《苔丝》词汇:liberal, prefigurative, parenthetic, worth one’s weight in gold,
“Mr d'Urberville says you must be a good girl if you are at all as you appear; he knows you must be worth your weight in gold. He is very much interested in ' ee --- truth to tell.”
“德伯维尔先生说,如果他没看错的话,你一定是个好姑娘;还说你千金难买呐。说实话,他对你非常中意。”(第六章)