名著片段欣赏:选自《呼啸山庄》

I have just returned from a visit to my landlord - the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with. This is certainly a beautiful country! In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society. A perfect misanthropist's heaven: and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us. A capital fellow! He little imagined how my heart warmed towards him when I beheld his black eyes withdraw so suspiciously under their brows, as I rode up, and when his fingers sheltered themselves, with a jealous resolution, still further in his waistcoat, as I announced my name.

我刚刚拜访了我的房东－－一个孤独的且将给我带来麻烦的邻居。这的确是非常漂亮的乡村！在英格兰，我认为找不到比这更远离社会喧嚣的地方了。这里是隐居者的完美天堂，而分享这里的荒芜，希斯克利夫先生和我是再好不过的一对了。一个绝好的家伙！当我站起来，迎着他那双眉下闪烁着怀疑的目光时，他低估了我内心的热忱。当我自报家门时，他没有伸出手来，而是深深的插进他的马甲里，非常警惕。



1.nay adv. 否,不,不但如是
例句：
It is difficult, nay, impossible.
那是困难的，不，简直是不可能的。

2.hale adj. 强壮的,健壮的
例句：
Having white hair and ruddy complexion, my grandfather is hale and hearty.
我爷爷是位鹤发童颜的矍铄老人。

3.sinewy adj. 多腱的,强壮有力的
例句：
The man has sinewy muscles.
那男子有着强壮有力的肌肉。

4.soliloquise v. 自言自语,独白
例句：
Do like this and then will seem to be some not orthodox tradition, peculiar get some dangerous, soliloquize for a person of elephant.
这样做就会显得有些不正统，古怪得有些危险，就象一个人自言自语。

5.undertone n. 低音,浅色,小声
例句：
There were undertones of relief as the visitors left.
客人走後大家都暗暗松了口气.

6.peevish adj. 易怒的,暴躁的,撒娇的
例句：
A peevish child is unhappy and makes others unhappy.
一个脾气暴躁的孩子自己不高兴也使别人不高兴。

7.pious adj. 虔诚的
例句：
He is a pious Christian.
他是一名虔诚的基督教徒。

8.ejaculation n. 突然说出,射出