Not a word, however, passed his lips in allusion to it, till their visitor took his leave for the night; but as soon as he was gone, he turned to his daughter, and said, "Jane, I congratulate you. You will be a very happy woman."
不过他当时对这件事却一字不提，等到贵客一走，他又连忙转过身来对大女儿说：“吉英，我恭喜你。你可成了一个极幸福的姑娘啦。”
Jane went to him instantly, kissed him, and thanked him for his goodness.
吉英立刻走上前去吻他，多谢他的好意。
"You are a good girl;" he replied, "and I have great pleasure in thinking you will be so happily settled. I have not a doubt of your doing very well together. Your tempers are by no means unlike. You are each of you so complying, that nothing will ever be resolved on; so easy, that every servant will cheat you; and so generous, that you will always exceed your income."
他说：“你是个好孩子；想到你这样幸福地解决了终身大事，我真高兴。我相信你们一定能够和好相处。你们的性格很相近。你们遇事都肯迁就，结果会弄得样样事都拿不定主张，你们那么好讲话，结果会弄得个个佣人都欺负你们；你们都那么慷慨，到头来一定会入不敷出。”
"I hope not so. Imprudence or thoughtlessness in money matters would be unpardonable in me."
“但愿不会如此。我要是在银钱问题上粗心大意，那是不可原谅的。”
"Exceed their income! My dear Mr. Bennet," cried his wife, "what are you talking of? Why, he has four or five thousand a year, and very likely more." Then addressing her daughter, "Oh! my dear, dear Jane, I am so happy! I am sure I shan't get a wink of sleep all night. I knew how it would be. I always said it must be so, at last. I was sure you could not be so beautiful for nothing! I remember, as soon as ever I saw him, when he first came into Hertfordshire last year, I thought how likely it was that you should come together. Oh! he is the handsomest young man that ever was seen!"
他的太太叫道：“入不敷出！我的好老爷，你这是什么话？他每年有四五千镑收入，可能还不止呢。”她又对大女儿说：“我的好吉英亲吉英，我太高兴了！我今天晚上休想睡得着觉。我早就知道会这样，我平常老是说，总有一天会这样。我一向认为你不会白白地生得这样好看。他去年初到哈福德郡的时候，我一看到他，就觉得你们两人一定会成双配对。天哪！我一辈子也没有见过象他这样漂亮的男人！”
