explanation是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 解释， 说明，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：
-- He quietly awaited the explanation of this incomprehensible mirth.
-- The main point is that AUSTRAL means AUSTRALIE, and we must have gone blindly on a wrong track not to have discovered the explanation at the very beginning, it was so evident.
在阿瑟·柯南·道尔的《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- This explanation was borne out by the post-mortem examina-tion, which showed long-standing organic disease, and the coroner's jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence.
-- But surely such an explanation as that would be quite inadequate to account for the deep and subtle scheming which seemed to be weaving an invisible net round the young baronet.
-- But whatever the true explanation of Barrymore's move-ments might be, I felt that the responsibility of keeping them to myself until I could explain them was more than I could bear.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'One last remark,' proceeded Flora, rejecting commonplace life with a wave of her hand, 'I wish to make, one last explanation I wish to offer, there was a time ere Mr F. first paid attentions incapable of being mistaken, but that is past and was not to be, dear Mr Clennam you no longer wear a golden chain you are free I trust you may be happy, here is Papa who is always tiresome and putting in his nose everywhere where he is not wanted.'
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- When she had heard the explanation of the quoted phrases, Mrs. March said sorrowfully... 'I wish you could have gone, but there is no hope of it this time, so try to bear it cheerfully, and don't sadden Amy's pleasure by reproaches or regrets.'
-- A careful explanation followed, to which he listened so attentively that his anxious grandmother said, 'My dear, do you think it wise to talk about such things to that baby?
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Mr. Bumble no sooner uttered Oliver's name, in explanation o f his errand, than Mrs. Bedwin, who had been listening at the parlour door, hastened into the passage in a breathless state.
-- Such commendations had been bestowed upon his bravery, that he could not, for the life of him, help postponing the explanation for a few delicious minutes; during which he had flourished, in the very zenith of a brief reputation for undaunted courage.
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Miss Bingley, however, was incapable of disappointing Mr. Darcy in anything, and persevered therefore in requir-ing an explanation of his two motives.
-- If, in the explanation of them, which is due to myself, I am under the necessity of relating feelings which may be offensive to yours, I can only say that I am sorry.
-- With amazement did she first understand that he believed any apology to be in his power; and steadfastly was she per-suaded, that he could have no explanation to give, which a just sense of shame would not conceal.
-- From herself to Jane from Jane to Bingley, her thoughts were in a line which soon brought to her recollection that Mr. Darcy's explanation THERE had appeared very insuf-ficient, and she read it again.
-- She could not bear such suspense; and hastily seizing a sheet of paper, wrote a short letter to her aunt, to request an explanation of what Lydia had dropt, if it were compatible with the secrecy which had been intended.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She had great satisfaction in replying that she was going into Devonshire. Edward turned hastily towards her, on hearing this, and, in a voice of surprise and concern, which required no explanation to her, repeated, "Devonshire!Are you, indeed, going there?
-- Besides in the present case, I really thought some explanation was due to you after my making such particular inquiries about Edward's mother; and I am so unfortunate, that I have not a creature whose advice I can ask.
-- Again I demand an explanation of it.
-- The deception could not continue after this; and an explanation immediately took place, by which both gained considerable amusement for the moment, without any material loss of happiness to either, for Mrs. Jennings only exchanged one form of delight for another, and still without forfeiting her expectation of the first.
-- By their uncertain light she thought she could discern it to be drawn by four horses; and this, while it told the excess of her poor mother's alarm, gave some explanation to such unexpected rapidity.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- By evening, when Hurstwood reached home, she had brooded herself into a state of sullen desire for explanation and revenge.
-- An explanation might as well come now as later.
-- There was more explanation volunteered by Carrie, because she was happy.
在马克·吐温的《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I make this explanation for the reason that without it many readers would suppose that all these characters were trying to talk alike and not succeeding.
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