firmly是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为adv. 坚定地， 坚固地，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。
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'You understand the force of influence pretty well, Har-riet; but I would have you so firmly established in good society, as to be independent even of Hartfield and Miss Woodhouse.
-- When the Westons arrived, the kindest looks of love, the strongest of admiration were for her, from both husband and wife; the son approached her with a cheerful eagerness which marked her as his peculiar object, and at dinner she found him seated by her and, as she firmly believed, not without some dexterity on his side.
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- In three minutes, without pause or modification, she had written a letter to Boldwood, at his address beyond Casterbridge, saying mildly but firmly that she had well considered the whole subject he had brought before her and kindly given her time to decide upon; that her final decision was that she could not marry him.
-- The ultimate and saddest singularity of woman's effort and invention was reached when, with a quickened breathing, she rose to a stooping posture, and, resting her two little arms upon the shoulders of the dog, leant firmly thereon, and murmured stimulating words.
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- A youngster who, but a few years ago, believed in Cornelius Agrippa as firmly as in the Gospel, has now set himself at the head of the university; and if he is not soon pulled down, we shall all be out of countenance.
-- I was firmly convinced in myown mind that Justine, and indeed every human being, was guiltless of this murder.
-- The labour of winding among the little paths of the mountain and fixing my feet firmly as I advanced perplexed me, occupied as I was by the emotions which the occurrences of the day had produced.
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It had always been so soothing to Scarlett to hear her mother whisper, firmly but compassionately, as she tiptoeddown the hall: "Hush, not so loudly.
-- Coastal Georgia was too firmly held by anentrenched aristocracy for him ever to hope to win the place he intended to have.
-- Charles Hamilton, emboldened by her notice, was firmly planted on her right, refusing to be dislodged by thecombined efforts of the Tarteton twins.
-- Melanie and Charles, who were on excellent terms with their uncle, had frequently offered to relieve herof this ordeal, but Pitty always set her babyish mouth firmly and refused.
-- Just tell him politely but firmly that his presence and his disloyal talk are distinctlyunwelcome at your house."
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Now, Pip,"--Joe looked firmly at me as if he knew I was not going to agree with him;--"your sister is a fine figure of a woman."
在格林兄弟的《格林童话》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Then the king's daughter thanked him, and said to her maidens: 'Show some strength, and step firmly on the peas.'
-- So next morning when the king had the twelve huntsmen called before him, and they came into the ante-chamber where the peas were lying, they stepped so firmly on them, and had such a strong, sure walk, that not one of the peas either rolled or stirred.
在乔纳森•斯威夫特的《格列夫游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- These, and a thousand other reformations, I firmly counted upon by your encouragement; as indeed they were plainly deduc-ible from the precepts delivered in my book.
-- I took nine of these sticks, and fixing them firmly in the ground in a quadrangular figure, two feet and a half square, I took four other sticks, and tied them parallel at each corner, about two feet from the ground; then I fastened my hand-kerchief to the nine sticks that stood erect; and extended it on all sides, till it was tight as the top of a drum; and the four parallel sticks, rising about five inches higher than the handkerchief, served as ledges on each side.
-- But I was a little comforted by a message from his majesty, 'that he would give orders to the grand justiciary for passing my pardon in form:' which, however, I could not obtain; and I was pri-vately assured, 'that the empress, conceiving the greatest abhorrence of what I had done, removed to the most dis-tant side of the court, firmly resolved that those buildings should never be repaired for her use: and, in the presence of her chief confidents could not forbear vowing revenge.'
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《地心游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Giving his orders to Hans he had the whole of the nonfragile articles made up into one bundle; and the packet, firmly and solidly fastened, was simply pitche d over the edge of the gulf.
-- CHAPTER 43 DAYLIGHT AT LAST When I opened my eyes I felt the hand of the guide clutching me firmly by the belt.
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：
-- Hilda arrived in good time on Thursday morning, in a nimble two-seater car, with her suit-case strapped firmly behind.
-- Report has it, however, that when he re-turned from the wood he found the no longer fair lady firmly established in his bed, in PURIS NATURALIBUS; or one should say, in IMPURIS NATURALIBUS.
-- He goes on with a certain im-pudence, but I am afraid the tin can is firmly tied to his tail, and that inwardly he repeats, like Don Rodrigo in the Span-ish ballad: 'Ah, now it bites me where I most have sinned!'
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- You'll hardly believe it, Clennam,' said Mr Meagles, laughing within himself, 'but it came out that it would never do, because you and he, walking down to Twickenham together, had glided into a friendly conversation in the course of which he had referred to his intention of taking a partner, supposing at the time that you were as firmly and finally settled as St Paul's Cathedral.
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