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PAGE 【导读】　经典名著《傲慢与偏见》情节富有喜剧性，语言机智幽默，是奥斯丁小说中最受欢迎的一部。阅读下面选取有关爱情的节选，对比中外文化中对爱情态度的异同。 Pride and Prejudice (excerpt) The Bennets new neighbour It is a truth well known to all the world that an unmarried man in possession of a large fortune must be in need of a wife.And when such a man moves into a neighbourhood，even if nothing is known about his feelings or opinions，this truth is so clear to the surrounding families，that they think of him immediately as the future husband of one or other of their daughters. “My dear Mr Bennet，” said Mrs Bennet to her husband one day，“have you heard that someone is going to rent Netherfield Park at last？” “No，Mrs Bennet，I havent，” said her husband. “Dont you want to know who is renting it？” cried Mrs Bennet impatiently. “You want to tell me，and I dont mind listening.” Mrs Bennet needed no further encouragement.“Well，my dear，I hear that hes a very rich young man from the north of England.It seems he came to see Netherfield on Monday and was so delighted with it that he arranged to rent it at once.Of course，it is the finest house in the area，with the largest gardens.His servants will be here by the end of the week，and he will be arriving soon afterwards！” “What is his name？” asked Mr Bennet. “Bingley.” “Is he married or single？” “Oh，single，my dear，of course! A single man of large fortune—he has an income of four or five thousand pounds a year.How wonderful for our girls！” “Why? How can it affect them？” Mr Bennet asked. “My dear Mr Bennet，” she replied，“how can you be so annoying! You must realize Im thinking of his marrying one of our daughters.” “Is that his purpose in coming to the area？” “His purpose? No，of course not.But its very likely that hell fall in love with one of them.And I want him to see the girls as soon as possible，before our other neighbours introduce themselves.So you must visit him as soon as he arrives.” “I really dont see why I should，” said Mr Bennet.“You and the girls can visit him，or perhaps you should send them by