respectful是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 恭敬的， 尊重的，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在阿瑟·柯南·道尔的《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I should then at my leisure have hired a second cab and followed the first at a respectful distance, or, better still, have driven to the Northumberland Hotel and waited there.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It is true that her nature sometimes rebelled against these dictates of reason, and that she grew yearly more capricious and impatient; but having a respectful and well-disciplined husband under her thumb at all times, she found it possible, as a rule, to empty any little accumulations of spleen upon his head, and therefore the harmony of the family was kept duly balanced, and things went as smoothly as family mat-ters can.
-- in a respectful tone.
在乔纳森•斯威夫特的《格列夫游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The mistress sent her maid for a small dram cup, which held about two gallons, and filled it with drink; I took up the vessel with much difficulty in both hands, and in a most respectful manner drank to her ladyship's health, express-ing the words as loud as I could in English, which made the company laugh so heartily, that I was almost deafened with the noise.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《艰难时世》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Consequently, if ever you come again into any room in this house, you will make a short stay in it if you don't behave towards that lady in your most respectful manner.
-- He looked at her with some disappointment in his face, but with a respectful and patient conviction that she must be right in whatever she did.
-- 'It is merely my respectful compliments,' said Mrs. Sparsit, 'and I fear I may not trouble her with my society this week; being still a little nervous, and better perhaps by my poor self.'
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《地心游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "You do not mean to say," I replied, in a tone of respectful doubt, "that the influence of the sun and moon is felt here below."
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Laurie watched her in respectful silence, and when she beckoned him to his sofa, he sat down with a sigh of satisfaction, saying gratefully... 'How kind you are!Yes, that's what it wanted.
-- she said, turning to find fresh proof of it in the respectful sympathy of the young man's face.
-- 'That's a 'label' on my 'sect',' answered Laurie, quoting Amy, as he went to partake of humble pie dutifully with his grandfather, who was quite saintly in temper and over-whelmingly respectful in manner all the rest of the day.
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Upon this the poor mariners in their respectful consternation so truly English knowing not what to say, fall to vigorously scratching their heads all round; meanwhile ruefully glancing from the whale to the stranger.
-- "Captain Ahab," said the reddening mate, moving further into the cabin, with a daring so strangely respectful and cautious that it almost seemed not only every way seeking to avoid the slightest outward manifestation of itself, but within also seemed more than half distrustful of itself; "A better man than I might well pass over in thee what he would quickly enough resent in a younger man; aye, and in a happier, Captain Ahab."
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Do you think this respectful or proper conduct, Mrs. Mann,' inquired Mr. Bumble, grasping his cane, 'to keep the parish officers a waiting at your garden-gate, when they come here upon porochial business with the porochial orphans?
-- The old lady made a respectful inclination of the head, which seemed to say that she thought the doctor was a very clever man.
-- Having buttoned up the bank-note in his jacket pocket, and placed the books carefully under his arm, he made a respectful bow, and left the room.
-- Mr. Giles was apparently considering the propriety of indulging in a respectful smile himself, when a gig drove up to the garden-gate: out of which there jumped a fat gentleman, who ran straight up to the door: and who, getting quickly into the house by some mysterious process, burst into the room, and nearly overturned Mr. Giles and the breakfast-table together.
-- 'The boy is very well, sir,' said Mr. Giles, recovering his usual tone of patronage; 'and sends his respectful duty, sir.'
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- If you should have no objection to receive me into your house, I propose myself the satisfaction of waiting on you and your family, Monday, November 18th, by four o'clock, and shall probably trespass on your hospitality till the Saturday se'ennight following, which I can do without any inconvenience, as Lady Cath-erine is far from objecting to my occasional absence on a Sunday, provided that some other clergyman is engaged to do the duty of the day. I remain, dear sir, with respectful compliments to your lady and daughters, your well-wisher and friend, 'WILLIAM COLLINS.'
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- John Dashwood was really far from being sorry to see his sisters again; it rather gave them satisfaction; and his inquiries after their mother were respectful and attentive.
-- The selfish sagacity of the latter, which had at first drawn Robert into the scrape, was the principal instrument of his deliverance from it; for her respectful humility, assiduous attentions, and endless flatteries, as soon as the smallest opening was given for their exercise, reconciled Mrs. Ferrars to his choice, and re-established him completely in her favour.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He was interested to find her so young a wife, and so pretty, though it was only a respectful interest.
-- Having an hour to wait, they at first lingered at a respectful distance; but others coming up, they moved closer in order to protect their right of precedence.
在卡洛·科洛迪的《木偶奇遇记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- With those two wooden feet of his, he worked so fast that his opponents kept at a respectful distance.
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