【导读】　《傲慢与偏见》是英国著名女性小说家简·奥斯汀的代表作。作品描写傲慢的单身青年达西与偏见的二小姐伊丽莎白、富裕的单身贵族彬格莱与贤淑的大小姐吉英之间的感情纠葛，充分表达了作者本人的婚姻观，强调经济利益对恋爱和婚姻的影响。小说情节富有喜剧性，语言机智幽默，是奥斯汀小说中最受欢迎的一部，并多次被改编成电影和电视剧。

　　Pride and Prejudice(excerpt)

　　It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.

　　However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood，this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families，that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters.

　　"My dear Mr.Bennet，"said his lady to him one day，"have you heard that Netherfield Park is let at last？"

　　Mr.Bennet replied that he had not.

　　"But it is，"returned she，"for Mrs.Long has just been here，and she told me all about it."

　　Mr.Bennet made no answer.

　　"Do not you want to know who has taken it？"cried his wife impatiently.

　　"You want to tell me，and I have no objection to hearing it."

　　This was invitation enough.

　　"Why，my dear，you must know，Mrs.Long says that Netherfield is taken by a young man of large fortune from the north of England；that he came down on Monday in a chaise and four to see the place，and was so much delighted with it that he agreed with Mr.Morris immediately；that he is to take possession before Michaelmas，and some of his servants are to be in the house by the end of next week."

傲慢与偏见(节选)