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。
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《格兰特船长的女儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The PEONS walked, according to their usual habit.
-- On the 17th they set out in the usual line of march, a line which it was hard work for Robert to keep, his ardor constantly compelled him to get ahead of the MADRINA, to the great despair of his mule.
-- And forthwith commenced a lively discussion of this ethnological thesis—so lively that the Major became excited, and, quite contrary to his usual suavity, said bluntly:"I believe you are wrong, Paganel."
-- When all was ready the three companions wrapped themselves in the ponchos, and stretched themselves on an eiderdown of ALFAFARES, the usual bed of hunters on the Pampas.
-- As usual their theme was Captain Grant.
在阿瑟·柯南·道尔的《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- That night he went out as usual for his nocturnal walk, in the course of which he was in the habit of smoking a cigar.
-- An orchard surrounded it, but the trees, as is usual upon the moor, were stunted and nipped, and the effect of the whole place was mean and melancholy.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The prince was too unlike the usual run of daily visitors; and although the general certainly did receive, on business, all sorts and conditions of men, yet in spite of this fact the servant felt great doubts on the subject of this particular visitor.
-- In the first place, this new woman understood a good deal more than was usual for young people of her age; so much indeed, that Totski could not help wondering where she had picked up her knowledge.
-- While saying goodbye to his friends he recollected asking one of them some very usual everyday question, and being much interested in the answer.
-- Everything proved that it was really he, the very same soldier Kolpakoff who had been given the usual military fu-neral to the sound of the drum.
-- Her usual practice in such cases as the present was to say nothing, but stare at him, without taking her eyes off his face for an instant.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《隐形人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I paid nothing but the usual rent.
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：
-- With the high plain that there inter-posed itself to the further passage of the water, commenced a portage of as many miles, which conducted the adven-turer to the banks of the Hudson, at a point where, with the usual obstructions of the rapids, or rifts, as they were then termed in the language of the country, the river be-came navigable to the tide.
-- Along this track the travelers, who had produced a surprise so un- usual in the depths of the forest, advanced slowly toward the hunter, who was in front of his associates, in readiness to receive them.
-- At length they reached a point in the river where the roving eye of Heyward be-came riveted on a cluster of black objects, collected at a spot where the high bank threw a deeper shadow than usual on the dark waters.
-- The two latter uttered their usual ex-pressive exclamation, 'hugh!'
-- The river had worn away the edge of the soft rock in such a man-ner as to render its first pitch less abrupt and perpendicular than is usual at waterfalls.
在华盛顿·欧文的《睡谷的传说》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- From this piazza the wondering Ichabod entered the hall, which formed the cen-tre of the mansion, and the place of usual residence.
-- Books were flung aside without being put away on the shelves, inkstands were over-turned, benches thrown down, and the whole school was turned loose an hour before the usual time, bursting forth like a legion of young imps, yelping and racketing about the green in joy at their early emancipation.
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：
-- Stroeve knew from the enquiries made by the police that Strickland had walked out of the house immediately after dinner, and the fact that Blanche had washed up the things as usual gave him a little thrill of horror.
-- Somehow I could not get into my story, and after trying once or twice I had to give it up; I started from the beginning in the usual way, and made up my mind I could only tell what I knew of Strickland's life in the order in which I learnt the facts.
-- Then he gave the sardonic smile which was usual with him.
-- Once some women, venturing nearer than usual to the plantation, saw her washing clothes in the brook, and they threw stones at her.
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