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1、你自己看一下，提取你认为要演讲的东西。读一遍对你有好处，等演讲完了别人问你问题也好回答。JaneAusten(1775-1817)Englishwriter,whofirstgavethenovelitsmoderncharacterthroughthetreatmentofeverydaylife.AlthoughAustenwaswidelyreadinherlifetime,shepublishedherworksanonymously.Themosturgentpreoccupationofherbright,youngheroinesiscourtshipandfinallym
2、arriage.Austenherselfnevermarried.Herbest-knownbooksincludePRIDEANDPREJUDICE(1813)andEMMA(1816).VirginiaWoolfcalledAusten"themostperfectartistamongwomen.""Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledged,thatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortune,mustbeinwantofawife."(fromPrideandPrejudice,1813)JaneAustenwasborni
3、nSteventon,Hampshire,whereherfather,Rev.GeorgeAusten,wasarector.Shewastheseconddaughterandseventhchildinafamilyofeight.TheAustensdidnotloseasingleoneoftheirchildren.CassandraLeigh,Jane'smother,fedherinfantsatthebreastafewmonths,andthensentthemtoawetnurseinanearbyvillagetobelookedafterforanotherye
4、arorlonger.Thefirst25yearsofherlifeJanespentinHampshire.Onherfather'sunexpectedretirement,thefamilysoldoffeverything,includingJane'spiano,andmovedtoBath.Jane,agedtwenty-five,andCassandra,hereldersister,agedtwenty-eight,wereconsideredbycontemporarystandardsconfirmedoldmaid,andfollowedtheirparents.
5、JaneAustenwasmostlytutoredathome,andirregularlyatschool,butshereceivedabroadereducationthanmanywomenofhertime.Shestartedtowriteforfamilyamusementasachild.Herparentswereavidreaders;Austen'sownfavoritepoetwasCowper.Herearliest-knownwritingsdatefromabout1787.Veryshyaboutherwriting,shewroteonsmallpie
6、cesofpaperthatsheslippedunderthedeskplotterifanyonecameintotheroom.Inherletterssheobservedthedailylifeofherfamilyandfriendsinanintimateandgossipymanner:"JamesdancedwithAlethea,andcutuptheturkeylastnightwithgreatperseverance.Yousaynothingofthesilkstockings;Iflattermyself,therefore,thatCharleshasno
7、tpurchasedany,asIcannotverywellaffordtopayforthem;allmymoneyisspentinbuyingwhiteglovesandpinkpersian."(AusteninalettertohersisterCassandrain1796)Austen'sfathersupportedhisdaughter'swritingaspirationsandtriedtohelpherge
