perform是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为v. 履行， 执行； 表演， 演出； 完成(事业)，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：
-- This touched Young Jerry on a tender place; who adjured his mother to perform her first duty, and, whatever else she did or neglected, above all things to lay especial stress on the discharge of that maternal function so affectingly and delicately indicated by his other parent.
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：
-- ; but what she had yet to perform was something quite unusual.
-- Oh, far happier were I, could I exchange with him my being with his desires and with his hopes perform the weary pilgrimage of life!Oh, he is a hundred times happier than I!'
-- The sun's light wants eight minutes and some seconds to perform a journey of more than twenty million of our Danish* miles; borne by electricity, the soul wants even some minutes less to accomplish the same flight.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《安娜·卡列尼娜》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Chapter 7 Stephan Arkadyevitch had gone to Petersburg to perform the most natural and essential official duty--so familiar to everyone in the government service, though incomprehensible to outsiders-- that duty, but for which one could hardly be in government service, of reminding the ministry of his existence--and having, for the due performance of this rite, taken all the available cash from home, was gaily and agreeably spending his days at the races and in the summer villas.
-- Vronsky had come to the elections partly because he was bored in the country and wanted to show Anna his right to independence, and also to repay Sviazhsky by his support at the election for all the trouble he had taken for Vronsky at the district council election, but chiefly in order strictly to perform all those duties of a nobleman and landowner which he had taken upon himself.
在辛克莱·刘易斯的《阿罗史密斯》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But he expected Martin to perform a miracle or two in the whole fortnight of the holidays and Martin had no stomach with which to think.
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：
-- Of course, they might have a thrashing sometimes for letting their fancy run away with them and to teach them their place, but no more; in fact, even this isn't necessary as they castigate themselves, for they are very conscientious: some perform this service for one another and others chastise themselves with their own hands芒聙娄.
-- We shall perform under his windows every day, and if the Tsar drives by, I'll fall on my knees, put the children before me, show them to him, and say 'Defend us father.'
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He then said withmuch solemnity'One thing more I have to do, before thisseparation is complete, and that is to perform an act of justice.
-- I cannot perform it.
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She knew the limitations of her own powers too well to attempt more than she could perform with credit; she wanted neither taste nor spirit in the little things which are generally acceptable, and could accompany her own voice well.
-- In spite of her vexation, she could not help feeling it almost ridiculous, that she should have the very same dis-tressing and delicate office to perform by Harriet, which Mrs. Weston had just gone through by herself.
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "Do you give out that Turpin has got a bad cold, and can't speak his part, but that he'll perform it just the same without speaking."
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I have prevented his encountering the inconveniences and perhaps dangers of so long a journey, yet how often have I regretted not being able to perform it myself!I figure to myself that the task of attending on your sickbed has devolved on some mercenary old nurse, who could never guess your wishes nor minister to them with the care and affection of your poor cousin.
-- I am thy creature, and I will be even mild and docile to my natural lord and king if thou wilt also perform thy part, the which thou owest me.
-- I must perform my engagement and let the monster depart with his mate before I allowed myself to enjoy the delight of a union from which I expected peace.
-- Do not think that I shall be slow to perform this sacri-fice.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- This gradually led to a want of toleration for him, and even--on his being detected in holy orders, and declining to perform the funeral service--to the general indignation taking the form of nuts.
在格林兄弟的《格林童话》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Be- 105fore you receive my daughter, and the half of my kingdom,' said he to him, 'you must perform one more heroic deed.
-- There was a great noise and crowd in the streets, and a man rode up on horse-back, crying aloud: 'The king's daughter wants a husband; but whoever seeks her hand must perform a hard task, and if he does not succeed he will forfeit his life.'
-- But when the proud princess perceived that he was not 213her equal in birth, she scorned him, and required him first to perform another task.
-- The youth sat down in the garden and considered how it might be possible to perform this task, but he could think of nothing, and there he sat sorrowfully awaiting the break of day, when he should be led to death.
-- 'If you can perform such deeds as that, you are no gardener's boy; tell me, who is your father?'
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