書蟲4級(jí) 克蘭福德

克蘭福德沒有富人，但人們卻忌諱談?wù)撠毟F。絕對(duì)不能!那樣做很俗氣，而脫俗在克蘭福德很重要。在尊敬的賈米森夫人的晚會(huì)上只有抹了黃油的薄面包(昂貴的食物顯得俗氣)，杰西·布朗小姐公開談?wù)撍钱?dāng)?shù)曛鞯木司说臅r(shí)候，德博拉·詹金斯小姐生氣極了。做生意的舅舅!多可怕啊!

In Cranford nobody is very rich, but you must not talk about being poor. Indeed not! That would be a very vulgar thing to do. And in Cranford it is important not to be vulgar. At the Honourable Mrs Jamieson's evening parties there is only thin bread-and-butter (expensive food would be vulgar), and Miss Deborah Jenkyns is extremely cross when Miss Jessie Brown talks openly about her shopkeeper uncle. An uncle in trade! What horror!

150年前的社會(huì)規(guī)則雖然和現(xiàn)在的不同，但人并沒有什么兩樣。克蘭福德的女士們和任何時(shí)代的人一樣，她們會(huì)有喜怒哀樂，會(huì)驕傲、勇敢、嫉妒——也非常善良。可愛溫柔的馬蒂小姐遇到困難時(shí)，大家都想幫她。雖然馬蒂小姐在生活中遇到很多不幸，但也有一個(gè)驚喜在等待著她……

The rules of society were different 150 years ago, but people stay the same. The ladies of Cranford are just like people in any age. They can be sad, happy, proud, brave, angry, jealous—and very kind. When dear, gentle Miss Matty is in trouble, everybody wants to help her. And though there are many sadnesses in Miss Matty's life, there is also a very happy surprise waiting for her...