| Although first published almost 200 years ago, the novels of Jane Austen have retained their popularity around the world. 尽管简·奥斯汀的小说出版已近200年，在全世界却一直享有盛名。 It is not difficult to find the reasons for their enduring appeal. 找到其吸引力能经久不衰的原因并不难。 Austen wrote about universal themes, such as the joy and pain of love, the pursuit of happiness, and the need to be accepted by society. 奥斯汀写作的主题具有普遍性，如爱情的喜悦与痛苦、对幸福的追求和希望被社会接纳的需要。 Jane Austen was born in 1775 in a rural part of southern England. 1775年简·奥斯汀出生在英格兰南部的乡下。 She and her family were al avid readers. 她和她的家人都酷爱读书。 They even read novels, which were often looked down on during that time. 他们甚至连当时被嗤之以鼻的小说都要读。 Jane began writing before her teens, and had completed a history book by the time she was sixteen. 简十几岁以前就开始写作，在十六岁的时候就完成了一部历史书。 The six romantic novels that Austen wrote before her death in 1817 are still widely read. 1817年奥斯汀去世，生前她写的六部浪漫爱情小说至今仍广为流传。 Her first novel published was “Sense and Sensibility” in 1811, but her best-known work, “Pride and Prejudice,” was written around fifteen years earlier. 1811年她出版了第一部小说《理智与情感》，但她最著名的作品《傲慢与偏见》则在其15年前就完成了。 Although originally rejected for publication, the novel, and its intelligent heroine, have come to hold a place among the great classics of English literature. 尽管这部小说最初出版曾遭拒绝，但小说和书中聪明伶俐的女主角，已在英国文学的伟大经典作品中占有一席之地。 |
