"And they are really to be married!" cried Elizabeth, as soon as they were by themselves. "How strange this is! And for this we are to be thankful. That they should marry, small as is their chance of happiness, and wretched as is his character, we are forced to rejoice! Oh, Lydia!"
姐妹俩一离开父亲,妹妹便嚷道:“他们真要结婚了!这真稀奇!不过我们也大可谢天谢地。他们究竟结婚了。虽然他们不一定会过得怎么幸福,他的品格又那么坏,然而我们究竟不得不高兴。哦,丽迪雅呀!”

"I comfort myself with thinking," replied Jane, "that he certainly would not marry Lydia if he had not a real regard for her. Though our kind uncle has done something towards clearing him, I cannot believe that ten thousand pounds, or any thing like it, has been advanced. He has children of his own, and may have more. How could he spare half ten thousand pounds?"
吉英说:“我想了一下,也觉得安慰,要不是他真正爱丽迪雅,他是决不肯跟他结婚的。好心的舅舅即使替他清偿了一些债务,我可不相信会垫付了一万镑那么大的数目。舅舅有那么多孩子,也许以后还要养男育女。就是叫他拿也五千镑,他又怎么能够拿出来?”

"If we are ever able to learn what Wickham's debts have been," said Elizabeth, "and how much is settled on his side on our sister, we shall exactly know what Mr. Gardiner has done for them, because Wickham has not sixpence of his own. The kindness of my uncle and aunt can never be requited. Their taking her home, and affording her their personal protection and countenance, is such a sacrifice to her advantage as years of gratitude cannot enough acknowledge. By this time she is actually with them! If such goodness does not make her miserable now, she will never deserve to be happy! What a meeting for her, when she first sees my aunt!"
“我们只要知道韦翰究竟欠下了多少债务,”伊丽莎白说,“用他的名义给我们妹妹的钱有多少,那我们就会知道嘉丁纳先生帮了他们多大的忙,因为韦翰自己一个子也没有。舅舅和舅母的恩典今生今世也报不了。他们把丽迪雅接回家去,亲自保护她,给她争面子,这牺牲了他们自己多少利益,真是一辈子也感恩不尽。丽迪雅现在一定到了他们那儿了!要是这样一片好心还不能使她觉得惭愧,那她可真不配享受幸福。她一见到舅母,该多么难为情啊!”

"We must endeavour to forget all that has passed on either side," said Jane. "I hope and trust they will yet be happy. His consenting to marry her is a proof, I will believe, that he is come to a right way of thinking. Their mutual affection will steady them; and I flatter myself they will settle so quietly, and live in so rational a manner, as may in time make their past imprudence forgotten."
吉英说:“我们应该把他们两个人过去的事尽力忘掉,我希望他们还是会幸福,也相信这样。他既然答应跟她结婚,这就可以证明他已经往正路上去想。他们能够互敬互爱,自然也都会稳重起来。我相信他们俩从此会安安稳稳、规规矩矩地过日子,到时候人们也就会把他们过去的荒唐行为忘了。”

"Their conduct has been such," replied Elizabeth, "as neither you, nor I, nor any body, can ever forget. It is useless to talk of it."
“他们既然已经有过荒唐行为,”伊丽莎白回答道,“那么无论你我,无论任何人,都忘不了。也不必去谈这种事。”

It now occurred to the girls that their mother was in all likelihood, perfectly ignorant of what had happened. They went to the library, therefore, and asked their father whether he would not wish them to make it known to her. He was writing, and, without raising his head, coolly replied, "Just as you please."
两姐妹想到她们的母亲也许到现在还完全不知道这回事,于是便到书房去,问父亲愿意不愿意让母亲知道。父亲正在写信,头也没抬起来,只是冷冷地对她们说:“随你们的便。”

"May we take my uncle's letter to read to her?"
“我们可以把舅舅的信拿去读给她听吗?”

"Take whatever you like, and get away."
“你们爱拿什么去就拿什么,快走开。”

Elizabeth took the letter from his writing table, and they went up stairs together. Mary and Kitty were both with Mrs. Bennet: one communication would, therefore, do for all. After a slight preparation for good news, the letter was read aloud. Mrs. Bennet could hardly contain herself. As soon as Jane had read Mr. Gardiner's hope of Lydia's being soon married, her joy burst forth, and every following sentence added to its exuberance. She was now in an irritation as violent from delight, as she had ever been fidgety from alarm and vexation. To know that her daughter would be married was enough. She was disturbed by no fear for her felicity, nor humbled by any remembrance of her misconduct.
伊丽莎白从他的写字台上拿起那封信,姐妹俩一块儿上了楼。曼丽和吉蒂两人都在班纳特太太那里,因此只要传达一次,大家都知道了。她们稍微透露出一点好消息,便把那封信念出来。班纳特太太简直喜不自禁。吉英一读完丽迪雅可能在最近就要结婚的那一段话,她就高兴得要命,越往下读她就越高兴。她现在真是无限欢喜,极度兴奋,正如前些时候是那样地忧烦惊恐,坐立不安。只要听到女儿快要结婚,她就心满意足。她并没有因为顾虑到女儿得不到幸福而心神不安,也并没有因为想起了她的行为失检而觉得丢脸。