second是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 第二； 次等的， 二等的n. 秒v. 赞成， 附和v. (临时) 调任， 调派，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。
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《人魔岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- So soon as the second man had appeared, Montgomery had started forward.
-- N the early morning (it was the second morning after Imy recovery, and I believe the fourth after I was picked up), I awoke through an avenue of tumultuous dreams, dreams of guns and howling mobs, and became sensible of a hoarse shouting above me.
-- By way of answer to his second question, I handed him a re-volver with either hand.
-- In another second I was running, one of a tumultuous shouting crowd, in pursuit of the escaping Leopard-man.
在拉迪亚德·吉卜林的《丛林故事》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He could hear rustling and hissing in the rubbish all round him and gave the Call a second time, to make sure.
-- 'On the left hand of the second squadron.
-- The second squadron of the Lancers shot by, and there was the troop-horse, with his tail like spun silk, his head pulled into his breast, one ear forward and one back, setting the time for all his squadron, his legs go-ing as smoothly as waltz music.
在詹姆斯·费尼莫尔·库柏的《最后的摩根战士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The less zealous English thought they con-ferred a sufficient honor on its unsullied fountains, when they bestowed the name of their reigning prince, the second of the house of Hanover.
-- If you speak again, I shall leave you to the mercy of the Maquas!Draw to your arrow's head, Uncas; we have no time for second blows.'
-- A second yell soon fol-lowed the first, when a rush of voices was heard pouring down the island, from its upper to its lower extremity, until they reached the naked rock above the caverns, where, after a shout of savage triumph, the air continued full of horrible cries and screams, such as man alone can utter, and he only when in a state of the fiercest barbarity.
-- When his triumph had ceased, he cast the brush on the slight heap Duncan had made before the entrance of the second cavern, and closed the view.
-- I hold it a sin to kill the second buck afore the first is eaten, unless a march in front, or an ambush-ment, be contemplated.
在威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆的《月亮和六便士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- My commonplace scheme was, after all, effective, for in the second shop we asked at the woman behind the counter acknowledged that she knew him.
-- "Wait one second longer."
-- I always played second fiddle to him.
-- I shall not tell what Dr. Coutras related to me in his words, but in my own, for I cannot hope to give at second hand any impression of his vivacious delivery.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《神秘岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The second level was separated by a perpendicular granite cliff, terminated at the top by an unequal edge at a height of at least 300 feet.
-- They wished to reach the second cone, and proceeding along the ridge of the spurs seemed to be the best way by which to gain it.
-- This second stage of the mountain rose on a base of rocks, among which it would be easy to find a retreat.
-- "Well, my boy, I have just constructed two similar right-angled triangles; the first, the smallest, has for its sides the perpendicular pole, the distance which separates the little stick from the foot of the pole and my visual ray for hypothenuse; the second has for its sides the perpendicular cliff, the height of which we wish to measure, the distance which separates the little stick from the bottom of the cliff, and my visual ray also forms its hypothenuse, which proves to be prolongation of that of the first triangle."
-- The second distance between the stick and the bottom of the cliff was five hundred feet.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The second perusal was to all appearance as unsatisfactory as the first, and plunged him into a profound reverie from which he awakened to another assault upon his nails and a long stare at the child, who with her eyes turned towards the ground awaited his further pleasure.
-- The eldest boy ran out to fetch some milk, the second dragged two stools towards the door, and the youngest crept to his mother's gown, and looked at the strangers from beneath his sunburnt hand.
-- Kit inwardly resolved that he would never tempt a carrier any more, save with an empty box; and having formed this Christian determination, he turned his thoughts to the second question.
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