囧研究：放在21世纪 达西还是不是高富帅？
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="conversion">conversion</span> <span word="chart">chart</span>, <span word="supposedly">supposedly</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="modern">modern</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jane">Jane</span> <span word="Austen">Austen</span> <span word="characters">characters</span>' <span word="fortunes">fortunes</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="surfaced">surfaced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="glance">glance</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Darcy">Darcy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="supposedly">supposedly</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> 1803 <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Austen">Austen</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="Pride">Pride</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Prejudice">Prejudice</span>, <span word="worth">worth</span> $331,000 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="might">might</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> 19<span word="th">th</span>-<span word="century">century</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Darcy">Darcy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p><p>有份转化表最近出现在推特上，该表意显示在当今社会，简·奥斯丁笔下人物坐拥的财富价值几何。乍一看，奥斯丁小说《傲慢与偏见》中达西先生1803年的巨额财富，在当今价值33万1000美元每年。如果达西活在当今，这些资产或许并不能和他19世纪的奢华生活相匹敌。</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="out">out</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="date">date</span>: <span word="they">they</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1989, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pound">pound</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="dramatically">dramatically</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="then">then</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Darcy">Darcy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="of">of</span> £10,000 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="around">around</span> 1803 <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> £796,000 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p><p>但这些数据已经过时，数据来自于美国1989年发表的一份学术论文，但此后英镑的价值后历经巨变。事实是，达西1803年一万英镑的年收入在当今相当于79万6000英镑。</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="incarnation">incarnation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pemberley">Pemberley</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="fictional">fictional</span> <span word="stately">stately</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Derbyshire">Derbyshire</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="real">real</span>-<span word="life">life</span> <span word="Derbyshire">Derbyshire</span> <span word="stately">stately</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="Chatsworth">Chatsworth</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="today">today</span> (£4<span word="m">m</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="year">year</span>).</p>
页:
[1]