discovery是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 发现； 被发现的事物，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。
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《双城记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But, he said not a single word in ref-erence to the discovery that had been told of, and, as they went into the house, the business eye of Mr. Lorry either detected, or fancied it detected, on his face, as it turned towards Charles Darnay, the same singular look that had been upon it when it turned towards him in the passages of the Court House.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《安娜·卡列尼娜》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He did not succeed in adapting his face to the position in which he was placed towards his wife by the discovery of his fault.
-- The first onslaught of jealousy, once lived through, could never come back again, and even the discovery of infidelities could never now affect her as it had the first time.
-- Such a discovery now would only mean breaking up family habits, and she let herself be deceived, despising him and still more herself, for the weakness.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《八十天环游地球》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But no!the charms of Aouda failed to act, to Passepartout's great surprise; and the disturbances, if they existed, would have been more difficult to calculate than those of Uranus which led to the discovery of Neptune.
在辛克莱·刘易斯的《阿罗史密斯》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- When she appeared he explained to her that his discovery was accidental, that most scientific discoveries were accidental, and that no investigator, however great, could do anything more than see the value of his chance results.
-- One morning he burst in, whiskers alive, and reproached Martin: "What is this mysterious discovery you're making, Arrowsmith?
-- Then Rippleton Holabird burst in on him: "Martin, my dear boy, the Director has just been telling me about your discovery and his splendid plans for you.
-- "D'Herelle's discovery hasn't aroused the popular interest I thought it would.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I do not conceive that this discovery gave me much pain then.
-- Traddles and I both expressed, by a feeling murmur, that this great discovery was no doubt true of Mr. Micawber, and that it did him much credit.
-- In the keendistress of the discovery of his unworthiness, I thought more of allthat was brilliant in him, I softened more towards all that was goodin him, I did more justice to the qualities that might have made hima man of a noble nature and a great name, than ever I had done inthe height of my devotion to him.
-- I am now in a condition to show- by- HEEP's-false books, and- HEEP's- real memoranda, beginning with thepartially destroyed pocket-book (which I was unable tocomprehend, at the time of its accidental discovery by Mrs.Micawber, on our taking possession of our present abode, in thelocker or bin devoted to the reception of the ashes calcined on ourdomestic hearth), that the weaknesses, the faults, the very virtues,the parental affections, and the sense of honour, of the unhappyMr. W. have been for years acted on by, and warped to the basepurposes of- HEEP.
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The carriage came: and Mr. Woodhouse, always the first object on such occasions, was carefully attended to his own by Mr. Knightley and Mr. Weston; but not all that either could say could prevent some renewal of alarm at the sight of the snow which had actually fallen, and the discovery of a much darker night than he had been prepared for.
-- They burst on him, I do not know how, but by some letter or message and it was the discovery of what she was doing, of this very project of hers, which determined him to come forward at once, own it all to his uncle, throw himself on his kindness, and, in short, put an end to the miserable state of concealment that had been carrying on so long.'
-- This discovery laid many smaller matters open.
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- This coolness may have owed its existence not so much to her fearlessness of expected danger as to her freedom from the suspicion of any; her worst anticipated discovery being that a horse might not be well bedded, the fowls not all in, or a door not closed.
-- The discovery was no less a scourge than a surprise.
-- Oak imagined a terrible discovery resulting from this afternoon's work that might cast over Bathsheba's life a shade which the interposition of many lapsing years might but indifferently lighten, and which nothing at all might altogether remove.
-- Their suspense was diverted, however, by a discovery which was made in the afternoon, throwing more light on Boldwood's conduct and condition than any details which had preceded it.
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- These are my enticements, and they are sufficient to conquer all fear of danger or death and to -induce me to commence this labourious voyage with the joy a child feels when he embarks in a little boat, with his holi-day mates, on an expedition of discovery up his native river.
-- You may remember that a history of all the voyages made for purposes of discovery composed the whole of our good Uncle Thomas' library.
-- I replied, however, that we were on a voyage of discovery to-wards the northern pole.
-- In other studies you go as far as others have gone before you, and there is nothing more to know; but in a scientific pursuit there is continual food for discovery and wonder.
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