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這是第42天閱讀英文版《傲慢與偏見(jiàn)》，看這段文字：
In a few days Mr. Bingley returned Mr. Bennet’s visit, and sat about ten minutes with him in his library. He had entertained hopes of being admitted to a sight of the young ladies, of whose beauty he had heard much; but he saw only the father. The ladies were somewhat more fortunate, for they had the advantage of ascertaining from an upper window, that he wore a blue coat and rode a black horse.
我讀第一遍大概意思是看懂的，賓利先生回訪貝內(nèi)特先生，在書(shū)房會(huì)面，想著見(jiàn)到貝家的姑娘們，因?yàn)槁?tīng)聞貝家姑娘漂亮，但是沒(méi)見(jiàn)到。姑娘們從高處窗戶看到了賓利，他穿著藍(lán)色外套，騎著黑色的馬。
為了精準(zhǔn)的明白這段文字，我把幾個(gè)略微陌生的詞匯給出簡(jiǎn)潔注釋：
1. returned
詞性：動(dòng)詞（過(guò)去式）
含義：回訪；回應(yīng)
用法：“returned Mr. Bennet’s visit”，賓利先生回訪貝內(nèi)特家。
2. library
詞性：名詞
含義：書(shū)房
用法：“in his library”，會(huì)面地點(diǎn)。
3. entertained
詞性：動(dòng)詞（過(guò)去式）
含義：懷有；抱有
用法：“entertained hopes”，懷有期待。
4. admitted
詞性：動(dòng)詞（過(guò)去分詞）
含義：允許；獲準(zhǔn)
用法：“being admitted to a sight of the young ladies”，希望被允許見(jiàn)到貝內(nèi)特家的姑娘們。
5. sight
詞性：名詞
含義：觀看；瞥見(jiàn)
用法：“a sight of the young ladies”，能見(jiàn)到年輕的姑娘們。
6. fortunate
詞性：形容詞
含義：幸運(yùn)的；僥幸的
用法：“more fortunate”，更幸運(yùn)。
7. ascertaining
詞性：動(dòng)詞（現(xiàn)在分詞）
含義：查明；確定
用法：“ascertaining from an upper window”，從樓上窗口確認(rèn)。
生詞解決了，我逐句來(lái)讀每一個(gè)句子：
1.In a few days Mr. Bingley returned Mr. Bennet’s visit, and sat about ten minutes with him in his library.
隨后幾天，賓利先生回訪了貝內(nèi)特先生，在他的書(shū)房坐了大約10分鐘。
2.He had entertained hopes of being admitted to a sight of the young ladies, of whose beauty he had heard much; but he saw only the father.
他懷有希望，期待允許見(jiàn)過(guò)貝家的姑娘們，因?yàn)樗?tīng)聞貝家姑娘很漂亮，但是他只是見(jiàn)到了父親。
3.The ladies were somewhat more fortunate, for they had the advantage of ascertaining from an upper window, that he wore a blue coat and rode a black horse.
姑娘們要幸運(yùn)一些，有條件從高處窗戶看到賓利，他穿著藍(lán)色外套，騎著黑色的馬。
逐句閱讀一遍，每個(gè)句子的中文是明白了，整段文字對(duì)應(yīng)的中文我就不整理了。