Rozważna i romantyczna
Read Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen in Polish and English, a parallel text graded reader with audio. Available in CEFR levels A2, B1, B2, and C2.
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A father dies barely a year after coming into his fortune, and a single clause in an old man's will settles the family estate on an infant great-nephew instead of the widow and daughters left behind. What follows is one of Jane Austen's quietest cruelties: a deathbed promise to provide for them, and a son who talks himself out of it by degrees. Three thousand pounds shrinks to five hundred, then to an annuity, then to a few kind favors, all while he believes himself generous. The narration lets him unravel in his own reasonable-sounding words, and the effect is comedy with a cold edge.
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Rodzina Dashwood mieszkała w Sussex od dawna.
The Dashwood family had lived in Sussex for a long time.
Mieli dużo ziemi, a ich dom znajdował się w Norland Park, w środku ich ziemi.
They owned a lot of land, and their home was at Norland Park, in the middle of their land.
Przez wiele, wiele lat ich rodzina tam mieszkała. Sąsiedzi bardzo ich lubili.
For many, many years, their family had lived there. Their neighbors liked them very much.
Ostatnim właścicielem tej posiadłości był samotny mężczyzna, który dożył bardzo podeszłego wieku.
The last owner of this estate was a single man who lived to be very old.
Przez wiele lat mieszkała z nim jego siostra i zajmowała się jego domem.
For many years, his sister lived with him and took care of his house.
Ale ona zmarła dziesięć lat przed nim. Po tym czuł się bardzo smutny i samotny.
But she died ten years before he did. After this, he felt very sad and lonely.
Po niej pozostała pustka. Dlatego zaprosił swojego siostrzeńca, pana Henry’ego Dashwooda, i jego rodzinę, aby zamieszkali z nim.
She left an empty space. So he invited his nephew, Mr. Henry Dashwood, and his family to live with him.