文档介绍：壹·读书社 《呼啸山庄》
第五课
颜如玉英语
Possibly, some people might suspect him of a degree of under-bred pride; I have a sympathetic chord within that tells me it is nothing of the sort: I know, by instinct, his reserve springs from an aversion to showy displays of feeling - to manifestations of mutual kindliness. He'll love and hate equally under cover, and esteem it a species of impertinence to be loved or hated again.
underbred 没教养的
marked by lack of good breeding : ill-bred
chord 感情，心弦
If something strikes a chord with you, it makes you feel sympathy or enthusiasm.
Mr Jenkins' arguments for stability struck a chord with Europe's two most powerful politicians...
詹金斯先生关于稳定的论点引起了欧洲两位最有影响的政治家的共鸣。
Burke's sentiments undoubtedly struck a responsive chord in Parliament.
伯克的观点无疑引起了议会的积极回应。
aversion 厌恶，反感 showy 炫耀的；虚荣的 manifestation 表现，展示 kindliness 温情，亲切的行为 impertinence 无礼，傲慢
No, I'm running on too fast: I bestow my own attributes over-liberally on him. Mr. Heathcliff may have entirely dissimilar reasons for keeping his hand out of the way when he meets a would-be acquaintance, to those which actuate me. Let me hope my constitution is almost peculiar: my dear mother used to say I should never have a comfortable home; and only last summer I proved myself perfectly unworthy of one.
bestow 赋予
would-be 想要成为…的
...a book that provides encouragement for would-be writers who cannot get their no