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What does I knew she did not be so beautiful for nothing mean?
What does I knew she did not be so beautiful for nothing mean?
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@Ri-na This is quite difficult. I found it in the book at gutenberg.org
"Exceed their income! My dear Mr. Bennet," cried his wife, "what are you talking of? Why, he has four or five thousand a-year, and very likely more." Then addressing her daughter, "Oh! my dear, dear Jane, I am so happy! I am sure I sha'nt get a wink of sleep all night. I knew how it would be. I always said it must be so, at last. I was sure you could not be so beautiful for nothing! I remember, as soon as ever I saw him, when he first came into Hertfordshire last year, I thought how likely it was that you should come together. Oh! he is the handsomest young man that ever was seen!"
So, as you know, The Bennets were not rich, and had only daughters, so they wanted them to marry well. (To marry rich men.) So Mrs Bennet is glad Jane is so beautiful and has found herself a rich husband.
Mrs Bennet says Jane's beauty has been valuable to her (not beautiful for nothing).
わかりましたか?
(Is this ^ polite by the way?)
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@Ri-na I knew she _could_ not be so beautiful for nothing... perhaps?
Is there more for context?
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@Igirisujin
Thank you😃 Yes...probably I don't know why the subtitle is written wrong.
But the context is something like this. I'm not sure if this subtitle is correct or not.
A: And be so generous with the rest, they will always exceed their income.
B: Exceed their income? He has 5000 a year.
B: I knew she could not be so beautiful for nothing
Thank you😃 Yes...probably I don't know why the subtitle is written wrong.
But the context is something like this. I'm not sure if this subtitle is correct or not.
A: And be so generous with the rest, they will always exceed their income.
B: Exceed their income? He has 5000 a year.
B: I knew she could not be so beautiful for nothing
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@Ri-na This is quite difficult. I found it in the book at gutenberg.org
"Exceed their income! My dear Mr. Bennet," cried his wife, "what are you talking of? Why, he has four or five thousand a-year, and very likely more." Then addressing her daughter, "Oh! my dear, dear Jane, I am so happy! I am sure I sha'nt get a wink of sleep all night. I knew how it would be. I always said it must be so, at last. I was sure you could not be so beautiful for nothing! I remember, as soon as ever I saw him, when he first came into Hertfordshire last year, I thought how likely it was that you should come together. Oh! he is the handsomest young man that ever was seen!"
So, as you know, The Bennets were not rich, and had only daughters, so they wanted them to marry well. (To marry rich men.) So Mrs Bennet is glad Jane is so beautiful and has found herself a rich husband.
Mrs Bennet says Jane's beauty has been valuable to her (not beautiful for nothing).
わかりましたか?
(Is this ^ polite by the way?)
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@Igirisujin
Oh wowΣ(゚Д゚;≡;゚д゚)Σヽ(゚Д゚○)ノ+.。゚(○ ノω`o)゚.+:ヾ(*≧∀≦)ノ゙
Thank you for taking the trouble to find it. It's beyond my expectation and it must be a lot of task.
I must say thank you so much🐧🐧🎀🎀
Oh wowΣ(゚Д゚;≡;゚д゚)Σヽ(゚Д゚○)ノ+.。゚(○ ノω`o)゚.+:ヾ(*≧∀≦)ノ゙
Thank you for taking the trouble to find it. It's beyond my expectation and it must be a lot of task.
I must say thank you so much🐧🐧🎀🎀
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@Ri-na いえいえ。。。It was very easy... it's here:
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/42671/42671-h/4...
You can search it quite easily in a browser. Also they have a lot of other classic books there. It's useful.
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@Ri-na They are mostly old books, recent books are not there. : )
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