莫泊桑是19世纪后期法国最负盛名的中短篇小说家、批判现实主义作家。他发表于1884年的短篇小说《项链》,是他众多脍炙人口的名篇之一。《项链》,原题为《首饰》。它讲述了令人发笑又让人同情的故事:小职员的妻子玛蒂尔德为了参加一个舞会丢失了借来的项链。为了赔项链,含辛茹苦地过了十年艰苦生活。最后才发现借的项链是假的,整个故事构思精巧,独具匠心,情节发展波澜起伏,引人入胜。尤其是小说最后出人意料的结尾,更让人拍案叫绝。小说的后半部分写路瓦栽夫妇为了偿还买项链的债务,辞退了女仆,迁移了住所,租赁了小阁楼。路瓦栽夫人每天像一个 Maupassant was the most famous short and mid-term novelist and critical realism writer in France in the late 19th century. His short story “Necklace”, published in 1884, is one of his many famous titles. “Necklace” was originally titled “Jewelry.” It tells a story that is laughable and sympathetic: Matilde, the wife of the clerk, lost his borrowed necklace to attend a dance. In order to lose his necklace, he spent arduous hard work for ten years. Finally, it was found that the necklace borrowed was fake. The whole story was well-designed and ingenious, and the plots were ups and downs. Especially at the end of the novel’s unexpected surprise, it was even more amazing. In the latter part of the novel, Luwa’s couple went to repay the debt of buying a necklace, dismissed the maid, relocated her house and leased a small loft. Luwa is planting a lady every day like a