disappointment是一个雅思常考词汇,这个词的常用解释为n. 失望,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。
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《双城记》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- 90 A tale of two citiesIII A Disappointment r. Attorney-General had to inform the jury, that the Mprisoner before them, though young in years, was old in the treasonable practices which claimed the forfeit of his life.
-- Mr. Lorry's eyes gradually sought the fire; his sympathy with his darling, and the heavy disappointment of his sec-440 A tale of two citiesond arrest, gradually weakened them; he was an old man now, overborne with anxiety of late, and his tears fell.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《安娜·卡列尼娜》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- Soon after her return from Moscow, on arriving at a soiree where she had expected to meet him, and not finding him there, she realized distinctly from the rush of disappointment that she had been deceiving herself, and that this pursuit was not merely not distasteful to her, but that it made the whole interest of her life.
-- But on the other hand Varenka, alone in the world, without friends or relations, with a melancholy disappointment in the past, desiring nothing, regretting nothing, was just that perfection of which Kitty dared hardly dream.
-- Angry with himself for so base a feeling, Levin ran into the hall; as soon as he had seen his brother close, this feeling of selfish disappointment vanished instantly and was replaced by pity.
-- Another disappointment and happy surprise came in their quarrels.
-- Not a whit abashed by the disappointment caused by his having come in place of the old prince, Veslovsky greeted Levin gaily, claiming acquaintance with him in the past, and snatching up Grisha into the carriage, lifted him over the pointer that Stepan Arkadyevitch had brought with him.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《八十天环游地球》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- It would be difficult to describe the disappointment of the party, thus interrupted in their work.
-- Fix's disappointment when he learned that Phileas Fogg had not made his appearance in Calcutta may be imagined.
-- He had expected to find not only the steamer, but his domestic, and was forced to give up both; but no sign of disappointment appeared on his face, and he merely remarked to Aouda, "It is an accident, madam; nothing more."
-- Fix's disappointment may be imagined when he reflected that the warrant was now useless.
-- There was a general disappointment among the passengers, who, without reckoning the delay, saw themselves compelled to trudge fifteen miles over a plain covered with snow.
在辛克莱·刘易斯的《阿罗史密斯》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- He dragged out a few sound but unimpassioned flatteries; he observed that Madeline was a handsome young woman and a sound English scholar; and while she gaped with disappointment at his lukewarmness, he got himself away, at ten.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《罪与罚》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- Her disappointment was too great.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- I am imperfectly consoled for this disappointment by thesacred pledge, the perished flower.
-- Not tolengthen these particulars, I need only add, that she made ahandsome provision for all my possible wants during my month oftrial; that Steerforth, to my great disappointment and hers too, didnot make his appearance before she went away; that I saw hersafely seated in the Dover coach, exulting in the comingdiscomfiture of the vagrant donkeys, with Janet at her side; andthat when the coach was gone, I turned my face to the Adelphi,pondering on the old days when I used to roam about itssubterranean arches, and on the happy changes which had broughtme to the surface.
-- The quantity ofwalking exercise I took, was not in this respect attended with itsusual consequence, as the disappointment counteracted the freshair.
-- Heridea was my refuge in disappointment and distress, and madesome amends to me, even for the loss of my friend.
-- And yet, I was perverseenough to feel a chill and disappointment in receiving no welcome,and rattling, alone and silent, through the misty streets.
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- Mr. Elton was still talking, still engaged in some inter-esting detail; and Emma experienced some disappointment when she found that he was only giving his fair companion an account of the yesterday's party at his friend Cole's, and that she was come in herself for the Stilton cheese, the north Wiltshire, the butter, the cellery, the beet-root, and all the dessert.
-- But, as it is, the disappointment is single, and, I trust, will not be lasting.
-- He wanted to marry well, and having the arrogance to raise his eyes to her, pretended to be in love; but she was perfectly easy as to his not suffering any disappointment that need be cared for.
-- Emma was not at this time in a state of spirits to care 176 Emmareally about Mr. Frank Churchill's not coming, except as a disappointment at Randalls.
-- It would be a great disappointment to Mr. John Knightley; consequently to Isabella.
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