prepare是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为v. 准备， 预备，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。
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Prepare to hear of occurrenc-es which are usually deemed marvellous.
-- Although I possessed the capac-ity of bestowing animation, yet to prepare a frame for the reception of it, with all its intricacies of fibres, muscles, and veins, still remained a work of inconceivable difficulty and labour.
-- I wish to prepare you for the woeful news, but I know it is impossible; even now your eye skims over the page to seek the words which are to convey to you the horrible tidings.
-- 'When the news reached Leghorn that Felix was de-prived of his wealth and rank, the merchant commanded his daughter to think no more of her lover, but to prepare to return to her native country.
-- Never will I give up my search until he or I perish; and then with what ecstasy shall I join my Elizabeth and my departed friends, who even now prepare for me the reward of my tedious toil and horrible pilgrimage!
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The time so melted away, that our early dinner-hour drew close at hand, and Estella left us to prepare herself.
-- We arranged that Herbert should not come home to dinner before going to Mill Pond Bank that evening; that he should not go there at all to-morrow evening, Tuesday; that he should prepare Provis to come down to some stairs hard by the house, on Wednesday, when he saw us approach, and not sooner; that all the arrangements with him should be concluded that Monday night; and that he should be communicated with no more in any way, until we took him on board.
-- The appointed punishment for his return to the land that had cast him out, being Death, and his case being this aggravated case, he must prepare himself to Die.
在格林兄弟的《格林童话》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 120 Grimms' Fairy Tales So now the bird set the table, and the mouse looked after the food and, wishing to prepare it in the same way as the sausage, by rolling in and out among the vegetables to salt and butter them, she jumped into the pot; but she stopped short long before she reached the bottom, having already parted not only with her skin and hair, but also with life.
-- It came to pass that the master one day said to her: 'Gre-tel, there is a guest coming this evening; prepare me two fowls very daintily.'
-- 'Then let him come upstairs,' said Mrs Fox, and ordered the servant to prepare the wedding feast.
在乔纳森•斯威夫特的《格列夫游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Five hundred carpenters and engineers were im-mediately set at work to prepare the greatest engine they had.
-- But he, being a man well experienced in the navigation of those seas, bid us all prepare against a storm, which accordingly happened the day following: for the southern wind, called the southern monsoon, began to set in.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《艰难时世》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- No alarm takes place, till this chap, Bitzer, turns out this morning, and begins to open and prepare the offices for business.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《地心游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The worthy Professor spoke a few words to our imperturbable guide, who immediately began to put our baggage on board and to prepare for our departure.
-- But, in the first place, let us examine this mysterious gallery, in order to find if we shall need to prepare and mend our ladders."
-- While Hans was at work, I actively assisted my uncle to prepare a long wick, made from damp gunpowder, the mass of which we finally enclosed in a bag of linen.
-- I have come to this logical conclusion--whereas we may at any moment perish, so at any moment we may be saved!We need, therefore, prepare ourselves for whatever may turn up in the great chapter of accidents."
在戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯的《查太莱夫人的情人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- And then we'd prepare everything.'
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'I said Little Dorrit, sir, on purpose to prepare you.
-- Little Dorrit was late on the Monday morning, for her father slept late, and afterwards there was his breakfast to prepare and his room to arrange.
-- Fanny had a composite meal to make, of chops, and porter, and tea; and indignantly pretended to prepare it for herself, though her sister did all that in quiet reality.
-- Having now, as it were, formally wound up her single life and arranged her worldly affairs, Fanny proceeded with characteristic ardour to prepare for the serious change in her condition.
-- The best hotel and all its culinary myrmidons, were set to work to prepare the feast.
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