我上大学的主要原因英文作文【一】
1孩子眼睛使用时间过长,强烈的色彩、光亮固定地、长时间地刺激孩子的视网膜造成孩子眼睛严重疲劳,使眼睛里调节屈光的睫状体过分紧张,从而产生假性近视,不加以控制,就会逐渐转化为真性近视. 2看电视、看书时的姿势不对,如趴着、躺着看书.可以导致孩子双眼受到的视觉刺激强度不等,使眼睛视觉发育的程度产生差异。同时还可以造成眼睛外面控制眼球转动的肌肉运动的不协调,严重的还可能产生弱视。
3孩子学习,玩游戏时的注视距离。距离过远或者过近,都可能导致眼睛的调节焦距系统产生疲劳,容易造成近视。
4用眼时的光的亮度。光亮过强或者过暗,都不利于孩子眼睛的发育。我们的眼睛仿佛一架精致的照相机,可以精确地调节进入眼睛的光的强度,过强或者过弱的光线都会使眼睛疲劳程度加大,增加近视发生的.可能性。
我上大学的主要原因英文作文【二】
I read the Chinese version of “Camille” a few years ago. At that time I was deeply moved by the main character Marguerite Gautier. “Camille” or “The Lady of the Camellias” by Alexandre Dumas, fils, is the story of Marguerite Gautier, a young courtesan, or kept woman, in Paris in the mid 1800's, and how she falls in love with a young man, Armand Duval, and then tries to escape from her questionable past. Unfortunately, it comes back to haunt her and she ends up returning to that life and dies painfully and alone, but with the knowledge that she was a noble woman at heart. When I first began to read the book, I did not care for Marguerite or her attitude or lifestyle, but as I got further into the narrative, I realized that her saucy attitude was a front to cover the lonely woman that she really was. She felt used, abused and unloved, until the gentle Armand Duval came into her life and showed her that he loved her as a person and not for what she could do for him. It must have taken great courage for Marguerite to leave the life she had lived for so long, knowing all along that it was probably too good to be true and would not last indefinitely. And it also showed that Marguerite really loved Armand Duval for she could even change herself for him.
However, happiness didn’t last for long. When M. Duval, Armand's father, came to her, pleading for her to leave Armand to save both Armand's reputation and that of his younger innocent sister, Marguerite saw a way to become pure of heart, if not in body. She felt that it was her duty, because she loved Armand so much, to do this even though it meant giving up her own happiness and hurting Armand temporarily. She reluctantly returned to her former life, knowing that.some day Armand would forgive her. Sadly, she died in debt and basically alone, except for her one female friend, Julie Duprat, who helped her during her illness. She had her journal sent to Armand after her death, explaining why she had made the choices she had. I think Dumas's last few lines about Marguerite being the exception, not the rule were quite true, and I also agreed with his view that while her lifestyle could not be condoned, we as a society assume that all of these type of women are cold and heartless, while this may not always be the case. A person can make the wrong choices in life when they are young, and try to redeem themselves, but sometimes past situations prevent them from changing their lives, even though they desperately wish to do so. This applies to both men and women in many different types of circumstances: involvement in crime; drug or alcohol abuse; gambling; prostitution; financial problems; poor marriage choices; etc. And this is the fact, which exists in the whole society.
As far as the other characters in the book, I think Marguerite was right in saying that no one truly cared about her, but only wanted something from her, the only exceptions being Armand and Julie Duprat. Of course, the Comte de G. and Comte de N. wanted her body and appearance. The
Duke needed to “wake up and smell the coffee” and realize that she could never replace his dead daughter. If he truly cared, he could have helped her leave her lifestyle without “keeping” her himself. And lastly, Prudence was a blood-sucking leech who used Marguerite almost worse than the men. I also think she was jealous of the fact that Marguerite had so much more courage than herself and someone truly loved her.
Last morning, when tiding my bookshelf, I took this book out of the shelf, and a dried flower flew away from the book. It was pale blue, very transparent, with thin fine veins. a dried flower flew away from the book. It was pale blue, very transparent, with thin fine veins. I held it against the morning light and blew on it. The soft breeze carried it away. Camille is just like the camellia, she could never escape from the destiny of withering. But it wasn’t her fault; it’s because of the evil of Capitalism and the hideousness of that society.
Suddenly, I remembered a saying: “Women are like the flowers”. Those pretty women are like those beautiful flowers; their delicate beauty makes people feel they are the miracle of life. However, even the God envies their beauty. It seems that beautiful women always have tragic endings. As we are normal persons, even we can see the hideousness of humanity that results in their fate of withering, we can at most ask quietly in our hearts: Where have those beautiful flowers gone? Where have they gone?
The Life And Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe
It seemed to be such a coincidence that the night after I finished reading The Life And Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe, I was to dine in a restaurant distinctly related to the book itself. This restaurant was no other than the famous American-styled “Friday ’s. ” The reason for mentioning this restaurant is quite straightforward to all the gentlemen, ladies and children who have read the novel and enjoyed it, which is the fact that this restaurant was, most likely, named after the American Native in Robinson Crusoe, called Friday. This restaurant offers very exceptional service, for instance when the waitresses are asked to order dishes they kneel rather than stand, which, unlike the other restaurants I have been to, makes it easier for the customers to hear them speak. Moreover, Friday’s friendly services to the customers help them to make better choices when ordering dishes. I remembered when I went to Friday ’s last time; the waitress kindly described the items on the menu with precise details. It turned out that the combo I initially wanted was designed to be shared among a large group, not to be eaten by one person. I think this restaurant shows many commendable features similar to that of Friday. Friday brought emotional warmth to the people around him with his appealing personality. I think it was this personality that affected Crusoe and made him say that he loved Friday when Crusoe didn ’t express love for his parents, brothers, sisters, or even his wife. “When he espied me, he came running to me, laying himself down again upon the ground, with all the possible signs of an humble, thankful disposition, making many antic gestures to show it to let me know how he would serve me as long as he lived.” This was what Friday did after Crusoe had rescued him from the two savages chasing him. It was easy for me to see why Crusoe had loved Friday. After sometime, Crusoe and Friday were to rescue Friday’s father. When Friday reunited with his father, the scene was easy to move anyone: “It would have moved anyone to tears to have seen how Friday kissed him, embraced him, hugged him, cried, laughed, halloed, jumped about, danced,
sung; and then sung and jumped about again, like a distracted creature. It was a good while before I could make him speak to me.” This is my favourite chapter in the whole book. It is hard to see why Friday is an ex-savage when he can have personalities more praiseworthy than many civilized people, viz. Crusoe himself. “When he (Friday went to him (Friday’s father, he would sit down by him, open his breast, and hold his father’s head close to his bosom, half an hour together, to nourish it; then he took his arms and ankles, which were numbed and stiff with the binding, and rubbed them with his hands.” Furthermore, Friday’s expression of loyalty in asking Crusoe to kill him rather than leave him is more heartfelt than anything Crusoe ever says or does.
Crusoe, on the absolute contrary, seems incapable of deep feelings, as shown by his account of leaving his family—he never shows any emotions. After a moving lecture from Robinson’s father about his future, he still decided to follow his own wandering ambition. Careless was he about the wishes of his parents to keep him alive and prosperous, as he was the only child left in the family. When he came back from the island which he had lived on for twenty eight years, he found that it had been too late to tell his parents that he was still alive, but yet again he did not feel sorry for them; he also did not feel sorry for the two people who had to live in misery for nearly thirty years under the allusion all of their sons were dead. He had the same feelings for his wife: when he was married, he said it was “not either to my disadvantage or dissatisfaction”, implying that it was also neither to his advantage nor his satisfaction. Moreover, after his wife died, Robinson did not think of looking after the three children they had, but went back to the island, which he had lived on for twenty-eight years. It was on this trip which Robinson Crusoe revisited “His Island ” as he called it. I feel that Robinson ’s indifference to his family is almost emotionally cruel.
Before had clearly shown the contrast between Crusoe’s and Friday’s personalities, as when Friday, in his joyful reunion with his father, displayed far more emotion toward his family members than Crusoe, whereas Crusoe never mentions missing his family or dreams about the happiness of seeing them again. I think Defore is very successful in introducing Friday as part of the novel, it makes the whole novel seem much more complete and gripping to the reader, as well as proving that Defoe’s ideology of racism is civilized unlike many other Europeans at that time; natives and savages are not worse than others but can perhaps even be more modern and civilized. Those are the reasons of why I like The Life And Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe and Friday.
我上大学的主要原因英文作文【三】
一天，重峦叠嶂的峡谷一侧，一队骑兵，沿山崖公路疾奔而来。身着八路军军装的彭德怀副总司令，骑着大白马，随骑兵队进驻山村。山村居民闻讯赶来，喜迎人民子弟兵。"八大金刚"见到了骑兵队，特别是高大的白马，欣喜若狂，连作梦也离不开马。为了能够骑上马，狗娃和小伙伴前去偷马，结果惊扰了驻正正在村里的军医院，惊动了全村，惹得家长们一顿叱骂。喜爱儿童的彭总，总是把儿童的安危和发展放正正在心上。他从一进山村，就细心关注着"八大金刚"的活动和喜爱，他已猜透藏正正在孩子们内心的机要，思量着他们的未来。正正在他的关怀下，荒僻的山村办起了村民抗日小教校。正正在开教典礼上，彭总向"八大金刚"表示"只要听老师的话，认真读书，回村必定给马骑"。"八大金刚"从此约束自己，认真读书，正正在他们的小心灵里插上了理想的翅膀。
不久，彭总带领大军又回到山村，护养大白马的小八路，正正在饮马时，草帽被风刮到河湾里，他为了拣捞草帽被激流冲进漩涡，危急中被正正正在河边嬉水的"八大金刚"发现，他们及时抢救了小八路，受到彭总的赞扬。为一表彰"八大金刚"，彭总把自己戴的军帽，连同缴获的`战利品，分送狗娃及其小伙伴，并实现诺行，让孩子们骑上了大白马。狗娃戴上彭总亲手缝改的小军帽，背上木头手枪，跨上了梦寐以求的大白马，乐得笑开了花。他催马跑啊，飞啊，唱啊……仿佛曾经成了一外驰骋疆场冲锋***敌的八路军战士。
可是，自那当前，再也没有见到教育他发展的彭总--他们的老校长。随着岁月的流逝，当年的家娃娃如今已是两鬓霜白的将军。彭总虽已离开人间，可当年山村里的家娃娃们，和亿万人民一同，永近缅怀着敬爱的彭总和老一辈无产阶级革命家。
我上大学的主要原因英文作文【四】
PM2.5指数是什么意思?
先从PM讲起吧。PM，英文全称为particulate matter(颗粒物。说到颗粒物，我们比较熟悉名词的是可吸入颗粒物和总悬浮颗粒物。可吸入颗粒物又称为PM10，指直径大于2.5微米、等于或小于10微米，可以进入人的呼吸系统的颗粒物;总悬浮颗粒物也称为PM100，即直径小于或等于100微米的颗粒物。
PM2.5是指大气中直径小于或等于2.5微米的颗粒物，也称为可入肺颗粒物。虽然PM2.5只是地球大气成分中含量很少的组分，但它对空气质量和能见度等有重要的影响。PM2.5粒径小，富含大量的有毒、有害物质且在大气中的停留时间长、输送距离远，因而对人体健康和大气环境质量的影响更大。
随着人们对PM2.5这一名词的逐渐关注，2012年2月，国务院同意发布新修订的《环境空气质量标准》增加了PM2.5监测指标。2012年9月9日，北京市环保局监测中心表示，新版空气质量发布平台2013年1月1日上线。2012年10月6日，北京35个PM2.5监测站点试运行数据全部上线发布。
一般而言，粒径2.5微米至10微米的粗颗粒物(PM10主要来自道路扬尘等;2.5微米以下的细颗粒物(PM2.5则主要来自化石燃料的燃烧(如机动车尾气、燃煤、挥发性有机物等。也就是说，PM2.5产生的主要来源，是日常发电、工业生产、汽车尾气排放等过程中经过燃烧而排放的残留物，大多含有重金属等有毒物质。
空气污染都有哪些划分类型?
根据不同的分类标准，我们可将空气污染非为四种类型组。
一、按照污染源划分：
1. 自然型空气污染：指因自然原因形成的空气污染。
2. 人为型空气污染：指因人为原因形成的空气污染。
二、按照污染的范围划分：
1. 局部性污染：指某个较小单位或地点的范围性污染。
2. 地区性污染：指某个城市或区域的地方性污染。
3. 广域性污染：指因某个地区的大范围污染而造成的周边的传播式污染。
4. 全球性污染：指世界范围内的大型污染。
这种按照范围划分的方式由于没有一个统一规范的范围标准，因此对于一些占地面积较大或较小的国家或地方并不适用，因此我们还有两种划分方式。
三、按照污染物的化学性质及其存在的大气环境状况划分：
1. 还原型空气污染：指以煤炭为为主要燃料且兼用石油燃料所产生的大气污染，故又叫煤烟型大气污染。主要污染物是SO2、CO和颗粒物。
2. 氧化型空气污染：指以石油为主要燃料所产生的大气污染。污染物主要来自汽车尾气，所以又叫汽车尾气型大气污染。其主要的一次污染物是CO、NOX、CH(碳氢化合物等。它们在太阳短波光作用下发生光化学反应生成醛类、O3、PAN等二次污染物，这些污染物具有极强的氧化性，对眼睛粘膜组织有强刺激性，使人流泪。著名的洛杉矶烟雾就是典型的氧化型大气污染。
四、最常用的一种分来方法，按照能源性质和大气污染物的组成和反应划分：
1. 煤炭型空气污染：指一次污染物是烟气、粉尘和二氧化硫。二次污染物是硫酸及其盐类所构成的气溶胶。此污染类型多发生在以燃煤为主要能源的国家与地区，历史上早期的大气污染多属于此种类型。
2. 石油型(排气型或联合企业型空气污染：指一次污染物是烯烃、二氧化氮以及烷、醇、羰基化合物等。二次污染物主要是臭氧、氢氧基、过氧化氢基等自由基以及醛、酮和PAN(过氧乙酰硝酸脂。此类污染多发生在油田及石油化工企业和汽车较多的大城市。近代的大气污染，尤其在发达国家和地区一般属于此种类型。
3. 混合型空气污染：指指以煤炭为主，还包括以石油为燃料的污染源而排放出的污染物体系。此种污染类型是由煤炭型向石油型过渡的阶段，它取决于一个国家的能源发展结构和经济发展速度。
4. 特殊性空气污染：指某些工矿企业排放的特殊气体所造成的污染，如氯气、金属蒸汽或硫化氢、氟化氢等气体。前三种污染的范围较大，而这种种污染所涉及的范围较小，主要发生在污染源附近的局部地区。
主要的空气污染划分方法就为以上四种，一般情况下已经足以应对各种污染的划分。
第3页：空气污染形成的原因是什么?
空气污染形成的原因是什么?
了解过空气污染类型，我们再详细分析一下空气污染的成因。形成人为型空气污染的最主要原因一是工业排放，二是尾气排放。
每年由于工业排放造成的污染都非常严重，工业排放产生大量的有害化合物，主要组成有：
1.硫氧化物，主要为二氧化硫。一般产生于工业生产中使用了煤炭或石油作为燃料，这些燃料中含有大量的硫化物，在空气中燃烧后与氧气发生反应最终形成二氧化硫。这些氧化硫物质排放到空气当中，遇到水后会发生化学反应(SO2+H2OH2SO3，形成亚硫酸，最终就变成了酸雨，造成环境危害。
2.氮氧化物，主要为二氧化氮或过氧化氮。一般产生于高温燃烧，呈红棕色气体状态，带有刺鼻气味。是工业生产中制备硫酸过程中的一种中间产物，每年都会有几百万吨的二氧化氮排放到大气中，是空气污染的一种主要污染源。
3.一氧化碳，一种无色无味，却带有剧毒的危险气体。工业生产中煤炭、木柴、石油等燃料的不完全燃烧都会产生一氧化碳。
4.二氧化碳，一种无色无味也无毒的温室气体，产生于各种工业步骤，如完全的燃烧，这是全球温室效应产生的主要原因。
5. 颗粒物：包括可吸入颗粒物(PM10及可入肺颗粒物(PM2.5。在工业生产中，燃烧硫氧化物、氮氧化物以及煤炭都可以放出大量的颗粒物。这些颗粒物在排入空气中后能在空中停留很长的时间，而且容易被陆空生物的呼吸行为吸入肺部，当肺部堆积的颗粒物过多时会对生物体的健康造成影响。
尾气排放在各种空气污染方式占据了非常大的比例，组成主要有：
1. 碳氧化物：汽油燃烧时的产物，其中不完全燃烧时生成的一氧化碳是汽车排放最主要的成分。
2. 碳氢化合物：主要为各类挥发性有机化合物，包括烷类、芳烃类、烯类、卤烃类、酯类、醛类、酮类等等。
3. 氮氧化物：汽缸点火时产生的高温使空气中的氮气与氧气在一瞬间发生反应产生了氮氧化合物。最初排放时的\'氮氧化物通常为一氧化氮，然后与大气中的氧气发生反映形成了二氧化氮。当环境温度升高或有云雾时，二氧化氮会与空气中的水分子发生反应形成硝酸，最终造成酸雨。另外，二氧化氮与我们先前介绍的二氧化硫可以互相催化，故使得反应速率大大加快，造成更严重的酸雨现象。
4. 二氧化硫：燃料中的硫烃在燃烧后产生的物质。
5. 臭氧：碳氢化合物与氮氧化物在光照下会生成臭氧。这些臭氧会污染土壤和水源，造成农业上的损失。同时过量的臭氧对人体也会造成负面影响。
6. 颗粒物：燃料燃烧后形成的铅化合物、碳颗粒、油雾等。
还有一部分空气污染是自然现象所导致的，比如火山活动和森林火灾。
我上大学的主要原因英文作文【五】
宝剑锋从磨砺出，梅花香自苦寒来。——引文
成功的原因之一，不断的提高自身的能力。成功之巅，能者居之。在通往成功的道路上，我们总会遇到各种各样的难题，只有解决这些难题，我们才能获得成功。比如说，想在高考取得成功，拿到一个让自己满意的成绩，那么，在平时的学习生活中就要不断巩固自己已经学到的知识，还得学习更多新的知识，平时也要不断地刷题，专研各科需要攻克的题目，找出各种不同题型的解决方法，不断地积累学习经验，增强自己对各科知识的掌握能力。唯有这样，我们才能在高考中取得一个好成绩。如果平时不好好认真学习，不理解各科的考点，那么在高考的时候你是没有能力得到一个好成绩的。乍一看某些高考题目，好像很熟悉，但却怎么都写不出来或者要思考很久才能想出答案，这正是因为平时做题不认真，对题型不熟悉，对高考知识点不记牢的表现。这样的你，高考是难以成功的。所以说，想要成功，就得不断提高自身的能力，去解决成功路上的一片片荆棘。
成功的原因之二，要有坚定的信念。没有坚定信念的人,永远都不会成功。在2016年的里约奥运会上，中国女排在前期战局不利，小组赛二胜三负的战绩险些让她们提前告别里约奥运会;淘汰赛第一轮，她们遇到了东道主巴西队，在过去的8年时间里，中国女排在各项赛事中对巴西队一胜难求，连败18场;半决赛对阵荷兰，曾经在小组赛中被对手逆转……中国女排队经过艰苦的奋斗，最后赢得了女排冠军。是什么让她们在逆境中坚持了下来，并且赢得了冠军?第一靠过硬的女排技术，第二就是不服输不放弃，坚持到最后一刻、团结协作的的女排精神!这是女排心中的信念!正是这信念支撑着她们艰苦奋斗，不为艰险，勇敢前行!若她们心中所信不坚定，那么，她们很有可能会被一而再再而三的.艰难吓退，在比赛中心绪不一，这样的她们注定是与冠军无缘的。一个人心中拥有坚定的信念，才会获得成功。一句名言是这样说的:坚定信念的力量在于即使身处逆境,亦能帮助你鼓起前进的船帆;坚定信念的魅力在于即使遇到险运,亦能召唤你鼓起生活的勇气;坚定信念的伟大在于即使遭遇不幸,亦能促使你保持崇高的心灵。总而言之，坚定的信念给与你不断前进的勇气，让你在成功的路上一往无前。
成功的原因之三，要善于思考，抓住发展的机遇。曾经有两个人，他们一起出差。工作任务完成后，他们来到大街上闲逛，其中一个人看见路边一个老妇在卖一只黑色的铁猫，细心的他发现，这只铁猫的眼睛很特别，应该是宝石做的，于是，他询问老妇能不能用一整只铁猫的价钱来买一双眼睛，老妇虽然不高兴，但最终还是同意了，然后把这只铁猫的眼珠子取出来卖给了他。回到宾馆以后，他迫不及待地把自己的经历告诉了同伴。同伴听完事情始末，立即拿了钱就去寻老妇去了，一会儿，他把铁猫抱了回来。他说，既然这只铁猫的眼睛都是宝石做成的，那么，这只铁猫的猫身肯定也价值不菲，于是，他拿起铁锤往铁猫身上敲，铁屑掉落后发现铁猫的内质竟然是用黄金铸成的。成功的机遇可能就在你的身边，你要善于去发现它，去抓住它，这样你才可能获得成功。上述例子中，一个人善于发现，觉得猫的眼睛是宝石做的;另一个人善于思考，觉得猫的眼睛是宝石做的，那么这只铁猫的猫身肯定也是价值不菲。正是因为他们善于发现，仔细思考，都抓住了这一个发展的机遇，他们离成功又近了一步。若他们不识货，或者说没有仔细观察，那么这个机遇将远离他们而去。又比如说，一个身在湍急河流中央的人，在浮木板飘过的那一刻，不能紧紧抓住浮木板，那么，他生还的可能性又降低了很多。在机遇来临的时候，我们得发现它，紧紧抓住它，这样，我们在成功的道路上又前进了一大步!
成功的原因不是单一的，我们自身不仅得要有能力，还要有坚定的信念，更要善于紧紧抓住发展的机遇。
我上大学的主要原因英文作文【六】
在陕北黄土高原的一个河畔山村里，有一群闻名全村的野娃娃，人称"八大金刚"，领头的叫狗娃。在兵荒马乱的抗战初期，从山西逃来的难民，给山村带来无尽的忧愁、烦躁、恐惧和不安，可是，"八大金刚"却没把这些放在心上，依然无忧无虑。
一天，重峦叠嶂的峡谷一侧，一队骑兵，沿山崖公路疾奔而来。身着八路军军装的彭德怀副总司令，骑着大白马，随骑兵队进驻山村。山村居民闻讯赶来，喜迎人民子弟兵。"八大金刚"见到了骑兵队，特别是高大的白马，欣喜若狂，连作梦也离不开马。为了能够骑上马，狗娃和小伙伴前去偷马，结果惊扰了驻在村里的军医院，惊动了全村，惹得家长们一顿责骂。喜爱儿童的彭总，总是把儿童的安危和成长放在心上。他从一进山村，就细心关注着"八大金刚"的活动和喜爱，他已猜透藏在孩子们内心的秘密，思量着他们的未来。在他的关怀下，偏僻的山村办起了村民抗日小学校。在开学典礼上，彭总向"八大金刚"表示"只要听老师的话，认真读书，回村一定给马骑"。"八大金刚"从此约束自己，认真读书，在他们的小心灵里插上了理想的翅膀。
不久，彭总率领大军又回到山村，护养大白马的小八路，在饮马时，草帽被风刮到河湾里，他为了拣捞草帽被急流冲进漩涡，危急中被正在河边嬉水的"八大金刚"发现，他们及时抢救了小八路，受到彭总的赞扬。为一表彰"八大金刚"，彭总把自己戴的军帽，连同缴获的战利品，分送狗娃及其小伙伴，并实现诺言，让孩子们骑上了大白马。狗娃戴上彭总亲手缝改的小军帽，背上木头手枪，跨上了梦寐以求的大白马，乐得笑开了花。他催马跑啊，飞啊，唱啊……仿佛已经成了一外驰骋疆场冲锋***敌的八路军战士。
可是，自那以后，再也没有见到教育他成长的彭总--他们的老校长。随着岁月的流逝，当年的野娃娃如今已是两鬓霜白的将军。彭总虽已离开人间，可当年山村里的野娃娃们，和亿万人民一起，永远缅怀着敬爱的彭总和老一辈无产阶级革命家。
我上大学的主要原因英文作文【七】
Many people simply regard Pride and Prejudice as a love story, but in my opinion, this book is an illustration of the society at that time. She perfectly reflected the relation between money and marriage at her time and gave the people in her works vivid characters. The characters have their own personalities. Mrs. Bennet is a woman who makes great efforts to marry off her daughters. Mr. Bingley is a friendly young man, but his friend, Mr. Darcy, is a very proud man who seems to always feel superior. Even the five daughters in Bennet family are very different. Jane is simple, innocent and never speaks evil of others. Elizabeth is a clever girl who always has her own opinion. Mary likes reading classic books. (Actually she is a pedant. Kitty doesn’t have her own opinion but likes to follow her sister, Lydia. Lydia is a girl who follows exotic things, handsome man, and is somehow a little profligate. When I read the book, I can always find the same personalities in the society now. That is why I think this book is indeed the representative of the society in Britain in the 18th century.
The family of gentleman in the countryside is Jane Austen’s favourite topic. But this little topic can reflect big problems. It concludes the stratum situation and economic relationships in Britain in her century. You can find these from the very beginning of this book.
The first sentence in this book is impressive. It reads: “It is a truth well known to all the world that an unmarried man in poss ession of a large fortune must be in need of a wife”. The undertone is very clear: the foundation of the marriage at that time is not emotion but possession.
People always think that Austen was an expert at telling love stories. In fact, the marriage in her book is not the result of love, but the result of economic needs. After reading this book, I know the truth is that a poor woman must be in need of a husband, a wealthy man.
I couldn’t forget how eager Mrs. Bennet wants to marry off her daughte rs. If you want to know why she is so crazy about these things, I must mention the situation in Britain at that time. Only the eldest son had the privilege of inheriting his father’s possessions. Younger sons and daughters who are used to luxurious lives have no choice but marry a man or woman in possession of a large fortune to continue their comfortable lives. Thus, we can see that getting married is a way to become wealthier, particularly for women without many possessions. Jane Austen told us that money and possession determined everything, including marriage and love in her century.
In “Pride and Prejudice”, the sister of Mr. Bingley strongly opposed his plan of marrying Jane because the Bennets don’t have many possessions and their social positions are much lower than them. From this, we can see there are a lot of obstacles for a not very rich woman to marry a wealthy husband. The society, the relatives would not allow them to get married.
In modern society, although the marriages of economic needs have decreased rapidly, the concept of “money determines everything” is still rooted in some people’s mind. A lot of parents try hard to interfere their children’s marriages. Education background, possessions, jobs remains the main reason that may influence one’s marriage. Marry for money is still a big problem in our
society. We can’t help thinking: can money determine everything?
Austen left this problem for us to think. The genius of Jane Austen lies in this perfect simplicity, the simplicity that reflects big problems. Although Austen was only 21 when she wrote “Pride and Prejudice”, her sharp observation of social lives makes the style of this book surprisingly mature and lively. The plots in her works are always very natural. The development of the plot is as inevitable as a problem in mathematics. I think the depth of Pride and Prejudice is the reason that makes this book prominent and classic. Today, her book still can be the guide telling us the economic relationships both at her time and in modern time.
