Less than half of Brits (45 per cent) correctly named Emily Bronte as the author of Wuthering Heights. Many believed it to be Charles Dickens (16 per cent), Charlotte Bronte (13 per cent), fictitious character Jane Eyre (12 per cent) and even the singer Kate Bush (4 per cent)。
不到一半的英国人(45%)能准确说出《呼啸山庄》的作者是艾米莉·勃朗特。有人认为该书的作者是查尔斯·狄更斯(16%),有人认为是夏洛蒂·勃朗特(13%),也有人认为是虚构的人物简·爱(12%),甚至还有人认为是歌手凯特·布什(4%)。
When it comes to Jane Eyre, 15 per cent wrongly think it was written by Jane Austen while the Bronte sisters are most commonly credited with writing Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles。
15%的人错误地认为《简·爱》的作者是简·奥斯汀,而托马斯·哈代的《德伯家的苔丝》最容易被人认为是勃朗特三姐妹写的。
According to Debrett’s, the authority on etiquette, wanting to appear literary is a peculiarly British trait. David Miller, Director at Debrett’s, said: 'Social etiquette is an important part of being British and we’ve been bound by it for centuries。
按照英国礼仪权威机构德布雷特出版社的说法,想让自己看起来精通文学是英国人独有的特征。 德布雷特出版社的主任戴维·米勒说:“社交礼仪是英国人很重要的一部分,几百年来我们一直受到它的约束。”
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