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Miss Bingley warmly resented the indignity he had received, in an expostulation with her brother for talking such nonsense.
彬格莱小姐看见人家拿他开玩笑，很是生气，便怪她的哥哥干吗要谈这样没意思的话。
But to no one would she grant her confidence, answering all taunts with bitter sarcasm, and all serious expostulation with sullen denial, or with floods of tears.
可是她对谁都不吐露真情，她用辛辣的讽刺回击一切嘲弄；而对认真的规劝，不是矢口否认就是泪如泉涌。
My expostulation ( s ) had no effect.
我提出的劝告毫无作用。
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