理智與情感英文版

SenseandSensibility

JaneAustenJaneAusten

JaneAusten(1775-1817)AnEnglishwriterBorninSteventon,HampshireWorks:

SenseandSensibility(1811)PrideandPrejudice(1813)MansfieldPark(1814)Emma(1815)NorthangerAbbey(1818)Persuasion(1818)Briefintroduction:TeenagesistersMarianneandElinorDashwoodcouldnotbemoredifferent.Marianneispassionate,impetuous,andrecklesslyromantic.Elinorispractical,thoughtful,andcompletelyreserved.ButMarianneandElinordiscovertheyhavemoreincommonthantheythoughtwhentheybothfallheadoverheelsinlovewithunattainablemen.Oppositesineverywayexceptfortheirheartbreak,thetwogirlsaredeterminedtomaketheirdreamscometrue.Butinasocietyruledbystatusandmoney,ElinorandMariannewillhavetofightforthehappyendingtheybothdeserve.Throughaseriesofromanticmisadventuresthegirlscometorealizethatthekeytotheirhappinessmaynotlieinfierypassionorstrictreason—butsomewhereinbetween.Elinor

First,fromromanticlove,shewasrationalsometimesrepressed.Second,fromrelatives’aspect,shewasresponsibleandbecametheemotionalpillarofthefamilyafterherfather’sdeath.Third,fromfriends’aspect,shetreatedeveryonearoundherwithkindnessandpropriety.

MarianneShewasloyaltoherfeelingsandwasnotaffectedandhypocritical.Shebelievedthemarriagewasintolerableiftherewasnolove.Shewaspassionate,impetuous,andrecklesslyromantic.Classicalsentences

Loveneverfaded,eventempestsandisnevershaken.愛是永不褪色的印記，縱使狂風暴雨，也絕不動搖。Herimaginationwasbusy,herreflectionswerepleasant,andthepainofasprainedanklewasdisregarded.她浮想聯(lián)翩，心里不覺喜滋滋的，早把腳踝的傷痛拋到九霄云外。Hewasnotanill-disposedyoungman,unlesstoberather