His hunger finally appeased, he raised his head to thank his kind benefactress.

他的饥饿终于平息了，于是抬起头来谢谢善良的女施主。

You've deluded yourself that you're a benefactor bringing books to the masses.

你欺骗自己是把书带给大众的施主。

" My name, " said he, " is Mr. Duncan Ross, and I am myself one of the pensioners upon the fund left by our noble benefactor. Are you a married man, Mr. Wilson? Have you a family? "

“他说，‘我名叫邓肯·罗斯。我自己就是一个我们高贵的施主遗留基金的养老金领取者。威尔逊，你是不是已经结婚了？你成家了吗？'

Lady Catherine de Bourgh's attention to his wishes, and consideration for his comfort, appeared very remarkable. Mr. Bennet could not have chosen better.

说是林斯有了那样一个女施主，真是幸运极了，又说咖苔琳·德·包尔夫人对他这样言听计从，而且极其周到地照顾到他活方面的安适，真是十分难得。

'My name, ' said he, 'is Mr. Duncan Ross, and I am myself one of the pensioners upon the fund left by our noble benefactor.

他说，'我名叫邓肯·罗斯。我自己就是一个我们高贵的施主遗留基金的养老金领取者。

I have found out, said he, by a singular accident, that there is now in the room a near relation of my patroness.

“这真是完全出于我意料之外，我竟然发现这屋子里有一位是我女施主的至亲。

I have heard from authority, which I thought as good, that it was left you conditionally only, and at the will of the present patron.

“听到过的，而且我认为他的话很靠得住，听说那个位置给你是有条件的，而且目前这位施主可以自由处理。”

Benefactor – a person who gives financial or other support.

施主——指提供财务或其他援助的人。

I cannot acquit him of that duty; nor could I think well of the man who should omit an occasion of testifying his respect towards any body connected with the family'.

我认为这是他应尽的责任。再说，遇到施主家的亲友，凡是在应该表示尊敬的场合下，总得表示尊敬，否则是不像话的。

We are afraid afterwards our monastery will be disgraced." The Abbot answered, " He is a cousin of our donor Zhao Yuanwai so how dare we offend him?

恐事后我寺蒙羞。”方丈答道：“他是施主赵元外的表弟，怎敢得罪他？

In the first place, he must make such an agreement for tythes as may be beneficial to himself and not offensive to his patron.

首，他得制订什一税①的条例，既要订得于自己有利，又要不侵犯施主的利益。

Her father was a donor of our monastery, but now he is ruined, and the family is in extreme poverty.

她的父亲是我们寺院的施主，现在却家破人亡，家里陷入极度贫困。