Sense and Sensibility was the first novel Jane Austen published.It tells us the necessity of finding a workable middle ground between passion and reason.The story revolves around the Dashwood sisters,Elinor and Marianne.Whereas the former is a sensible,rational creature,her younger sister is wildly romantic.Though Marianne's disregard for social conventions and willingness to consider the world well-lost for love may appeal to modern readers,it is Elinor whom Austen herself most evidently admired； a truly happy marriage,she shows us,exists only where sense and sensibility meet and mix in proper measure.
理智與情感是簡奧斯汀出版的第一本小說.它告訴我們：在激情與理性之間必須找到一種可行的中間地帶.故事圍繞Dashwood姐妹,埃利諾和瑪麗安,前者是明智的,理性的人,她的妹妹是瘋狂浪漫的.雖然瑪麗安無視社會公約,想要讓現(xiàn)代讀者知道世界上的失去愛情也可發(fā)生在他們身上,埃利諾明顯是奧斯丁本人最欽佩的;一個真正幸福的婚姻,她告訴我們,只有理性與感性滿足并以適當(dāng)?shù)姆绞交旌蠒r才存在