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Chapter 7 Mr.Bennet’s property consisted almost entirelyin an estate of two thousand a year,which ,unfortunately for his daughters ,was entailed, in default of heirs male ,on a distant relation ;and their moother’s fortune ,though ample for her situation in life ,could but ill supply the deficiency of his .Her father had been an attorney in Meryton ,and had left her four thound pounds. 本内特先生的全部家当几乎都在一宗产业上，每年借此可以获得两千磅的收入。说起这宗产业，真实他女儿们的不幸。他因为没有儿子，产业得由一个远亲来继承，至于他们母亲的家私，在这样的人家，本来也算得上一笔大数目，事实上却还不够补偿他的损失。本内特太太的父亲曾经在麦里屯当过律师，给了她四千磅遗产。 The villege of longbourn was only one mile from Meyton ;a most convenient distance for the young ladies ,who were usually tempted thither three or four times a week ,to pay their duty to their aunt and to a milliner’s shop just over the way .The two youngest of the family ,Catherine and Lydia ,were particularly frequent in these attentions ;their minds were more vacant than sisters’,and when nothing better offered ,a walk to Meryton was necessary to amuse their morning hours and furnish conversation for the evening ;and however bare of news the country in general might be ,they always contrived to learn some from their aunt .At present ,indeed ,they were well supplied both with news and happiness by the recent arrival of a militia regiment in the neighbourhood ;it was to remain the whole winter ,and Meryton was the headquarters. 浪博恩这个村子和麦里屯相隔只有一英里路，这么一段距离对于那几位年轻的小姐们是再便利不过的了，他们每星期总得上哪儿去三四次，看看他们的姨母，还可以顺便去看那儿一家卖女人帽子的商店。两个最小的妹妹咖苔琳和丽迪雅特别倾心于这一方面，她们比姐姐们心事要少得多，每当没有更好的消遣办法时，就必定到麦里屯走一趟，消遣消遣美好的晨光，并且晚上也就有了谈助。尽管这村子里通常没有什么新闻可以打听，她们还老是千方百计地从她们姨妈那打听到一些。附近地方最近开到了一团民兵，她们的消息来源当然从此就丰富了，真叫她们高兴非凡。这一团民兵要在这驻扎整个冬天，麦里屯就是司令部的所在地。 Their visits to Mrs.Phillips were now productive of the most interesting intelligence .Every day added something to their knowledge of the officers’ names and connections .Their lodgings were not long a secret ,and at length they began to know the officers themselves .Mr.Phillips visited them all ,and this opened to his nices a store of facili