toward是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为prep. 向， 对于， 将近, 接近 a. 即将到来的, 进行中的，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。
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《格兰特船长的女儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- And because with mutual knowledge among the nations comes mutual understanding and appreciation, mutual brotherhood; hence Jules Verne was one of the first and greatest of those teachers who are now leading us toward International Peace.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'I am able,' said Mrs Clennam, with a slight motion of her worsted-muffled right hand toward a chair on wheels, standing before a tall writing cabinet close shut up, 'I am able to attend to my business duties, and I am thankful for the privilege.
-- She had turned away and glided off so often when she had seen him coming toward her, that the unfortunate Young John could not think it accidental.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He knew my father years ago, and he sent me a polite note this afternoon, saying he hoped I would allow him to express his friendly feeling toward my children by sending them a few trifles in honor of the day.
-- When Mr. March lost his property in trying to help an unfortunate friend, the two oldest girls begged to be allowed to do something toward their own support, at least.
-- Poor Meg seldom complained, but a sense of injustice made her feel bitter toward everyone sometimes, for she had not yet learned to know how rich she was in the blessings which alone can make life happy.
-- and Jo looked affectionately toward some inviting books near by.
-- On going up to put away her best hat, Jo's first look was toward the bureau, for in their last quarrel Amy had soothed her feelings by turning Jo's top drawer upside down on the floor.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Oliver shuddered as he cast his eyes toward the place, and crept involuntarily closer to his master; for though it was covered up, the boy felt that it was a corpse.
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The idea soon reached to conviction, as she observed his increasing ci-vilities toward herself, and heard his frequent attempt at a compliment on her wit and vivacity; and though more as-tonished than gratified herself by this effect of her charms, it was not long before her mother gave her to understand that the probability of their marriage was extremely agreeable to HER.
-- Mr. Darcy looked just as he had been used to look in Hertfordshire paid his compliments, with his usual reserve, to Mrs. Collins, and whatever might be his feelings toward her friend, met her with every appear-ance of composure.
在丹尼尔·笛福的《鲁滨逊漂流记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- About the twelfth day, the weather abating a little, the master made an observation as well as he could, and found that he was in about eleven degrees north latitude, but that he was twenty-two degrees of lon-gitude difference west from Cape St. Augustino; so that he found he was upon the coast of Guiana, or the north part of Brazil, beyond the river Amazon, toward that of the river Orinoco, commonly called the Great River; and began to consult with me what course he should take, for the ship was leaky, and very much disabled, and he was going di-rectly back to the coast of Brazil.
-- It was now the month of December, as I said above, in my twenty- third year; and this, being the southern solstice (for winter I cannot call it), was the particular time of my harvest, and required me to be pretty much abroad in the fields, when, going out early in the morning, even before it was thorough daylight, I was surprised with seeing a light of some fire upon the shore, at a distance from me of about two miles, toward that part of the island where I had ob-served some savages had been, as before, and not on the other side; but, to my great affliction, it was on my side of the island.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Elinor saw, and pitied her for, the neglect of abilities which education might have rendered so respectable; but she saw, with less tenderness of feeling, the thorough want of delicacy, of rectitude, and integrity of mind, which her attentions, her assiduities, her flatteries at the Park betrayed; and she could have no lasting satisfaction in the company of a person who joined insincerity with ignorance; whose want of instruction prevented their meeting in conversation on terms of equality, and whose conduct toward others made every shew of attention and deference towards herself perfectly valueless.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It disposed her pleasantly toward all he might do.
-- Across wide stretches of flat, open prairie they could see lines of telegraph poles stalking across the fields toward the great city.
-- Down the aisle, toward the gate leading into the waiting-room and the street, stood Drouet.
-- She crossed over and walked directly toward the entrance.
-- She began to step backward toward the door, when something about her plaintive face attracted him.
在卡洛·科洛迪的《木偶奇遇记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Then Geppetto took the fine piece of wood, thanked Mastro Antonio, and limped away toward home.
-- In the meantime that rascal, Pinocchio, free now from the clutches of the Carabineer, was running wildly across fields and meadows, taking one short cut after another toward home.
-- Turning toward the audience, he pointed to the rear of the orchestra, yelling wildly at the same time: "Look, look!Am I asleep or awake?
-- At that sneeze, Harlequin, who until then had been as sad as a weeping willow, smiled happily and leaning toward the Marionette, whispered to him: "Good news, brother mine!Fire Eater has sneezed and this is a sign that he feels sorry for you.
-- At last, toward evening, dead tired, they came to the Inn of the Red Lobster.
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