真实的简奥斯汀
<p> 2015复习正是强化复习阶段，在考研英语中占了40分，所以考研英语阅读是英语科目中重要的一项。名师老师曾建议过考研生需要坚持每天泛读10-15分钟的英文原刊。强烈推荐了杂志《经济学人》.杂志中的文章也是考研英语的主要材料来源.希望考研考生认真阅读，快速提高考研英语阅读水平。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="Jane">Jane</span> <span word="Austen">Austen</span> 一个真实的简奥斯汀 <span word="As">As</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> 生气勃勃，人如其著 <span word="She">She</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="fascinates">fascinates</span> 200 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="publication">publication</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pride">Pride</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Prejudice">Prejudice</span> 《傲慢与偏见》问世两百年后，她依然神秘撩人 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Real">Real</span> <span word="Jane">Jane</span> <span word="Austen">Austen</span>: <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Small">Small</span> <span word="Things">Things</span>. <span word="ByPaula">ByPaula</span> <span word="Byrne">Byrne</span>. 《真实的简奥斯汀：细微之物，足见平生》 宝拉伯恩著 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="LIFE">LIFE</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="usefulness">usefulness</span>, <span word="literature">literature</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="religion">religion</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="wroteHenry">wroteHenry</span> <span word="Austen">Austen</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="spinster">spinster</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="Jane">Jane</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sequestered">sequestered</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="persisted">persisted</span> <span word="foryears">foryears</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="contemporary">contemporary</span> <span word="scholars">scholars</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="reappraised">reappraised</span> <span word="dear">dear</span> <span word="Aunt">Aunt</span> <span word="Jane">Jane</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independentand">independentand</span> <span word="worldly">worldly</span>-<span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wielded">wielded</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sardonic">sardonic</span> <span word="pen">pen</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fascinate">fascinate</span>, 200 <span word="yearsafter">yearsafter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="publication">publication</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pride">Pride</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Prejudice">Prejudice</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="charm">charm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="biography">biography</span> <span word="fromPaula">fromPaula</span> <span word="Byrne">Byrne</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="author">author</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="breathes">breathes</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Austen">Austen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="byconsidering">byconsidering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="objects">objects</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="populated">populated</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="days">days</span>. 她的一生虽裨益他人，与文学与宗教为伴，却并无白云苍狗，大起大伏。简的哥哥亨利曾这样写道。多年以来，简的形象一直是终生未嫁，隐僻幽居。然而，当代学者开始重新审视这名亲爱的奥斯汀姑姑，把她看作一个深谙尘世智慧的独立女性，舞动着手中的讥讽之笔。《傲慢与偏见》问世两百年后，她依然神秘撩人这份魅力同样延续到英国作家宝拉伯恩为奥斯汀所著的传记之中。在宝拉笔下，那个时代的流行物件，是通向奥斯汀生平及著作神秘之门的钥匙，展示出一个更加生气勃勃的简。 <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="chapter">chapter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="organised">organised</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Austen">Austen</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="possessions">possessions</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="atopaz">atopaz</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>. <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="period">period</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="abarouche">abarouche</span> , <span word="which">which</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="illustrate">illustrate</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="travelled">travelled</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="andhow">andhow</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="indicates">indicates</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="novels">novels</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Northanger">Northanger</span> <span word="Abbey">Abbey</span> <span word="Catherine">Catherine</span> <span word="Morlandfinds">Morlandfinds</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="Tilney">Tilney</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="curricle">curricle</span> <span word="erotic">erotic</span>, <span word="whereas">whereas</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nonplussed">nonplussed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Thorpe">Thorpe</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="gig">gig</span>.<span word="Broadly">Broadly</span> <span word="chronological">chronological</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="thematic">thematic</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="revealing">revealing</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Austen">Austen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="alively">alively</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="history">history</span>. 这本传记的每一章都围绕着一个单独的物件展开。有些是奥斯汀的私人收藏，例如她从哥哥那儿得到的一个托帕石十字架。其余的则是那个时代的流行品，例如四轮马车，足现她游历之广以及在她的作品中，交通工具对于身份的烘托。在《诺桑觉寺》里，凯瑟琳.莫兰觉得享利.蒂尔尼的二轮马车新奇诱人，面对约翰.索普的马车时却不知所措。这种主题式的记传方式，按时序徐徐展开一幅奥斯汀生平及其活跃的社会活动的长卷。 <span word="Austen">Austen</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="formative">formative</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span>. <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="vellum">vellum</span> <span word="notebooks">notebooks</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="herJuveniliathe">herJuveniliathe</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poems">poems</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teenager">teenager</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="inembryo">inembryo</span>, <span word="writes">writes</span> <span word="Ms">Ms</span> <span word="Byrne">Byrne</span>, <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="relishing">relishing</span> <span word="Austen">Austen</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="satire">satire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="restraint">restraint</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="youngauthor">youngauthor</span> <span word="lampooned">lampooned</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="parodies">parodies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sentimental">sentimental</span> <span word="novels">novels</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="shereserved">shereserved</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="choicest">choicest</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wit">wit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="Cassandra">Cassandra</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="livingtogether">livingtogether</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="corresponded">corresponded</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Austen">Austen</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="voicesgossipy">voicesgossipy</span>,<span word="jokey">jokey</span>, <span word="affectionateto">affectionateto</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span>. 奥斯汀写作的成型期最耐人寻味。有三本羊皮纸笔记记录了她的少女之作她在青少年时期写的故事与诗歌。宝拉很享受此时奥斯汀式的讥讽语调和无拘无束，她写道，她无与伦比的天赋在此酝酿成型。此时年轻的奥斯汀嘲讽当时鼎鼎有名的人物，戏仿那些多愁善感的小说。但是她最具智慧锋芒的字字珠玑却是散落在与其姊卡桑德拉的信件中。两人不住在一处时便频繁通信，而奥斯汀常常尝试不同的腔调漫谈式的，玩笑式的，或是浪漫式的来逗她发笑。 <span word="During">During</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movements">movements</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flows">flows</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inheritance">inheritance</span>; <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vexatiousmatter">vexatiousmatter</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="drives">drives</span> <span word="Austen">Austen</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="narratives">narratives</span>. <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="maids">maids</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="housed">housed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="richcousins">richcousins</span>; <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="heir">heir</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="childless">childless</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="shawl">shawl</span> <span word="introducesAunt">introducesAunt</span> <span word="Philawho">Philawho</span> <span word="at">at</span> 21 <span word="sailed">sailed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Bengal">Bengal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="husbandand">husbandand</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>, <span word="Eliza">Eliza</span>. <span word="Aromantic">Aromantic</span> <span word="figure">figure</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="presumably">presumably</span> <span word="illegitimate">illegitimate</span>, <span word="Eliza">Eliza</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="theguillotine">theguillotine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="Revolution">Revolution</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="Austen">Austen</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="Henry">Henry</span>. <span word="Thiscoquettish">Thiscoquettish</span> <span word="cousin">cousin</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fictionalised">fictionalised</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="Crawford">Crawford</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mansfield">Mansfield</span> <span word="Park">Park</span>. <span word="Austen">Austen</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="drew">drew</span> <span word="onHenry">onHenry</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="militia">militia</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="depiction">depiction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flirtatious">flirtatious</span> <span word="redcoats">redcoats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pride">Pride</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Prejudice">Prejudice</span>.<span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="midshipman">midshipman</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="inform">inform</span> <span word="references">references</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="navy">navy</span>. 在这段时期，因为继承的缘故，她不得不经常搬迁这类烦心事反倒丰富了她的叙述内容。老姑娘和母亲总是寄居在有钱的侄子家中;孩子会成为膝下无子的亲戚的继承人。一条来自东印度的披肩引出了费拉阿姨她在二十一岁时乘船到孟加拉寻找结婚对象和她的女儿伊莱莎的故事。伊莱莎是个天性浪漫的私生女，她的先夫死于法国大革命的断头台上;后来她嫁给了奥斯汀的哥哥亨利。这个轻佻娇纵的嫂子后来成了她在《曼斯菲尔德庄园》里玛丽.克劳福德小姐的原型。亨利本人的军旅生涯也为她在《傲慢与偏见》中浮夸的红制服军人形象提供了素材。而她作做海军的兄弟们则提供了海军生活的第一手材料。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="liveliest">liveliest</span> <span word="passages">passages</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="romance">romance</span>. <span word="Austen">Austen</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="visitedLondon">visitedLondon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bath">Bath</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beautyonly">beautyonly</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="authenticatedportrait">authenticatedportrait</span> <span word="exists">exists</span> . <span word="But">But</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="wit">wit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span> <span word="lured">lured</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="suitor">suitor</span>. <span word="None">None</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span>, <span word="butmany">butmany</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="recalled">recalled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="mirth">mirth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="letters">letters</span>. <span word="Austen">Austen</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="prude">prude</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="novels">novels</span> <span word="feature">feature</span> <span word="illicitliaisons">illicitliaisons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="Crawford">Crawford</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sexually">sexually</span> <span word="loaded">loaded</span> <span word="naval">naval</span> <span word="joke">joke</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Rears">Rears</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Vices">Vices</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mortal">mortal</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="childbirth">childbirth</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waywomen">waywomen</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="labour">labour</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="confinements">confinements</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nursing">nursing</span>. 这本传记最轻快活泼的篇章描述了城市生活和浪漫故事。奥斯汀频繁造访伦敦并在巴斯寓居多年。她可能算不得一个美人她的画像中只有一幅真迹存世，但是她的机锋和智慧却吸引了许多追求者。无人获其芳心，成就美眷;然而在她的信件中，关于他们的回忆大多充满欢乐。奥斯汀并非严肃拘谨之人，她的小说写到过男女私通;玛丽.克劳福德就曾开过一个下流的海军玩笑臀部与罪恶。不过她的确道德自律，且畏惧生产。她十分明白：有些女性会死于生产，或是在不断怀孕和持续哺乳中年华逝去。 <span word="Ms">Ms</span> <span word="Byrne">Byrne</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="affection">affection</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="subject">subject</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="revelations">revelations</span>, <span word="butit">butit</span> <span word="paints">paints</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vivid">vivid</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inimitable">inimitable</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>. 显而易见，宝拉对其传记对象简奥斯汀充满喜爱之情。这本书可能并无多少惊人内幕，但它无疑描绘出了这名独一无二的女性血肉丰满,栩栩如生。 词语解释 1.<span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> 例如;譬如;诸如 <span word="Fragile">Fragile</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="debt">debt</span>-<span word="ladenconsumers">ladenconsumers</span>, <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="stress">stress</span>. 脆弱的事物，例如大银行和负债的消费者，面临压力时倾向崩溃。 <span word="Ancillary">Ancillary</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="derivatives">derivatives</span> <span word="havethrived">havethrived</span>. 一些配套的业务如金融衍生品已经蓬勃发展了。 2.<span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> 意识到，知道 <span word="People">People</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="accomplished">accomplished</span>. 高层的人需要知道你有哪些成就。 <span word="It">It</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="merkel">merkel</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="acutely">acutely</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clinging">clinging</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="principle">principle</span>. 默克尔显然非常明白坚持原则的代价。 3.<span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="from">from</span> 从获得，收到 <span word="What">What</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="believers">believers</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="christ">christ</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resurrection">resurrection</span>? 什么好处信徒接受基督在复活? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="motivating">motivating</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="humbling">humbling</span> <span word="toreceive">toreceive</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="award">award</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="again">again</span>. 我从世界各地球迷得到的支持，是如此的激励人心，能再次收到这个奖项受之有愧。</p>
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