inform是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为v. (of， about) 通知， 告诉， 报告； 告发， 告密，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。
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "Regret to inform you Major Wilkes missing since scouting expedition three days ago.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The letter was signed Trabb & Co., and its contents were simply, that I was an honored sir, and that they begged to inform me that Mrs. J. Gargery had departed this life on Monday last at twenty minutes past six in the evening, and that my attendance was requested at the interment on Monday next at three o'clock in the afternoon.
在乔纳森•斯威夫特的《格列夫游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It would not be proper, for some reasons, to trouble the reader with the particulars of our adventures in those seas; let it suffice to inform him, that in our passage from thence to the East Indies, we were driven by a violent storm to the north-west of Van Diemen's Land.
-- About two or three days before I was set at liberty, as I was entertaining the court with this kind of feat, there arrived an express to inform his majesty, that some of his subjects, riding near the place where I was first taken up, had seen a great black substance lying on the around, very oddly shaped, extending its edges round, as wide as his maj-esty's bedchamber, and rising up in the middle as high as a man; that it was no living creature, as they at first appre-hended, for it lay on the grass without motion; and some of them had walked round it several times; that, by mounting upon each other's shoulders, they had got to the top, which was flat and even, and, stamping upon it, they found that it was hollow within; that they humbly conceived it might 42 Gulliver's Travelsbe something belonging to the man-mountain; and if his majesty pleased, they would undertake to bring it with only five horses.
-- efore I proceed to give an account of my leaving this Bkingdom, it may be proper to inform the reader of a private intrigue which had been for two months forming against me.
-- I was every day furnishing the court with some ridic-ulous story: and Glumdalclitch, although she loved me to excess, yet was arch enough to inform the queen, whenever I committed any folly that she thought would be diverting to her majesty.
-- But having here acci-dentally mentioned a minister of state, he commanded me, some time after, to inform him, 'what species of Yahoo I particularly meant by that appellation.'
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《艰难时世》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I, who came here to inform the father of the poor girl, Jupe, that she could not be received at the school any more, in consequence of there being practical objections, into which I need not enter, to the reception there of the children of persons so employed, am prepared in these altered circumstances to make a proposal.
-- It was a hasty note to inform Louisa that Mrs. Gradgrind lay very ill. She had never been well within her daughter's knowledge; but, she had declined within the last few days, had continued sinking all through the night, and was now as nearly dead, as her limited capacity of being in any state that implied the ghost of an intention to get out of it, allowed.
-- It was further agreed that he should not present himself to Mr. Sleary, lest his intentions should be mistrusted, or the intelligence of his arrival should cause his son to take flight anew; but, that the communication should be left to Sissy and Louisa to open; and that they should inform the cause of so much misery and disgrace, of his father's being at hand and of the purpose for which they had come.
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：
-- It can inform and lead into new places the flow of our sympa-thetic consciousness, and it can lead our sympathy away in recoil from things gone dead.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Can't inform you,' observed Mr Wobbler, apparently to his lunch.
-- And there, with his noble friend and relative Lord Decimus, was William Barnacle, who had made the ever-famous coalition with Tudor Stiltstalking, and who always kept ready his own particular recipe for How not to do it; sometimes tapping the Speaker, and drawing it fresh out of him, with a 'First, I will beg you, sir, to inform the House what Precedent we have for the course into which the honourable gentleman would precipitate us;' sometimes asking the honourable gentleman to favour him with his own version of the Precedent; sometimes telling the honourable gentleman that he (William Barnacle) would search for a Precedent; and oftentimes crushing the honourable gentleman flat on the spot by telling him there was no Precedent.
-- On Arthur's speaking to her of his going to inform Pancks that he might now appear as soon as he would, and pursue the joyful business to its close, she entreated him in a whisper to stay with her until her father should be quite calm and at rest.
-- In making this communication and remittance, Messrs Peddle and Pool were further instructed by their client to remind Mr Clennam that the favour of the advance now repaid (including gate-fees) had not been asked of him, and to inform him that it would not have been accepted if it had been openly proffered in his name.
-- I must inform you that she has always been my favourite.'
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- **The cabin-compass is called the tell-tale, because without going to the compass at the helm, the Captain, while below, can inform himself of the course of the ship.
-- And what sort of lively lads with the pencil those Chinese are, many queer cups and saucers inform us.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Encouraging each other with such converse as this; but, keeping very close together, notwithstanding, and looking apprehensively round, whenever a fresh gust rattled through the boughs; the three men hurried back to a tree, behind which they had left their lantern, lest its light should inform the thieves in what direction to fire.
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- After discharg-ing his conscience on that head, he proceeded to inform them, with many rapturous expressions, of his happiness in having obtained the affection of their amiable neighbour, Miss Lucas, and then explained that it was merely with the view of enjoying her society that he had been so ready to close with their kind wish of seeing him again at Longbourn, whither he hoped to be able to return on Monday fortnight; for Lady Catherine, he added, so heartily approved his mar-riage, that she wished it to take place as soon as possible, which he trusted would be an unanswerable argument with his amiable Charlotte to name an early day for making him the happiest of men.
-- From the drawing-room they could distinguish noth-ing in the lane, and were indebted to Mr. Collins for the knowledge of what carriages went along, and how often es-pecially Miss de Bourgh drove by in her phaeton, which he never failed coming to inform them of, though it happened almost every day.
-- She felt all the perverseness of the mischance that should bring him where no one else was brought, and, to prevent its ever happening again, took care to inform him at first that it was a favourite haunt of hers.
-- His own father did not long survive mine, and within half a year from these events, Mr. Wickham wrote to inform me that, having finally resolved against taking orders, he hoped I should not think it unreasonable for him to expect some more immediate pecuniary advantage, in lieu of the pre-ferment, by which he could not be benefited.
-- An express came at twelve last night, just as we were all gone to bed, from Colo-nel Forster, to inform us that she was gone off to Scotland with one of his officers; to own the truth, with Wickham!
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