amendment是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 修改(通知书)，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。
在乔纳森•斯威夫特的《格列夫游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Pray bring to your mind how often I desired you to consid-er, when you insisted on the motive of public good, that the Yahoos were a species of animals utterly incapable of amendment by precept or example: and so it has proved; for, instead of seeing a full stop put to all abuses and corrup-tions, at least in this little island, as I had reason to expect; behold, after above six months warning, I cannot learn that my book has produced one single effect according to my in- tentions.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- cried Lucy, who generally made an amendment to all her sister's assertions.
-- This would not, in itself, have been sufficient for the delicacy of Miss Dashwood; but it was inforced with so much real politeness by Mr. Palmer himself, as, joined to the very great amendment of his manners towards them since her sister had been known to be unhappy, induced her to accept it with pleasure.
-- About noon, however, she began but with a caution a dread of disappointment which for some time kept her silent, even to her friend to fancy, to hope she could perceive a slight amendment in her sister's pulse; she waited, watched, and examined it again and again; and at last, with an agitation more difficult to bury under exterior calmness, than all her foregoing distress, ventured to communicate her hopes.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He bore it very patiently for six months, and when no signs of amendment appeared, he did what other paternal exiles do tried to get a little comfort elsewhere.
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