marriage是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 结婚， 婚姻； 结婚仪式，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：
-- John Mangles wedded Mary Grant in the old cathedral of St. Mungo, and Mr. Paxton, the same clergyman who had prayed nine months before for the deliverance of the father, now blessed the marriage of his daughter and his deliverer.
-- He even told Paganel that his marriage was the last freak he would be able to allow himself.
-- A fortnight afterwards, the marriage was celebrated in grand style in the chapel of Malcolm Castle.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It is probable that both these representations were of ex post facto origin; the young gentleman (whose expressive name was Sparkler) being monomaniacal in offering marriage to all manner of undesirable young ladies, and in remarking of every successive young lady to whom he tendered a matrimonial proposal that she was 'a doosed fine gal well educated too with no biggodd nonsense about her.'
-- When, to these three-fold points of prudence there is added the fact that Mrs Gowan yielded her consent the moment she knew of Mr Meagles having yielded his, and that Mr Meagles's objection to the marriage had been the sole obstacle in its way all along, it becomes the height of probability that the relict of the deceased Commissioner of nothing particular, turned these ideas in her sagacious mind.
-- Mrs Merdle reviewed the bosom which Society was accustomed to review; and having ascertained that show-window of Mr Merdle's and the London jewellers' to be in good order, replied:'As to marriage on the part of a man, my dear, Society requires that he should retrieve his fortunes by marriage.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- A. SNODGRASS THE MASKED MARRIAGE (A Tale Of Venice) Gondola after gondola swept up to the marble steps, and left its lovely load to swell the brilliant throng that filled the stately halls of Count Adelon.
-- Instant silence fell on the gay throng, and not a sound, but he dash of fountains or the rustle of orange groves sleeping in the moonlight, broke the hush, as Count de Adelon spoke thus: 'My lords and ladies, pardon the ruse by which I have gathered you here to witness the marriage of my daughter.
-- 'Marriage is an excellent thing, after all.
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- When I think of this life I have led; the desolation of solitude it has been; the masoned, walled-town of a Captain's exclusiveness, which admits but small entrance to any sympathy from the green country without oh, weariness!heaviness!Guinea-coast slavery of solitary command! when I think of all this; only half-suspected, not so keenly known to me before and how for forty years I have fed upon dry salted fare fit emblem of the dry nourishment of my soil! when the poorest landsman has had fresh fruit to his daily hand, and broken the world's fresh bread to my mouldy crusts away, whole oceans away, from that young girl-wife I wedded past fifty, and sailed for Cape Horn the next day, leaving but one dent in my marriage pillow wife?
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.
-- The idea soon reached to conviction, as she observed his increasing ci-vilities toward herself, and heard his frequent attempt at a compliment on her wit and vivacity; and though more as-tonished than gratified herself by this effect of her charms, it was not long before her mother gave her to understand that the probability of their marriage was extremely agreeable to HER.
-- She saw her in idea settled in that very house, in all the felicity which a marriage of true affection could bestow; and she felt capable, under such circumstanc-es, of endeavouring even to like Bingley's two sisters.
-- My situation in life, my connections with the family of de Bourgh, and my relationship to your own, are circumstances highly in my favour; and you should take it into further consideration, that in spite of your manifold attractions, it is by no means certain that another offer of marriage may ever be made you.
-- 'Pardon me for interrupting you, madam,' cried Mr. Col-lins; 'but if she is really headstrong and foolish, I know not whether she would altogether be a very desirable wife to a man in my situation, who naturally looks for happiness in the marriage state.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- No sooner did she perceive any symptom of love in his behaviour to Elinor, than she considered their serious attachment as certain, and looked forward to their marriage as rapidly approaching.
-- In my eyes it would be no marriage at all, but that would be nothing.
-- Her mother too, in whose mind not one speculative thought of their marriage had been raised, by his prospect of riches, was led before the end of a week to hope and expect it; and secretly to congratulate herself on having gained two such sons-in-law as Edward and Willoughby.
-- She could easily conceive that marriage might not be immediately in their power; for though Willoughby was independent, there was no reason to believe him rich.
-- It is an engagement in some respects not prosperously begun, for their marriage must be at a very uncertain distance; and even secrecy, as far as it can be observed, may now be very advisable."
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "Say," he said, after he had, as he thought, pleasantly disposed of the marriage question, "I saw Hurstwood to-day, and he wants us to go to the theatre with him."
-- The suggestion of marriage struck Hurstwood forcibly.
-- As for him, the marriage clause did not dwell in his mind.
-- He had been afraid that he was about to precipitate another conversation upon the marriage question.
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