petition是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 祈求, 请求; 请愿, 请求书v. (向…) 请愿, 正式请求，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：
-- My petition is, that a morsel of stone or wood, with my hus-band's name, may be placed over him to show where he lies.
-- They whisper at the fountain, that although condemned to death he will not be executed; they say that petitions have been presented in Paris, showing that he was enraged and 240 A tale of two citiesmade mad by the death of his child; they say that a petition has been presented to the King himself.
-- 'Know that a petition was presented to the King and Queen.
-- It is Defarge whom you see here, who, at the hazard of his life, darted out before the horses, with the petition in his hand.'
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《安娜·卡列尼娜》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Even to petition the Tsar for legitimization, a divorce is essential.
在辛克莱·刘易斯的《阿罗史密斯》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I shall pray you'll be happy--oh, I'll pray so hard!You young people don't seem to think much of prayer, but if you knew how it helped me--Oh, I'll petition for your sweet happiness!"
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《罪与罚》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Excuse me, young man, has it ever happened to you 芒聙娄 hm 芒聙娄 well, to petition hopelessly for a loan?'
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But I had a petition onmy mind which concerned me so nearly, that I couldn't helpsaying, though I wondered at my own courage'If you please, sir-'Mr. Creakle whispered, 'Hah!What's this?'
-- By way of going in for anything that might be on the cards, I call tomind that Mr. Micawber, about this time, composed a petition tothe House of Commons, praying for an alteration in the law ofimprisonment for debt.
-- Mr. Micawber had stated hisidea of this petition to the club, and the club had stronglyapproved of the same.
-- 165CHAPTER XIILiking Life on My Own Account No Better, I Form a GreatResolutionIN due time, Mr. Micawber's petition was ripe for hearing; andthat gentleman was ordered to be discharged under the act, to mygreat joy.
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- A petition was addressed to the Home Secretary, advancing the circumstances which appeared to justify a request for a reconsideration of the sentence.
-- The upshot of the petition was waited for in Weatherbury with solicitous interest.
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Why, Scarlett, whenfolks heard he was intending to go to Virginia as an army surgeon, all the ladies signed a petition begging him to stayhere.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I earnestly hoped and prayed that he might die before the Recorder's Report was made; but, in the dread of his lingering on, I began that night to write out a petition to the Home Secretary of State, setting forth my knowledge of him, and how it was that he had come back for my sake.
在乔纳森•斯威夫特的《格列夫游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- When a great office is vacant, either by death or disgrace (which often happens,) five or six of those candidates petition the emperor to enter-tain his majesty and the court with a dance on the rope; and whoever jumps the highest, without falling, succeeds in the office.
-- ''That the said Quinbus Flestrin, having brought the imperial fleet of Blefuscu into the royal port, and being af-terwards commanded by his imperial majesty to seize all the other ships of the said empire of Blefuscu, and reduce that empire to a province, to be governed by a viceroy from hence, and to destroy and put to death, not only all the Big-endian exiles, but likewise all the people of that empire who would not immediately forsake the Big-endian heresy, he, the said Flestrin, like a false traitor against his most auspi-cious, serene, imperial majesty, did petition to be excused from the said service, upon pretence of unwillingness to force the consciences, or destroy the liberties and lives of an innocent people.
-- When this latter petition was interpreted to the Emperor, he seemed a little surprised; and said, 'he believed I was the first of my countrymen who ever made any scruple in this point; and that he began to doubt, whether I was a real Hollander, or not; but rather suspected I must be a Christian.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He had glanced at Mrs Meagles, who was always on the good and sensible side; and a petition had shone out of her honest face that he would support Mr Meagles in his present inclinings.
-- The rich and beautiful wardrobe purchased by these agents, in the course of a few weeks made its way through the intervening country, bristling with custom-houses, garrisoned by an immense army of shabby mendicants in uniform who incessantly repeated the Beggar's Petition over it, as if every individual warrior among them were the ancient Belisarius: and of whom there were so many Legions, that unless the Courier had expended just one bushel and a half of silver money relieving their distresses, they would have worn the wardrobe out before it got to Rome, by turning it over and over.
-- 'The great petition that I make to you (there is another which grows out of it), the great supplication that I address to your merciful and gentle heart, is, that you will not disclose this to Arthur until I am dead.
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She had obtained private in-telligence that Mr. Darcy did not wish for cards; and Mr. Hurst soon found even his open petition rejected.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《复活》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- In case of failure, the only recourse will be to petition the Czar.
-- "My clerk will hand you the petition and also my bill."
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