Tom Jones
/ˌtɒm ˈdʒəʊnz/
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- a well-known novel (1749) by Henry Fielding. It describes the complicated adventures of a young man called Tom Jones. Tom is found as a baby and brought up as his own son by Squire Allworthy, a wealthy landowner. He falls in love with Sophie Western, the daughter of another landowner, but is unfairly forced to leave home. Tom then travels around England, often getting into trouble, especially because of his affairs with a number of women. Tom has a good nature but is often not careful in his actions. The novel has many comic scenes and a happy ending, when Tom marries Sophie. The book has been made into a film (1963), with Albert Finney as Tom, and into a BBC television series (1997).
汤姆·琼斯（Tom Jones）：亨利·菲尔丁（Henry Fielding）着名的小说（1749）。它描述了一个叫汤姆·琼斯的年轻人的复杂冒险。汤姆（Tom）被发现是婴儿，由富裕的土地所有者Squire Allworthy抚养长大。他爱上了另一个地主的女儿索菲·西方（Sophie Western），但被不公平地强迫离家出走。汤姆然后在英格兰旅行，经常遇到麻烦，特别是因为他与许多妇女有关系。汤姆天性不错，但在行动上常常不小心。汤姆（Tom）嫁给索菲（Sophie）时，小说中有许多喜剧场面和幸福的结局。这本书已被制作成电影（1963年），阿尔伯特·芬尼（Tom）和汤姆（BBC）电视连续剧（1997年）。