这场戏：姐妹争辩爱与克制
第 5 章 · 共 27 章 · 4'28"
玛丽安读诗读到动情，说爱就要 To love is to burn（爱就是要燃烧）。收到去巴顿小屋的邀请信，她舍不得拆散姐姐和爱德华，因为听说两人已经 formed an attachment（互生情愫）。可她嫌爱德华 too sedate（太沉静），埃莉诺只肯说自己 think very highly of（评价很高）他。想学分寸感：热烈和克制各怎么说，这段正好。
❝ 独白 · 5 句 「心如火焚」说 on fire
satisfied with 对……满足die for love 为爱而死on fire 燃烧、心如火焚
「评价很高」说 think very highly of
think very highly of 评价很高、很看重this instant 立刻、马上further than that 再进一步
玛丽安在灯下朗读，读到动情处说：爱就要 To love is to burn（爱就是要燃烧），像朱丽叶那样为爱而死才光荣；母亲觉得她浪漫得 a little far（有点过头）。这时收到米德尔顿爵士的信，邀请她们母女去巴顿小屋，租金连埃莉诺也会满意。母亲不忍心太早拆散埃莉诺和爱德华，因为她看出两人已经 formed an attachment（互生情愫），可玛丽安嫌爱德华 too sedate（太沉静）、念诗都没热情。埃莉诺被问到是否爱他，只说自己 think very highly of（评价很高）他、greatly esteem（非常敬重）他，绝口不提「爱」；玛丽安听了直摇头。想学热烈与克制的两套说法，这段最典型。
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“Can the soul really be satisfied with such polite affections?”
灵魂真能被这种客客气气的感情填满吗？
一句反问把「相敬如宾」贬得一无是处，玛丽安的爱情观全在这句话里。
Can X really be satisfied with ...?
质疑某种安排太勉强、不够格时用；对着满足于现状的人说会显得刻薄。
Can anyone be content with so little? ／ Is that really enough for a heart?
中性
really 重读，satisfied with 连读，句尾疑问上扬。
Can she really be satisfied with such a small offer? 这么点条件，她真能满足吗？
“To love is to burn, to be on fire...”
爱就是要燃烧，要心如火焚……
两个火的比喻叠在一起，把爱情说成一场必须烧起来的事，又烈又美。
To love is to ...
用比喻给爱情、理想下定义时用；写实场合说会显得夸张。
Love is a fire, not a habit. ／ To love is to be consumed.
literary
burn 和 fire 都重读，两个 to 轻快带过。
To write is to burn, to be on fire. 写作就是要燃烧，要心如火焚。
“Pathetic? To die for love? How can you say so? What could be more glorious?”
可悲？为爱而死？你怎么能这么说？还有什么比这更光荣？
连珠四问一句不让，越问越急，玛丽安的热烈和固执全露了出来。
How can you say so? What could be more ...?
被对方的冷淡评价激怒、连声反驳时用；一味这样追问会显得听不进话。
How can you call that pathetic? ／ What could possibly be more glorious?
口语
每个问句尾音上扬，glorious 放慢收束。
How can you say so? What could be more beautiful? 你怎么能这么说？还有什么比这更美？
“That may be taking your romantic sensibilities a little far.”
你这份浪漫情怀，未免有点过头了。
不否认也不争吵，只用 a little far 轻轻收边界，克制的幽默最见分寸。
That may be taking ... a little far.
温和地提醒对方夸张、过火时用；说同事的工作方案也行，比直接否定得体。
You may be taking that a bit far. ／ That is going a little too far.
中性
may be 弱读，a little far 三词逐个轻点。
That may be taking the joke a little far. 这玩笑可能开得有点过头了。
“But he shall have my unswerving devotion when you tell me he is to be my brother.”
可等你告诉我他要做我妹夫时，我才会对他忠贞不渝。
用誓言般的措辞开个温柔的玩笑，替姐姐高兴，也顺手逼她表态。
X shall have my unswerving devotion when ...
半开玩笑地许诺支持、同时催对方表态时用；真表忠心时用它太戏剧化。
He'll have my full support once it is official. ／ I shall adore him as soon as you admit it.
正式
shall have 轻读，unswerving devotion 重读放慢。
He shall have my full support when you tell me it is serious. 等你告诉我这是认真的，我就全力支持他。
“Use those words again, and I shall leave this instant.”
你再说这种字眼，我马上就走。
把离开当威胁，只为逼姐姐不说「敬重」，一句话就把她的别扭写透。
Do that again, and I shall ...
半真半假地警告对方别再犯时用；真生气时说会显得孩子气。
Say that again and I'm gone. ／ One more word and I leave.
口语
again 稍停，this instant 两个词都重读。
Say that again, and I shall walk out. 你再说一遍，我就走人。
“Is love a fancy or a feeling?”
爱究竟是一时幻想，还是一种感情？
一句对仗的追问成了全章的题眼，也为片名的理智与情感埋下伏笔。
Is it X or Y?
在两难之间追问本质时用；也可当作诘问对方含混态度的漂亮说法。
Is it love or mere infatuation? ／ Fancy or true feeling, which is it?
literary
fancy 与 feeling 都重读，形成对称节奏。
Is it a hobby or a feeling? 这到底是消遣，还是真感情？
"Is love a fancy or a feeling? No. It is immortal as immaculate truth. It is not a blossom shed as soon as youth drops from the stem of life... for it will grow in barren regions where no waters flow... nor ray of promise cheats the pensive gloom."
“爱究竟是一时幻想，还是一种感情？ 不。它如纯洁无瑕的真理一样不朽。 它不是青春从生命之茎上坠落时就凋谢的花朵…… 因为它会在没有水流过的荒芜之地生长…… 也不靠一缕希望的微光去欺骗那沉思的幽暗。”
下一章 · 06eligible bachelor条件最好的单身汉这场戏：饭桌上逼问心上人指「互生情愫、定了情」，是旧时说法。戏里达什伍德太太看出埃莉诺和爱德华已经 formed an attachment，就是两人互相有意。
说 think very highly of。戏里埃莉诺说自己 think very highly of him，就是「我对他评价很高」。
指「燃烧、心如火焚」，形容爱得炽热。戏里说 to love is to be on fire，就是爱要烧起来才算数。
表示「尽管、不顾」，后面接不利条件。戏里说 you like him in spite of his deficiencies，就是「尽管他有不足你还是喜欢他」。
指「没有……也行、将就」。戏里姐姐被问 how shall I do without you，就是「没有你我该怎么办」。
