description是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 描写, 描绘, 叙述，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：
-- After this odd description of his daily routine of em-ployment, Mr. Lorry flattened his flaxen wig upon his head with both hands (which was most unnecessary, for nothing could be flatter than its shining surface was before), and re-sumed his former attitude.
-- It could scarcely be called a trade, in spite of his favourite description of himself as 'a honest tradesman.'
-- Encamped at a quarter before nine, in good time to touch his threecornered hat to the oldest of men as they passed in to Tellson's, Jerry took up his station on this windy March morning, with young Jerry standing by him, when not en-gaged in making forays through the Bar, to inflict bodily and mental injuries of an acute description on passing boys who were small enough for his amiable purpose.
-- It had a quieter look than any other place of the same description they had passed, and, though red with patriotic caps, was not so red as the rest.
在汉斯·克里斯蒂安·安徒生的《安徒生童话》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- *This relates to a book published some years ago in Germany, and said to be by Herschel, which contained a description of the moon and its inhabitants, written with such a semblance of truth that many were deceived by the imposture.
-- A Moment of Head Importance An Evening's 'Dramatic Readings' A Most Strange Journey very inhabitant of Copenhagen knows, from personal Einspection, how the entrance to Frederick's Hospital looks; but as it is possible that others, who are not Co-penhagen people, may also read this little work, we will beforehand give a short description of it.
-- It was really splendid beyond description splendid.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《安娜·卡列尼娜》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Images, memories, and ideas of the strangest description followed one another with extraordinary rapidity and vividness.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《八十天环游地球》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- A description of him was easily procured and sent to the detectives; and some hopeful spirits, of whom Ralph was one, did not despair of his apprehension.
-- His photograph, which was hung with those of the rest of the members at the Reform Club, was minutely examined, and it betrayed, feature by feature, the description of the robber which had been provided to the police.
-- This was Fix, one of the detectives who had been dispatched from England in search of the bank robber; it was his task to narrowly watch every passenger who arrived at Suez, and to follow up all who seemed to be suspicious characters, or bore a resemblance to the description of the criminal, which he had received two days before from the police headquarters at London.
-- But really, I don't see how, from the description you have, you will be able to recognise your man, even if he is on board the Mongolia."
-- Don't you see, the description which you have there has a singular resemblance to an honest man?"
在辛克莱·刘易斯的《阿罗史密斯》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It was Leora who consoled him: "I've got a lovely description for your dratted Famous Surgeons.
-- In a week three other waterfront workers and a fisherman at Point Carib were down with something which, even Inchcape Jones acknowledged, was uncomfortably like the description of plague in "Manson's Tropical Diseases": "a prodromal stage characterized by depression, anorexia, aching of the limbs," then the fever, the vertigo, the haggard features, the bloodshot and sunken eyes, the buboes in the groin.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《罪与罚》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Sonia's letters were full of the most matter-of-fact detail, the simplest and clearest description of all Raskolnikov's surroundings as a convict.
-- There was no word of her own hopes, no conjec-ture as to the future, no description of her feelings.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- For Ithought he wanted something else to eat, and had pointedlyalluded to that description of refreshment.
-- Take him forall in all, we ne'er shallin short, make the acquaintance, probably,of anybody else possessing, at his time of life, the same legs forgaiters, and able to read the same description of print, withoutspectacles.
-- Having said which, hedrew back, to observe the effect which this description of her madeupon me.
-- calling over the banisters toMrs. Micawber, while Traddles looked (with reason) not a littleamazed at this description of me.
-- No description I could giveof her would do justice to my recollection of her, or to her entiredeliverance of herself to her anger.
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The aunt was as tiresome as ever; more tiresome, because anxiety for her health was now added to admiration of her powers; and they had to listen to the description of exactly how little bread and butter she ate for breakfast, and how small a slice of mutton for dinner, as well as to see exhibi-tions of new caps and new workbags for her mother and herself; and Jane's offences rose again.
-- Maple Grove has given me a thorough disgust to people of that sort; for there is a fam-ily in that neighbourhood who are such an annoyance to my brother and sister from the airs they give themselves!Your description of Mrs. Churchill made me think of them direct-ly.
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