英文版讀書筆記

　　good sentences

　　1.      i felt an inexpressible relief a soothing conviction of protection and security when i knew that there was a stranger in the room and inpidual not belonging to gateshead and not related to mrs. reed.

　　2.      our progress was leisurely and gave me ample time to reflect. i was content to be at length so near the end of my journey.

　　3.      my rest might have been blissful enough only a sad heart broke it. it plained of its gaping woods its inward bleeding its riven chords.

　　4.      i heard voices too speaking with a hollow sound and as if muffled by a rush of wind or water agitation uncertainty and an all-predominating sense of terror confused my faculties.

　　5.      ere i had finished this reply my soul began to expand to exult with the strangest sense of freedom of triumph i ever felt. it seemed as if an invisible bond had burst and that i had struggled out into unhoped-for liberty.

　　6.      something of vengeance i had tasted for the first time. an aromatic wine it seemed on swallowing warm and racy; its after-flavour metallic and corroding gave me a sensation as if i had been poisoned.

　　7.  something of daylight still lingers and the moon was waxing bright; i could see him plainly.

　　comments

　　jane eyre is a touching story of a strong lady jane eyre. she lost her parents when she was still an infant. after spen ding a painful time at her aunt’s house and a school whose rules were too rigid for a child she became an tutor at thornfield and felt in love with her boss—mr. rochester. however she was not able to marry him for he already had a wife who was a bulky and crazy. the desperate jane left him and accidentally found her cousins and inherited her uncle’s legacy. she shared the money with her cousins. when she found out her love mr. rochester was blind she decisively went back to him.

　　every human being can find his reflection in jane eyre. she was not pretty not brilliant not wealthy and had no family. similarly we were all born with some defects or other. in other words we are all bound to face these imperfections of life and we all need the strength to live with them. sometimes we need some role models to warm our hearts and light our paths. jane eyre is one. however gloomy her days were she never lost her dignity nor did she give herself up. so when we lose hope or complain about the imperfections of life we can always get some guidance and reassurance from jane.

　　i would also like to point out another thing i admire about jane. wealth could never affect her peace of mind. she was not overwhelmed by the joy of getting a large amount of money from his uncle. she generously shared it with her cousins. when rochester was blind and lost his big house jane immediately came to his help and comforted him. her love was generous and pure like the spring sun reviving the desert in rochester’s heart. money is just an additional bonus of life. it is a tool a means but never the main tune of life. only love can be the reason of life. only love can heal the broken hearts and carry the desperate ones through the gloomy days.

　　jane eyre is part of me and is now residing in my heart. she will give me strength and power when i am depressed.