求“EMMA”的英语简介

英文梗概

Emma Woodhouse is a young, beautiful, witty, and spoiled woman living in Hartfield with her elderly widowed father. Encouraged by her previous success, she starts to match her new friend Harriet Smith, a sweet but non-too bright girl, to other gentlemen. Her behavior leads to several misunderstandings and makes good laugh.

Although Emma is a manipulative person for others’ hearts, she didn’t understand her own. Until Harriet finally says that she thinks Mr Knightley, Emma’s old friend, is in love with her, jealousy makes Emma realize she loves him herself. Knightley has been secretly in love with Emma since long. So they get married and live in Hartfield with Emma’s father together.

作者简介

Jane Austen (1775-1817), an English novelist,whose realism, biting social commentary and use of free indirect speech have earned her a place as one of the most widely read and most beloved writersin English literature.(Reference: wikipedia)

推荐原因

Great books for girls:

Simple language, easy to understand.

Lively characters, everyone can dicover a little of himself in Emma. At the same time one will realize how oneself can be ridiculous and blind sometime.Emma is clearly not a perfect girl, spoiled, overconfident, manipulative, which leads to lots of mistakes. But her warmhearted and carefree personality will make anyone forgive her for whatever mistakes and love her.

感兴趣的话推荐去看 《Becoming Jane》和 BBC拍的 《Emma》