able是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 有(能力、 时间、 知识等) 做某事， 有本事的，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。
在拉迪亚德·吉卜林的《丛林故事》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Even gentle Matkah, his moth-er, said: 'You will never be able to stop the killing.
在詹姆斯·费尼莫尔·库柏的《最后的摩根战士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'It can't be denied that your traditions tell you true in both these matters,' said the white man; 'for I have been there, and have seen them, though why water, which is so sweet in the shade, should become bitter in the sun, is an al-teration for which I have never been able to account.'
-- 'We are four able bodies, to one wounded man!'
-- As the day had now dawned, the opposite shores no longer presented a confused outline, but they were able to look into the woods, and distinguish objects beneath a canopy of gloomy pines.
-- Duncan now ventured to look at his companions; for, during the most critical moments of their danger, he had been apprehensive that the anxiety of his countenance might communicate some additional alarm to those who were so little able to sustain it.
-- He observed by the vacant expression of the Indian's countenance, that his eye, accus-tomed to the open air had not yet been able to penetrate the dusky light which pervaded the depth of the cavern.
在威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆的《月亮和六便士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But I will allow that the critic who has not a practical knowledge of technique is seldom able to say anything on the subject of real value, and my ignorance of painting is extreme.
-- Fortunately, there is no need for me to risk the adventure, since my friend, Mr. Edward Leggatt, an able writer as well as an admirable painter, has exhaustively discussed Charles Strickland's work in a little book芒聭麓 which is a charming example of a style, for the most part, less happily cultivated in England than in France.
-- The subject was grateful, and the industrious Weitbrecht-Rotholz in his imposing monograph芒聭碌 has been able to give a remarkable list of authorities.
-- Personally I think it was rash of Mr. Strickland, in refuting the account which had gained belief of a certain "unpleasantness" between his father and mother, to state that Charles Strickland in a letter written from Paris had described her as "an excellent woman," since Dr. Weitbrecht-Rotholz was able to print the letter in facsimile, and it appears that the passage referred to ran in fact as follows: God damn my wife.
-- I have been able to invest them with none of those characteristics which make the persons of a book exist with a real life of their own; and, wondering if the fault is mine, I rack my brains to remember idiosyncrasies which might lend them vividness.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《神秘岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- By lightening the car of all the articles which it contained, the passengers had been able to prolong their suspension in the air for a few hours.
-- But though Neb had been able to make his way into Richmond, it was quite another thing to get out again, for the Northern prisoners were very strictly watched.
-- Not having been able to leave the town before the first operations of the siege, he found himself shut up, to his great disgust; but, not accustomed to succumb to difficulties, he resolved to escape by some means or other.
-- When the voyagers from their car saw the land through the mist, they had not been able to reconnoiter it sufficiently.
-- Either the engineer had been able to save himself, and had already found a refuge on some point of the coast, or he was lost for ever!The long and painful hours passed by.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Her own little room too, where she had so often knelt down and prayed at night prayed for the time which she hoped was dawning now the little room where she had slept so peacefully, and dreamed such pleasant dreams!It was hard not to be able to glance round it once more, and to be forced to leave it without one kind look or grateful tear.
-- Why, I remember the time when old Maunders as had three-and-twenty wans I remember the time when old Maunders had in his cottage in Spa Fields in the winter time, when the season was over, eight male and female dwarfs setting down to dinner every day, who was waited on by eight old giants in green coats, red smalls, blue cotton stockings, and high-lows: and there was one dwarf as had grown elderly and wicious who whenever his giant wasn't quick enough to please him, used to stick pins in his legs, not being able to reach up any higher.
-- I shall very often be able to look in when I come into town I dare say, and I shall send you a letter sometimes, and when the quarter comes round, I can get a holiday of course; and then see if we don't take little Jacob to the play, and let him know what oysters means.'
-- Among other things, Kit told them about his old place, and the extraordinary beauty of Nell (of whom he had talked to Barbara a thousand times already); but the last-named circumstance failed to interest his hearers to anything like the extent he had supposed, and even his mother said (looking accidentally at Barbara at the same time) that there was no doubt Miss Nell was very pretty, but she was but a child after all, and there were many young women quite as pretty as she; and Barbara mildly observed that she should think so, and that she never could help believing Mr Christopher must be under a mistake which Kit wondered at very much, not being able to conceive what reason she had for doubting him.
-- This gentleman is able to give you more money than I not, I hope, to carry through the various relations of master and servant, more kindness and confidence, but certainly, Christopher, to give you more money.'
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《复活》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- If he were asked why he considered himself above the majority of people he would not be able to answer, as there was nothing in his life transcending the commonplace.
-- She advanced a little, and he, without being able to account for it, inclined his face toward hers.
-- He also thought that while it was a pity to leave now, without enjoying his love in its fullness, the necessity of going was advantageous in that he was able to break the relations which it were difficult to keep up.
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