The scantiest vegetation can scarcely draw nutriment from the ungenial soil, and animals shun the dreary and shelterless wilds.

稀少的植物艰难地从坚硬的土壤中吸取营养，而动物则避开这些沉寂的，毫无遮蔽的荒野。

Were our friend now to stalk in among them, with that wide-open stare, at once wild and stolid, his ungenial presence would be apt to change their cheer.

如果我们的朋友现在走进他们中间，睁大眼睛，既狂野又冷漠，他不友善的存在很容易改变他们的欢呼。

If I know myself at all, I am not an ungenial man; and yet I am quite sure that many people who have known me casually would say that my fault is a lack of geniality.

如果我完全了解自己，我就不是一个不友善的人；但我敢肯定，很多认识我的人都会说我的错误是缺乏亲切感。