There are some things you don’t understand about Pride and Prejudice, so it’s best to read them!

Chapter1

1. This should be viewed in context.

Mrs.Bennet asked: "Don't you want to know who has taken it?" (Do not you want to know who has taken it?)

Mr.Bennet answered: "You want to tell me, and I have no objection to hearing it."

This sentence is equivalent to saying "You want to tell me, and I have no objection to hearing it." ”, isn’t this equivalent to encouragement for Mrs. Bennet who loves to inquire about information.

This was invitation enough.

It means that this sentence is enough, enough for Mrs to continue talking.

2. Also combined with the context.

The couple were talking about their daughters. Mr.Bennet mentioned that he would agree to whichever one Bingley chose, but he was more willing to say a few more good words for Lizzy (Mr.Bennet has always preferred Lizzy). Then Mrs. Bennet quit, saying that Lizzy was not as beautiful as Jane, not half as cute as Lydia, and accused her husband of always favoring Lizzy.

So Mr.Bennet retorted and defended Lizzy with this sentence: "They have no merits that can make people recommend them."

I have limited abilities, so the literal translation is rather blunt. But to understand, They refers to those sisters.

3. The previous sentence is She was a woman of mean understandig, little information and uncertain temper. Her character traits are summarized very comprehensively (no good words), and then, "When she was dissatisfied, She just said she had neuralgia."

The more you read, you will find that most of this so-called "neuralgia" is her own imagination and pretense. The word "fancy" here also has this meaning, nervous. It's not just "nervous" anymore.

That’s all for now

CHAPTER 2

1. He has always wanted to visit Bentley, although he told his wife at the last moment that he would not go. . And she didn't know about it until the night he visited.

To the last means "to the last moment". Mr.Bennet has been hiding this from his family. In fact, he has already visited Bingley, and then he calmly watched his wife and daughter making trouble with her...

2.have no opinion of sb . It’s when you have a bad impression of someone and you don’t want to make any comments. It’s like “I’m too lazy to say anything.” How can the impression be good? This is an angry remark made by Mrs.Bennet about Mrs. Long

3. The complete sentence here is

“Kitty has no discretion in her coughs. She times them ill.”< /p>

Time is a verb, which can be "choosing to arrange time for...", and ill is actually an adverb, meaning "badly, badly". It is understandable that Mr. Bennet has regarded all the noises of his wife, including the so-called "nervousness", as jokes. When Mrs. Bennet was angry and had no place to vent, he would blame Kitty, and Mr. Bennet would also agree: "Kitty is coughing." It’s really not the right time.”

4. “What do you think, Mary?”

Mrs. Bennet here thinks that Mary studies a lot and wants to find someone who is in the same camp to give her more. Say a few words.

But unfortunately, I can understand but cannot explain the grammatical phenomenon of "what say you". Maybe it is more colloquial.

5. The previous sentence here is "What an excellent father you have, girls!" This is a 180-degree change in Mrs.Bennet's attitude when she learned that her husband had visited Bingley. , and said how wonderful my husband was. In the sentence you gave, "you" refers to the daughters, because from the previous sentence, these words are indeed said to the daughters, and "him" is their father, Mr. Bennet. make amends for means making up for, compensating, and rewarding. And my personal understanding of "me either" here is "I really don't know how you are going to repay your father's love, oh, and mine." The implication is that he has done something good, and he wants his daughters to think about repaying themselves.

CHAPTER 3

1. The previous sentences say that Mr. Bennet was besieged by his daughter and wife, who kept asking him questions about Mr. Bingley in various ways, but Mr. Bennet always avoided answering. That's why there is this sentence: "They had no choice but to listen to some indirect news from their neighbor, Miss Lucas." I think the "sencond-hand" here is because it was Lucas's father who was visiting, so her news itself was heard. , and if you give it to the Bennet family, it becomes second-hand and indirect. And there are a few sentences at the back that describe Bingley, young, handsome, agreeable...so "her news is very happy", favorite, and lovable.

2.draw attention of...whose attention is attracted

mien appearance, demeanor, style

The main sentence after the semicolon is "the report ...of his having ten thousand a year” is actually one of the points listed alongside the previous ones to attract the crowd’s attention. The ellipsis part is an attributive clause, which was in general circulaion within five minutes after his entrance, and it spread throughout the world within five minutes after his entrance...

After adjusting the word order: "His friend Darcy quickly attracted the attention of everyone in the audience because he was tall, handsome, and elegant, and within five minutes of his entry, everyone knew that he had an income of ten thousand francs a year."

3.scarcity lack, scarcity

be obliged to just like the usage in the first sentence of this chapter, forced to do...have to...

Because there are relatively few men, Elizabeth must not There were no two dances where everyone sat on the sidelines.

4. Earlier, Elizabeth heard the conversation between Dacy and Bingley, especially Dacy’s opinion of herself was not very good, so it stands to reason that she should be angry or sad. This is where the twist comes from. Although she didn't like Dacy, she still happily told her friends the overheard comments about herself as a joke.

As the following sentence explains, "for she had a lively, playful disposition, which delighted in anything ridiculous." Her personality is relatively lively, and anything fun makes her feel happy.

CHAPTER 4

1.affectation Pretending, affectation, affectation

candor Fairness, integrity

Elizabeth said before that in the eyes of her sister Jane Everything about her was wonderful, and I never heard her complain or criticize anyone. Here’s a continuation of the above: “Everywhere you go you see people pretending to be candid.

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What follows is a turning point: “But you never show off or show off your frankness, you always see the good side of people’s personalities, and you never speak ill of people. Only you, Jane, can do this.” ”

2. First of all, intended it likewise, what does it and likewise refer to. As mentioned in the previous article, Bingley’s father wanted to purchase a piece of land, but he died before completing it. “Bingley also wanted to do the same”, refers to That's it, buying property like his father. Later, made choice of means "Bentley had thought about choosing his own county as the location of the property."

3.be. of age means "adult"

This means that Bentley was less than two years old when he looked at the house.

My personal understanding is for reference only. Please give me some advice O(∩_. ∩)O~