"I am sure, " said she, "I cried for two days together when Colonel Miller's regiment went away. I thought I should have broken my heart. "
"I am sure I shall break MINE, " said Lydia.
"If one could but go to Brighton!" observed Mrs. Bennet.
"Oh, yes!--if one could but go to Brighton! But papa is so disagreeable. "
"A little sea-bathing would set me up forever. "
"And my aunt Phillips is sure it would do ME a great deal of good, " added Kitty.
Such were the kind of lamentations resounding perpetually through Longbourn House. Elizabeth tried to be diverted by them; but all sense of pleasure was lost in shame. She felt anew the justice of Mr. Darcy's objections; and never had she been so much disposed to pardon his interference in the views of his friend.
1.break one's heart 令人伤心, 使人痛心 Please don't cry, sweetheart, you break my heart. 请别哭,心肝,你这样我的心都碎了。
2.set up 使振奋 A hot drink will soon set you up. 你喝杯热饮料马上就精神了。
3.do sb. a great deal of good 对某人有很大好处 An airing would do me a great deal of good 出去透透空气,一定会使我精神爽快得多。