【正确答案】：
IT IS HER CONVICTION THAT A MAN'S RELATIONSHIP TO HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN IS AT LEAST AS IMPORTANT A PART OF HIS LIFE AS HIS CONCERNS ABOUT HIS BELIEF AND CAREER. IF ONE WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT A MAN'S NATURE AND TEMPER, ONE SHOULD SEE HIM AT HOME. AUSTEN SHOWS A HUMAN BEING NOT AT MOMENTS OF CRISIS, BUT IN THE MOST TRIVIAL INCIDENTS OF EVERYDAY LIFE. FOR LIFE IS MADE UP OF SMALL THINGS, AND HUMAN NATURE REVEALS ITSELF IN THEM AS FULLY AS IN BIG ONES. A PICNIC IN THE WOODS SHOWS UP SELFISHNESS, KINDNESS, VANITY OR SINCERITY JUST AS MUCH AS A FIGHT IN A BATTLEFIELD.
【题目解析】：她坚信，一个男人与妻子和孩子的关系至少和他对信仰和事业的关心一样重要。如果一个人想了解一个人的性格和脾气，他应该待在家里。奥斯丁笔下的人物不是出现在危机时刻，而是在日常生活中最琐碎的事件中。因为生命是由细小的事情组成的，人性在小事情中表现得和在大事情中表现得一样充分。在树林里野餐中他表现出的自私、善良、虚荣或真诚，就像在战场上打仗表现出来的一样。
