简爱

　　夏洛蒂·勃朗特1816年生于英国北部约克郡的豪渥斯的一个乡村牧师家庭。母亲早逝，八岁的夏洛蒂被送进一所专收神职人员孤女的慈善性机构——柯文桥女子寄宿学校。在那里，她的两个姐姐玛丽亚和伊丽莎白因染上肺病而先后死去。于是夏洛蒂和妹妹艾米利回到家乡，15岁时她进了伍勒小姐办的学校读书，几年后又在这个学校当教师。后来她曾作家庭教师，最终她投身于文学创作的道路。夏洛蒂·勃朗特有两个姐姐、两个妹妹和一个弟弟。两个妹妹，即艾米莉·勃朗特和安恩·勃朗特，也是著名作家，因而在英国文学史上常有“勃朗特三姐妹”之称。改编者简介：薄荷阅读编辑团队，由国内外专业英语编辑及二语习得专家组成，已出版改编著作50多部，深受广大英语学习爱好者的喜爱。

There was no possibility of taking a walk that day. We had been wandering， indeed， in the leafless bushes for an hour in the morning. But since dinner， the cold winter wind had brought with it such dark clouds and cold rain that further outdoor exercise was now out of the question. I was glad of it. I never liked long walks， especially on cold afternoons. It felt awful to come home with frozen Fingers and toes， and a heart saddened by the scolding from our nurse Bessie， and feeling so small next to my cousins， Eliza， John， and Georgiana Reed.My three cousins were now gathered round Aunt Reed， their mother， in the drawing-room. She was laying on a sofa by the Fireside， and with her darlings about her， looked perfectly happy. She had forbidden me from joining the group， saying that， "Until she heard from Bessie that I was making an honest attempt to acquire a more sociable and childlike manner， she really must refuse me the privileges intended only for contented， happy little children."《简爱》讲述了这样一个故事：简？爱自幼父母...