《简·爱》（Jane Eyre）是十九世纪英国著名的女作家夏洛蒂·勃朗特的代表作，人们普遍认为《简·爱》是夏洛蒂·勃朗特“诗意的生平写照”，是一部具有自传色彩的作品。讲述一位从小变成孤儿的英国女子在各种磨难中不断追求自由与尊严，坚持自我，最终获得幸福的故事。小说引人入胜地展示了男女主人公曲折起伏的爱情经历，歌颂了摆脱一切旧习俗和偏见，成功塑造了一个敢于反抗，敢于争取自由和平等地位的妇女形象。
简爱经典语录英文版
"Do you think I can stay to become nothing to you? Do you think I am an automaton?--a machine without feelings? and can bear to have my morsel of bread snatched from my lips, and my drop of living water dashed from my cup? Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong!--I have as much soul as you,--and full as much heart! And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you. I am not talking to you now through the medium of custom, conventionalities, nor even of mortal flesh;--it is my spirit that addresses your spirit; just as if both had passed through the grave, and we stood at God's feet, equal,--as we are!"
“你以为我可以留下来成为你觉得无足轻重的人吗？你以为我是一台机器吗？——一台没有感情的机器？可以忍受别人把我口中可怜的一点面包夺走，把我杯中可怜的一点活命之水泼掉吗？你以为，因为我贫穷、卑微、矮小而且不漂亮，我就没有灵魂没有心吗？——你想错了！我的灵魂和你一样，我的心也完全一样！如果上帝赐予我一点美貌和很多财富，我也能让你对我难分难舍，就像现在我难以离开你一样。我现在不是通过凡人的肉体在和你交谈——是我的精神在对你的精神说话，就好像我们俩都穿越了坟墓，一起站到了上帝的脚下：在上帝的脚下我们是平等的——我们本来就是平等的！”
简：Why do you confide in me like this? What are you and she to me? You think that because I’m poor and plain, Ihave no feelings? I promise you, if God had gifted me with wealth and beauty, I would make it as hard for you to leave me now as it is for me to leave you. But He did not. But my spirit can address yours, as if both have passed through the grave and stood before heaven equal.您为什么对我讲这些？您和她(英格拉姆小姐)跟我有什么关系？您以为我穷，不好看，就没有感情吗？告诉你吧，如果上帝赐予我财富和美貌，我会让您难以离开我，就想我现在难以离开您。可上帝没有这样做，但我的灵魂能够同您的灵魂说话，仿佛我们都经过了坟墓，平等地站在上帝面前。简：Let me go, sir.让我走，先生。
罗切斯特：I love you. I love you!我爱你。我爱你！
简：No, don’t make me foolish.别，别让我干傻事。罗切斯特：Foolish? I need you. What’s Blanch to me? I know what I am to her. Money to manure her father’s land with. Marry me, Jane. Say you marry me.傻事？我需要你，布兰奇(英格拉姆小姐)有什么？我知道我对她意味着什么，是使她父亲的土地变得肥沃的金钱。嫁给我，简。说你嫁给我。
简：You mean it?你是说真的？罗切斯特：You torture me with your doubts.Say yes,say yes。God forgive me.And let no men meddle with me.She is mine.Mine.你的怀疑折磨着我，答应吧，答应吧。上帝饶恕我，别让何人干涉我，她是我的，是我的。
罗切斯特：So come out at last. You shut yourself in your room and grieve alone. Not one word of reproach.Nothing.Is that to be my punishment? I didn’t mean to wound you like this. Do you believe that?I wouldn’t hurt you not for the world.What was I to do? Confess everything I might as well have lost my life.总算出来了。你把自己关在房间里一个人伤心。一句责难的话也没有。什么都没有。这就是对我的惩罚？我不是有心要这样伤你，你相信吗？我无论如何也不会伤害你，我怎么办？都对你说了我就会失去你，那我还不如去死。简：You have lost me, Edward.And I’ve lost you.你已经失去我了，爱德华。我也失去了您。
罗切斯特：Why did you say that to me? To punish me a little longer? Jane, I’ve been though! For the first time I have found what I can truly love. Don’t take if away from me.为什么跟我说这些？继续惩罚我吗？简，我已经受够了！我生平第一次找到我真正的爱，你不要把她拿走。
