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To Elizabeth it appeared that, had her family made an agreement to expose themselves as much as they could during the evening, it would have been impossible for them to play their parts with more spirit or finer success; and happy did she think it for Bingley and her sister that some of the exhibition had escaped his notice, and that his feelings were not of a sort to be much distressed by the folly which he must have witnessed.
在伊丽莎白看来，纵便是她的家人事先已经约定好了，要在这个晚会上大大地表露一番他们自己，也再不会比他们现在表演得更加生动、更加成功了。她为宾格莱和她姐姐感到庆幸，因为有些亮相的场面宾格莱先生并不曾留意到，即便他看到了她家人的愚蠢，以他的性情也并不会觉得太难堪。
That his two sisters and Mr. Darcy, however, should have such an opportunity of ridiculing her relations, was bad enough, and she could not determine whether the silent contempt of the gentleman, or the insolent smiles of the ladies, were more intolerable.
但是他的两个姐妹和达西先生竟然得到了这样一个可以嘲笑她家人的机会，真是够糟糕的了，她不能够断定出是那位先生的缄默、轻蔑的态度，还是那两位小姐的傲慢的笑容，更叫她不能忍受。
The rest of the evening brought her little amusement.
在晚会剩下的时间里，她也没能得到些许的快乐。
She was teased by Mr. Collins, who continued most perseveringly by her side, and though he could not prevail on her to dance with him again, put it out of her power to dance with others.
她被科林斯先生缠得无所适从，他死皮赖脸地待在她身边不走，虽然他不能劝说她跟他再跳上一场，可也弄得她休想再和别人跳。
In vain did she entreat him to stand up with somebody else, and offer to introduce him to any young lady in the room.
她恳求他去找其他舞伴，并提出愿意把他介绍给这屋子里的任何一位姑娘，却也是枉然。
He assured her, that as to dancing, he was perfectly indifferent to it; that his chief object was by delicate attentions to recommend himself to her and that he should therefore make a point of remaining close to her the whole evening.
他一板一眼地告诉她，他对跳舞是根本无所谓的；他的主要用心是周到地服侍她，以逐渐与她亲近，所以他是打算整个晚上都留在她身边的。
There was no arguing upon such a project.
对于这样的一个一厢情愿的计划，争论也没有用。
She owed her greatest relief to her friend Miss Lucas, who often joined them, and good-naturedly engaged Mr. Collins’s conversation to herself.
多亏她的朋友卢卡斯小姐给她解了不少的围，卢卡斯小姐常常走过来，好心地把科林斯先生的话锋转到她自己身上。
She was at least free from the offense of Mr. Darcy’s further notice; though often standing within a very short distance of her, quite disengaged, he never came near enough to speak.
伊丽莎白现在至少可以不再受到来自达西先生那边的令人不快的注意了；尽管他总是站在离她不远的地方，显得有些无聊，却再也没有走上前来跟她攀谈。
She felt it to be the probable consequence of her allusions to Mr. Wickham, and rejoiced in it.
她觉得这很可能是她提到了威科汉姆的缘故，心里不免感到一阵得意。
The Longbourn party were the last of all the company to depart, and, by a manoeuvre of Mrs. Bennet, had to wait for their carriage a quarter of an hour after everybody else was gone, which gave them time to see how heartily they were wished away by some of the family.
浪博恩家的成员是最后离开晚会的。班纳特太太使了个小小的计谋，在别的人都走了以后借口等马车又多待了一刻钟的时间，就是在这一段时间里，却使他们有机会看到了宾格莱家的一些人是如何急切地盼望他们一家赶快离开的。
Mrs. Hurst and her sister scarcely opened their mouths, except to complain of fatigue, and were evidently impatient to have the house to themselves.
赫斯特太太和她妹妹除了抱怨她们多么的乏累，几乎再未开过口，显然巴望着赶紧只剩下她们自己好清静清静。
They repulsed every attempt of Mrs. Bennet at conversation, and by so doing threw a languor over the whole party, which was very little relieved by the long speeches of Mr. Collins, who was complimenting Mr. Bingley and his sisters on the elegance of their entertainment, and the hospitality and politeness which had marked their behaviour to their guests.
她们不耐烦地打消了班纳特太太每一次想要攀谈点儿什么的企图，随之而来的沉默使在场的所有人都感到了疲惫，尽管有科林斯先生不时地发表些长篇大论，可也没能减轻这沉闷，科林斯先生夸赞宾格莱和他的姐妹俩热情好客、招待周到、彬彬有礼，给宾客们留下了深刻的印象。
Darcy said nothing at all. Mr. Bennet, in equal silence, was enjoying the scene.
达西什么也没说。班纳特先生和他一样沉默不语，欣赏着眼前这幕场景。
Mr. Bingley and Jane were standing together, a little detached from the rest, and talked only to each other.
宾格莱先生和吉英两个人独自站在一块儿，彼此说着话。
Elizabeth preserved as steady a silence as either Mrs. Hurst or Miss Bingley; and even Lydia was too much fatigued to utter more than the occasional exclamation of “Lord, how tired I am!” accompanied by a violent yawn.
伊丽莎白跟赫斯特太太和宾格莱小姐一样，始终保持着沉默，甚至连丽迪雅都困得不想说话了，只是偶尔地叹一声：“天哪，我都快累死了！”跟着便大大地打一个哈欠。
When at length they arose to take leave, Mrs. Bennet was most pressingly civil in her hope of seeing the whole family soon at Longbourn, and addressed herself especially to Mr. Bingley, to assure him how happy he would make them by eating a family dinner with them at any time, without the ceremony of a formal invitation.
当他们终于站起来要动身时，班纳特太太特别客气地说，希望宾格莱全家很快能来浪博恩做客。她还特别跟宾格莱先生本人说，如果他能在随便什么时候，也无须等什么正式邀请，来他们家吃顿便饭，他们全家人一定会非常高兴的。
Bingley was all grateful pleasure, and he readily engaged for taking the earliest opportunity of waiting on her, after his return from London, whither he was obliged to go the next day for a short time.
宾格莱满心的欢喜和感激，答应从伦敦回来后，便尽快前来拜访，他去伦敦是明天动身，在那里只待几天。
Mrs. Bennet was perfectly satisfied, and quitted the house under the delightful persuasion that, allowing for the necessary preparations of settlements, new carriages, and wedding clothes, she should undoubtedly see her daughter settled at Netherfield in the course of three or four months.
班纳特太太完全满意了，告别宾格莱一家后，一路上打着如意算盘：就是把婚前的准备工作计算在内，譬如购置新车，置办嫁妆，等等，也只消三四个月的时间就可以看到她的大女儿嫁到尼日斐花园去了。
Of having another daughter married to Mr. Collins, she thought with equal certainty, and with considerable, though not equal, pleasure.
至于她的二女儿和科林斯先生的婚事，她同样觉得有把握，也为之高兴，虽然在程度上差了一点儿。
Elizabeth was the least dear to her of all her children; and though the man and the match were quite good enough for her, the worth of each was eclipsed by Mr. Bingley and Netherfield.
在所有的女儿里，伊丽莎白是她最不喜欢的一个。虽然新郎的人品和这件婚事本身对伊丽莎白来说，已经足够好了，可是这两者与宾格莱先生和尼日斐花园一比，就让人觉得黯然失色了。
