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《简·爱》已被纳入初中语文教材
近日，文学名著《简·爱》被纳入九年级上册语文“整本书阅读”书目，引发热议。
🤔️小作业：
1. What does the example of the parent's son most clearly illustrate in the context of the article?
A. Chinese teenagers are generally unable to understand classic English literature.
B. Some young readers may interpret Jane Eyre's choices through a pragmatic or transactional lens.
C. Parents are more critical of the novel than education officials are.
D. The novel's ending is widely regarded as unrealistic by Chinese families.
无注释原文：
Love is in the Eyre: China turns to classic English novel to teach teens about romance
From: CNN
When teenagers went back to school in China earlier this month, one book on their new mandatory reading list stood out: the 19th century English novel “Jane Eyre.”
The literary classic, originally considered a trailblazing tale of female empowerment, might seem a surprising choice.
Beijing sees another message in Charlotte Brontë's work –– the value of finding true love.
The story presents a counterbalance to the “superficial notions about appearance and wealth” of the social media age, according to the state-run Beijing Daily newspaper.
In recent years, online novels and micro dramas featuring outlandish plots of wealth flaunting, wronged lovers, brooding billionaires and ill-fated mistresses plotting revenge have become mainstream entertainment.
But reading the story of Jane Eyre –– an orphan girl who finds her independence while suffering a series of hardships and eventually falls in love with her wealthy employer –– will help China's 14-year-olds “develop sounder values,” said Beijing Daily.
“When children are first beginning to experience romantic feelings and are still naive and inexperienced, it is a crucial stage for developing a healthy character,” it said.
The coming-of-age story has been wildly popular in China since it first arrived in the country in 1925 and has been translated, published and adapted into theatre and screen productions countless times.
Some parents have questioned whether modern day Chinese youths who have been raised in a relatively comfortable environment, could understand or relate to the deep and complicated love story portrayed in the novel.
One parent said that her son had asked whether reading Jane Eyre was “teaching girls in (his) class that their brain should being wrongly ruled by love.”
The parent, writing on social media platform Xiaohongshu, said that her son couldn't understand why Jane chooses to marry a man who was blind, and the whole thing looked like a bad deal.
Qin Shiwen, a recent Chinese literature graduate in Beijing told CNN that including a classic like Jane Eyre into primary education “is very necessary.”
“China's basic education system places a heavy emphasis on academic knowledge and high achievement, but very, very little focus on love or character development,” said Shiwen.
“The more I think about it, the more problematic I find it,” said Yan Hairong, a sociology scholar at Beijing's Tsinghua University, pointing to the portrayal of the “mad woman in the attic” and the book's “underlying themes of colonialism.”
Yan has doubts whether the novel will help Chinese teenagers build up healthy values, saying some students may just absorb it “without critically examining the problematic ideas embedded within it.”
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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为AI翻译，仅供参考
含注释全文：
Love is in the Eyre: China turns to classic English novel to teach teens about romance
From: CNN
When teenagers went back to school in China earlier this month, one book on their new mandatory reading list stood out: the 19th century English novel “Jane Eyre.”
本月早些时候，中国的中学生们重返校园。在新学期必读书目上，一本19世纪的英国小说赫然在列，格外引人注目——《简·爱》（Jane Eyre）。
mandatory
mandatory /ˈmæn.də.tər.i/ 表示“强制的；必须履行的；法定的”，英文解释为“Something that is mandatory must be done, or is demanded by law.”举个🌰：Athletes must undergo a mandatory drugs test before competing in the championship. 运动员在锦标赛前必须进行强制性药检。
The literary classic, originally considered a trailblazing tale of female empowerment, might seem a surprising choice.
这部文学经典最初被视为女性觉醒的先驱之作，如今出现在这份书单上，不免令人感到意外。
trailblazing
trailblazing /ˈtreɪlˌbleɪ.zɪŋ/ 表示“开创性的，开拓性的”，英文解释为“being the first to do or use something, in a way that is an example for other people”举个🌰：He cited the California judges' trailblazing role in overturning a ban on interracial marriage 56 years ago. 他列举了加州法官在56年前推翻跨种族婚姻禁令的开创性作用。
empowerment
empowerment /ɪmˈpaʊə.mənt/ 表示“赋权，使有能力”，英文解释为“the process of gaining freedom and power to do what you want or to control what happens to you”如：female/youth empowerment 赋权于女性/青年。
Beijing sees another message in Charlotte Brontë's work –– the value of finding true love.
而在中国官方看来，夏洛蒂·勃朗特（Charlotte Brontë）的这部作品承载着另一层深意——寻觅真爱的价值。
The story presents a counterbalance to the “superficial notions about appearance and wealth” of the social media age, according to the state-run Beijing Daily newspaper.
据官方媒体《北京日报》报道，这个故事恰是对社交媒体时代“以貌取人、拜金至上等肤浅观念”的一剂解药。
counterbalance
counterbalance /ˈkaʊn.təˌbæl.əns/ 表示“使平衡；抵消；弥补”，英文解释为“to have an equal but opposite effect on something so that it does not have too much of a particular characteristic”举个🌰：The ugliness of the resort is counterbalanced by the excellence of the skiing. 优良的滑雪条件弥补了这片度假胜地景致方面的缺陷。
superficial
superficial /ˌsuː.pəˈfɪʃ.əl/ 1）表示“表面的，浅显的，肤浅的”，英文解释为“not complete and involving only the most obvious things”举个🌰：I thought that article was written at a very superficial level. 我认为那篇文章写得很肤浅。
2）表示“（人）浅薄的，肤浅的”，英文解释为“(of a person) never thinking about things that are serious or important”
In recent years, online novels and micro dramas featuring outlandish plots of wealth flaunting, wronged lovers, brooding billionaires and ill-fated mistresses plotting revenge have become mainstream entertainment.
近年来，网络小说和微短剧大行其道，情节极尽离奇——炫富斗阔、痴男怨女、阴郁总裁、薄命情妇复仇记，种种套路轮番上演，已然成为主流娱乐。
outlandish
outlandish /aʊtˈlændɪʃ/ 表示“稀奇古怪的；不寻常的；难以接受的”，英文解释为“If you describe something as outlandish, you disapprove of it or find it funny because you think it is very unusual, strange, or unreasonable.”举个🌰：This idea is not as outlandish as it sounds. 这主意听上去荒诞不经，事实上却并非如此。
flaunt
flaunt /flɔːnt/ 表示“炫耀，夸示，卖弄”，英文解释为“to show or make obvious something you are proud of in order to get admiration”举个🌰：He's got a lot of money but he doesn't flaunt it. 他有很多钱，但从不炫耀。
brooding
brooding /ˈbruː.dɪŋ/ 表示“令人忧心忡忡的”，英文解释为“making you feel uncomfortable or worried, as if something bad is going to happen”举个🌰：He stood there in the corner of the room, a dark, brooding presence. 他站在房间的角落里，阴沉忧虑。
ill-fated
ill-fated /ˌɪlˈfeɪ.tɪd/ 表示“命不好的，倒霉的；（常指）致人送命的”，英文解释为“unlucky and unsuccessful, often resulting in death”举个🌰：The ill-fated aircraft later crashed into the hillside. 这架倒霉的飞机后来坠毁在山腰上。
mistress
mistress /ˈmɪs.trəs/ 表示“情妇”，英文解释为“a woman who is having a sexual relationship with a married man”也可以表示“女主人；女能人；起主宰作用的女子”，英文解释为“a woman who has control over or responsibility for someone or something”
revenge
revenge /rɪˈvendʒ/ 表示“报复；报仇”，英文解释为“harm done to someone as a punishment for harm that they have done to someone else”举个🌰：She took/got/exacted (her) revenge on him for leaving her by smashing up his car. 他抛弃了她，她就砸烂了他的车来报复。
But reading the story of Jane Eyre –– an orphan girl who finds her independence while suffering a series of hardships and eventually falls in love with her wealthy employer –– will help China's 14-year-olds “develop sounder values,” said Beijing Daily.
然而，《北京日报》指出，阅读《简·爱》的故事——一个孤女历经磨难、寻得独立，最终与富有的雇主相知相爱——将有助于中国14岁的青少年“树立更为健全的价值观”。
“When children are first beginning to experience romantic feelings and are still naive and inexperienced, it is a crucial stage for developing a healthy character,” it said.
该报写道：“当孩子们情窦初开、尚怀天真之时，正是塑造健康人格的关键时期。”
The coming-of-age story has been wildly popular in China since it first arrived in the country in 1925 and has been translated, published and adapted into theatre and screen productions countless times.
这部成长小说自1925年传入中国以来便广受读者喜爱，历经无数次翻译与出版，更被反复搬上舞台和银幕。
coming-of-age
coming-of-age /ˌkʌm.ɪŋ əv ˈeɪdʒ/ 1）表示“庆祝成年的”，英文解释为“done to celebrate the fact that someone is legally an adult”如：a coming-of-age party 庆祝成年派对。
2）表示“有关成长的，有关成年的”，英文解释为“relating to or describing the time when someone changes from a child into an adult”举个🌰：This is a coming-of-age story about young love. 这是一个关于青春爱情的成长故事。
3）表示“成熟，发达，成功”，英文解释为“relating to the fact or showing that something has become fully developed or successful”举个🌰：The Olympics marked a spectacular coming-of-age celebration for the nation. 奥运会的举办成为这个国家进入成熟阶段的辉煌庆典。
Some parents have questioned whether modern day Chinese youths who have been raised in a relatively comfortable environment, could understand or relate to the deep and complicated love story portrayed in the novel.
也有家长心存疑虑：在相对优渥环境中成长起来的当代中国青少年，能否真正理解并共情于小说中那段深沉而复杂的爱情？
portray
portray /pɔːˈtreɪ/ 1）表示“描绘，描述，描写”，英文解释为“to represent or describe someone or something in a painting, film, book, or other artistic work”举个🌰：The painting portrays a beautiful young woman in a blue dress. 这幅画描绘的是一位身穿蓝色连衣裙的美丽少女。
2）表示“扮演（某角色）”，英文解释为“to act a particular role in a film/movie or play”举个🌰：Her father will be portrayed by Sean. 肖恩将饰演她的父亲。
One parent said that her son had asked whether reading Jane Eyre was “teaching girls in (his) class that their brain should being wrongly ruled by love.”
一位家长提到，她的儿子曾问：读《简·爱》是不是“在教（他）班上的女生，让她们被爱情冲昏头脑”？
The parent, writing on social media platform Xiaohongshu, said that her son couldn't understand why Jane chooses to marry a man who was blind, and the whole thing looked like a bad deal.
这位家长在小红书（Xiaohongshu）上发帖写道，她的儿子怎么也想不通，简为何要嫁给一个双目失明的男人——在他看来，这桩婚事简直亏大了。
Qin Shiwen, a recent Chinese literature graduate in Beijing told CNN that including a classic like Jane Eyre into primary education “is very necessary.”
北京一位刚毕业的中文系学生秦诗文（Qin Shiwen，音译）对CNN表示，将《简·爱》这样的经典纳入基础教育“非常有必要”。
“China's basic education system places a heavy emphasis on academic knowledge and high achievement, but very, very little focus on love or character development,” said Shiwen.
秦诗文说：“中国的基础教育体系高度重视学业成绩，却极少关注爱情教育或人格培养。”
“The more I think about it, the more problematic I find it,” said Yan Hairong, a sociology scholar at Beijing's Tsinghua University, pointing to the portrayal of the “mad woman in the attic” and the book's “underlying themes of colonialism.”
清华大学（Tsinghua University）社会学学者严海蓉（Yan Hairong）说：“我越想越觉得不对劲。”她指出，书中对“阁楼上的疯女人”的描写以及“潜藏的殖民主义主题”值得警惕。
problematic
problematic /ˌprɒb.ləˈmæt.ɪk/ 表示“成问题的；疑难的”，英文解释为“full of problems or difficulties”举个🌰：Getting everyone there on time might prove problematic. 让每个人都准时到达可能会很难。
attic
attic /ˈæt.ɪk/ 表示“阁楼；顶楼”，英文解释为“the space or room at the top of a building, under the roof, often used for storing things”举个🌰：I've got boxes of old clothes in the attic. 我的阁楼里放着好几箱子旧衣服。
colonialism
colonialism /kəˈləʊ.ni.ə.lɪ.zəm/ 表示“殖民主义”，英文解释为“the belief in and support for the system of one country controlling another”
Yan has doubts whether the novel will help Chinese teenagers build up healthy values, saying some students may just absorb it “without critically examining the problematic ideas embedded within it.”
严海蓉对这部小说能否帮助中国青少年树立健康价值观持怀疑态度。她认为，一些学生可能只是囫囵吞枣地接受，“而不会带着批判的眼光去审视其中暗含的问题观念”。
embed
embed /ɪmˈbed/ 表示“把…牢牢嵌入（或插入、埋入）”，英文解释为“to fix something firmly into a substance”
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