favor是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 好感； 喜爱； 关切v. 赞成， 支持， 偏爱，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：
-- As Lord of Luss and "laird" of Malcolm, he represented his county in the House of Lords; but, with his Jacobite ideas, he did not care much for the favor of the House of Hanover, and he was looked upon coldly by the State party in England, because of the tenacity with which he clung to the traditions of his forefathers, and his energetic resistance to the political encroachments of Southerners.
-- He spoke with such conviction, however, that all eyes turned toward Glenarvan, for Paganel's affirmation was a direct answer to his question, but Glenarvan shook his head, and said nothing, though evidently he was not inclined to favor his friend's views.
-- "I leave you, then, my friends, to decide whether all these probabilities, not to say certainties, are not in favor of the Australian continent."
-- The elements, after having handled them so roughly, seemed now disposed to favor them to the utmost.
-- Nature seems to have exhausted in its favor all the primitive colors on her palette.
在拉迪亚德·吉卜林的《丛林故事》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- What never man has seen he has seen through the long night, and the favor of the elephant-folk and of the Gods of the Jungles is with him.
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：
-- Uncas acted as attendant to the females, performing all the little offices within his power, with a mixture of dignity and anxious grace, that served to amuse Heyward, who well knew that it was an utter inno-vation on the Indian customs, which forbid their warriors to descend to any menial employment, especially in favor of their women.
-- They then retired within the walls, and first offering up their thanksgivings for past mercies, and peti-tioning for a continuance of the Divine favor throughout the coming night, they laid their tender forms on the fra-grant couch, and in spite of recollections and forebodings, soon sank into those slumbers which nature so imperious-ly demanded, and which were sweetened by hopes for the morrow.
-- At instants of momentary wakefulness he mistook a bush for his associ-ate sentinel; his head next sank upon his shoulder, which, in its turn, sought the support of the ground; and, finally, his whole person became relaxed and pliant, and the young man sank into a deep sleep, dreaming that he was a knight of ancient chivalry, holding his midnight vigils before the tent of a recaptured princess, whose favor he did not despair of gaining, by such a proof of devotion and watchfulness.
-- 'Nay, Duncan, deny it not,' interrupted the smiling Al-ice, issuing from the shadows of the building into the light of the moon, in all the loveliness of her freshened beauty; 'I know you to be a heedless one, when self is the object of your care, and but too vigilant in favor of others.
-- It is true, they endeavor to make truces to the wicked one as who would not with an enemy he can-not conquer!but they look up for favor and assistance to the Great and Good Spirit only.'
在华盛顿·欧文的《睡谷的传说》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He found favor in the eyes of the mothers by petting the children, particularly the youngest; and like the lion bold, which whilom so magnan-imously the lamb did hold, he would sit with a child on one knee, and rock a cradle with his foot for whole hours to-gether.
-- Ichahod Crane had a soft and foolish heart towards the sex; and it is not to be wondered at, that so tempting a mor-sel soon found favor in his eyes, more especially after he had visited her in her paternal mansion.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《复活》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Now that he found himself the owner of vast estates, he was confronted by two alternatives: either to waive his ownership in favor of the peasants, as he did ten years ago with the two hundred acres, or, by tacit acquiescence, confess that all his former ideas were erroneous and false.
-- However, in favor of marrying Missy in particular (Korchagin's name was Maria, but, as usual in families of the higher classes, she received a nickname) there was, first, the fact that she came of good stock, and was in everything, from her dress to her manner of speaking, walking and laughing, distinguished not by any exceptional qualities, but by "good breeding"--he knew no other expression for the quality which he prized very highly.
-- During a recess the same old lady from whom the ingenious attorney managed to win her property in favor of his shrewd client, came out of the court-room.
-- To live according to the faith that was in him was burdensome; every question would have to be decided almost always against his animal ego, which was seeking light pleasures; but reposing his faith in others, there remained nothing to decide, everything having been decided, and decided always against the spiritual and in favor of the animal ego.
-- From all that occurred at the trial and his knowledge of Maslova, Nekhludoff was convinced that she was innocent, and at first was confident that the other jurors would so find her, but when he saw that because of the merchant's bungling defense of Maslova, evidently prompted by his undisguised liking for her, and the foreman's resistance which it caused, but chiefly because of the weariness of the jury, there was likely to be a verdict of guilty, he wished to make objection, but feared to speak in her favor lest his relations toward her should be disclosed.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'I want to ask a favor of you, Mamma,' Amy said, coming in with an important air one day.
-- 'I hate to be patronized, and the Chesters think it's a great favor to allow us to help with their highly connected fair.
-- She had seen her old friend in a new light, not as 'our boy', but as a handsome and agreeable man, and she was conscious of a very natural desire to find favor in his sight.
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The favor of your com-pany has been much felt, I assure you.
在卡洛·科洛迪的《木偶奇遇记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Some went at my legs and some at my back, and among the others, there was one tiny fish so gentle and polite that he did me the great favor of eating even my tail."
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