setting是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 镶嵌; 环境, 背景; (日月 ) 沉落，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：
-- "And just on this line between the setting and rising sun?"
-- A more timorous man than the sailor would have shrunk back a little from setting out on such a dark, raining night on an errand so full of danger, across vast unknown wilds.
-- The courageous ladies never complained, but footed it bravely, setting an example, and encouraging one and another by word or look.
-- From their elevated position they could see over Lake Taupo, which stretched toward the west in its setting of picturesque mountains.
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：
-- 'Yes, the setting is a worthy one.
-- Setting aside the whole grim story of Sir Charles's death, we had a line of inexplicable incidents all within the limits of two days, which included the receipt of the printed letter, the black-bearded spy in the hansom, the loss of the new brown boot, the loss of the old black boot, and now the return of the new brown boot.
-- 'It was very essential for Stapleton to get some article of Sir Henry's attire so that, in case he was driven to use the dog, he might always have the means of setting him upon his track.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- However, it's half-past twelve,' he concluded, looking at his watch; 'so to business, prince, for I must be setting to work and shall not see you again today.
-- The flies were buzzing about the room and only this sound broke the silence; the sun was setting outside; I didn't know what to make of it, so I went away.
-- I see I see you are tremen-dously amused, at this moment!Probably you are laughing at me and fitting those silly lines to my case 'Maybe sad Love upon his setting smiles, And with vain hopes his farewell hour beguiles.
在荷马的《伊利亚特》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'It will be intolerable,' said he, 'if you two fall to wrangling and setting heaven in an uproar about a pack of mortals.
-- Therefore, let each chief give orders to his own people, setting them severally in array and leading them forth to battle.'
-- how great and goodly a host of the Achaeans he has destroyed to my great grief, and without either right or rea-son, while the Cyprian and Apollo are enjoying it all at their ease and setting this unrighteous madman on to do further mischief.
-- He found Alexan-drus within the house, busied about his armour, his shield and cuirass, and handling his curved bow; there, too, sat Argive Helen with her women, setting them their several tasks; and as Hector saw him he rebuked him with words of scorn.
-- When the flame had died down, he spread the embers, laid the spits on top of them, lifting them up and setting them upon the spit-racks; and he sprinkled them with salt.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《隐形人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Outside the night was very quiet and still, and the new moon was setting over the down.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《人魔岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Setting my teeth hard, I walked straight towards him.
-- The setting sun flashed his blinding heat into my eyes.
-- In the morning I would gather some provisions in the dingey, and after setting fire to the pyre before me, push out into the desolation of the high sea once more.
-- The sky had grown brighter, the setting moon was becoming pale and opaque in the luminous blue of the day.
在拉迪亚德·吉卜林的《丛林故事》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 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 rude path, which originally formed their line of com-munication, had been widened for the passage of wagons; so that the distance which had been traveled by the son of the forest in two hours, might easily be effected by a de-tachment of troops, with their necessary baggage, between the rising and setting of a summer sun.
-- 'Your fathers came from the setting sun, crossed the big river*, fought the people of the country, and took the land; and mine came from the red sky of the morning, over the salt lake, and did their work much after the fashion that had been set them by yours; then let God judge the matter be-tween us, and friends spare their words!'
-- 'Tis enough,' returned the father, glancing his eye toward the setting sun; 'they shall be driven like deer from their bushes.
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