maid是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 少女， 处女， 女仆，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。
在汉斯·克里斯蒂安·安徒生的《安徒生童话》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'I sat one evening sunk in dreams of bliss, A maid of seven years old gave me a kiss, I at that time was rich in poesy And tales of old, though poor as poor could be; But all she asked for was this poesy.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《安娜·卡列尼娜》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Getting up from the seat and handing her maid a bag, she gave her little wrinkled hand to her son to kiss, and lifting his head from her hand, kissed him on the cheek.
-- The maid took a handbag and the lap dog, the butler and a porter the other baggage.
-- A maidservant opens the door, they hand her the letter, and assure the maid that they're both so in love that they'll die on the spot at the door.
-- "And your nurse is simply charming!A pretty maid in an apron might be even more agreeable, perhaps; but for your severe monastic style it does very well."
-- She had sent a manservant and a maid out to look for him.
在辛克莱·刘易斯的《阿罗史密斯》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Now there was a slight crack in her lips; and that morning, fumbling at dusting--here in the laboratory meant as a fortress against disease--a maid had knocked over a test-tube, which had trickled.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I requested the new maid who admitted me, to tellMiss Wickfield that a gentleman who waited on her from a friendabroad, was there; and I was shown up the grave old staircase(cautioned of the steps I knew so well), into the unchangeddrawing-room.
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Emma encouraged her talkativeness amused by such a picture of another set of beings, and enjoying the youthful simplicity which could speak with so much exultation of Mrs. Martin's having 'two parlours, two very good parlours, indeed; one of them quite as large as Mrs. Goddard's drawing-room; and of her hav-ing an upper maid who had lived five-and-twenty years with her; and of their having eight cows, two of them Alderneys, and one a little Welch cow, a very pretty little Welch cow in-deed; and of Mrs. Martin's saying as she was so fond of it, it should be called her cow; and of their having a very hand-some summer-house in their garden, where some day next year they were all to drink tea: a very handsome summer-house, large enough to hold a dozen people.'
-- 'But then, to be an old maid at last, like Miss Bates!'
-- Chapter XVIThe hair was curled, and the maid sent away, and Emma sat down to think and be miserable. It was a wretched business indeed! Such an overthrow of every thing she had been wishing for! Such a development of every thing most unwelcome! Such a blow for Harriet! that was the worst of all.
-- He did, on the condition of some promises on her side: such as that, if she came home cold, she would be sure to warm herself thoroughly; if hungry, that she would take something to eat; that her own maid should sit up for her; and that Serle and the butler should see that every thing were safe in the house, as usual.
-- She heard Miss Bates's voice, something was to be done in a hurry; the maid looked frightened and awk-ward; hoped she would be pleased to wait a moment, and then ushered her in too soon.
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Yet it was the man who blushed, the maid not at all.
-- "Upon my heart and soul, I don't know what a maid can say stupider than that," said Oak.
-- Henery Fray spoke, exhibiting miserable eyes at the same time: "I don't see why a maid should take a husband when she's bold enough to fight her own battles, and don't want a home; for 'tis keeping another woman out.
-- 'Tis a great protection to a poor maid in these illegit'mate days!"
-- She was such a limber maid that 'a could stand no hardship, even when I knowed her, and 'a went like a candle-snoff, so 'tis said.
在巴尔扎克的《高老头》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The old maid lowered her eyes like a nun who sees a statue.
-- "Upon my word, that ghastly old maid looks just like one of the long worms that will gnaw a beam through, give them time enough."
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She's beenmy maid ever since I was born."
-- If I couldn't catch a better beau than that old maid in britches!she thought contemptuously, as she stepped to theground and smiled her thanks to John Wilkes.
-- Poor India!It would be bad enough to have pale hair and eyelashes anda hitting chin that meant a stubborn disposition, without being twenty years old and an old maid in the bargain.
-- But, if you went on too long, you got to be an old maid like India Wilkes and everyone said "poor thing" in thatsmug hateful way.
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