I have read your book.I have read your book and disapprove.Of course you do.
我读了您的书 我读了您的书 但我不同意您的观点 当然您不会同意
But of what? The scenes? Characters? The prose? No,all good.
但原因是什么 场景 角色 描述 那些都不错
The morality? Flawed.Well,of course,it is. But why?
道德观 有缺陷 当然 但是为什么
Vice leads to difficulty virtue to reward.Bad characters come to bad ends.
惩恶扬善 坏人都应该有坏结局
Exactly. But in life,bad characters often thrive. Take yourself.
没错 但是在生活中 坏人往往过得很滋润 就像您
And a novel must show how the world truly is how characters genuinely think,how events actually occur.
小说必须表现出真实的世界 人物真实的想法以及事件的真相
A novel should somehow reveal the true source of our actions.
小说应该展现我们行为的轨迹
What of my hero's feelings?
那您对主角怎么想
Well,it seems to me,sir,that your hero's very vigorous feelings
先生 我觉得 主角感情太过强烈
caused him and everyone connected with him a great deal of trouble.
所以常常给自己和身边的人惹来许多麻烦
Ah,well,if the book has troubled you.Oh,but an orphan must know trouble.What sort of trouble?All sorts of trouble.
好吧 既然这本书令您如此困惑 哦 但是小孩必须知道困难 什么困难 所有的困难
Laverton Fair. Vastly entertaining.Monstrous good idea,Jane.
拉弗顿集会 非常有意思 简 这真是好主意
Yes,Miss Austen,not exactly your usual society,I'd say.
是的 奥斯汀小姐 我想说这和你的圈子不太一样
Show a little imagination,Mr Lefroy.
勒弗罗伊先生 有点想象力