sleep是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为v. (slept， slept) 睡n. 睡眠，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。
在威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆的《月亮和六便士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The Chink's Head was a name the beach-combers gave to a wretched inn off the Rue Bouterie, kept by a one-eyed Chinaman, where for six sous you could sleep in a cot and for three on the floor.
-- Every day I was up at dawn, clearing, planting, working on my house, and at night when I threw myself on my bed it was to sleep like a log till morning.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《神秘岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Herbert went to sleep directly.
-- But one of the castaways did not sleep in the cave.
-- Their meal concluded, each retired to the corner in which he had rested the preceding night, and Herbert was not long in going to sleep near the sailor, who had stretched himself beside the fireplace.
-- Sleep at last took possession of Pencroft, whom a seafaring life had habituated to anything.
-- The deep sleep which had overpowered him would no doubt be more beneficial to him than any nourishment.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Sleep soundly, Nell,' he said in a low voice, 'and angels guard thy bed!Do not forget thy prayers, my sweet.'
-- CHAPTER 5Whether Mr Quilp took any sleep by snatches of a few winks at a time, or whether he sat with his eyes wide open all night long, certain it is that he kept his cigar alight, and kindled every fresh one from the ashes of that which was nearly consumed, without requiring the assistance of a candle.
-- Daniel Quilp pulled his hat over his brows, climbed on to the desk (which had a flat top) and stretching his short length upon it went to sleep with ease of an old practitioner; intending, no doubt, to compensate himself for the deprivation of last night's rest, by a long and sound nap.
-- He has no sleep or rest, but that which he takes by day in his easy chair; for every night and nearly all night long he is away from home.'
-- Let us walk through country places, and sleep in fields and under trees, and never think of money again, or anything that can make you sad, but rest at nights, and have the sun and wind upon our faces in the day, and thank God together!Let us never set foot in dark rooms or melancholy houses, any more, but wander up and down wherever we like to go; and when you are tired, you shall stop to rest in the pleasantest place that we can find, and I will go and beg for both.'
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《复活》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She was about to lay down to sleep when the matron called her into the office, where a visitor was waiting for her.
-- He did not sleep the whole night.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《时间机器》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I was in my laboratory at four o'clock, and since then 芒聙娄 I've lived eight days 芒聙娄 such days as no human being ever lived before!I'm nearly worn out, but I shan't sleep till I've told this thing over to you.
-- I tried to get to sleep again, but I felt restless and uncomfortable.
-- "The next night I did not sleep well.
-- I felt I could never sleep again until my bed was secure from them.
-- My plan was to go as far as possible that night, and then, building a fire, to sleep in the protection of its glare.
在刘易斯·卡罗尔的《爱丽丝漫游镜中世界》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He said "I look for butterfliesThat sleep among the wheat:I make them into mutton-pies,And sell them in the street.I sell them unto men," he said,"Who sail on stormy seas;And that's the way I get my bread A trifle, if you please."
在罗伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森的《金银岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "Squire," said he, "when Dance has had his ale he must, of course, be off on his Majesty's service; but I mean to keep Jim Hawkins here to sleep at my house, and with your permission, I propose we should have up the cold pie and let him sup."
-- Now Redruth and I were to get two of them and Mr. Arrow and the captain were to sleep on deck in the companion, which had been enlarged on each side till you might almost have called it a round-house.
-- Gradually weariness grew upon me; a numbness, an occasional stupor, fell upon my mind even in the midst of my terrors, until sleep at last supervened and in my sea-tossed coracle I lay and dreamed of home and the old Admiral Benbow.
-- Five of them were on their feet, flushed and swollen, suddenly called out of the first sleep of drunkenness.
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