silent是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 寂静， 沉默的，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。
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- What do you see? Posted like silent sentinels all around the town, stand thousands upon thousands of mortal men fixed in ocean reveries.
-- My arm hung over the counterpane, and the nameless, unimaginable, silent form or phantom, to which the hand belonged, seemed closely seated by my bed-side.
-- Each silent worshipper seemed purposely sitting apart from the other, as if each silent grief were insular and incommunicable.
-- The chaplain had not yet arrived; and there these silent islands of men and women sat steadfastly eyeing several marble tablets, with black borders, masoned into the wall on either side the pulpit.
-- Huge hills and mountains of casks on casks were piled upon her wharves, and side by side the world-wandering whale ships lay silent and safely moored at last; while from others came a sound of carpenters and coopers, with blended noises of fires and forges to melt the pitch, all betokening that new cruises were on the start; that one most perilous and long voyage ended, only begins a second; and a second ended, only begins a third, and so on, for ever and for aye.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Well,' said the undertaker's wife, when Oliver had finished his supper: which she had regarded in silent horror, and with fearful auguries of his future appetite: 'have you done?'
-- Oliver walked a few paces after them; and, not knowing whether to advance or retire, stood looking on in silent amazement.
-- Mr. Fang sat silent for some minutes, and then, turning round to the prosecutor, said in a towering passion.
-- Having remained silent here, just long enough to recover breath to speak, Master Bates uttered an exclamation of amusement and delight; and, bursting into an uncontrollable fit of laughter, flung himself upon a doorstep, and rolled thereon in a transport of mirth.
-- As the old gentleman said this in a low voice: more to himself than to his companion: and as he remained silent for a short time afterwards: Oliver sat quite still.
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Mr. Darcy stood near them in silent indignation at such a mode of passing the evening, to the exclusion of all con-versation, and was too much engrossed by his thoughts to perceive that Sir William Lucas was his neighbour, till Sir William thus began: 'What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy!There is nothing like dancing after all.
-- Mr. Bennet in-deed said little; but the ladies were ready enough to talk, and Mr. Collins seemed neither in need of encouragement, nor inclined to be silent himself.
-- It would look odd to be entirely silent for half an hour together; and yet for the advantage of SOME, conversation ought to be so arranged, as that they may have the trouble of saying as little as possible.'
-- He made no answer, and they were again silent till they had gone down the dance, when he asked her if she and her sisters did not very often walk to Meryton.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- They took one silent turn backward and forward in the shade of the wall, getting, at the height on which the quarantine barracks are placed, what cool refreshment of sea breeze there was at seven in the morning.
-- 'Your daughter,' said the other, when they had taken another silent turn to and fro, and, after standing for a moment at the wall glancing down at the sea, had resumed their walk, 'is your only child, I know, Mr Meagles.
-- Passing, now the mouldy hall of some obsolete Worshipful Company, now the illuminated windows of a Congregationless Church that seemed to be waiting for some adventurous Belzoni to dig it out and discover its history; passing silent warehouses and wharves, and here and there a narrow alley leading to the river, where a wretched little bill, FOUND DROWNED, was weeping on the wet wall; he came at last to the house he sought.
-- With that head, however, he remained old Christopher Casby, proclaimed by common report rich in house property; and with that head, he now sat in his silent parlour.
-- He remained silent for a few moments, that she might regain her composure.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Mr. Brooke was a grave, silent young man, with handsome brown eyes and a pleasant voice.
-- Amy looked relieved, but naughty Jo took her at her word, for during the first call she sat with every limb grace-fully composed, every fold correctly draped, calm as a summer sea, cool as a snowbank, and as silent as the sphinx.
-- She began well, thanks to a silent reminder that came to her unexpectedly, but most opportunely.
-- As he listened, he lost his place, the music ended with a bro-ken chord, and the musician sat silent in the dark.
-- I think everything was said and settled then, for as they stood together quite silent for a moment, with the dark head bent down protectingly over the light one, Amy felt that no one could comfort and sustain her so well as Laurie, and Laurie decided that Amy was the only woman in the world who could fill Jo's place and make him happy.
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