Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen

when she expatiated on細說 the talents of her sons, and the beauty of her daughters…, Mrs.Allen had no similar information to give, no similar triumphs to press on the unwilling and unbelieving ear of her friend

the lace on Mrs. Thorpe's pelisse (毛皮大氅; 鑲毛皮領女用大氅) was not half so handsome as that on her own

amity和睦, 親善; (國與國之間等的)友好關係[U]

Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs安慰(物), 慰藉(物)[U][C] of disappointed love.

the younger ones, by pretending to be as handsome as their sister, imitating her air, and dressing in the same style, did very well.

supersede代替, 取代the necessity of a long and minute detail from Mrs. Thorpe herself, of her past adventures and sufferings

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delicate raillery開玩笑; 逗趣

Mrs. Thorpe talked chiefly of her children, and Mrs. Allen of her gowns.

They were still resolute in meeting in defiance蔑視, 藐視 of wet and dirt, and shut themselves up, to read novels together

turn over its insipid 無趣的pages with disgust

effusions吐露; 強烈的情感流露 of fancy

threadbare老一套的, 乏味的

no species of composition has been so much decried責難; 誹謗

nine-hundredth abridger縮短 of the History of England

a chapter from Sterne (Laurence Sterne (24 November 1713 – 18 March 1768) was an English novelist and an Anglican clergyman. He is best known for his novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy; but he also published many sermons, wrote memoirs, and was involved in local politics. Sterne died in London after years of fighting consumption.)

eulogized頌揚by a thousand pens

there seems almost a general wish of decrying the capacity and undervaluing the labour of the novelist, and of slighting the performances which have only genius, wit, and taste to recommend them.

Such is the common cant言不由衷的話, 偽善的言詞.

only with coquelicot虞美人紅(Coquelicot (koh-KUH-lee-koh) is a bright red color, tinted with orange. It is the color of flowers of Papaver rhoeas, the corn poppy. In French, coquelicot is a vernacular name of this poppy. Claude Monet painted "Les Coquelicots" or "Poppies Blooming" in 1873.) ribbons instead of green

Castle of Wolfenbach, Clermont, Mysterious Warnings, Necromancer of the
Black Forest, Midnight Bell, Orphan of the Rhine, and Horrid Mysteries.

Sir Charles Grandison (The History of Sir Charles Grandison, commonly called Sir Charles Grandison, is an epistolary novel by Samuel Richardson first published in February 1753. The book was a response to Henry Fielding's The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, which parodied the morals presented in Richardson's previous novels.[1])

They are the most conceited creatures in the world, and think themselves of so much importance!

reverting to回復到what interested her at that time

odious可憎的, 可惡的, 令人作嘔的young men

dormouse睡鼠

she shirked逃避,躲避her lessons in both whenever she could

profligacy放蕩;浪費
sprigged尤指織物或紙muslin平紋細布（用於做衣物和窗簾） robe with blue trimmings

it is such a fag(苦工；苦差事)--I come back tired to death.

archway拱道；拱門
"Oh, these odious gigs (a small light carriage with two wheels, pulled by one horse 單馬雙輪輕便馬車)!" said Isabella, looking up.

devoirs (常複數)敬意;問候;祝賀

engrossed全神貫注的；聚精會神的；專心致志的

I defy違抗；反抗；蔑視any man in England to make my horse go less than ten miles an hour in harness

loins（動物的）腰肉

curricle (兩匹馬拉之)兩輪輕便馬車
I hate haggling爭論;論價,討價還價

a question which had been long uppermost in her thoughts; it was, "Have you ever read Udolpho, Mr. Thorpe?"

Camilla (Camilla, subtitled A Picture of Youth, is a novel by Frances Burney, first published in 1796. Frances Burney (13 June 1752 – 6 January 1840), also known as Fanny Burney and, after her marriage, as Madame d’Arblay, was an English novelist, diarist and playwright. She was born in Lynn Regis, now King’s Lynn, England, on 13 June 1752, to musical historian Dr Charles Burney (1726–1814) and Mrs Esther Sleepe Burney (1725–62). The third of six children, she was self-educated and began writing what she called her “scribblings” at the age of ten. In 1793, aged forty-two, she married a French exile, General Alexandre D'Arblay. Their only son, Alexander, was born in 1794. After a lengthy writing career, and travels that took her to France for more than ten years, she settled in Bath, England, where she died on 6 January 1840.)?"

youth and diffidence缺乏自信,懦怯;羞怯are united, it requires uncommon steadiness of reason to resist the attraction of being called the most charming girl in the world

muff暖手筒；皮手筒and tippet (婦女的)披肩

chaperones（舊時照顧未婚少女的）年長女伴

importunate再三要求的；糾纏不休的

she suffered, but no murmur passed her lips.

without sullying弄髒；玷污her heroic importance

produced severe mortification屈辱;羞愧;失面子to the lady

terriers（一種活潑的小狗）

one mortification succeeded another

exaggerated feelings of ecstatic delight or inconceivable難以想像的；無法相信的 vexation (the state of feeling upset or annoyed 煩惱；惱火；傷腦筋；心煩意亂) on every little trifling occurrence

rudiments基礎,基本原理;初步,入門 of an acquaintance

you men are all so immoderately無節制地;過度地;極端地 lazy

Oh! Heavens!

her all-conquering無堅不摧brother

In this commonplace平凡的；普通的；普遍的chatter

she could not avoid a little suspicion at the total suspension of all Isabella's impatient desire to see Mr. Tilney

conceive想出（主意、計劃等）；想像；構想；設想

lounging閒蕩;閒逛about

inapplicable不適用；不可應用

Catherine was disappointed and vexed.

a violent desire to go home

hunger, and when that was appeased平息;緩和;撫慰

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