herself是一个雅思常考词汇,这个词的常用解释为pron. 她自己; 她亲自, 她本人,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。
在巴尔扎克的《高老头》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- Veuve Vauquer availed herself of the services of M. Goriot's coiffeur, and went to some expense over her toilette, expense justifiable on the ground that she owed it to herself and her establishment to pay some attention to appearances when such highly-respectable persons honored her house with their presence.
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- He came like a protecting spirit to the poor girl, who committed herself to his care; and after the inter-ment of his friend he conducted her to Geneva and placed her under the protection of a relation.
-- She busied herself with following the aerial creations of the poets; and in the majestic and wondrous scenes which surrounded our Swiss home the sublime shapes of the mountains, the changes of the sea- sons, tempest and calm, the silence of winter, and the life and turbulence of our Alpine summers she found ample scope for admiration and delight.
-- She devoted herself to those whom she had been taught to call her uncle and cousins.
-- She weeps continually, and accuses herself unjustly as the cause of his death; her words pierce my heart.
-- 'She most of all,' said Ernest, 'requires consolation; she accused herself of having caused the death of my brother, and that made her very wretched.
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- She don't hold herself in likesome girls do."
-- Night after night, whenScarlett went to bed after sitting on the front porch in the semi-darkness with him, she tossed restlessly for hours andcomforted herself only with the thought that the very next time he saw her he certainly would propose.
-- She was more like her father thanher younger sisters, for Carreen, who had been born Caroline Irene, was delicate and dreamy, and Suellen, christenedSusan Elinor, prided herself on her elegance and ladylike deportment.
-- I only want " She caught herself but not in time.
-- She thought that, after all, a mating between herself and Ashley could be no queerer than that of herfather and Ellen Robillard O'Hara.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- Chapter IIMy sister, Mrs. Joe Gargery, was more than twenty years older than I, and had established a great reputation with herself and the neighbors because she had brought me up "by hand."
-- My sister, Mrs. Joe, with black hair and eyes, had such a prevailing redness of skin that I sometimes used to wonder whether it was possible she washed herself with a nutmeg-grater instead of soap.
-- As she applied herself to set the tea-things, Joe peeped down at me over his leg, as if he were mentally casting me and himself up, and calculating what kind of pair we practically should make, under the grievous circumstances foreshadowed.
-- My sister, who had begun to be alarmingly meditative, had to employ herself actively in getting the gin, the hot water, the sugar, and the lemon-peel, and mixing them.
-- "Now," said Mrs. Joe, unwrapping herself with haste and excitement, and throwing her bonnet back on her shoulders where it hung by the strings, "if this boy ain't grateful this night, he never will be!"
在格林兄弟的《格林童话》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- The donkey laid himself down upon a heap of straw in the yard, the dog stretched himself upon a mat be-hind the door, the cat rolled herself up on the hearth before the warm ashes, and the cock perched upon a beam on the top of the house; and, as they were all rather tired with their journey, they soon fell asleep.
-- The gnat, who was the most crafty, flew into the forest where the enemy was assembled, and hid herself beneath a leaf of the tree where the password was to be announced.
-- 60 Grimms' Fairy TalesTHE FROG-PRINCE ne fine evening a young princess put on her bonnet Oand clogs, and went out to take a walk by herself in a wood; and when she came to a cool spring of water, that rose in the midst of it, she sat herself down to rest a while.
-- Then she took a walk upon the roofs of the town, looked out for opportunities, and then stretched herself in the sun, and licked her lips whenever she thought of the pot of fat, and not until it was evening did she return home.
-- and she shook her head, curled herself up, and lay down to sleep.
在乔纳森•斯威夫特的《格列夫游记》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- The parallel sticks secured them and their horses from fall-ing over the stage; and the emperor was so much delighted, that he ordered this entertainment to be repeated several 41days, and once was pleased to be lifted up and give the word of command; and with great difficulty persuaded even the empress herself to let me hold her in her close chair within two yards of the stage, when she was able to take a full view of the whole performance.
-- I walked with intrepidity five or six times before the very head of the cat, and came within half a yard of her; where-upon she drew herself back, as if she were more afraid of me: I had less apprehension concerning the dogs, whereof three or four came into the room, as it is usual in farmers' houses; one of which was a mastiff, equal in bulk to four elephants, and another a greyhound, somewhat taller than the mastiff, but not so large.
-- Her majesty agreed to my petition, and easily got the farmer's consent, who was glad enough to have his daugh-ter preferred at court, and the poor girl herself was not able to hide her joy.
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