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。
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《复活》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- In the depth of his soul he knew that his action was so base, abominable and cruel that, with that action upon his conscience, not only would he have no right to condemn others but he should not be able to look others in the face, to say nothing of considering himself the good, noble, magnanimous man he esteemed himself.
-- And he had to esteem himself as such in order to be able to continue to lead a valiant and joyous life.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《时间机器》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He can go up against gravitation in a balloon, and why should he not hope that ultimately he may be able to stop or accelerate his drift along the Time-Dimension, or even turn about and travel the other way?"
-- At one time the flames died down somewhat, and I feared the foul creatures would presently be able to see me.
在刘易斯·卡罗尔的《爱丽丝漫游镜中世界》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She felt as if she would never be able to talk again, she was getting so much out of breath: and still the Queen cried 'Faster!Faster!'
-- 'It's something very like learning geography,' thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.
-- she went on, rather surprised at not being able to think of the word.
-- 'If I wasn't real,' Alice said half-laughing through her tears, it all seemed so ridiculous 'I shouldn't be able to cry.'
-- 'To be able to see Nobody!And at that distance, too!Why, it's as much as I can do to see real people, by this light!'
在罗伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森的《金银岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But you're able to hear, I reckon; leastways, your ears is big enough.
-- Mr. Trelawney, being a very open-handed gentleman, as we all know, has just asked me a word or two, and as I was able to tell him that every man on board had done his duty, alow and aloft, as I never ask to see it done better, why, he and I and the doctor are going below to the cabin to drink your health and luck, and you'll have grog served out for you to drink our health and luck.
-- Not one of the men ashore had a musket, and before they could get within range for pistol shooting, we flattered ourselves we should be able to give a good account of a half-dozen at least.
-- And besides that, we had two able allies rum and the climate.
-- The doctor stopped outright, although he did not speak, and it was some seconds before he seemed able to move on.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《海底两万里》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "As a whaler I have followed many a cetacean, harpooned a great number, and killed several; but, however strong or well-armed they may have been, neither their tails nor their weapons would have been able even to scratch the iron plates of a steamer."
-- The darkness was then profound, and, however good the Canadian's eyes were, I asked myself how he had managed to see, and what he had been able to see.
-- The Abraham Lincoln, not being able to struggle with such velocity, had moderated its pace, and sailed at half speed.
-- "Yes, Professor; but more fortunate than you, I was able to find a footing almost directly upon a floating island."
-- All was black, and such a dense black that, after some minutes, my eyes had not been able to discern even the faintest glimmer.
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 would understand, he would be able to see how she was made for him, the first, how she was, for him, the highest.
-- Surely at last he would be able to accept his highest fate, he would not deny her.
-- "No," she faltered, scarcely able to speak.
-- He felt full of strength, able to give off a sort of electric power.
-- He would be able to destroy her utterly in the strength of his discharge.
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