thing是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 物， 东西； 事， 事情； 所有物； 局面， 情况，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。
在丹尼尔·笛福的《鲁滨逊漂流记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He told me I might judge of the happiness of this state by this one thing - viz.
-- This put my mother into a great passion; she told me she knew it would be to no purpose to speak to my father upon any such subject; that he knew too well what was my inter-est to give his consent to anything so much for my hurt; and that she wondered how I could think of any such thing after the discourse I had had with my father, and such kind and tender expressions as she knew my father had used to me; and that, in short, if I would ruin myself, there was no help for me; but I might depend I should never have their con-sent to it; that for her part she would not have so much hand in my destruction; and I should never have it to say that my mother was willing when my father was not.
-- I, who knew nothing what they meant, thought the ship had broken, or some dreadful thing happened.
-- I neither saw, nor de-sired to see any people; the principal thing I wanted was fresh water.
-- But it is impossible to describe the horrid noises, and hideous cries and howlings that were raised, as well upon the edge of the shore as higher within the country, upon the noise or report of the gun, a thing I have some reason to believe those creatures had never heard before: this con-vinced me that there was no going on shore for us in the night on that coast, and how to venture on shore in the day was another question too; for to have fallen into the hands of any of the savages had been as bad as to have fallen into the hands of the lions and tigers; at least we were equally ap-prehensive of the danger of it.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Mr. John Dashwood had not the strong feelings of the rest of the family; but he was affected by a recommendation of such a nature at such a time, and he promised to do every thing in his power to make them comfortable.
-- Had he been in his right senses, he could not have thought of such a thing as begging you to give away half your fortune from your own child."
-- "I would not wish to do any thing mean," he replied.
-- I would not bind myself to allow them any thing yearly.
-- "But, however, ONE thing must be considered.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He recognised the indescribable thing that made up for fascination and beauty in her.
-- Things would go on, though, in a dim kind of way until the better thing would eventuate, and Carrie would be rewarded for coming and toiling in the city.
-- She had never done this thing before, and lacked courage.
-- It would be the same thing all over.
-- It is no easy thing to get up early in the morning when one is used to sleeping until seven and eight, as Carrie had been at home.
在马克·吐温的《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Well, then, the old thing commenced again.
-- They get down on a thing when they don't know nothing about it.
-- Here she was a-bothering about Moses, which was no kin to her, and no use to any- body, being gone, you see, yet finding a power of fault with me for doing a thing that had some good in it.
-- Well, I've noticed that thing plenty times since.
-- Jim always kept that five-center piece round his neck with a string, and said it was a charm the devil give to him with his own hands, and told him he could cure anybody with it and fetch witches when-ever he wanted to just by saying some- thing to it; but he never told what it was he said to it.
在卡洛·科洛迪的《木偶奇遇记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- If I stay here the same thing will happen to me which happens to all other boys and girls.
-- He felt he had to make up his mind for either one thing or another.
-- He walked on, not knowing where he was going, for it was dark, so dark that not a thing was visible.
-- The best thing to do is to leave them in peace!"
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