spirit是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 精神； 志气； (pl. ) 情绪， 心情； (pl. ) 酒精，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《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She told the story, however, with great spirit among her friends; for she had a lively, playful disposition, which delighted in anything ridiculous.
-- She was therefore obliged to seek another branch of the subject, and related, with much bitterness of spirit and some exaggeration, the shock-ing rudeness of Mr. Darcy.
-- To Elizabeth it appeared that, had her family made an agreement to expose themselves as a much as a they could during the evening, it would have been impossible for them to play their parts with more spirit or finer success; and happy did she think it for Bingley and her sister that some of the exhibition had escaped his notice, and that his feel-ings were not of a sort to be much distressed by the folly which he must have witnessed.
-- He now seated himself by her, and talked so agree-ably of Kent and Hertfordshire, of travelling and staying at home, of new books and music, that Elizabeth had never been half so well entertained in that room before; and they conversed with so much spirit and flow, as to draw the at-tention of Lady Catherine herself, as well as of Mr. Darcy.
-- But there was much to be talked of in marry-ing her; and the good-natured wishes for her well-doing which had proceeded before from all the spiteful old ladies in Meryton lost but a little of their spirit in this change of circumstances, because with such an husband her misery was considered certain.
在丹尼尔·笛福的《鲁滨逊漂流记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I also found some rum in the great cabin, of which I took a large dram, and which I had, indeed, need enough of to spirit me for what was before me.
-- This made me very melancholy sometimes, in reflecting, as the several occasions presented, how mean a use we make of all these, even though we have these powers enlightened by the great lamp of instruction, the Spirit of God, and by the knowledge of His word added to our understanding; and why it has pleased God to hide the like saving knowledge from so many millions of souls, who, if I might judge by this poor savage, would make a much better use of it than we did.
-- Here I was run down again by him to the last degree; and it was a testimo-ny to me, how the mere notions of nature, though they will guide reasonable creatures to the knowledge of a God, and of a worship or homage due to the supreme being of God, as the consequence of our nature, yet nothing but divine revelation can form the knowledge of Jesus Christ, and of redemption purchased for us; of a Mediator of the new cov-enant, and of an Intercessor at the footstool of God's throne; I say, nothing but a revelation from Heaven can form these in the soul; and that, therefore, the gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, I mean the Word of God, and the Spirit of God, promised for the guide and sanctifier of His people, are the absolutely necessary instructors of the souls of men in the saving knowledge of God and the means of salvation.
-- We had here the Word of God to read, and no farther off from His Spirit to instruct than if we had been in England.
-- the Word of God; and we had, blessed be God, comfortable views of the Spirit of God teaching and instructing by His word, leading us into all truth, and making us both willing and obedient to the instruction of His word.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The letter was from this gentleman himself, and written in the true spirit of friendly accommodation.
-- Their visitors, except those from Barton Park, were not many; for, in spite of Sir John's urgent entreaties that they would mix more in the neighbourhood, and repeated assurances of his carriage being always at their service, the independence of Mrs. Dashwood's spirit overcame the wish of society for her children; and she was resolute in declining to visit any family beyond the distance of a walk.
-- His manly beauty and more than common gracefulness were instantly the theme of general admiration, and the laugh which his gallantry raised against Marianne received particular spirit from his exterior attractions. Marianne herself had seen less of his person than the rest, for the confusion which crimsoned over her face, on his lifting her up, had robbed her of the power of regarding him after their entering the house.
-- They read, they talked, they sang together; his musical talents were considerable; and he read with all the sensibility and spirit which Edward had unfortunately wanted.
-- Well, I shall spirit up the Colonel as soon as I can.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It was all wonderful, all vast, all far removed, and she sank in spirit inwardly and fluttered feebly at the heart as she thought of entering any one of these mighty concerns and asking for something to do--something that she could do--anything.
-- The spirit of the place impressed itself on her in a rough way.
-- He helped Carrie to a rousing plateful and contributed the warmth of his spirit to her body until she was a new girl.
-- Drouet seemed of her own spirit and pleasing.
-- It was this way through many shifts of the tired brain, those curious phantoms of the spirit slipping in, blurring strange scenes, one with the other.
在马克·吐温的《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He said there was a spirit inside of it, and it knowed everything.
-- They got him out and emptied him; Alas it was too late; His spirit was gone for to sport aloft In the realms of the good and great.
-- In the North he lets anybody walk over him that wants to, and goes home and prays for a humble spirit to bear it.
-- Here a lonely heart broke, and a worn spirit went to its rest, after thirty-seven years of solitary captivity.
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