When Jane and Elizabeth were alone, the former, who had been cautious in her praise of Mr. Bingley before, expressed to her sister how very much she admired him.
“He is just what a young man ought to be, ” said she, “sensible, good humoured, lively; and I never saw such happy manners! —so much ease, with such perfect good breeding! ”教养
The young lieutenant had an air of wealth and good breeding . 这位年轻中尉显示出富家子弟的气度和良好的教养。
繁殖，育种
“He is also handsome, ” replied Elizabeth, “which a young man ought likewise 相同的
拓展‘You’re always welcome at our house.’ ‘Likewise.’ “欢迎你随时来我家做客。”“你也一样。
to be, if he possibly can. His character is thereby 因此complete.”
“I was very much flattered 感到荣幸的by his asking me to dance a second time. I did not expect such a compliment.”夸奖，盛誉
“Did not you? I did for you. But that is one great difference between us. Compliments （见上）always take you by surprise, 让你大吃一惊and me never. What could be more natural than his asking you again? He could not help seeing that you were about five times as pretty as every other women in the room. No thanks to his gallantry / ɡæləntri; ˋæləntrɪ /
男子对女子的殷勤
作战英勇
for that. Well, he certainly is very agreeable, and I give you leave to like him. You have liked many a 非常
许多
stupider person.”
“Dear Lizzy! ”
“Oh! you are a great deal too apt, 企图
be apt to do sth to have a natural tendency to do something 倾向于做某事，易于做某事
tend to
Some of the staff are apt to arrive late on Mondays. 有些职员星期一往往迟到。
2.
exactly right for a particular situation or purpose 适当的，恰当的
appropriate
‘Love at first sight’ is a very apt description of how he felt when he saw her. 用“一见钟情”来形容他见到她时的感觉再恰当不过。
for
The punishment should be apt for the crime. 罚应当其罪。
3.
an apt pupil / student formal a student who is quick to learn and understand 【正式】 聪明的学生
you know, to like people in general. You never see a fault in any body. All the world are good and agreeable in your eyes. I never heard you speak ill of a human being in my life.”
“I would wish not to be hasty in censuring 严厉批评，谴责any one; but I always speak what I think.”
“I know you do; and it is that which makes the wonder赞赏
奇迹，对……感到惊奇，怀疑，极好的，灵验的
. With your good sense, to be honestly blind to the follies 蠢事
it would be folly to do sth
It would be sheer folly to reduce spending on health education. 减少健康教育上的支出是再愚蠢不过的。
and nonsense of others! Affectation 迷恋of candour坦率，率直 is common enough; — one meets it every where. But to be candid 坦率的without ostentation对财富或学识的炫耀 or design — to take the good of every body's character and make it still better, and say nothing of the bad — belongs to you alone. And so, you like this man's sisters too, do you? Their manners are not equal to his.”
“Certainly not; at first. But they are very pleasing women when you converse 谈话
反面的，反面事实
with them. Miss Bingley is to live with her brother and keep his house; and I am much mistaken if we shall not find a very charming neighbour in her.”
Elizabeth listened in silence, but was not convinced. Their behaviour at the assembly had not been calculated 预测
计算
be calculated to do sth to be intended to have a particular effect 旨在做某事，用意在于某事
a question calculated to embarrass him 故意要让他难堪的一个问题
to please in general;and with more quickness of observation and less pliancy 温顺的
容易摆布的
of temper情绪
坏脾气，看法
lose your temper to suddenly become very angry so that you cannot control yourself 发脾气
than her sister, and with a judgment, too, unassailed / ʌnəseɪləbəl; ͵ʌnəˋseləbḷ /
不容置疑的，攻不破的
by any attention to herself, she was very little disposed
be / feel / seem etc disposed to do sth formal to want or be willing to do something 【正式】 愿意做某事
inclined
Jon disagreed, but did not feel disposed to argue. 乔恩不赞成，但他并不想争辩。
3.
be disposed to sth formal to have a tendency towards something 【正式】 倾向于某事物
inclined
a man disposed to depression 一个有抑郁倾向的人
对……有好感的
to approve them. They were in fact very fine ladies, not deficient in good humour when they were pleased, nor in the power of being agreeable where they chose it; but proud and conceited.（前面有哦，算啦，再说一遍）自负的，别出心裁的 They were rather handsome, had been educated in one of the first private seminaries 培养神父的神学院in town, had a fortune of twenty thousand pounds, were in the habit of spending more than they ought, 应该and of associating with people of rank; 等级
难闻的，十足的（贬），过于茂盛的
and were therefore in every respect entitled 使……具有资格
be entitled to (do) sth
Full-time employees are entitled to receive health insurance. 全职雇员都有资格享受健康保险。
命名
to think well of themselves, and meanly of 刻薄的，吝啬的
平均的，破旧的
a mean sth informal used to say that something is very good or that someone is very good at doing something 【非正式】 很好的某事物；很拿手的某事
He plays a mean game of poker. 他打扑克很厉害。
others. They were of a respectable family in the north of England; a circumstance情况，命运 more deeply impressed on their memories than that their brother's fortune and their own had been acquired by trade.
