Pride and Prejudice Day 2

1.For, though elated by his rank, it did not render him supercilious;

render                VERB

cause sb/sth to be sth 使成為

render sb/sth + adj. ( formal) to cause sb/sth to be in a particular state or condition 使成為；使變得；使處於某狀態

仿  The word is difficult to render into English.

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2.“Mr. Darcy is not so well worth listening to as his friend, is he?—poor Eliza!—to be only just tolerable.”

tolerable           ADJ

fairly good, but not of the best quality 尚好的；過得去的；還可以的

that you can accept or bear, although unpleasant or painful 可接受的；可忍受的；可容忍的

仿She plays the violin tolerably.

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3.“I believe, ma’am, I may safely promise you never to dance with him.”

safely                ADV

without much possibility of being wrong 不大可能出錯地；有把握地

仿I can safely say that she will accept the job.

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4.There is so much of gratitude or vanity in almost every attachment, that it is not safe to leave any to itself.

vanity                 NOUN

too much pride in your own appearance, abilities or achievements 自負；自大；虛榮；虛榮心

the quality of being unimportant, especially compared with other things that are important （尤指與其他重大事物相比）渺小，無所謂，不重要

仿The girl couldn't dissimulate her vanity.

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5.“Remember, Eliza, that he does not know Jane’s disposition as you do.”

disposition                 NOUN

the natural qualities of a person's character 性格；性情

disposition to/towards sth

disposition to do sth

a tendency to behave in a particular way 傾向；意向

the way sth is placed or arranged 排列；佈置；安排

仿She have a nervous disposition.

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6.intimate friend              密友

I do not believe a word of it

一个字我都不相信

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7.Sentences

Bingley likes your sister undoubtedly; but he may never do more than like her, if she does not help him on.

夏洛特观点非常精准。即便在现在的社会中，结婚的前提大多是互利而不是相爱。

“There is a fine old saying, which everybody here is of course familiar with: ‘Keep your breath to cool your porridge’; and I shall keep mine to swell my song.”

这个讽刺很有意思。

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8.Elizabeth is the heroine, but Sherlock is my favorite character. She is as clever as Elizabeth, but she doesn't have a perfect marriage. This flaw makes her image vivid.