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。
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《格兰特船长的女儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- [7th of June, 1862 three-mast BRITANNIA Glasgow]foundered gonie southernon the coast two sailors GrCaptain landedcontin pr cruel indi thrown this document in longitudeand 37 degrees 11" latitude Bring them assistance lostJust at that moment one of the sailors came to inform the captain that they were about entering the Firth of Clyde, and to ask what were his orders.
-- Toline could not understand this outburst of affection on the part of the Frenchman, and looked so puzzled that Lady Helena thought she had better inform him that Paganel was a celebrated geographer and a distinguished professor on occasion.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- In fact, she went so far as to inform Totski on several occasions that such was the case, which the latter gentleman consid-ered a very unpleasant communication indeed.
-- At any rate, I have changed my opinion about you, and I think right to inform you of the fact; but I also suppose that there can be no further inter course between us ' ANTIP BUR-DOVSKY.
-- But like the Frenchman of whom the story is told that he studied for holy orders, took all the oaths, was ordained priest, and next morning wrote to his bishop informing him that, as he did not believe in God and considered it wrong to de-ceive the people and live upon their pockets, he begged to surrender the orders conferred upon him the day before, and to inform his lordship that he was sending this letter to the public press, like this Frenchman, the prince played a false game.
-- It appears that he did not consider it necessary to inform anyone excepting Vera of his departure for town.
在拉迪亚德·吉卜林的《丛林故事》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- If ye find that the Bullock can toss you, or the heavy-browed Sambhur can gore; Ye need not stop work to inform us: we knew it ten seasons before.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- These opinions being equally incontrovertible with those he had already pronounced, he went on to inform us that Jamaica rum, though unquestionably an agreeable spirit of great richness and flavour, had the drawback of remaining constantly present to the taste next day; and nobody being venturous enough to argue this point either, he increased in confidence and became yet more companionable and communicative.
-- 'That'll inform you.'
-- First of all, will you have the goodness to inform me where I shall find my voice; and secondly, what has become of my flesh?'
在罗伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森的《金银岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He stopped a little from the inn, and raising his voice in an odd sing-song, addressed the air in front of him, "Will any kind friend inform a poor blind man, who has lost the precious sight of his eyes in the gracious defence of his native country, England and God bless King George! where or in what part of this country he may now be?"
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《海底两万里》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Would no loud voice suddenly inform me that Ned Land had been surprised in his projected flight.
在戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯的《恋爱中的女人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He raised his shoulders, spread his hands in a shrug of slow indifference, as much as to inform her she was an amateur and an impertinent nobody.
在艾米利·勃朗特的《呼啸山庄》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- How I writhed, and yawned, and nodded, and revived!How I pinched and pricked myself, and rubbed my eyes, and stood up, and sat down again, and nudged Joseph to inform me if he would EVER have done.
-- On the before named occasion he came into the house to announce his intention of doing nothing, while I was assisting Miss Cathy to arrange her dress: she had not reckoned on his taking it into his head to be idle; and imagining she would have the whole place to herself, she managed, by some means, to inform Mr. Edgar of her brother's absence, and was then preparing to receive him.
-- Ah, I thought, there will be no saving him: he's doomed, and flies to his fate!And so it was: he turned abruptly, hastened into the house again, shut the door behind him; and when I went in a while after to inform them that Earnshaw had come home rabid drunk, ready to pull the whole place about our ears (his ordinary frame of mind in that condition), I saw the quarrel had merely effected a closer intimacy had broken the outworks of youthful timidity, and enabled them to forsake the disguise of friendship, and confess themselves lovers.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- From this time the subject was never revived by Elinor, and when entered on by Lucy, who seldom missed an opportunity of introducing it, and was particularly careful to inform her confidante, of her happiness whenever she received a letter from Edward, it was treated by the former with calmness and caution, and dismissed as soon as civility would allow; for she felt such conversations to be an indulgence which Lucy did not deserve, and which were dangerous to herself.
-- The morning was chiefly spent in leaving cards at the houses of Mrs. Jennings's acquaintance to inform them of her being in town; and Marianne was all the time busy in observing the direction of the wind, watching the variations of the sky and imagining an alteration in the air.
-- Elinor's thoughts were full of what might be passing in Berkeley Street during their absence; but a moment's glance at her sister when they returned was enough to inform her, that Willoughby had paid no second visit there.
-- She could undertake therefore to inform him of it, in the course of the day.
-- I have something of consequence to inform you of, which I was on the point of communicating by paper.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- That no cause would come up whereby Drouet would be led to inform Carrie concerning his married state, he felt hopeful.
-- It bore the imprint of the law offices of McGregor, James and Hay, and with a very formal "Dear Sir," and "We beg to state," went on to inform him briefly that they had been retained by Mrs. Julia Hurstwood to adjust certain matters which related to her sustenance and property rights, and would he kindly call and see them about the matter at once.
-- It read: "Dear Sir: We beg to inform you that we are instructed to wait until to-morrow (Thursday) at one o'clock, before filing suit against you, on behalf of Mrs. Julia Hurstwood, for divorce and alimony.
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