Within a short walk of Longbourn lived a family with whom the Bennets were particularly intimate. 亲密的
温馨的，隐私的
intimate knowledge of sth very detailed knowledge of something as a result of careful study or a lot of experience 〔因细心研究或经验丰富而〕精通某事
his intimate knowledge of the coal industry 他对煤炭业的透彻了解
暗示，知己
Sir William Lucas had been formerly 从前in trade in Meryton, where he had made a tolerable尚好的，尚可容忍的 fortune and risen to the honour of knighthood / naɪthʊd; ˋnaɪthd /英国的爵士封号by an address to the King during his mayoralty. / meərəlti; ˋmeərəltɪ /市长The distinction 卓越
差别，独特，优等评分
had perhaps been felt too strongly. It had given him a disgust to his business and to his residence住宅
居住权
in a small market town; and quitting them both, he had removed with his family to a house about a mile from Meryton, denominated给……定价值 from that period Lucas Lodge, where he could think pleasure of his own importance, and unshackled没有束缚的 by business, occupy himself solely/ səʊl-li; ˋsol·lɪ /独一无二的 in being civil to all the world. For though elated 兴高采烈的
at / by
She was elated at the prospect of a holiday. 她想到要度假就特别高兴。
by his rank等级
军衔，难闻的，十足的（贬），过于茂盛的
break ranks to behave in a way which is different from other members of a group, especially when they expect your support 〔与所属团体〕决裂，叛离
, it did not render
to cause someone or something to be in a particular condition 使成为；使变得；使处于〔某种状态〕
render sb / sth impossible / harmless / unconscious etc
He was rendered almost speechless by the news. 听到这个消息他几乎说不出话来。
给予，表达，往（墙上）抹灰，使（脂肪）熔化
him supercilious; 高傲的，目中无人的on the contrary, he was all attention to every body. By nature inoffensive, 不会冒犯人的，温和的friendly and obliging, 乐于助人的his presentation表现
授予，陈述，出示（证据），（戏剧）演出，胎位，赠阅本
at St. James's had made him courteous./ kɜːtiəs; ˋkɝtɪəs /谦恭的
Lady Lucas was a very good kind of woman, not too clever to be a valuable neighbour to Mrs. Bennet. — They had several children. The eldest of them, a sensible, intelligent young woman, about twenty-seven, was Elizabeth's intimate friend.
That the Miss Lucases and the Miss Bennets should meet to talk over a ball was absolutely necessary; and the morning after the assembly brought the former to Longbourn to hear and to communicate.
“You began the evening well, Charlotte, ” said Mrs. Bennet with civil sɪvəl; ˋsɪvḷ /公民的，非军事/宗教的，民事的，文明的self-command to Miss Lucas. “You were Mr. Bingley's first choice.”
“Yes; — but he seemed to like his second better.”
“Oh! — you mean Jane, I suppose — because he danced with her twice. To be sure that did seem as if he admired her — indeed I rather believe he did — I heard something about it — but I hardly know what— something about Mr. Robinson.”
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