being是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 生物， 生命， 存在；，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。
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- This instrument being several years older than Oak's grandfather, had the peculiarity of going either too fast or not at all.
-- It may be mentioned that Oak's fob being difficult of access, by reason of its somewhat high situation in the waistband of his trousers (which also lay at a remote height under his waistcoat), the watch was as a necessity pulled out by throwing the body to one side, compressing the mouth and face to a mere mass of ruddy flesh on account of the exertion required, and drawing up the watch by its chain, like a bucket from a well.
在巴尔扎克的《高老头》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Another door opens out of it into the dining-room, which is separated from the kitchen by the well of the staircase, the steps being constructed partly of wood, partly of tiles, which are colored and beeswaxed.
-- The floor is sufficiently uneven, the wainscot rises to elbow height, and the rest of the wall space is decorated with a varnished paper, on which the principal scenes from _Telemaque_ are depicted, the various classical personages being colored.
-- Vauquer alone can breathe that tainted air without being disheartened by it.
-- Couture being the sole exception to the rule.
-- Vauquer's astonished eyes beheld no less than eighteen cambric-fronted shirts, the splendor of their fineness being enhanced by a pair of pins each bearing a large diamond, and connected by a short chain, an ornament which adorned the vermicelli-maker's shirt front.
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- A youth passed in solitude, my best years spent under your gentle and feminine fosterage, has so refined the groundwork of my character that I cannot overcome an intense distaste to the usual brutality exercised on board ship: I have never believed it to be necessary, and when I heard of a mariner equally noted for his kindliness of heart and the respect and obedience paid to him by his crew, I felt myself peculiarly fortunate in being able to secure his ser-vices.
-- My gener-ous friend reassured the suppliant, and on being informed of the name of her lover, instantly abandoned his pursuit.
-- Thus far I have gone, tracing a secure way over the pathless seas, the very stars themselves being witnesses and testimonies of my triumph.
-- We perceived a low carriage, fixed on a sledge and drawn by dogs, pass on towards the north, at the distance of half a mile; a being which had the shape of a man, but ap-parently of gigantic stature, sat in the sledge and guided the dogs.
-- Only one dog remained alive; but there was a human being within it whom the sailors were persuading to enter the vessel.
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "I know you two don't care about being expelled, or Tom either," she said.
-- "What did your mother say about you two being expelled again?"
-- I couldn't risk being a wallflower just waiting on youtwo."
-- She don't go around being cold and hateful when she's mad she tells youabout it.
-- I swear I don't want to go home and listen to Matake on about us being expelled.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- GREAT EXPECTATIONSChapter IMy father's family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip.
-- "Now lookee here," he said, "the question being whether you're to be let to live.
-- Joe and I being fellow-sufferers, and having confidences as such, Joe imparted a confidence to me, the moment I raised the latch of the door and peeped in at him opposite to it, sitting in the chimney corner.
-- It's bad enough to be a blacksmith's wife (and him a Gargery) without being your mother."
-- said I, when I had done my stirring, and was taking a final warm in the chimney corner before being sent up to bed; "was that great guns, Joe?"
在格林兄弟的《格林童话》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The ass, being the tallest of the company, marched up to the window and peeped in.
-- 'Husband,' said she, 'why should we stop at being emperor?
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