Your list of the common extent of accomplishments,"said Darcy,"has toomuch word is applied to many a woman who deserves it nootherwise than by netting a purse or covering a screen.But I am very farfrom agreeing with you in your estimation of ladies in general.I cannotboast of knowing more than half-a-dozen,in the whole range of myacquaintance,that are really accomplished."

我們對女性才藝的普遍評判標準，” 達西說道，“實在太過真實了。人們夸贊許多女子多才多藝，可她們不過是會織個錢包、裱塊屏風罷了。但我完全不同意你對女性的整體評價。在我所有認識的人里，我敢說真正多才多藝的女子，頂多也就六位而已?！?/p>

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19世紀的達西告訴我們，也許流于世俗的才藝并不僅僅是我們衡量女士是否accomplished選擇，真正意義上的才藝是內心的富足與思想的獨立。