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《艰难时世》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Time, with his innumerable horse-power, worked away, not minding what anybody said, and presently turned out young Thomas a foot taller than when his father had last taken particular notice of him.
-- She gave some feeble signs of returning animation when they entered, and presently the faint transparency was presented in a sitting attitude.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《地心游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It read as follows: mmessunkaSenrA.icefdoK.segnittamurtn ecertserrette,rotaivsadua,ednecsedsadne lacartniiilrJsiratracSarbmutabiledmek meretarcsilucoYsleffenSnI. I could scarcely keep from laughing, while my uncle, on the contrary, got in a towering passion, struck the table with his fist, darted out of the room, out of the house, and then taking to his heels was presently lost to sight.
-- I rose, went to the shelf, and presently returned with the volume indicated.
-- Presently he gave forth the result tone.of his "What reflections appears in a obscure sententious to you, to me is light.
-- Presently I closed my eyes, and allowed myself to be dragged upwards.
-- Presently I felt my uncle approach, and lift me up tenderly in his arms.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Presently the rain began to fall in slanting lines between him and those houses, and people began to collect under cover of the public passage opposite, and to look out hopelessly at the sky as the rain dropped thicker and faster.
-- The doctor was scarcely the kind of apparition to inspire a patient with a sense of absolute completeness, but as he presently delivered the opinion, 'We are as right as we can be, Mrs Bangham, and we shall come out of this like a house afire;' and as he and Mrs Bangham took possession of the poor helpless pair, as everybody else and anybody else had always done, the means at hand were as good on the whole as better would have been.
-- Little Dorrit answered, if he pleased, and presently ventured to hope that he would 'not mind' Mr Cripples's boys, for she had herself received her education, such as it was, in Mr Cripples's evening academy.
-- It was opened presently by a woman with a child in her arms, whose unoccupied hand was hastily rearranging the upper part of her dress.
-- On this hint, Mr Plornish retired to communicate with his Principal, and presently came back with the required credentials.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Presently Beth and Amy woke to rummage and find their little books also, one dove-colored, the other blue, and all sat looking at and talking about them, while the east grew rosy with the coming day.
-- Presently a bell sounded, the curtains flew apart, and the OPERATIC TRAGEDY began.
-- Presently there came a loud ring, than a decided voice, asking for 'Mr.
-- Presently he sat down beside her, and said, in his most wheedlesome tone, 'Now be a sensi-ble little woman, and do as they say.
-- Presently Jo appeared, proudly bearing a flannel bundle laid forth upon a large pillow.
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But presently I came to a smoky light proceeding from a low, wide building, the door of which stood invitingly open.
-- Presently a rioting noise was heard without.
-- But, after some difficulty having opened his bag, he commenced fumbling in it, and presently pulled out a sort of tomahawk, and a seal-skin wallet with the hair on.
-- By the best authorities, he has always been considered a most trustworthy and unexaggerating historian, except in some one or two particulars, not at all affecting the matter presently to be mentioned.
-- On the occasion in question, Queequeg figured in the Highland costume a shirt and socks in which to my eyes, at least, he appeared to uncommon advantage; and no one had a better chance to observe him, as will presently be seen.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Barney looked timidly at Fagin, as if for permission; the Jew remaining silent, and not lifting his eyes from the ground, he retired; and presently returned, ushering in Nancy; who was decorated with the bonnet, apron, basket, and street-door key, complete.
-- In pursuance of this request, Nancy quickly laid the cloth; disappearing for a few minutes, she presently returned with a pot of porter and a dish of sheep's heads: which gave occasion to several pleasant witticisms on the part of Mr. Sikes, founded upon the singular coincidence of 'jemmies' being a can name, common to them, and also to an ingenious implement much used in his profession.
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