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這是第42天閱讀英文版《傲慢與偏見》，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，在書房會面，想著見到貝家的姑娘們，因?yàn)槁犅勜惣夜媚锲粒菦]見到。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，我把幾個略微陌生的詞匯給出簡潔注釋：
1. returned
詞性：動詞（過去式）
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：書房
用法：“in his library”，會面地點(diǎn)。
3. entertained
詞性：動詞（過去式）
含義：懷有；抱有
用法：“entertained hopes”，懷有期待。
4. admitted
詞性：動詞（過去分詞）
含義：允許；獲準(zhǔn)
用法：“being admitted to a sight of the young ladies”，希望被允許見到貝內(nèi)特家的姑娘們。
5. sight
詞性：名詞
含義：觀看；瞥見
用法：“a sight of the young ladies”，能見到年輕的姑娘們。
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，我逐句來讀每一個句子：
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，期待允許見過貝家的姑娘們，因?yàn)樗犅勜惣夜媚锖芷粒撬皇且姷搅烁赣H。
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，每個句子的中文是明白了，整段文字對應(yīng)的中文我就不整理了。