while是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为conj. 当…的时候； 而； 虽然； 尽管n. 一会儿，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。
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《海底两万里》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- While I watched this phenomenon, two jets of steam and water were ejected from its vents, and rose to the height of 120 feet; thus I ascertained its way of breathing.
-- Then he cleverly slipped them off me, while I swam for both of us.
-- I resolved then to husband our strength, so that both should not be exhausted at the same time; and this is how we managed: while one of us lay on our back, quite still, with arms crossed, and legs stretched out, the other would swim and push the other on in front.
-- Conseil made a last effort, and, leaning on my shoulder, while I struck out in a desperate effort, he raised himself half out of the water, then fell back exhausted.
-- The plate on the table sparkled in the rays which the luminous ceiling shed around, while the light was tempered and softened by exquisite paintings.
在戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯的《恋爱中的女人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- And all the while the pensive, tortured woman piled up her own defences of 脙娄sthetic knowledge, and culture, and world-visions, and disinterestedness.
-- All the while there could be heard the characteristic, imperious voice of one Crich woman or another calling "Helen, come here a minute," "Marjory, I want you here."
-- She watched him steadily while he spoke.
-- Her grey, almost sardonic eyes rested all the while on Ursula, as if summing her up.
-- She spoke all the while in a mocking, half teasing fashion, as if making game of the whole business.
在艾米利·勃朗特的《呼啸山庄》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- he soliloquised in an undertone of peevish displeasure, while relieving me of my horse: looking, meantime, in my face so sourly that I charitably conjectured he must have need of divine aid to digest his dinner, and his pious ejaculation had no reference to my unexpected advent.
-- While enjoying a month of fine weather at the sea coast, I was thrown into the company of a most fascinating creature: a real goddess in my eyes, as long as she took no notice of me.
-- And we all, including the rustic youth, drew round the table: an austere silence prevailing while we discussed our meal.
-- No, no!A stranger is a stranger, be he rich or poor: it will not suit me to permit any one the range of the place while I am off guard!'
-- On opening the little door, two hairy monsters flew at my throat, bearing me down, and extinguishing the light; while a mingled guffaw from Heathcliff and Hareton put the copestone on my rage and humiliation.
在刘易斯·卡罗尔的《爱丽丝漫游镜中世界》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Number one: you squeaked twice while Dinah was washing your face this morning.
-- Now for number three: you unwound every bit of the worsted while I wasn't looking!
-- Why, it's turning into a sort of mist now, I declare!It'll be easy enough to get through ' She was up on the chimney-piece while she said this, though she hardly knew how she had got there.
-- There was a book lying near Alice on the table, and while she sat watching the White King (for she was still a little anxious about him, and had the ink all ready to throw over him, in case he fainted again), she turned over the leaves, to find some part that she could read, ' for it's all in some language I don't know,' she said to herself.
在罗伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森的《金银岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I ran to fetch it, but I was quite unsteadied by all that had fallen out, and I broke one glass and fouled the tap, and while I was still getting in my own way, I heard a loud fall in the parlour, and running in, beheld the captain lying full length upon the floor.
-- It's been meat and drink, and man and wife, to me; and if I'm not to have my rum now I'm a poor old hulk on a lee shore, my blood'll be on you, Jim, and that doctor swab"; and he ran on again for a while with curses.
-- Before I could do much to help him he had fallen back again to his former place, where he lay for a while silent.
-- And the short and the long of the matter was, that while we could get several who were willing enough to ride to Dr. Livesey's, which lay in another direction, not one would help us to defend the inn.
-- All they would do was to give me a loaded pistol lest we were attacked, and to promise to have horses ready saddled in case we were pursued on our return, while one lad was to ride forward to the doctor's in search of armed assistance.
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