story是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 故事， 传说， 小说； (=storey) 楼层，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。
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- As sinful men, it is a lesson to us all, because it is a story of the sin, hard-heartedness, suddenly awakened fears, the swift punishment, repentance, prayers, and finally the deliverance and joy of Jonah.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Everybody knows the story of another experimental philosopher who had a great theory about a horse being able to live without eating, and who demonstrated it so well, that he had got his own horse down to a straw a day, and would unquestionably have rendered him a very spirited and rampacious animal on nothing at all, if he had not died, four-and-twenty hours before he was to have had his first comfortable bait of air.
-- There was a window on each side of the dilapidated entrance; and one story above; but no light was visible.
-- Judged by mere worldly considerations and probabilities, his story is a very doubtful one.'
-- He warn't one of the family, at that time; and one night he was robbed of three hundred and twenty-seven guineas in a canvas bag, that was stole out of his bedroom in the dead of night, by a tall man with a black patch over his eye, who had concealed himself under the bed, and after committing the robbery, jumped slap out of window: which was only a story high.
-- If the truth must be told, he was a little out of temper, for a minute or two, at being disappointed in procuring corroborative evidence of Oliver's story on the very first occasion on which he had a chance of obtaining any.
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He had rather hoped that his wife's views on the stranger would be disappointed; but he soon found out that he had a different story to hear.
-- Her daughter endeavoured to convince her of what she did not believe herself, that his attentions to Jane had been merely the effect of a common and transient liking, which ceased when he saw her no more; but though the probability of the statement was admitted at the time, she had the same story to repeat every day.
-- But, alas!the story which followed, of his designs on Miss Darcy, received some confirmation from what had passed between Colonel Fitzwilliam and her-self only the morning before; and at last she was referred for the truth of every particular to Colonel Fitzwilliam himself from whom she had previously received the in-formation of his near concern in all his cousin's affairs, and whose character she had no reason to question.
-- She remembered also that, till the Netherfield family had quitted the country, he had told his story to no one but herself; but that after their removal it had been everywhere discussed; that he had then no reserves, no scruples in sinking Mr. Darcy's character, though he had assured her that respect for the father would always prevent his exposing the son.
-- 'Oh!Jane,' cried Elizabeth, 'was there a servant belong-ing to it who did not know the whole story before the end of the day?'
在丹尼尔·笛福的《鲁滨逊漂流记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I wrote the English captain's widow a full account of all my adventures - my slavery, escape, and how I had met with the Portuguese captain at sea, the humanity of his be-haviour, and what condition I was now in, with all other necessary directions for my supply; and when this honest captain came to Lisbon, he found means, by some of the English merchants there, to send over, not the order only, but a full account of my story to a merchant in London, who represented it effectually to her; whereupon she not only delivered the money, but out of her own pocket sent the Portugal captain a very handsome present for his humanity and charity to me.
-- In this interval the good advice of my father came to my mind, and presently his prediction, which I mentioned at the be-ginning of this story - viz.
-- But it was otherwise directed; and it may not be amiss for all people who shall meet with my story to make this just observation from it: How frequently, in the course of our lives, the evil which in itself we seek most to shun, and which, when we are fallen into, is the most dreadful to us, is oftentimes the very means or door of our deliverance, by which alone we can be raised again from the affliction we are fallen into.
-- I began first, and told him my whole history, which he heard with an attention even to amazement - and particularly at the wonderful manner of my being furnished with provisions and ammunition; and, indeed, as my story is a whole collection of wonders, it af-fected him deeply.
-- When they had all declared their willingness to stay, I then told them I would let them into the story of my living there, and put them into the way of making it easy to them.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The whole story would have been speedily formed under her active imagination; and every thing established in the most melancholy order of disastrous love.
-- I thought of nothing but whether it might not be Colonel Brandon come back again; so I said to Sir John, I do think I hear a carriage; perhaps it is Colonel Brandon come back again" Elinor was obliged to turn from her, in the middle of her story, to receive the rest of the party; Lady Middleton introduced the two strangers; Mrs. Dashwood and Margaret came down stairs at the same time, and they all sat down to look at one another, while Mrs. Jennings continued her story as she walked through the passage into the parlour, attended by Sir John.
-- A discovery took place," here he hesitated and looked down. "Mrs. Smith had somehow or other been informed, I imagine by some distant relation, whose interest it was to deprive me of her favour, of an affair, a connection but I need not explain myself farther," he added, looking at her with an heightened colour and an enquiring eye "your particular intimacy you have probably heard the whole story long ago."
-- I do not mean to talk to you of what my feelings have been for him, but what they are NOW. At present, if I could be satisfied on one point, if I could be allowed to think that he was not ALWAYS acting a part, not ALWAYS deceiving me; but above all, if I could be assured that he never was so VERY wicked as my fears have sometimes fancied him, since the story of that unfortunate girl" She stopt.
-- She was debating within herself on the eligibility of beginning her story directly, or postponing it till Marianne were in stronger health; and they crept on for a few minutes in silence.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Over the way stood a great six- story structure, labelled Storm and King, which she viewed with rising hope.
-- Drouet had what was a help in his business, a moderate sense of humour, and could tell a good story when the occasion required.
-- said Minnie, referring to Carrie's story of the Boston Store.
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