爱玛是一位农庄女孩，美丽但不文静，因父亲受伤而结识了平凡的小镇医生包法利。成为包法利夫人后，平淡的婚姻生活让爱玛大失所望。她沉浸在追求炙热爱情的美梦中，先后结识了才华横溢的年轻人莱昂和俊朗的**罗多夫，并发生了出轨的行为。在厌倦了爱玛的肉体之后，罗多夫抛弃了她。于是，爱玛大病一场。之后爱玛又与曾经喜欢的莱昂旧情复燃。陷入热恋的她不断从服装商人那儿赊购服饰打扮自己，因而债台高筑。法院限定爱玛在24小时内把全部8000法郎的借款还清，她向莱昂求助未果，在绝望之余吃下砒霜，痛苦地离开了这个世界。

《床头灯英语·3000词读物（纯英文）：包法利夫人》：
The next day， the country boy returned again. He sat again in the corner with his cap sitting on his lap， listening respectfully to the master.
"Stand up!" said the master.
He stood up， his cap fell down， and the students laughed.
He bent down to pick up his cap. Another student knocked it out of his hand. Again he picked it up.
The other students always put their caps in the back of the room at the 'oeginning of class， whichthe new country boy had not noticed.
"Put your cap away quickly，" said the master， annoyed.
The laughter from the class made the poor boy so uncomfortable that he didn't know whether to keep his cap in his hand， or put it on the floor or on his head. He sat down and put it back on his knees.
"Stand up and tell me your name."
The boy nervously said his name， but he spoke so quietly that no one could understand.
"Again!" the master said.
This time， the country boy opened his mouth widely and spoke with great courage the word， Charbovari.
The class began laughing loudly. Soon， the master quieted the students， and found out the country boy's name， Charles Bovary. The master then demanded that the boy sit next to his own desk.
"Now you will be quiet!" he shouted at the country boy. Then， more gently he said， "You shall have your cap back. It hasn't been stolen."
In the evening， when the students would study the lessons， Charles Bovary carefully worked on his lessons， looking up every word in the dictionary. His level in school was well below most children his age. He had only studied with the local priest in his village； his parents delayed sending him to school as long as possible because of the great expense of his education.
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PART ONE
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9

PART TWO
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15

PART THREE
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11