presently是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为ad. 一会儿， 不久； 现在， 目前，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。
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《双城记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Now your dinner is done,' Carton presently said, 'why don't you call a health, Mr. Darnay; why don't you give your toast?'
-- The noise ceased at the sound of her voice, and he presently came out 193to her, and they walked up and down together for a long time.
-- Presently the honoured parent appeared to be adjusting some instrument like a great corkscrew.
-- She roiled up her knitting when she had said those words, and presently took the rose out of the handkerchief that was wound about her head.
-- But, he was not far off, for presently she heard a troubled movement and a shouting coming along, which filled her with fear.
在汉斯·克里斯蒂安·安徒生的《安徒生童话》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Presently she sailed by a large cherry-orchard, where was a little cottage with cu-rious red and blue windows; it was thatched, and before it two wooden soldiers stood sentry, and presented arms when anyone went past.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《八十天环游地球》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Presently one of the passengers, after vigorously pushing his way through the importunate crowd of porters, came up to him and politely asked if he could point out the English consulate, at the same time showing a passport which he wished to have visaed.
在辛克莱·刘易斯的《阿罗史密斯》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Presently they were turned out of the beer-garden and the three of them crowded into the still waiting taxicab, which shook to their debating.
-- Presently they had friends: the Holabirds, Dr. Billy Smith--the thin-bearded bio- chemist, who had an intelligent taste in music and German beer--an anatomist whom Martin met at a Winnemac alumni dinner, and always Max Gottlieb.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I had no doubt, from the generalpropriety of her conduct, that he was her brother; and so he turnedout- being presently introduced to me as Mr. Peggotty, the masterof the house.
-- There was noimmediate answer, but presently I heard my name again, in a toneso very mysterious and awful, that I think I should have gone intoa fit, if it had not occurred to me that it must have come throughthe keyhole.
-- I was in the height of my fever when aman entered and whispered to the clerk, who presently slanted meoff the scale, and pushed me over to him, as if I were weighed,bought, delivered, and paid for.
-- Presently the tune left off, and a good-looking young fellow cameacross the yard into the room.
-- I knew the way by which she wouldcome, and presently found myself strolling along the path to meether.
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He presently added, with a smile, 'I do not pretend to fix on times or places, but I must tell you that I have good reason to believe your little friend will soon hear of something to her advantage.'
-- She then broke the lace off short, and dex-terously throwing it into a ditch, was presently obliged to entreat them to stop, and acknowledged her inability to put herself to rights so as to be able to walk home in tolerable comfort.
-- They had not in-tended to go over till the summer, but she is so impatient to see them again for till she married, last October, she was never away from them so much as a week, which must make it very strange to be in different kingdoms, I was going to say, but however different countries, and so she wrote a very urgent letter to her mother or her father, I declare I do not know which it was, but we shall see presently in Jane's letter wrote in Mr. Dixon's name as well as her own, to press their coming over directly, and they would give them the meeting in Dublin, and take them back to their country seat, Baly-craig, a beautiful place, I fancy.
-- ) for presently she came forward came quite up to me, and asked me how I did, and seemed ready to shake hands, if I would.
-- Presently the carriage stopt; she looked up; it was stopt by Mr. and Mrs. Weston, who were standing to speak to her.
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Underneath this she sat down and presently slept.
-- Presently there became visible a dim white shape; it was another milestone.
-- Presently there was a continual tapping of these heavy drops upon the dead leaves, the road, and the travellers.
-- Presently he came opposite, and she believed from his voice that he was one of the boys on her own farm.
-- He felt a large drop of rain upon the back of his hand, and presently one came and entered one of the holes of the lantern, whereupon the candle sputtered and went out.
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