upright是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 垂直的, 直立的; 正直的，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：
-- And the Fir Tree was stuck upright in a cask that was filled with sand; but no one could see that it was a cask, for green cloth was hung all round it, and it stood on a large gaily-colored car-pet.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《安娜·卡列尼娜》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He heard nothing but the swish of scythes, and saw before him Tit's upright figure mowing away, the crescent-shaped curve of the cut grass, the grass and flower heads slowly and rhythmically falling before the blade of his scythe, and ahead of him the end of the row, where would come the rest.
-- I know you for an excellent, upright man; I know Anna--excuse me, I can't change my opinion of her--for a good, an excellent woman; and so, excuse me, I cannot believe it.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《八十天环游地球》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It stood upright upon the figure of a prostrate and headless giant.
-- The breeze little by little swelled into a tempest, and it was to be feared that the Henrietta might not be able to maintain herself upright on the waves.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He was a twinkling-eyed, pimple-facedman, with his hair standing upright all over his head; and as hestood with one arm akimbo, holding up the glass to the light withthe other hand, he looked quite friendly.
-- Until he came, my aunt sat perfectly upright and stiff,frowning at the wall.
-- She sat upright in her arm-chair, with a stately, immoveable,passionless air, that it seemed as if nothing could disturb.
-- They wereboth upright in their carriage, formal, precise, composed, andquiet.
-- Consecrate your existence to the recollection of James Steerforth'stenderness- he would have made you his servingman's wife,would he not?- or to feeling grateful to the upright and deservingcreature who would have taken you as his gift.
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- what a bloom of full health, and such a pretty height and size; such a firm and upright figure!There is health, not merely in her bloom, but in her air, her head, her glance.
-- His tall, firm, upright figure, among the bulky forms and stooping shoul-ders of the elderly men, was such as Emma felt must draw every body's eyes; and, excepting her own partner, there was not one among the whole row of young men who could be compared with him. He moved a few steps nearer, and those few steps were enough to prove in how gentlemanlike a manner, with what natural grace, he must have danced, would he but take the trouble. Whenever she caught his eye, she forced him to smile; but in general he was look-ing grave.
-- So unlike what a man should be! None of that upright integrity, that strict 486 Emmaadherence to truth and principle, that disdain of trick and littleness, which a man should display in every transaction of his life.'
-- How directly, how strongly had he expressed himself to her on the subject! Not too strongly for the offence but far, far too strongly to issue from any feeling softer than upright justice and clear-sighted goodwill. She had no hope, noth-ing to deserve the name of hope, that he could have that sort of affection for herself which was now in question; but there was a hope (at times a slight one, at times much stronger,) that Harriet might have deceived herself, and be overrat-ing his regard for her. Wish it she must, for his sake be the consequence nothing to herself, but his remaining sin-gle all his life.
-- Mr. Weston's sanguine temper was a blessing on all his upright and honourable exertions; but Mr. Weston earned every present comfort before he endeavoured to gain it. Very true; he did not come till Miss Fairfax was here.'
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- There he stood, his face to the south-east, upright as a column, his cap in his hand.
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- There was a sense of justice in my father's upright mind which rendered it neces-sary that he should approve highly to love strongly.
-- My place of refuge was constructed of wood, but so low that I could with difficulty sit upright in it.
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- This was aninferno of pain and smell and noise and hurry hurry hurry!The Yankees are coming!The Yankees are coming!Shebraced her shoulders and went down among them, straining her eyes among the upright figures to distinguish Dr.Meade.
-- She sat upright and gave Prissy a push to speed her feet.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Then, he held me by the arms, in an upright position on the top of the stone, and went on in these fearful terms:--"You bring me, to-morrow morning early, that file and them wittles.
-- "Mrs. Joe," said Uncle Pumblechook, a large hard-breathing middle-aged slow man, with a mouth like a fish, dull staring eyes, and sandy hair standing upright on his head, so that he looked as if he had just been all but choked, and had that moment come to, "I have brought you as the compliments of the season--I have brought you, Mum, a bottle of sherry wine--and I have brought you, Mum, a bottle of port wine."
-- Almost as soon as he had spoken, a portly upright man (whom I can see now, as I write) in a well-worn olive-colored frock-coat, with a peculiar pallor overspreading the red in his complexion, and eyes that went wandering about when he tried to fix them, came up to a corner of the bars, and put his hand to his hat--which had a greasy and fatty surface like cold broth--with a half-serious and half-jocose military salute.
在格林兄弟的《格林童话》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The ass placed himself upright on his hind legs, with his forefeet resting against the window; the dog got upon his back; the cat scrambled up to the dog's shoulders, and the cock flew up and sat upon the cat's head.
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