silver是一个雅思常考词汇,这个词的常用解释为n. 银; 银器; 银币v. 镀银,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。
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《罪与罚》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- There were twelve silver roubles left in the chest!'
-- Three silver roubles or two 'pa-per ones' as she says芒聙娄.
-- Six weeks ago he had re-membered the address; he had two articles that could be pawned: his father's old silver watch and a little gold ring 96 Crime and Punishmentwith three red stones, a present from his sister at parting.
-- This pledge was, however, only a smoothly planed piece of wood the size and thick-ness of a silver cigarette case.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- 'If I was ever to be a lady, I'd give him a sky-blue coatwith diamond buttons, nankeen trousers, a red velvet waistcoat, acocked hat, a large gold watch, a silver pipe, and a box of money.'
-- In themorning he was down-hearted again, and would have sustainedhimself by giving me all the money he had in his possession, goldand silver too, if my aunt had not interposed, and limited the giftto five shillings, which, at his earnest petition, were afterwardsincreased to ten.
-- But Iremarked that the Old Soldier took him into custody directly, forher partner; and instructed him, as the first preliminary ofinitiation, to give her all the silver he had in his pocket.
-- 'Exactly so!And Joram's at work, at this minute, ona grey one with silver nails, not this measurement'- themeasurement of the dancing child upon the counter- 'by a goodtwo inches.
-- Itcompletely conveyed the idea of a man who had been born, not tosay with a silver spoon, but with a scaling ladder, and had gone onmounting all the heights of life one after another, until now helooked, from the top of the fortifications, with the eye of aphilosopher and a patron, on the people down in the trenches.
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- I have some notion of putting such a trim-ming as this to my white and silver poplin.
-- Within abundance of silver paper was a pretty little Tunbridge-ware box, which Harriet opened: it was well lined with the softest cotton; but, excepting the cotton, Emma saw only a small piece of court-plaister.
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- Mr. Oak carried about him, by way of watch, what may be called a small silver clock; in other words, it was a watch as to shape and intention, and a small clock as to size.
-- He thoroughly cleaned his silver watch-chain with whiting, put new lacing straps to his boots, looked to the brass eyelet-holes, went to the inmost heart of the plantation for a new walking-stick, and trimmed it vigorously on his way back; took a new handkerchief from the bottom of his clothes-box, put on the light waistcoat patterned all over with sprigs of an elegant flower uniting the beauties of both rose and lily without the defects of either, and used all the hair-oil he possessed upon his usually dry, sandy, and inextricably curly hair, till he had deepened it to a splendidly novel colour, between that of guano and Roman cement, making it stick to his head like mace round a nutmeg, or wet seaweed round a boulder after the ebb.
-- An arc of silver shone on her right side: the sword had descended.
-- She watched them flouncing into the pool, drinking, tossing up their heads, drinking again, the water dribbling from their lips in silver threads.
在巴尔扎克的《高老头》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- Vauquer, as he put away a little silver posset dish, with two turtle-doves billing on the cover.
-- The table was upturned, and Goriot had doubtless in some way secured a silver plate and cup to the bar before knotting a thick rope round them; he was pulling at this rope with such enormous force that they were being crushed and twisted out of shape; to all appearance he meant to convert the richly wrought metal into ingots.
-- said Rastignac, as he watched Goriot's muscular arms; there was not a sound in the room while the old man, with the aid of the rope, was kneading the silver like dough.
-- Father Goriot had unwound his coil of rope; he had covered the table with a blanket, and was now employed in rolling the flattened mass of silver into a bar, an operation which he performed with marvelous dexterity.
-- They buy old spoons and forks and gold lace there, and Goriot sold a piece of silver plate for a good round sum.
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- The silver hair and benevolent countenance of the aged cottager won my reverence, while the gentle manners of the girl enticed my love.
-- During the day I was sustained and inspirited by the hope of night, for in sleep I saw my friends, my wife, and my beloved country; again I saw the benevolent countenance of my father, heard the silver tones of my Elizabeth's voice, and beheld Clerval enjoying health and youth.
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- There was the click of china andthe rattle of silver as Pork, the valet-butler of Tara, laid the table for supper.
-- And when I'm gone Whist, darlin', listen to me!I'll leave Tara toyou and Cade " "I wouldn't have Cade on a silver tray," cried Scarlett in fury.
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