valuable是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 贵重的， 有价值的n. (pl. ) 贵重物品， 财宝，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。
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Was his life so valuable to him after all?
-- But the large united flocks of Bathsheba and Farmer Boldwood formed a valuable and imposing multitude which demanded much attention, and on this account Gabriel, in addition to Boldwood's shepherd and Cain Ball, accompanied them along the way, through the decayed old town of Kingsbere, and upward to the plateau, old George the dog of course behind them.
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I must own I felt a little proud when my captain offered me the second dignity in the vessel and entreated me to remain with the greatest earnestness, so valuable did he consider my services.
-- She told me, that that same evening William had teased her to let him wear a very valuable miniature that she possessed of 78 Frankensteinyour mother.
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "I know," answered Gerald, who did not care to disclose that Pork had supplied this valuable bit of information,or that Philippe had departed for the West at the express desire of his family.
-- "The way Atlanta is growinghis property will be ten times more valuable in twenty years, and it's only right that the boy should be raised where hisproperty is, so he can learn to take care of it yes, and of Pitty's and Melanie's, too.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I thanked him for his valuable advice, and asked him what Herbert had done?
在格林兄弟的《格林童话》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The king took the gift very graciously, and said he knew not what to give in return more valuable and wonderful than the great turnip; so the soldier was forced to put it into a cart, and drag it home with him.
-- In his flight he had forgotten the most valuable things he had, the blue light and the gold, and had only one ducat in his pocket.
在乔纳森•斯威夫特的《格列夫游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Before I went to sleep, I gave him to understand that I had some valuable furniture in my box, too good to be lost: a fine hammock, a handsome field-bed, two chairs, a table, and a cabinet; that my closet was hung on all sides, or rather quilted, with silk and cotton; that if he would let one of the crew bring my closet into his cabin, I would open it there before him, and show him my goods.
-- Where any of these wanted fortunes, I would provide them with convenient lodges round my own estate, and have some of them always at my table; only mingling a few of the most valuable among you mortals, whom length of time would harden me to lose with little or no reluctance, and treat your posterity after the same manner; just as a man diverts himself with the annual succession of pinks and tulips in his garden, without regretting the loss of those which withered the preceding year.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《地心游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- What is the use of wasting so much valuable time?"
-- cried M. Fridriksson; "why, we have eight thousand volumes of most rare and valuable works--some in the Scandinavian language, besides all the new publications from Copenhagen."
-- In 1816 we founded a Literary Society and Mechanics' Institute; many foreign scholars of eminence are honorary members; we publish books destined to educate our people, and these books have rendered valuable services to our country.
-- "Well, M. Fridriksson," he said in an easy, unconcerned kind of way, "I was desirous of ascertaining, if among other valuable works, you had any of the learned Arne Saknussemm."
-- Shortly after we entered a place of communal jurisdiction called Ejulberg, and the clock of which would then have struck twelve, if any Icelandic church had been rich enough to possess so valuable and useful an article.
在戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯的《查太莱夫人的情人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Of course the most valuable discoveries were kept secret as far as possible.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Mr Doyce mentioned incidentally, in the course of our conversation, that he was going to take your valuable advice on the subject of finding such a partner.
-- The lady, recovering herself quickly for it was Mrs Merdle and she was not easily dashed went on to add that she trusted in saying this, she apologised for her boldness, and restored this well-behaved landlord to the favour that was so very valuable to him.
-- I provide you with valuable assistance to do it.
-- Nay, an ingenious gentleman connected with the Department, and himself a valuable public servant, had done him the favour to make a curious calculation of the amount of stationery consumed in it during the same period.
-- On the day before her marriage, she had bestowed on Mrs Merdle's maid with an air of gracious indifference, in Mrs Merdle's presence, a trifling little keepsake (bracelet, bonnet, and two dresses, all new) about four times as valuable as the present formerly made by Mrs Merdle to her.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- One dis-covered that money couldn't keep shame and sorrow out of rich people's houses, another that, though she was poor, she was a great deal happier, with her youth, health, and good spirits, than a certain fretful, feeble old lady who couldn't enjoy her comforts, a third that, disagreeable as it was to help get dinner, it was harder still to go begging for it and the fourth, that even carnelian rings were not so valuable as good behavior.
-- It's the old martin house, but I've stopped up the door and made the roof open, so it will hold all sorts of things, and save our valuable time.
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