这场戏：读信与否认订婚
第 19 章 · 共 27 章 · 3'55"
威洛比的信退回玛丽安的信和头发，说 My affections have long been engaged elsewhere（我的心意早已另有所属）。玛丽安不肯承认订过婚：一切是 every day implied, but never declared（天天暗示，却从没挑明）。后来传来他娶格雷小姐的消息，众人安慰说 He's not the only young man worth having（值得嫁的不止他一个）。想学婉拒的说法，这段最扎心。
❝ 独白 · 9 句 「情意另有所属」说 engaged elsewhere
reproach myself 自责、怪自己engaged elsewhere 情意另有所属with great regret 非常遗憾地
「背信弃义」说 broken faith with
every day implied 天天都在暗示broken faith with 对…背信弃义
威洛比给玛丽安的信被念出来：他退还她的信和那绺头发，说自己 My affections have long been engaged elsewhere（心意早已另有所属），只怪当初没有更谨慎。玛丽安不肯接受，坚持 We're not engaged（我们没有订婚），说两人之间的一切只是 every day implied, but never declared（天天暗示，却从没挑明），所以他 broken faith with（背信）不了谁。埃莉诺却说，他让我们都以为他爱你。詹宁斯太太又带来消息：威洛比要娶有五万英镑的格雷小姐，她一边替玛丽安难过，一边安慰她 He's not the only young man worth having（值得嫁的年轻人不止他一个）。想学婉拒、辩解和安慰的说法，这段最典型。
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“My affections have long been engaged elsewhere.”
我的心意早已另有所属。
用被动语态把变心说得体面，冷酷也披上了礼貌。
My affections have long been engaged elsewhere.
写信体面地结束一段关系时用；当面说极伤人，慎用。
My heart was promised to another. ／ I have long cared for someone else.
正式
have long been 连读，elsewhere 放慢收句。
I must tell you my heart has long been engaged elsewhere. 我得告诉你，我的心早已另有所属。
“It was every day implied, but never declared.”
他天天都在暗示，却从没挑明。
implied 与 declared 对举，把暧昧里的苦一句说透。
It was implied, but never declared.
说一段关系只有暗示没有承诺时用；也可拿来概括含糊的表态。
It was hinted at, never said. ／ Nothing was ever promised outright.
literary
implied 与 declared 两个重音对称落。
Their plan was always implied, but never declared. 他们的计划一直心照不宣，却从没明说。
“He's broken faith with all of us! He made us all believe he loved you: He did.”
他辜负的是我们所有人！他让我们都以为他爱你：他真的这么做了。
重复 He did 像补上一刀，愤怒里带着替妹妹撑腰的劲。
He made us all believe ... He did.
替受骗的人讨公道、当面揭穿时用；很冲，适合吵架。
He made us believe him, and he lied. ／ He broke faith with everyone here.
口语
broken faith 连读，He did 两词重读收尾。
He made us all believe the deal was real. He did. 他让我们都以为这买卖是真的。他就是这么骗的。
“He loved me as I loved him.”
他爱我，就像我爱他一样。
最简单的对称句，把她的执念和自欺都写进去了。
He loved me as I loved him.
坚持相信一段感情是对等的时候用；常带一点自我说服。
We loved each other equally. ／ His love matched mine.
literary
loved me 与 I loved 对称轻重。
She loved him as he loved her, I am sure of it. 她爱他，就像他爱她一样，我确信。
“He's not the only young man worth having.”
值得嫁的年轻人又不止他一个。
把安慰说得像算账，粗暴却实在，是长辈的口吻。
He's not the only one worth having.
朋友为一个人伤心时，用这话把人从死心里拽出来；对刚失恋的人别太早说。
There are other fish in the sea. ／ He is not the only one out there.
口语
worth having 连读，having 轻收。
Don't take it so hard, he's not the only one worth having. 别这么难过，值得的人又不止他一个。
“With your pretty face, you'll never want for admirers.”
凭你这张俏脸，还怕没人追？
把安慰落到具体的一张脸上，比空泛的鼓励管用得多。
With your ..., you'll never want for ...
用具体条件安慰别人、给对方打气时用；对熟人亲切，对陌生人会冒犯。
You'll never be short of admirers. ／ With your looks, you'll have no shortage of offers.
口语
want for 连读，admirers 重音在第二音节。
With your experience, you'll never want for offers. 凭你的经验，还怕没人来请你？
“It is perhaps fortunate that none of them knows of your engagement.”
他们谁都不知道你订婚的事，也许倒是件好事。
把难堪说成幸运，一句话里全是不能明说的算计。
It is perhaps fortunate that ...
替人圆场、把坏事说成侥幸时用；正式场合也合适。
Maybe it's just as well that nobody knows. ／ Fortunately, none of them have heard.
正式
perhaps fortunate 连读，engagement 放慢。
It is perhaps fortunate that the news reached us first. 消息先传到我们这儿，也许倒是好事。
"My dear madam, I'm at a loss... to discover how I could have offended you. My esteem for your family is very sincere... but if I have given rise to a belief of more than I felt or meant to express... I shall reproach myself for not having been more guarded. My affections have long been engaged elsewhere. It is with great regret that I return your letters and the lock of hair... which you so obligingly bestowed upon me. I am..." Etcetera. "John Willoughby."
“亲爱的夫人，我实在想不通…… 我究竟哪里冒犯了你。 我对你家人的敬重是发自内心的…… 但倘若我让你误以为，我有的情意比实际更多…… 那我只能怪自己当初没有更谨慎些。 我的心意早已另有所属。 我非常遗憾地把你的信件和那绺头发退还给你…… 那是你当初好心送给我的。 “我是……”等等。“约翰·威洛比。”
下一章 · 20imagine the worst往最坏处想这场戏：上校登门吐露往事指「情意另有所属」，是婉拒时常用的说法。戏里威洛比在信中写 My affections have long been engaged elsewhere，就是把变心说成早有归属。
说 put an end to。戏里说 before he chose to put an end to it，就是「在他决定了断这件事之前」。
指「对某人背信弃义」。戏里说他 broken faith with 我们所有人，就是骂他辜负了大家的信任。
指「老姑娘」，是旧时说法。戏里担心玛丽安最后 end a spinster，就是「落得孤身到老」。
指「值得拥有、值得嫁」。戏里安慰说 He's not the only young man worth having，就是「值得嫁的年轻人不止他一个」。
