🔊 At the end of the evening Kitty told her mother of her conversation with Levin, and in spite of all the pity she felt for Levin, she was glad at the thought that she had received an offer. She had no doubt that she had acted rightly. But after she had gone to bed, for a long while she could not sleep. One impression pursued her relentlessly. It was Levin’s face, with his scowling brows, and his kind eyes looking out in dark dejection below them, as he stood listening to her father, and glancing at her and at Vronsky. And she felt so sorry for him that tears came into her eyes. But immediately she thought of the man for whom she had given him up. She vividly recalled his manly, resolute face, his noble self-possession, and the good nature conspicuous in everything towards everyone. She remembered the love for her of the man she loved, and once more all was gladness in her soul, and she lay on the pillow, smiling with happiness. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry; but what could I do? It’s not my fault,” she said to herself; but an inner voice told her something else. Whether she felt remorse at having won Levin’s love, or at having refused him, she did not know. But her happiness was poisoned by doubts. “Lord, have mercy on us; Lord, have mercy on us; Lord, have mercy on us!” she repeated to herself, till she fell asleep.

那晚聚会结束时,基蒂把与列文的谈话告诉了母亲。尽管她对列文满怀同情,但想到自己收到了求婚,还是感到高兴。她确信自己做得没错。然而上床后,她久久无法入眠。一种印象无情地萦绕着她:那是列文的面孔--他紧锁的眉头下,那双善良的眼睛在漆黑的忧郁中凝视着,当时他正站着听她父亲说话,目光不时投向她和弗龙斯基。她不禁为他难过,泪水涌上眼眶。但转念间,她又想起了那个让她拒绝列文的人。她清晰地回忆起他那刚毅果决的面容、高贵的镇定自若,以及他对所有人、所有事都流露出的善意。她想起了所爱之人对她的爱,于是心中再次充满喜悦,她躺在枕头上,幸福地微笑着。“对不起,对不起；可我有什么办法？这不是我的错,”她对自己说；但内心有个声音却告诉她并非如此。她不知自己究竟是后悔赢得了列文的爱,还是后悔拒绝了他。但她的幸福被疑虑所侵蚀。“主啊,怜悯我们；主啊,怜悯我们；主啊,怜悯我们！”她反复念叨着,直到沉沉睡去。

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conversation /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃən/

n. 交谈,对话➕

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impression /ɪmˈpreʃən/

n. 印象,感觉➕

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pursued /pərˈsjuːd/

v. 追赶,追求➕

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relentlessly /rɪˈlentləsli/

adv. 不懈地,持续地➕

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scowling /ˈskaʊlɪŋ/

adj. 怒容满面的,皱眉头的➕

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dejection /dɪˈdʒekʃən/

n. 沮丧,情绪低落➕

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glancing /ˈɡlɑːnsɪŋ/

v. 瞥一眼,扫视➕

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recalled /rɪˈkɔːld/

v. 回忆,记起➕

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manly /ˈmænli/

adj. 有男子气概的,雄壮的➕

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resolute /ˈrezəluːt/

adj. 坚定的,坚决的➕

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self-possession /ˌself pəˈzeʃən/

n. 沉着,冷静➕

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conspicuous /kənˈspɪkjuəs/

adj. 显著的,引人注目的➕

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remorse /rɪˈmɔːrs/

n. 懊悔,悔恨➕

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poisoned /ˈpɔɪzənd/

v. 毒害,破坏➕

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doubts /daʊts/

n. 怀疑,疑虑（复数）➕

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vividly /ˈvɪvɪdli/

adv. 生动地,鲜明地➕

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inner /ˈɪnər/

adj. 内心的,内部的➕

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gladness /ˈɡlædnəs/

n. 喜悦,高兴➕

🔊 Meanwhile there took place below, in the prince’s little library, one of the scenes so often repeated between the parents on account of their favorite daughter.

与此同时,楼下的公爵小书房里,上演着父母之间因爱女而反复上演的一幕。

🔊 “What? I’ll tell you what!” shouted the prince, waving his arms, and at once wrapping his squirrel-lined dressing-gown round him again. “That you’ve no pride, no dignity; that you’re disgracing, ruining your daughter by this vulgar, stupid matchmaking!”

“什么？我来告诉你是什么！”公爵挥舞着双臂喊道,随即又立刻裹紧他那件衬着松鼠皮毛的睡袍。“是你没有自尊,没有骨气；是你用这种庸俗愚蠢的攀亲方式,丢尽女儿的脸,毁了她！”

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dignity /ˈdɪɡnəti/

n. 尊严,高贵➕

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disgracing /dɪsˈɡreɪsɪŋ/

v. 使丢脸,使蒙羞➕

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vulgar /ˈvʌlɡər/

adj. 粗俗的,庸俗的➕

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matchmaking /ˈmætʃmeɪkɪŋ/

n. 牵线搭桥,做媒➕

🔊 “But, really, for mercy’s sake, prince, what have I done?” said the princess, almost crying. She, pleased and happy after her conversation with her daughter, had gone to the prince to say good-night as usual, and though she had no intention of telling him of Levin’s offer and Kitty’s refusal, still she hinted to her husband that she fancied things were practically settled with Vronsky, and that he would declare himself so soon as his mother arrived. And thereupon, at those words, the prince had all at once flown into a passion, and began to use unseemly language.

“可是,公爵,看在上帝份上,我到底做了什么？”公爵夫人几乎要哭了。她与女儿交谈后满心欢喜,像往常一样去向公爵道晚安。尽管她本不打算告诉他列文求婚和基蒂拒绝的事,但还是向丈夫暗示,她觉得事情差不多已经和弗龙斯基定下来了,等他母亲一到,他就会表明心迹。可听到这些话,公爵突然大发雷霆,开始口不择言。

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refusal /rɪˈfjuːzəl/

n. 拒绝➕

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hinted /hɪntɪd/

v. 暗示,示意➕

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fancied /ˈfænsid/

v. 以为,猜想（过去式）➕

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practically /ˈpræktɪkli/

adv. 几乎,实际上➕

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thereupon /ˌðeərəˈpɒn/

adv. 于是,随即➕

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unseemly /ʌnˈsiːmli/

adj. 不体面的,不恰当的➕

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declare /dɪˈkleər/

v. 宣布,宣称➕

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intention /ɪnˈtenʃən/

n. 意图,打算➕

🔊 “What have you done? I’ll tell you what. First of all, you’re trying to catch an eligible gentleman, and all Moscow will be talking of it, and with good reason. If you have evening parties, invite everyone, don’t pick out the possible suitors. Invite all the young bucks. Engage a piano player, and let them dance, and not as you do things nowadays, hunting up good matches. It makes me sick, sick to see it, and you’ve gone on till you’ve turned the poor wench’s head. Levin’s a thousand times the better man. As for this little Petersburg swell, they’re turned out by machinery, all on one pattern, and all precious rubbish. But if he were a prince of the blood, my daughter need not run after anyone.”

“你做了什么？我来告诉你。首先,你在拼命钓金龟婿,全莫斯科都会议论这事,而且议论得有理。你要是办晚会,就该邀请所有人,别只挑那些可能的求婚者。邀请所有年轻小伙子。雇个钢琴师,让他们跳舞,而不是像现在这样,专找好亲事。我看着就恶心,恶心！你一直这么干,把那可怜丫头的脑子都搅昏了。列文比她强一千倍。至于那个彼得堡的小公子哥,都是一个模子刻出来的,全是些珍贵的废物。就算他是王亲贵胄,我女儿也不该去追别人。”

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eligible /ˈelɪdʒəbəl/

adj. 合适的,符合条件的➕

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suitors /ˈsuːtərz/

n. 追求者,求婚者（复数）➕

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bucks /bʌks/

n. 年轻人,小伙子（口语,复数）➕

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wench /wentʃ/

n. 少女,姑娘（古语或戏谑语）➕

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swell /swel/

n. 时髦人物,衣着讲究的人（古语）➕

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machinery /məˈʃiːnəri/

n. 机器,机械装置（总称）➕

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pattern /ˈpætərn/

n. 模式,图案➕

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precious /ˈpreʃəs/

adj. 宝贵的,珍贵的➕

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rubbish /ˈrʌbɪʃ/

n. 垃圾,废话➕

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nowadays /ˈnaʊədeɪz/

adv. 现今,现在➕

🔊 “But what have I done?”

“可我做了什么？”

🔊 “Why, you’ve....” The prince was crying wrathfully.

“哼,你……”公爵气得直嚷。

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wrathfully /ˈrɒθfəli/

adv. 愤怒地,怒气冲冲地➕

🔊 “I know if one were to listen to you,” interrupted the princess, “we should never marry our daughter. If it’s to be so, we’d better go into the country.”

“我知道要是听你的,”公爵夫人打断他的话,“我们这辈子都别想把女儿嫁出去。要是这样,咱们还不如搬到乡下去。”

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interrupted /ˌɪntəˈrʌptɪd/

v. 打断,中断➕

🔊 “Well, and we had better.”

“好啊,正该如此。”

🔊 “But do wait a minute. Do I try and catch them? I don’t try to catch them in the least. A young man, and a very nice one, has fallen in love with her, and she, I fancy...”

“可你等一等。我哪里追他们了？我一点都不追。一个年轻人,一个非常好的年轻人,爱上了她,而她呢,我觉得……”

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fancy /ˈfænsi/

v. 想象,以为➕

🔊 “Oh, yes, you fancy! And how if she really is in love, and he’s no more thinking of marriage than I am!... Oh, that I should live to see it! Ah! spiritualism! Ah! Nice! Ah! the ball!” And the prince, imagining that he was mimicking his wife, made a mincing curtsey at each word. “And this is how we’re preparing wretchedness for Kitty; and she’s really got the notion into her head...”

“哦,是啊,你觉得！可要是她真动了情,而他却根本没打算结婚呢？……唉,我竟活到看见这种事了！啊！唯灵论！啊！尼斯！啊！舞会！”公爵边说边模仿他妻子,每说一个词就忸怩地行个屈膝礼。“我们就是这样给基蒂准备不幸的；而她还当真起了这个念头……”

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spiritualism /ˈspɪrɪtʃuəlɪzəm/

n. 唯灵论,招魂术➕

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imagining /ɪˈmædʒɪnɪŋ/

v. 想象,设想（现在分词）➕

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mimicking /ˈmɪmɪkɪŋ/

v. 模仿,模拟（现在分词）➕

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mincing /ˈmɪnsɪŋ/

adj. 装腔作势的,扭捏的➕

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curtsey /ˈkɜːrtsi/

n. 屈膝礼➕

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wretchedness /ˈretʃɪdnəs/

n. 悲惨,不幸➕

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notion /ˈnoʊʃən/

n. 概念,想法➕

🔊 “But what makes you suppose so?”

“可你凭什么这么想？”

🔊 “I don’t suppose; I know. We have eyes for such things, though women-folk haven’t. I see a man who has serious intentions, that’s Levin: and I see a peacock, like this feather-head, who’s only amusing himself.”

“我不是想,我知道。我们男人有眼睛看这些事,你们女人家没有。我看得出一个真心实意的人,那就是列文；我也看得出一个花孔雀,就像那个轻浮的家伙,只是寻开心罢了。”

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intentions /ɪnˈtenʃənz/

n. 意图,打算（复数）➕

🔊 “Oh, well, when once you get an idea into your head!...”

“哦,好吧,一旦你脑子里有了个念头！……”

🔊 “Well, you’ll remember my words, but too late, just as with Dolly.”

“哼,你会记住我的话的,但到时候就晚了,就像多莉那样。”

🔊 “Well, well, we won’t talk of it,” the princess stopped him, recollecting her unlucky Dolly. “By all means, and good-night!”

“好了好了,我们不谈这个了,”公爵夫人想起不幸的多莉,打断了丈夫的话。“随你怎么说吧,晚安！”

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recollecting /ˌrekəˈlektɪŋ/

v. 回忆,回想➕

🔊 And signing each other with the cross, the husband and wife parted with a kiss, feeling that they each remained of their own opinion.

夫妻俩画了十字,亲吻道别,心里都觉得自己有理。

🔊 The princess had at first been quite certain that that evening had settled Kitty’s future, and that there could be no doubt of Vronsky’s intentions, but her husband’s words had disturbed her. And returning to her own room, in terror before the unknown future, she, too, like Kitty, repeated several times in her heart, “Lord, have mercy; Lord, have mercy; Lord, have mercy.”

公爵夫人起初十分确信那天晚上已经决定了基蒂的未来,对弗龙斯基的意图也毋庸置疑,但丈夫的话让她不安起来。她回到自己房间,面对未知的前途感到恐惧,也像基蒂一样,心中反复默念:“主啊,怜悯我们；主啊,怜悯我们；主啊,怜悯我们。”

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disturbed /dɪˈstɜːrbd/

v. 打扰,使不安➕

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terror /ˈterər/

n. 恐怖,恐惧➕

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mercy /ˈmɜːrsi/

n. 怜悯,仁慈➕

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unknown /ˌʌnˈnoʊn/

adj. 未知的,不为人知的➕

Part 1 – Chapter fifteen (第十五章)

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