# PARAGRAPH 1
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
【文学精译】
凡是有钱的单身汉总想娶位太太，这是一条举世公认的真理。
重点词汇：
✦ 长难句剖析与修辞：【世界级反讽第一句】"It is a truth... that..." 形式主语结构。实际上并非富家单身汉渴望妻子，而是周围有待嫁女儿的母亲们迫切想捕获金龟婿。以庄重的哲理口吻道出世俗的功利算计，反讽功力登峰造极。
# PARAGRAPH 2
However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters.
【文学精译】
不论这样一位单身汉初到某地时他的心意和观点究竟有多么不为人知，这种“真理”却已牢牢深植于周边各个家族的心中，以至于人们甚至已将他视作自家某位女儿理所当然的囊中之物。
重点词汇：
✦ 长难句剖析与修辞：【让步状语从句与程度结果从句】句首 "However little known... may be" 是 however 引导的让步状语从句；主干采用 "so well fixed... that..." 结构，体现了维多利亚前期贵族社交语言的严密与从容。
# PARAGRAPH 3
"My dear Mr. Bennet," said his lady to him one day, "have you heard that Netherfield Park is let at last?" Mr. Bennet replied that he had not.
【文学精译】
“我亲爱的班纳特先生，”一天班纳特太太对丈夫说道，“你听说了吗，尼日斐庄园终于租出去了？”班纳特先生回答说他还没听说呢。
重点词汇：