long是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 长的， 长时间的， 长期的ad. 长久， 长期地，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。
在丹尼尔·笛福的《鲁滨逊漂流记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He told me it was men of desperate fortunes on one hand, or of aspir-ing, superior fortunes on the other, who went abroad upon adventures, to rise by enterprise, and make themselves fa-mous in undertakings of a nature out of the common road; that these things were all either too far above me or too far below me; that mine was the middle state, or what might be called the upper station of low life, which he had found, by long experience, was the best state in the world, the most suited to human happiness, not exposed to the miseries and hardships, the labour and sufferings of the mechanic part of mankind, and not embarrassed with the pride, luxury, am-bition, and envy of the upper part of mankind.
-- We had not, however, rid here so long but we should have tided it up the river, but that the wind blew too fresh, and after we had lain four or five days, blew very hard.
-- I observed they had no weapons in their hand, except one, who had a long slen-der stick, which Xury said was a lance, and that they could throw them a great way with good aim; so I kept at a dis-tance, but talked with them by signs as well as I could; and particularly made signs for something to eat: they beckoned to me to stop my boat, and they would fetch me some meat.
-- I had not been long here before I was recommended to the house of a good honest man like himself, who had an INGENIO, as they call it (that is, a plantation and a sugar-house).
-- I was covered again with water a good while, but not so long but I held it out; and finding the water had spent itself, and began to return, I struck forward against the return of the waves, and felt ground again with my feet.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Sense and SensibilityVolume ICHAPTER 1The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex.
-- His attentive behaviour to herself and his sisters convinced her that their welfare was dear to him, and, for a long time, she firmly relied on the liberality of his intentions.
-- He had formerly visited at Stanhill, but it was too long for his young cousins to remember him.
-- But they would have been improved by some share of his frankness and warmth; and her visit was long enough to detract something from their first admiration, by shewing that, though perfectly well-bred, she was reserved, cold, and had nothing to say for herself beyond the most common-place inquiry or remark.
-- Colonel Brandon is certainly younger than Mrs. Jennings, but he is old enough to be MY father; and if he were ever animated enough to be in love, must have long outlived every sensation of the kind.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Anything was good enough so long as it paid--say, five dollars a week to begin with.
-- The huge railroad corporations which had long before recognised the prospects of the place had seized upon vast tracts of land for transfer and shipping purposes.
-- There was nothing there which she could not have used--nothing which she did not long to own.
-- What would not Minnie say!Ah, the long winter in Chicago--the lights, the crowd, the amusement!This was a great, pleasing metropolis after all.
-- This consideration had not entered in before, and it did not now for long affect the glow of Carrie's enthusiasm.
在马克·吐温的《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- After supper she got out her book and learned me about Moses and the Bulrushers, and I was in a sweat to find out all about him; but by and by she let it out that Moses had been dead a considerable long time; so then I didn't care no more about him, because I don't take no stock in dead people.
-- She said all a body would have to do there was to go around all day long with a harp and sing, forever and ever.
-- Well, after a long time I heard the clock away off in the town go boom boom boom twelve licks; and all still again stiller than ever.
-- I set down one time back in the woods, and had a long think about it.
-- I went out in the woods and turned it over in my mind a long time, but I couldn't see no advantage about it except for the other peo- ple; so at last I reckoned I wouldn't worry about it any more, but just let it go.
在卡洛·科洛迪的《木偶奇遇记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The mouth stopped laughing, but it stuck out a long tongue.
-- The Carabineer grabbed him by the nose (it was an extremely long one and seemed made on purpose for that very thing) and returned him to Mastro Geppetto.
-- Poor Pinocchio ran to the fireplace where the pot was boiling and stretched out his hand to take the cover off, but to his amazement the pot was only painted!Think how he felt!His long nose became at least two inches longer.
-- "I don't know, Father, but believe me, the night has been a terrible one and I shall remember it as long as I live.
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