three是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为num. 三pron. /a. 三(个， 只…)，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。
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《格兰特船长的女儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The Children of Captain GrantINTRODUCTION TO VOLUME FOURTHE three books gathered under the title "In Search of the Castaways" occupied much of Verne's attention during the three years following 1865.
-- The three great regions form the sub-titles of the three books which compose the story.
-- CHAPTER II THE THREE DOCUMENTSALL that could be discovered, however, on these pieces of paper was a few words here and there, the remainder of the lines being almost completely obliterated by the action of the water.
-- At last he said: "There are three distinct documents here, apparently copies of the same document in three different languages.
-- "First of all, there are three very distinct things to be considered in this document—the things we know, the things we may conjecture, the things we do not know."
在阿瑟·柯南·道尔的《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'This family paper was committed to my care by Sir Charles Baskerville, whose sudden and tragic death some three months ago created so much excitement in Devonshire.
-- At last in the stress of her fear she did that which might have daunted the bravest or most active man, for by the aid of the growth of ivy which covered (and still covers) the south wall she came down from under the eaves, and so homeward across the moor, there being three leagues betwixt the Hall and her father's farm.
-- The most of them would by no means advance, but three of them, the bold-est, or it may be the most drunken, rode forward down the goyal.
-- But it was not the sight of her body, nor yet was it that of the body of Hugo Baskerville lying near her, which raised the hair upon the heads of these three daredevil roys-terers, but it was that, standing over Hugo, and plucking at his throat, there stood a foul thing, a great, black beast, shaped like a hound, yet larger than any hound that ever mortal eye has rested upon.
-- And even as they looked the thing tore the throat out of Hugo Baskerville, on which, as it turned its blazing eyes and dripping jaws upon them, the three shrieked with fear and rode for dear life, still scream-ing, across the moor.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The general was lord of a flourishing family, consisting of his wife and three grown-up daughters.
-- During these last few years all three of the general's daughtersAlexandra, Adelaida, and Aglaya had grown up and matured.
-- All three of the girls were decidedly pretty, even the eldest, Alexandra, who was just twenty-five years old.
-- But this was not all, for every one of the three was clever, well educated, and accomplished.
-- It was a matter of general knowledge that the three girls were very fond of one another, and supported each oth-er in every way; it was even said that the two elder ones had made certain sacrifices for the sake of the idol of the household, Aglaya.
在荷马的《伊利亚特》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Give this girl, therefore, to the god, and if ever Jove grants us to sack the city of Troy we will requite you three and fourfold.'
-- Cease, then, this brawling, and do not draw your sword; rail at him if you will, and your railing will not be vain, for I tell you and it shall surely be that you shall hereafter receive gifts three times as splendid by reason of this present insult.
-- These dwelt in Rhodes which is divided among the three cities of Lindus, Ielysus, and Cameirus, that lies upon the chalk.
-- After a voyage, during which he suffered great hardship, he came to Rhodes, where the people divided into three communities, according to their tribes, and were dearly loved by Jove, the lord of gods and men; wherefore the son of Saturn showered down great riches upon them.
-- And Nireus brought three ships from Syme Nireus, who was the handsomest man that came up under Ilius of all the Danaans after the son of Peleus but he was a man of no substance, and had but a small following.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《隐形人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- There was my sister's son, Tom, jest cut his arm with a scythe, tumbled on it in the 'ayfield, and, bless me!he was three months tied up sir.
-- He caught a glimpse of a most singular thing, what seemed a handless arm waving towards him, and a face of three huge indeterminate spots on white, very like the face of a pale pansy.
-- Three hundred thousand, four hundred thousand!The huge multitude!Cheated!All my life it may take me!..
在卡洛·科洛迪的《木偶奇遇记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Pinocchio had eaten the three pears, or rather devoured them.
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