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。
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'I took her to see my mother, and she was as respectful and kind as though she were her own daughter.
-- 'I can but thank you,' he said, in a tone too respectful to be sincere, 'for your kindness in letting me speak, for I have often noticed that our Liberals never allow other people to have an opinion of their own, and immediately answer their opponents with abuse, if they do not have recourse to argu-ments of a still more unpleasant nature.'
-- That letter was the most respectful of letters; it went straight from my heart, at what was perhaps the most painful moment of my life!I thought of you at the time as a kind of light.
在詹姆斯·费尼莫尔·库柏的《最后的摩根战士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- At a respectful distance from this unusual show, were gathered divers groups of curious idlers; some admiring the blood and bone of the high-mettled military charger, and others gazing at the preparations, with the dull wonder of vulgar curiosity.
-- The first syllables he uttered had the effect to cause his listeners to raise themselves in at-titudes of respectful attention.
-- Each drew a chair, and while the veteran communed a few moments with his own thoughts, appar-ently in sadness, the youth suppressed his impatience in a look and attitude of respectful attention.
-- The man started; his arms rattled heavily as he threw them forward in the lowest and most respectful salute; and when he had again recovered his piece, he turned to walk his post, muttering between his teeth: 'Il faut etre vigilant, en verite!je crois que nous avons la, un caporal qui ne dort jamais!'
-- But the youthful Uncas continued a silent and respectful listen-er, until Hawkeye, in complaisance, demanded his opinion.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The two teachers murmured their respectful approval of this home-thrust, and looked at Nell as though they would have said that there indeed Miss Monflathers had hit her very hard.
-- When they came to the notary's door, the man called out in a very respectful manner, 'Woa then' intimating that if he might venture to express a wish, it would be that they stopped there.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《复活》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- They all listened with respectful attention.
-- On the contrary, he had a kindly and respectful feeling for Agrippina Petrovna and Kornei.
-- He wished to confess also before Kornei, but the latter was so impressively respectful that he could not make up his mind to do it.
-- "I wish to see--" He did not know whether to use the respectful "you" or the endearing "thou," and decided on the former.
-- But above all, with Maria Pablovna--nay, she even came to love her with a respectful and exulting love.
在罗伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森的《金银岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "Would that be respectful like, from me to you, squire?"
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《海底两万里》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But if they did approach us, they at least kept at a respectful distance from the hunters.
-- Nothing good, for at first they kept at a respectful distance.
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