Bleak House
/ˌbliːk ˈhaʊs/
/ˌbliːk ˈhaʊs/
- a novel (1853) by Charles Dickens in which he attacks the ridiculous procedures of English law at the time. One of the many characters in the book is Mrs Jellyby, an old woman who is concerned for the welfare of poor people in foreign countries and offers them help, but ignores the needs of the people around her, including her own children.
《荒凉的房子》：查尔斯·狄更斯（Charles Dickens）的一部小说（1853年），其中他抨击了当时英国法的荒谬程序。本书中的许多人物之一是谢利比夫人，她是一位老妇，她关心外国穷人的福利并为他们提供帮助，但忽略了包括她自己的孩子在内的周围人们的需求。