enough是一个雅思常考词汇,这个词的常用解释为a. (for) 足够的n. 足够, 充分ad. 足够地,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。
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《格兰特船长的女儿》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- The sides were very thick, and strong enough to bear great pressure.
-- The French document is decidedly the most complete of the three; but it is plain enough that each is the literal translation of the other, for they all contain exactly the same number of lines.
-- But, as is easily understood, the Government opposed his plans, and put difficulties enough in his way to have killed an ordinary man.
-- He had to do the same with the store-rooms, and managed so well that he succeeded in laying in provisions enough for two years.
-- There was abundance of money at his command, and enough remained to buy a cannon, on a pivot carriage, which he mounted on the forecastle.
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:
-- The dog's jaw, as shown in the space between these marks, is too broad in my opinion for a terrier and not broad enough for a mastiff.
-- 'The circumstances connected with the death of Sir Charles cannot be said to have been entirely cleared up by the inquest, but at least enough has been done to dispose of those rumours to which local superstition has given rise.
-- 'The original hound was material enough to tug a man's throat out, and yet he was diabolical as well.'
-- 'And, now, gentlemen,' said the baronet with decision, 'it seems to me that I have spoken quite enough about the little that I know.
-- 'At the same time,' said Baskerville, 'it's clear enough that so long as there are none of the family at the Hall these peo-ple have a mighty fine home and nothing to do.'
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- 'However, it's true enough that my father died a month ago, and that here am I returning from Pskoff, a month after, with hardly a boot to my foot.
-- Aha, brother Senka, you'll have to open your gates and let me in, my boy!I know he told tales about me to my father I know that well enough but I cer-tainly did rile my father about Nastasia Philipovna that's very sure, and that was my own doing.'
-- The prince rose and took off his mantle, revealing a neat enough morning costume a little worn, but well made.
-- Schneider, the professor who treated me and taught me, too, in Switzerland, gave me just enough money for my journey, so that now I have but a few copecks left.
-- He had said that he intended to stop at no means to obtain his free-dom; even if Nastasia were to promise to leave him entirely alone in future, he would not (he said) believe and trust her; words were not enough for him; he must have solid guaran-tees of some sort.
在荷马的《伊利亚特》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- As soon as they had had enough to eat and drink, pages filled the mixing-bowl with wine and water and hand-ed it round, after giving every man his drink-offering.
-- True it is that they have had toil enough to be disheartened.
-- As soon as they had had enough to eat and drink, Nestor, knight of Gerene, began to speak.
-- Go, then, and challenge him again but I should advise you not to do so, for if you are foolish enough to meet him in single combat, you will soon fall by his spear.'
-- You are glad enough then to take your fill of roast meats and to drink wine as long as you please, whereas now you would not care though you saw ten columns of Achae-ans engage the enemy in front of you.'
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《隐形人》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- "But they take long enough to get well, don't they?
-- Such children as saw him at nightfall dreamt of bogies, and it seemed doubtful whether he disliked boys more than they disliked him, or the reverse; but there was certainly a vivid enough dislike on either side.
-- I didn't flinch, though I'm hanged if that bandaged knob of his, and those blinkers, aren't enough to unnerve any one, coming quietly up to you.
在卡洛·科洛迪的《木偶奇遇记》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- When we return in the morning, we hope you'll be polite enough to let us find you dead and gone and with your mouth wide open."
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