usual是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 通常的， 平常的，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。
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Ellen went about with a puckered,worried forehead and Gerald swore more frequently than usual and brought her useless gifts from Jonesboro.
-- Often whennewly married couples went on the usual round of honeymoon visits, they lingered in some pleasant home until thebirth of their second child.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- To-night, Joe several times invited me, by the display of his fast diminishing slice, to enter upon our usual friendly competition; but he found me, each time, with my yellow mug of tea on one knee, and my untouched bread and butter on the other.
-- A little later on in the dinner, Mr. Wopsle reviewed the sermon with some severity, and intimated--in the usual hypothetical case of the Church being "thrown open"--what kind of sermon he would have given them.
-- "Well, Pip," said Joe, taking up the poker, and settling himself to his usual occupation when he was thoughtful, of slowly raking the fire between the lower bars; "I'll tell you.
-- My sister catching him in the act, he drew the back of his hand across his nose with his usual conciliatory air on such occasions, and looked at her.
-- Joe greeted me as usual with "Halloa, Pip, old chap!"
在格林兄弟的《格林童话》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- cried the mouse, 'that is a very odd and uncommon name, is it a usual one in your family?'
-- At night he went to bed with his wife at the usual time, and when she thought that he had fallen asleep, she got up, opened the door, and then lay down again.
-- The same day a customer came in, and the shoes suited him so well that he willingly paid a price higher than usual for them; and the poor shoemaker, with the money, bought leather enough to make two pairs more.
-- When the hour came round again he went as usual on to the tan-heap in the garden to await the king's daughter, but he felt even more overcome with weariness than on the two previous days, and throwing himself down, he slept like a log.
在乔纳森•斯威夫特的《格列夫游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- That minister had always been my secret enemy, though he outwardly caressed me more than was usual to the mo-roseness of his nature.
-- The chairmen were dismissed; I put the chair, with his lordship in it, into my coat-pocket: and, giving orders to a trusty servant, to say I was indisposed and gone to sleep, I fastened the door 77of my house, placed the chair on the table, according to my usual custom, and sat down by it.
-- I walked with intrepidity five or six times before the very head of the cat, and came within half a yard of her; where-upon she drew herself back, as if she were more afraid of me: I had less apprehension concerning the dogs, whereof three or four came into the room, as it is usual in farmers' houses; one of which was a mastiff, equal in bulk to four elephants, and another a greyhound, somewhat taller than the mastiff, but not so large.
-- When dinner was almost done, the nurse came in with a child of a year old in her arms, who immediately spied me, and began a squall that you might have heard from Lon-don-Bridge to Chelsea, after the usual oratory of infants, to get me for a plaything.
-- My master took a lodging in the principal street of the city, not far from the royal palace, and put out bills in the usual form, containing an exact description of my per-son and parts.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《艰难时世》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- In another moment, he stood as he had stood all the time his usual stoop upon him; his pondering face addressed to Mr. Bounderby, with a curious expression on it, half shrewd, half perplexed, as if his mind were set upon unravelling something very difficult; his hat held tight in his left hand, which rested on his hip; his right arm, with a rugged propriety and force of action, very earnestly emphasizing what he said: not least so when it always paused, a little bent, but not withdrawn, as he paused.
-- Out of what mystery he came back to his usual life, and to places that he knew, he was unable to consider; but he was back in those places by some means, and with this condemnation upon him, that he was never, in this world or the next, through all the unimaginable ages of eternity, to look on Rachael's face or hear her voice.
-- Soon after this discovery, he became more thoughtful than usual for several days, and seemed much engrossed by one subject.
-- As this was his usual hour for having a little confidential chat with Mrs. Sparsit, and as he had already caught her eye and seen that she was going to ask him something, he made a pretence of arranging the rulers, inkstands, and so forth, while that lady went on with her tea, glancing through the open window, down into the street.
-- With the usual exception.'
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《地心游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But as I was hungry, I sallied forth to the dining room, where I took up my usual quarters.
-- I was very much of the same opinion, but not liking to say so, sent her away, and began some of my usual work of classification.
-- The Rector had no notion of practicing the usual cordial and antique hospitality.
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