Little Nell
/ˌlɪtl ˈnel/
/ˌlɪtl ˈnel/
- a character in The Old Curiosity Shop (1841) by Charles Dickens. The story is about a girl, Nell Trent, who together with her father is forced to leave her home. After many adventures and much suffering Nell finally dies. The scene describing her death is well known, and is sometimes criticized as too sentimental (= full of exaggerated emotion).
小内尔(Little Nell):查尔斯·狄更斯(Charles Dickens)的《老好奇商店》(1841)中的角色。这个故事是关于一个叫内尔·特伦特(Nell Trent)的女孩,她和父亲一起被迫离开家。经过许多冒险和痛苦,内尔终于去世了。描述她死亡的场景是众所周知的,有时被批评为过于感性(充满夸张的情绪)。