gift是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 礼品， 赠品； 天赋， 才能，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：
-- "Well, you see, my dear Paganel, unless you have the gift of ubiquity you can't be in two places at once.
-- "No," replied the Major, "he would be too bad a gift even to bestow on savages."
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Having remarked how difficult it was for him, of all people, to speak to her of these matters, Totski concluded by saying that he trusted Nasta-sia Philipovna would not look with contempt upon him if he now expressed his sincere desire to guarantee her future by a gift of seventy-five thousand roubles.
-- He added that the sum would have been left her all the same in his will, and that therefore she must not consider the gift as in any way an indemnification to her for anything, but that there was no reason, after all, why a man should not be allowed to entertain a natural desire to lighten his conscience, etc., etc.
-- At all events the fact was known that he had pre-pared a magnificent present of pearls for Nastasia's birthday, and that he was looking forward to the occasion when he should present his gift with the greatest excitement and im-patience.
-- The rest of the guests (an old tutor or schoolmaster, good-ness knows why invited; a young man, very timid, and shy and silent; a rather loud woman of about forty, apparent-ly an actress; and a very pretty, well-dressed German lady who hardly said a word all the evening) not only had no gift for enlivening the proceedings, but hardly knew what to say for themselves when addressed.
-- He was annoyed at the manner in which his gift had been returned, an though he had condescended, under the influence of passion, to place himself on a level with Ptitsin and Ferdishenko, his self-respect and sense of duty now returned together with a consciousness of what was due to his social rank and offi-cial importance.
在荷马的《伊利亚特》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Meanwhile the heralds were bringing the holy oath-of-ferings through the city two lambs and a goatskin of wine, the gift of earth; and Idaeus brought the mixing bowl and the cups of gold.
-- He then went spear in hand after Autome-don, squire of the fleet descendant of Aeacus, for he longed to lay him low, but the immortal steeds which the gods had given as a rich gift to Peleus bore him swiftly from the field.
-- Thus, then, full of fury against the Tro-jans, did he don the gift of the god, the armour that Vulcan had made him.
-- The son of Peleus held the shield before him with his strong hand, and he was afraid, for he deemed that Aeneas's spear would go through it quite easily, not reflecting that the god's glorious gifts were little likely to yield before the blows of mortal men; and indeed Aeneas's spear did not pierce the shield, for the layer of gold, gift of the god, stayed the point.
-- Asteropaeus failed with both his spears, for he could use both hands alike; with the one spear he struck Achilles' shield, but did not pierce it, for the layer of gold, gift of the god, stayed the point; with the other spear he grazed the elbow of Achilles' right arm drawing dark blood, but the spear itself went by him and fixed itself in the ground, foiled of its bloody banquet.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《隐形人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "This blessed gift of smoking!"
在拉迪亚德·吉卜林的《丛林故事》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I have no gift of words, but I speak the truth.
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：
-- I lay claim to no higher gift than a small insight into the glorious art of petitioning and thanksgiving, as practiced in psalmody.'
-- Munro has promised you a gift for your services when performed, and I shall be your debtor for another.
-- Then, shaking his head in a mournful manner, he muttered: 'Twould have been a cruel and an unhuman act for a white-skin; but 'tis the gift and natur' of an Indian, and I suppose it should not be denied.
-- Revenge is an Indian feeling, and all who know me know that there is no cross in my veins; but this much will I say here, in the face of heaven, and with the power of the Lord so manifest in this howling wilderness that should these Frenchers ever trust themselves again within the range of a ragged bullet, there is one rifle which shall play its part so long as flint will fire or powder burn!I leave the tomahawk and knife to such as have a natural gift to use them.
-- It is a different matter with a few warriors in open and rugged fight, for 'tis their gift to die with the rifle or the tomahawk in hand; according as their natures may happen to be, white or red.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- That the hair was her own, she instantaneously felt as well satisfied as Marianne; the only difference in their conclusions was, that what Marianne considered as a free gift from her sister, Elinor was conscious must have been procured by some theft or contrivance unknown to herself.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She had some slight gift of observation and that sense, so rich in every woman--intuition.
-- He would enjoy this new gift over and above his ordinary allowance of pleasure.
在马克·吐温的《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It's the gift of him that lays yonder, cold but joyful.'
在卡洛·科洛迪的《木偶奇遇记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "A gift for us?"
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