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"Perhaps, " said Willoughby, "his observations may have extended to the existence of nabobs, gold mohrs, and palanquins. "
“也许，”威洛比说，“他还可以扯得远点，说起从印度回来的财主、莫赫尔金币和东方轿子。”
"I may venture to say that HIS observations have stretched much further than your candour. But why should you dislike him?"
“我可以冒昧地说，他的见闻之广是你的坦率所望尘莫及的。可你为什么要讨厌他？”
"I do not dislike him. I consider him, on the contrary, as a very respectable man, who has every body's good word, and nobody's notice; who, has more money than he can spend, more time than he knows how to employ, and two new coats every year. "
“我没有讨厌他。相反，我认为他是个十分可敬的人。大家都称赞他，可是没入注意他。他有花不光的钱，用不完的时间，每年添置两件新外套。”
"Add to which, " cried Marianne, "that he has neither genius, taste, nor spirit. That his understanding has no brilliancy, his feelings no ardour, and his voice no expression. "
“除此之外，”玛丽安高声说道，“他既没有天资和情趣，也没有朝气。他的思想缺乏光彩，他的心灵缺乏热情，他的声音刻板单调。”
"You decide on his imperfections so much in the mass, " replied Elinor, "and so much on the strength of your own imagination, that the commendation I am able to give of him is comparatively cold and insipid. I can only pronounce him to be a sensible man, well-bred, well-informed, of gentle address, and, I believe, possessing an amiable heart. "
“你们一下子给他编派了那么多缺欠，”埃丽诺回答说，“完全是凭着你们自己的想象。相形之下，我对他的称赞就显得索然无味了。我只能说他是个很有理智的人，受过良好的教育，见多识广，举止文雅，而且我认为他心地温厚。”
"Miss Dashwood, " cried Willoughby, "you are now using me unkindly. You are endeavouring to disarm me by reason, and to convince me against my will. But it will not do. You shall find me as stubborn as you can be artful. I have three unanswerable reasons for disliking Colonel Brandon; he threatened me with rain when I wanted it to be fine; he has found fault with the hanging of my curricle, and I cannot persuade him to buy my brown mare. If it will be any satisfaction to you, however, to be told, that I believe his character to be in other respects irreproachable, I am ready to confess it. And in return for an acknowledgment, which must give me some pain, you cannot deny me the privilege of disliking him as much as ever. "
“达什伍德小姐，”威洛比大声说道，“你对我太不客气了。你是在设法说服我，让我违心地接受你的看法。然而，这是不可能的。任凭你多么善于花言巧语，你都会发现我是执著不变的。我之所以不喜欢布兰登上校，有三个无可辩驳的理由：其一，我本来希望天晴，他偏要吓唬我说有雨；其二，他对我的车幔吹毛求疵；其三，我怎么说他也不肯买我的棕色牝马。不过，如果我告诉你我认为他的品格在其他方面是无可指责的，从而能使你感到心满意足的话，我愿意应承。不过，这种应承肯定会给我带来痛苦，作为对我的报答，你不能剥夺我可以一如既往地不喜欢他的权利。”
