英语六级晨读美文100篇:The Definition of a Gentleman （63）
<p> <span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="definition">definition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gentleman">gentleman</span>,</p><p> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="inflicts">inflicts</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="description">description</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="refined">refined</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="goes">goes</span>, <span word="accurate">accurate</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="occupied">occupied</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="removing">removing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="obstacles">obstacles</span></p><p> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="hinder">hinder</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unembarrassed">unembarrassed</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="him">him</span>;</p><p> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="concurs">concurs</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="movements">movements</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>.</p><p> <span word="His">His</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="parallel">parallel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="comforts">comforts</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="conveniences">conveniences</span></p><p> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="arrangements">arrangements</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>:</p><p> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="chair">chair</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dispelling">dispelling</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fatigue">fatigue</span>,</p><p> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span>, <span word="never">never</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="unfair">unfair</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span>,</p><p> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="personalities">personalities</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="sayings">sayings</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="arguments">arguments</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="insinuates">insinuates</span> <span word="evil">evil</span></p><p> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="dare">dare</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p> <span word="From">From</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="sighted">sighted</span> <span word="prudence">prudence</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="observes">observes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="maxim">maxim</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="sage">sage</span>,</p><p> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="affronted">affronted</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="insults">insults</span>,</p><p> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="employed">employed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="engaged">engaged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="malice">malice</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="patient">patient</span>,<span word="tolerant">tolerant</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="resigned">resigned</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="philosophical">philosophical</span> <span word="principles">principles</span>;</p>
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