shortly是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为ad. 立刻， 不久； 不耐烦地， 简慢地，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。
在詹姆斯·费尼莫尔·库柏的《最后的摩根战士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Magua, who knew how to avoid the more pressing dan-gers, and also to elude pursuit, entered the woods through a low ravine, where he quickly found the Narragansetts, which the travelers had abandoned so shortly before, await-ing his appearance, in custody of a savage as fierce and malign in his expression as himself.
在华盛顿·欧文的《睡谷的传说》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Brom Bones, too, who, shortly after his rival's dis-appearance conducted the blooming Katrina in triumph to the altar, was observed to look exceedingly knowing when-ever the story of Ichabod was related, and always burst into a hearty laugh at the mention of the pumpkin; which led some to suspect that he knew more about the matter than he chose to tell.
在威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆的《月亮和六便士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It is due to no accident that when one of his most important works, The Woman of Samaria,芒聭路 was sold at Christie's shortly after the discussion which followed the publication of Mr. Strickland's biography, it fetched POUNDS 235 less than it had done nine months before when it was bought by the distinguished collector whose sudden death had brought it once more under the hammer.
-- Her manner was quite normal again, and no one could have told that so shortly before she had been shaken by such a great emotion.
-- They spoke in the native language, of which I had learnt but half a dozen words, and it sounded as though the world would shortly come to an end; but presently peace was restored and Tiare gave the cook a cigarette.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《神秘岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The reporter retired into a dark corner after having shortly noted down the occurrences of the day; the first appearance of this new land, the loss of their leader, the exploration of the coast, the incident of the matches, etc.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Shortly after that,' replied the old man.
-- There was a short silence, apparently, while Mr Abel went through the prescribed form, and then the shaking of hands and shuffling of feet were renewed, and shortly afterwards there was a clinking of wine-glasses and a great talkativeness on the part of everybody.
-- The child considered for a moment, and reflecting that she must shortly beg, and could scarcely hope to do so at a better place than where crowds of rich ladies and gentlemen were assembled together for purposes of enjoyment and festivity, determined to accompany these men so far.
-- Greatly softened by this soothing beverage, Mr Codlin now bethought him of his companions, and acquainted mine host of the Sandboys that their arrival might be shortly looked for.
-- However, she expressed herself very sorry to hear such a dismal account of her state of health, and shortly afterwards sat down with her grandfather and Mrs Jarley to breakfast.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《海底两万里》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But the barrel soon returned to the surface, and shortly after the body of the animal, turned on its back.
-- Presently a white smoke burst from the fore part of the vessel; some seconds after, the water, agitated by the fall of a heavy body, splashed the stern of the Nautilus, and shortly afterwards a loud explosion struck my ear.
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