30部经典名著开篇第一句中英文对照

  11. 《安娜·卡列尼娜》

  列夫·托尔斯泰

  All happy families are happy alike, all unhappy families are unhappy in their own way.

  幸福的家庭总是相似的，而不幸的家庭则各有各的不幸。

  12. 《傲慢与偏见》

  简·奥斯丁

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

  凡是有钱的单身汉，总想娶位太太，这已经成了一条举世公认的真理。

  13. 《洛丽塔》

  弗拉基米尔•纳博科夫

  Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-Lee-Ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate of tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta.

  洛丽塔，我的生命之光，我的欲念之火。我的罪恶，我的灵魂，洛-丽-塔：舌尖向上，分三步，从上颚往下轻轻落在牙齿上。洛.丽.塔。

  14. 《麦田守望者》

  J•D•赛林格

  If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth.

  你要是真想听我讲，你想要知道的第一件事可能是我在什么地方出生，我倒楣的童年是怎样度过，我父母在生我之前干些什么，以及诸如此类的大卫·科波菲尔式废话，可我老实告诉你，我无意告诉你这一切。

  15. 《哈克贝里•费恩历险记》

  马克•吐温

  You don’t know about me without you have read a book by the name of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”, but that ain’t no matter. That book was made by Mr. Mark Twain, and he told the truth, mainly.

  你要是没读过一本叫做《汤姆索亚历险记》的书，你肯定不知道我是谁，不过这没关系。这本书的作者是一个叫马克·吐温的人，他大多讲真话。

  16. 《一段情》

  L•P•哈特利

  The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.

  往事犹若异乡：他们在那里做的事情都不一样。

  17. 《变形记》

  弗兰兹•卡夫卡

  As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.

  一天早晨，格里高尔•萨姆沙从不安的睡梦中醒来，发现自己躺在床上变成了一只巨大的甲虫。

  18. 《第22条军轨》

  约瑟夫·海勒

  It was love at first sight. The first time Yossarian saw the chaplain she fell madly in love with him.

  这可是实实在在的一见钟情。初次相见，约腮连便狂热地恋上了随军牧师。

  19. 《米德尔马契》

  乔治•艾略特

  Miss Brooke had that kind of beauty which seems to be thrown into relief by poor dress.

  布鲁克小姐的姿色，在素淡的衣衫衬托下，反而显得格外动人。

  20. 《一位女士的肖像》

  亨利•詹姆斯

  Under certain circumstance there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.

  在某些情况下，生活中很少有比把时间用在名为下午茶的仪式上更令人惬意的事了。