The secret of the engagement spread from julia's confidants to their confidants . 订婚的秘密在朱莉娅的知心女友中传开了。
He had become urgent in his entreaties that the betrothal might take place before his departure . 他急切地请求要在他走之前就订婚。
Celia had become less afraid of "saying things" to dorothea since this engagement . 自从多萝西娅订婚后、西莉亚变得胆大了些、敢对她“直抒已见了”。
By the time that newland became engaged the tie between the families was so firmly established . 到纽兰订婚的时候，两家的关系已经牢固地建立起来了。
If you mean that madame merle has had anything to do with my engagement you're greatly mistaken . 如果你以为我是在梅尔夫人的撺掇下订婚的，那你完全错了。
Long standing and public as was the engagement, her happiness must not make sacrifices to it . 尽管订婚时间已经不短而且尽人皆知，但是不能因此而牺牲她的幸福。
"oh, she says she isn't engaged. but she might as well be!" this impartial parent resumed . “啊，她说没有。不过我看还是订婚了的好！”这位心胸豁达的母亲说。
In europe people don't understand our long american engagements; i suppose they are not as calm as we are . 欧洲人不理解为什么美国人要订婚那么久，我想他们不像我们这么沉得住气。
During the period of her engagement a young lady even of the most slender pretensions counts upon more bouquets than at other times . 在她订婚的日子里一个哪怕是最不善做作的姑娘也比在其他日子里期望更多的鲜花。
He was, at the very moment of his betrothala moment for pure thoughts and cloudless hopespitchforked into a coil of scandal . 他正值订婚的时刻一个需要纯洁的思想和光明的希望的时刻被卷入一团纷乱的丑闻当中。
