浮华世界
浮华世界
《浮华世界》又称《名利场》（Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero）是英国小说家威廉梅克比斯萨克雷的讽刺小说，于1847年出版，并曾多次改编成电影与电视剧。书名早年中译为《名利场》，今日港台译为《浮华世界》。
剧情简介
钱钟书曾在《管锥编》中翻译《名利场》中描写滑铁卢大战的结尾，英语原文为：
“ Darkness came down on the field and the city；and Amelia was praying for George，who was lying on his face，dead，with a bullet through his heart。 ”
译文
“夜色四罩，城中之妻方祈天保夫无恙，战场上之夫仆卧，一弹穿心，死矣。”