reply是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为v. /n. (to) 回答， 答复， 以…作答，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。
在华盛顿·欧文的《睡谷的传说》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- the lady of his heart was his partner in the dance, and smiling graciously in reply to all his amorous oglings; while Brom Bones, sorely smitten with love and jealousy, sat brooding by himself in one corner.
在威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆的《月亮和六便士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "I tell you I know nothing," she said, in reply to my agitated questions, and then, with an airy shrug of the shoulders: "I believe that a young person in a city tea-shop has left her situation."
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《神秘岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "Perhaps he has fainted or is wounded, and unable to reply directly, so we will not despair.
-- They could now hear and reply to each other, and the lad having pronounced the name of Cyrus Harding, Top gave a few short barks, as much as to say that his master was saved.
-- It was difficult to reply to this question.
-- And without waiting for a reply to this proposal, knowing that it would be approved of, the sailor and Neb detached a quantity of the molluscs.
-- But the engineer did not reply to the sailor except by proposing to examine the cliff more attentively, from the mouth of the river to the angle which terminated it on the north.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- There was something in the manner of this reply which caused me to look at the little creature with an involuntary expression of surprise; for I wondered what kind of errand it might be that occasioned her to be prepared for questioning.
-- Emboldened as it seemed by this reply to enter into a more general conversation, Mr Swiveller plainly laid himself out to captivate our attention.
-- His wife returned no other reply than the necessary 'Yes, Quilp,' and the small lord of the creation took his first cigar and mixed his first glass of grog.
-- Kit, who appeared at the summons, deigned to make no reply to so needless an injunction, and after staring at Quilp in a threatening manner, as if he doubted whether he might not have been the cause of Nelly shedding tears, and felt more than half disposed to revenge the fact upon him on the mere suspicion, turned about and followed his young mistress, who had by this time taken her leave of Mrs Quilp and departed.
-- Before the child could reply to this earnest solicitation, the street-door opened, and Mr Brass thrusting out his night-capped head called in a surly voice, 'Who's there!'
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《复活》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He considered it a favorable sign that no reply came.
在刘易斯·卡罗尔的《爱丽丝漫游镜中世界》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- she said, in reply to the Lion (she was getting quite used to being called 'the Monster').
-- But I was thinking of a planTo dye one's whiskers green,And always use so large a fanThat they could not be seen.So, having no reply to giveTo what the old man said,I cried, "Come, tell me how you live!
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《海底两万里》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- We all three arose, shouldered our guns, and were ready to reply to any attack.
-- I did not reply to the Canadian's suggestion, but continued watching the ship.
在戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯的《恋爱中的女人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Ursula would reply distinctly.
-- Gudrun did not reply for some moments.
在艾米利·勃朗特的《呼啸山庄》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- There was no reply to my question; and on looking round I saw only Joseph bringing in a pail of porridge for the dogs, and Mrs. Heathcliff leaning over the fire, diverting herself with burning a bundle of matches which had fallen from the chimney piece as she restored the tea canister to its place.
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