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PAGE 【导读】　爱情未必总是幸福的历程，相爱的人也未必总是彼此善待。我们都熟知很多恋人因外来压力不能相聚的故事。在《呼啸山庄》中，使恋人隔开的主要原因来自他们自身。让我们读下面的节选来了解他们的感情纠葛吧。 【节选】　 1 Mr.Lockwood visits Wuthering Heights 1801 I have just returned from a visit to my landlord，Mr.Heathcliff.I am delighted with the house I am renting from him.Thrushcross Grange is miles away from any town or village.That suits me perfectly. And the scenery here in Yorkshire is so beautiful! Mr.Heathcliff，in fact，is my only neighbour，and I think his character is similar to mine.He does not like people either. ‘My name is Lockwood，’I said，when I met him at the gate to his house.‘Im renting Thrushcross Grange from you.I just wanted to come and introduce myself.’ He said nothing，but frowned，and did not encourage me to enter.After a while，however，he decided to invite me in. ‘Joseph，take Mr.Lockwoods horse！’he called.‘And bring up some wine from the cellar！’Joseph was a very old servant，with a sour expression on his face.He looked crossly up at me as he took my horse. ‘God help us！A visitor！’he muttered to himself.Perhaps there were no other servants，I thought.And it seemed that Mr.Heathcliff hardly ever received guests. His house is called Wuthering Heights. The name means‘a windswept house on a hill’，and it is a very good description.The trees around the house do not grow straight，but are bent by the north wind，which blows over the Mr.Heathcliff and I entered the huge main room.It could have been any Yorkshire farmhouse kitchen，except that there was no sign of cooking，and no farmer sitting at the table.Mr.Heathcliff certainly does not look like a farmer.His hair and skin are dark，like a Gipsys，but he has the manners of a gentleman.He could perhaps take more care with his appearance，but he is handsome.I think he is proud，and also unhappy. We sat down by the fire，in silence. ‘Joseph！’shouted Mr.Heathcliff.No answer came from the cellar，so he dived down there，leaving me alone with several rather fierce-looking dogs.Suddenly one of them jumped angrily up at me