softly是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为ad. 柔软地； 温柔地，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。
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I felt worse and worse at last I got up, dressed, and softly going down in my stockinged feet, sought out my stepmother, and suddenly threw myself at her feet, beseeching her as a particular favour to give me a good slippering for my misbehaviour; anything indeed but condemning me to lie abed such an unendurable length of time.
-- "Queequeg," said I softly through the key-hole: all silent.
-- Once more we quitted him; but once more he came softly after us; and touching my shoulder again, said, "See if you can find 'em now, will ye?
-- But one transparent blue morning, when a stillness almost preternatural spread over the sea, however unattended with any stagnant calm; when the long burnished sun-glade on the waters seemed a golden finger laid across them, enjoining some secrecy; when the slippered waves whispered together as they softly ran on; in this profound hush of the visible sphere a strange spectre was seen by Daggoo from the main-mast-head.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《艰难时世》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Upon this, Mr. Childers politely betook himself, with his equestrian walk, to the landing outside the door, and there stood stroking his face, and softly whistling.
-- 'Dead, Stephen,' Rachael softly hinted.
-- His door being shut, she softly opened it and spoke to him, approaching his bed with a noiseless step.
-- But he lay still, and she softly closed the door and returned to her room.
-- One or two late birds sleepily chirping in their nests, and a bat heavily crossing and recrossing her, and the reek of her own tread in the thick dust that felt like velvet, were all Mrs. Sparsit heard or saw until she very softly closed a gate.
在戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯的《查太莱夫人的情人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The whole knoll, which rose softly on the right of the riding, was denuded and strange-ly forlorn.
-- A man with a gun strode swift-ly, softly out after the dog, facing their way as if about to attack them; then stopped instead, saluted, and was turn-ing downhill.
-- She went softly, and in half an hour she came softly again.
-- He wasn't so very different from the colliers after all, when you lathered his chin, and softly rubbed the bristles.
-- Now she had more time to herself she could softly play the piano, up in her room, and sing: 'Touch not the nettle, for the bonds of love are ill to loose.'
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He made a pretence of having mislaid his walking-stick, to give her time to set the bedstead right, to answer her sister's impatient knock at the wall, and to say a word softly to her uncle.
-- The gentleman with the gun-barrel, considering it, on inspection, in a satisfactory state, referred it to the other; receiving confirmation of his views, he fitted it into its place in the case before him, and took out the stock and polished that, softly whistling.
-- The servant-maid had ticked the two words 'Mr Clennam' so softly that she had not been heard; and he consequently stood, within the door she had closed, unnoticed.
-- His door was softly opened, and these spoken words startled him, and came as if they were an answer:'Little Dorrit.'
-- Nor,' said Little Dorrit, as he softly put her glass towards her, 'nor thirsty. I think Maggy might like something, perhaps.'
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- No one but Beth could get much music out of the old piano, but she had a way of softly touching the yellow keys and making a pleasant accompaniment to the simple songs they sang.
-- and then the rooms were very still while the pages were softly turned, and the winter sunshine crept in to touch the bright heads and seri-ous faces with a Christmas greeting.
-- But I don't see what you can do, except get a carriage, or stay here all night,' answered Jo, softly rubbing the poor ankle as she spoke.
-- The old gentleman softly stroked the hair off her forehead, and, stooping down, he kissed herr, saying, in a tone few people ever heard... 'I had a little girl once, with eyes like these.
-- said Jo, half aloud, as she leaned over her sister softly stroking the wet hair scattered on the pillow.
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