresome! You must know that i am thinking of his marrying one of them."
/rɪˈplaɪd/ /ˈtaɪərsəm/
“我的好老爷，”太太回答道，“你怎么这样叫人讨厌!你得知道，我正在考虑他挑中一个女儿做老婆。”
"Is that his design in settling here?"
/dɪˈzaɪn/
“他住到这儿来，就是为了这个打算吗?”
"Design! nonsense, how can you talk so! But it is very likely that he may fall in love with one of them,and therefore you must visit him as soon as he comes."
/ˈnɑːnsens/ /ˈðerfɔːr/
“设计!胡说，你怎么能这样说!不过，他倒很可能爱上我们的一个女儿。他一来，你就得去拜访一下他。”
"I see no occasion for that. You and the girls may go, or you may send them by themselves,which perhaps will be still better;for,as you are as handsome as any of tem,Mr.Bingley might like you the best of the party."
/əˈkeɪʒn/ /ðəmˈselvz/ /pərˈhæps/
/ˈhænsəm/
“我看没有必要这样。你带着女儿们去吧，要不你干脆让她们自己去，那也许更好，因为你跟她们谁都比得上。大家当中，彬格莱也许最喜欢你呢。”
I see no occasion for that. 我认为没有必要;
still better 更好；
"My dear, you flatter me. I certainly have had my share of beauty,but i do not pretend to be any thing extraordinary now. When a woman has five grown up daughters,she ought to give over thinking of her own beauty."
/ˈbjuːti/ /prɪˈtend/ /ɪkˈstrɔːrdəneri/
/ˈdɔːtəz/
“我的好老爷，你过奖了。以前也的确有人称赞过我的美貌，现在我可有敢说有什么出众的地方了。一个女人家有了五个成年的女儿，就不该对自己的美貌再转什么念头。”
you flatter me 你太抬举我了；
share of beauty 美丽，本意为美丽份额，加上have曾经拥有过美丽；
grown up 作形容词用，成熟的，长大的；
ought to 应当去做；
give over doing 放弃做某事；
"In such cases, a woman has not often much beauty to think of."
“这样说来，一个女人家也并没有多少美貌可想了。”
In such cases 在这种情况下；
