《简·爱》 Chapter 16 第十六章（11）

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And then she had such a fine head of hair. Raven-black and so becomingly arranged.

同时她还有一头很好的头发，乌黑乌黑，而又梳理得非常妥贴。

A crown of thick plaits behind, and in front the longest, the glossiest¹ curls I ever saw.

脑后盘着粗粗的发辫，额前是我所看到过的最长最富有光泽的卷发。

She was dressed in pure white.

她一身素白。

An amber-coloured scarf was passed over her shoulder and across her breast,

一块琥珀色的围巾绕过肩膀，越过胸前，

tied at the side, and descending² in long, fringed ends below her knee.

在腰上扎一下，一直垂到膝盖之下，下端悬着长长的流苏。

She wore an amber-coloured flower, too, in her hair.

头发上还戴着一朵琥珀色的花。

It contrasted well with the jetty mass of her curls.

与她一团乌黑的卷发形成了对比。

She was greatly admired, of course?

当然她很受别人倾慕了？

Yes, indeed. And not only for her beauty, but for her accomplishments³.

是呀，一点也不错，不仅是因为她的漂亮，而且还因为她的才艺，

She was one of the ladies who sang.

她是那天演唱的女士之一。

A gentleman accompanied her on the piano.

一位先生用钢琴替她伴奏。

She and Mr. Rochester sang a duet.

她和罗切斯特先生还表演了二重唱。

Mr. Rochester? I was not aware he could sing.

罗切斯特先生！我不知道他还能唱歌。

Oh! he has a fine bass⁴ voice, and an excellent taste for music.

呵！他有一个漂亮的男低音，对音乐有很强的鉴赏力。

And Miss Ingram. What sort of a voice had she?

那么英格拉姆小姐呢，她属于哪类嗓子？

A very rich and powerful one. She sang delightfully⁵.

非常圆润而有力，她唱得很动听。

It was a treat to listen to her, and she played afterwards.

听她唱歌是一种享受——随后她又演奏。

I am no judge of music, but Mr. Rochester is;

我不会欣赏音乐，但罗切斯特先生行。

And I heard him say her execution was remarkably⁶ good.

我听他说她的演技很出色。

And this beautiful and accomplished⁷ lady, she is not yet married?

这位才貌双全的小姐还没有结婚吗？

It appears not. I fancy neither she nor her sister have very large fortunes.

好像还没有，我想她与她妹妹的财产都不多。

Old Lord Ingram's estates were chiefly entailed⁸, and the eldest⁹ son came in for everything almost.

老英格拉姆勋爵的产业大体上限定了继承人，而他的大儿子几乎继承了一切。

1 glossiest   

光滑的( glossy的最高级 )； 虚有其表的； 浮华的

参考例句：

2 descending   

n. 下行 adj. 下降的

参考例句：

• The results are expressed in descending numerical order . 结果按数字降序列出。
• The climbers stopped to orient themselves before descending the mountain. 登山者先停下来确定所在的位置，然后再下山。

3 accomplishments   

n.造诣；完成( accomplishment的名词复数 )；技能；成绩；成就

参考例句：

• It was one of the President's greatest accomplishments. 那是总统最伟大的成就之一。
• Among her accomplishments were sewing,cooking,playing the piano and dancing. 她的才能包括缝纫、烹调、弹钢琴和跳舞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 bass   

n.男低音(歌手)；低音乐器；低音大提琴

参考例句：

• He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.他用一种低得出奇的声音回答我的问题。
• The bass was to give a concert in the park.那位男低音歌唱家将在公园中举行音乐会。

5 delightfully   

大喜，欣然

参考例句：

• The room is delightfully appointed. 这房子的设备令人舒适愉快。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The evening is delightfully cool. 晚间凉爽宜人。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 remarkably   

ad.不同寻常地，相当地

参考例句：

• I thought she was remarkably restrained in the circumstances. 我认为她在那种情况下非常克制。
• He made a remarkably swift recovery. 他康复得相当快。

7 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

8 entailed   

使…成为必要( entail的过去式和过去分词 )； 需要； 限定继承； 使必需

参考例句：

• The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son. 城堡和土地限定由长子继承。
• The house and estate are entailed on the eldest daughter. 这所房子和地产限定由长女继承。

9 eldest   

adj.最年长的，最年老的

参考例句：

• The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
• The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。