傲慢与偏见（十一）

傲慢与偏见（十一）

"I do not cough for my own amusement," replied Kitty fretfully.

“我又不是故意咳着玩儿。”吉蒂气恼地回答道。

"When is your next ball to be, Lizzy?"

“你们的跳舞会定在那一天开，丽萃？”

"Tomorrow fortnight."

“从明天算起，还得再过两个星期。”

"Aye, so it is," cried her mother, "and Mrs. Long does not come back till the day before; so it will be impossible for her to introduce him, for she will not know him herself."

“唔，原来如此，”她的母亲嚷道，“郎格太太可要挨到开跳舞会的前一天才能赶回来；那么，她可来不及把他介绍给你们啦，她自己也还不认识他呢。”

"Then, my dear, you may have the advantage of your friend, and introduce Mr. Bingley to her."

“那么，好太太，你正可以占你朋友的上风，反过来替她介绍这位贵人啦。”

"Impossible, Mr. Bennet, impossible, when I am not acquainted with him myself; how can you be so teasing?"

“办不到，我的好老爷，办不到，我自己还不认识他呢；你怎么可以这样嘲笑人？”