better是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 较好的ad. 更好(地) v. 改良n. 较佳者，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：
-- For a moment they all sat silent, gazing at this frail relic, wondering if it told the tale of sad disaster, or brought some trifling message from a frolic-loving sailor, who had flung it into the sea to amuse himself when he had nothing better to do.
-- "That's true enough," replied John Mangles, "and yet it would have been better to have fished them up in the open sea.
-- "No doubt you would," said Lady Helena; "but the contents are more valuable than the bottle, and we had better sacrifice the one than the other."
-- "I think we had better keep to the French, since that was the most complete document of the three."
-- But now, friends, we had better go up on deck, as the boat must be getting near the harbor."
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：
-- 'Then had you not better consult him?'
-- Mortimer, I think you could not do better than to tell your story as you told it to us.'
-- I should then at my leisure have hired a second cab and followed the first at a respectful distance, or, better still, have driven to the Northumberland Hotel and waited there.
-- 'If my friend would undertake it there is no man who is better worth having at your side when you are in a tight place.
-- I can only wish you better luck in Devonshire.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- His black-haired neighbour inspected these peculiarities, having nothing better to do, and at length remarked, with that rude enjoyment of the discomforts of others which the common classes so often show: 'Cold?'
-- I'll tell him at once he will be free in a minute; but you you had better wait in the ante-chamber, hadn't you?
-- The general very nearly smiled, but thought better of it and kept his smile back.
-- Excuse me, prince, but we had better make this matter clear, once for all.
-- We have just agreed that with regard to our relationship there is not much to be said, though, of course, it would have been very delightful to us to feel that such relationship did actually exist; therefore, perhaps ' 'Therefore, perhaps I had better get up and go away?'
在荷马的《伊利亚特》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I have set my heart on keep-ing her in my own house, for I love her better even than my own wife Clytemnestra, whose peer she is alike in form and feature, in understanding and accomplishments.
-- Never when the Achaeans sack any rich city of the Trojans do I receive so good a prize as you do, though it is my hands that do the better part of the fighting.
-- Now, therefore, I shall go back to Phthia; it will be much better for me to return home with my ships, for I will not stay here dishonoured to gather gold and substance for you.'
-- But when he came across any common man who was making a noise, he struck him with his staff and rebuked him, saying, 'Sirrah, hold your peace, and listen to better men than yourself.
-- Achilles is a much better man than he is, and see how he has treated him robbing him of his prize and keeping it himself.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《隐形人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Mrs. Hall reserved her question and sympathy for a better occasion.
-- "I'd better go and see to en," and he trotted after the stranger.
-- "We'd better be a-takin' of his luggage in."
-- "The sooner you get those things in the better I'll be pleased."
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