名著之所以被稱爲名著，往往從“一開頭”就註定了。

“但凡財運俱佳的單身漢，必然想娶妻成家，這是舉世公認的道理”，這個《傲慢與偏見》裏的開場白，在它暢銷的200多年裏，被無數人封爲經典，更成爲了學英語的同學不可繞過的名句。

今天就幫大家總結了：英文名著裏最被人稱道的8個開頭，學不在量多，而在精析，趕快拿出小本本來學習吧！

1.傲慢與偏見

★ It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

但凡財運俱佳的單身漢，必然想娶妻成家，這是舉世公認的道理。

【必學詞彙】

possession [pəˈzɛʃən]

n.有，所有，擁有；領地；財產，所有權，佔有物，所有物；持有違禁物

2.局外人

★ Mother died today. Or maybe, yesterday; I can't be sure.

今天，媽媽死了。也許是昨天，我不知道。

3.雙城記

★ It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way.

這是最好的時代，這是最壞的時代；這是智慧的時代，這是愚蠢的時代；這是信仰的時期，這是懷疑的時期；這是光明的季節，這是黑暗的季節；這是希望之春，這是失望之冬；人們面前有着各樣事物，人們面前一無所有；人們正在直登天堂，人們正在直下地獄。

【必學詞彙】

epoch [ˈepək]

n.時期；紀元；世；新時代

4.了不起的蓋茨比

★ In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since. Whenever you feel like criticising any one, he told me, just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had。

我年紀還輕，閱歷不深的時候，我父親教導過我一句話，我至今還念念不忘。每逢你想要批評任何人的時候，他對我說，你就記住，這個世界上所有的人，並不是個個都有過你擁有的那些優越條件。

【必學詞彙】

vulnerable [ˈvʌlnərəbəl]

adj.（地方）易受攻擊的；易受傷的；易受批評的；[橋牌]已成局的

5.變形記

★ As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a monstrous vermin。

一天早晨，格里高爾。薩姆沙從不安的睡夢中醒來，發現自己躺在牀上變成了一隻巨大的甲蟲。

【必學詞彙】

monstrous [ˈmɑ:nstrəs]

adj.巨大的；畸形的；醜陋的；與傳說中怪物相象的

6.彼得·潘

★ All children, except one, grow up.

所有的孩子都會長大，但他不會。

7.安娜·卡列尼娜

★ All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.

幸福的家庭都是相似的，不幸的家庭各有各的不幸。

8.鐘形罩

★ It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the Rosenberg,and I didn’t know what I was doing in New York.

那是一個古怪、悶熱的夏天，就是羅森博格因間諜罪名被處死的那個夏天，我不知道我在紐約幹什麼。

【必學詞彙】

queer [kwɪr]

adj.古怪的；可疑的；不適的；〈俚〉同性戀的

n.同性戀者；怪人；僞造的貨幣

vt.搞糟；使陷於不利地位

sultry [ˈsʌltri]

adj.性感的；（指天氣）溼熱難耐的；（指人）易動感情的；肉慾的

electrocute [ɪˈlɛktrəˌkjut]

vt.處電刑，觸電致死