strength是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 力， 力量； 实力； 长处， 优点； 人力； 兵力，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。
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《双城记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Here, they were shown into a little room, where Charles Darnay was soon recruiting his strength with a good plain dinner and good wine: while Carton sat oppo-site to him at the same table, with his separate bottle of port before him, and his fully half-insolent manner upon him.
-- He was now a very energetic man indeed, with great firmness of purpose, strength of resolu-tion, and vigour of action.
-- As to the strength of his case, he had not a doubt about it, but clearly saw his way to the verdict.
-- Then Mr. Stryver turned and burst out of the Bank, caus-ing such a concussion of air on his passage through, that to stand up against it bowing behind the two counters, re-quired the utmost remaining strength of the two ancient clerks.
-- For the first time the Doctor felt, now, that his suffering was strength and power.
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：
-- Will you give the little maiden a potion, that she may possess the strength of twelve men, and vanquish the Snow Queen?'
-- 'The strength of twelve men!'
-- ' 'And their children also have children,' said the old sail-or; 'yes, those are our grand-children, full of strength and vigor.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《安娜·卡列尼娜》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She would have to tell her mother she felt ill and go home, but she had not the strength to do this.
-- Vronsky liked him both for his exceptional physical strength, which he showed for the most part by being able to drink like a fish, and do without sleep without being in the slightest degree affected by it; and for his great strength of character, which he showed in his relations with his comrades and superior officers, commanding both fear and respect, and also at cards, when he would play for tens of thousands and however much he might have drunk, always with such skill and decision that he was reckoned the best player in the English Club.
-- But he knew that she had strength left more than enough for the remaining five hundred yards.
-- "Yes; God sends the cross and sends the strength to bear it.
-- Levin followed him, trying not to get left behind, and he found it harder and harder: the moment came when he felt he had no strength left, but at that very moment Tit stopped and whetted the scythes.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《八十天环游地球》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It happened that the performer who had hitherto formed the base of the Car had quitted the troupe, and as, to fill this part, only strength and adroitness were necessary, Passepartout had been chosen to take his place.
在辛克莱·刘易斯的《阿罗史密斯》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Suddenly she babbled, "I know there's lots of conventional people that would say we'd done wrong, and perhaps I'd have thought so, one time, but-- Oh, I'm terribly glad I'm liberal!Of course I wouldn't hurt dear Leora or do anything REALLY wrong for the world, but isn't it wonderful that with so many bourgeois folks all around, we can rise above them and realize the call that strength makes to strength and-- But I've simply GOT to be at the Y.W.C.A.
-- II His opponent was a snuffy little lawyer whose strength lay in his training.
-- Pickerbaugh replied by return mail--good old Pickerbaugh!--but the reply was, "I cannot tell you how grieved I am that I cannot for the moment possibly get away from Washington but am sure that in your earnestness you exaggerate strength of opposition, write me freely, at any time."
-- God give me strength not to trust to God!"
-- All strength went out of him and all purpose, and the light of creation faded to dirty gray.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《罪与罚》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The very next day, being Sunday, she went straight to the Cathedral, knelt down and prayed with tears to Our Lady to give her strength to bear this new trial and to do her duty.
-- Many windows looking into that huge quadrangular yard were open at that moment, but he did not raise his head he had not the strength to.
-- His strength was failing him again.
-- He seemed not to use his own strength in this.
-- But as soon as he had once brought the axe down, his strength returned to him.
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