happen是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为v. (偶然) 发生； 碰巧， 恰好，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。
在阿瑟·柯南·道尔的《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Did you, for example, happen to hear someone, a woman I think, sobbing in the night?'
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Yes, but the sort of scandal I referred to may happen at any moment.
-- For instance, if he had been told that he would be stabbed at the altar, or publicly insulted, he would undoubtedly have been frightened; but not so much at the idea of being murdered, or wounded, or insulted, as at the thought that if such things were to happen he would be made to look ridiculous in the eyes of society.
-- I think I must be one of those who are born to be in luck, for one does not of-ten meet with people whom one feels he can love from the first sight of their faces; and yet, no sooner do I step out of the railway carriage than I happen upon you!
-- XIII HE prince was very nervous as he reached the outer door; Tbut he did his best to encourage himself with the reflec-tion that the worst thing that could happen to him would be that he would not be received, or, perhaps, received, then laughed at for coming.
-- The athlete's lips curled disdainfully, and without honouring his adversary with a formal denial, he exhibited, as if by accident, that peculiarly Russian object an enormous fist, clenched, muscular, and covered with red hairs!The sight of this pre-eminently national attribute was enough to convince anybody, without words, that it was a serious matter for those who should happen to come into contact with it.
在荷马的《伊利亚特》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The Trojans were struck with ter-ror when they saw the snake, portent of aegis-bearing Jove, writhing in the midst of them, and Polydamas went up to Hector and said, 'Hector, at our councils of war you are ever given to rebuke me, even when I speak wisely, as though it were not well, forsooth, that one of the people should cross your will either in the field or at the council board; you would have them support you always: nevertheless I will say what I think will be best; let us not now go on to fight the Danaans at their ships, for I know what will happen if this soaring eagle which skirted the left wing of our host with a monstrous blood-red snake in its talons (the snake being still alive) was really sent as an omen to the Trojans on their essaying to cross the trench.
-- I do not care what may happen to me afterwards.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《隐形人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Accidents, sir, happen in a moment, don't they?"
-- Mr. Hall, staring at them from the steps and listening, found it incredible that he had seen anything so very remarkable happen upstairs.
-- He coughed, put on his glasses, arranged them fastidiously, coughed again, and wished something would happen to avert the seemingly inevitable exposure.
-- "There certainly have been very strange things happen in Iping during the last few days very strange.
-- "But what devilry must happen to make a man invisible?"
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《人魔岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Then what will happen with the Beast Folk?'
在拉迪亚德·吉卜林的《丛林故事》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'If you do happen to have an extra joint in your front flipper you needn't show off so.
-- Toomai knew that so long as he lay still on Kala Nag's neck nothing would happen to him, for even in the rush and scramble of a Keddah drive a wild elephant does not reach up with his trunk and drag a man off the neck of a tame el-ephant.
-- I can see inside my head what will happen when a shell bursts, and you bullocks can't.'
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：
-- 'The one is, to be still as these sleeping woods, let what will happen and the other is, to keep the place where we shall take you, forever a secret from all mortal men.'
-- He has the religion of the matter, in believing what is to happen will happen; and with such a consolation, it won't be long afore he submits to the ra-tionality of killing a four-footed beast to save the lives of human men.
-- muttered Hawkeye, with an in-ward laugh, 'to go through life, like a catbird, mocking all the ups and downs that may happen to come out of oth-er men's throats.
-- It is a different matter with a few warriors in open and rugged fight, for 'tis their gift to die with the rifle or the tomahawk in hand; according as their natures may happen to be, white or red.
-- They often address their victims in this way, reproaching them for cowardice or commending their resolution, as they may happen to exhibit fortitude or the reverse, in suffering.
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：
-- "You see, I happen to be his wife.
在卡洛·科洛迪的《木偶奇遇记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "If tonight it should happen to rain," said the Farmer, "you can sleep in that little doghouse near-by, where you will find plenty of straw for a soft bed.
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