He was said to be very formal, rigid and hopelessly out of date.

据说他拘谨刻板，完全落后于时代。

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Very little was said by either; Kitty was too much afraid of him to talk; Elizabeth was secretly forming a desperate resolution; and perhaps he might be doing the same.

三个人都不大说话：吉蒂很怕达西，因此不敢说话；伊丽莎白正在暗地里下最大的决心；达西或许也是一样。

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He said that his wife had travelled up to the city to look after her father, who was very sick, but that she would be back soon, maybe in a week's time.

他说他的太太回市里照看她父亲去了，他病得很重，但她很快就会回来的，也许一个星期以后就回来了。

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"He said Mister Clay seemed to be very weak and had a very bad cough, that he was sure Mister Clay wanted to do something for the good of his country during the little time he had left on Earth.

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