gratifying是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为adj. 可喜的，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《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It's very gratifying and agreeable to me, I am sure; butdon't you think you could do better?
-- 647CHAPTER XLIXI Am Involved in MysteryI RECEIVED one morning by the post the following letter, datedCanterbury, and addressed to me at Doctors' Commons; which Iread with some surprise:'My Dear Sir, 'Circumstances beyond myindividual control have, for a considerable lapse of time, effected aseverance of that intimacy which, in the limited opportunitiesconceded to me in the midst of my professional duties, ofcontemplating the scenes and events of the past, tinged by theprismatic hues of memory, has ever afforded me, as it ever mustcontinue to afford, gratifying emotions of no common description.
-- The remaining toasts were DOCTOR MELL;MRS. MICAWBER (who gracefully bowed her acknowledgmentsfrom the side-door, where a galaxy of beauty was elevated onchairs, at once to witness and adorn the gratifying scene); MRS.RIDGER BEGS (late Miss Micawber); MRS. MELL; WILKINSMICAWBER, ESQUIRE, JUNIOR (who convulsed the assembly byhumorously remarking that he found himself unable to returnthanks in a speech, but would do so, with their permission, in asong); MRS. MICAWBER'S FAMILY (well known, it is needless toremark, in the mothercountry), etc., etc., etc.
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Mrs. Weston's partiality for him is very great, and, as you may suppose, most gratifying to me.
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Af-ter so much time spent in painful labour, to arrive at once at the summit of my desires was the most gratifying con-summation of my toils.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- And although my sister instantly boxed my ears, it was highly gratifying to me to see that the answer spoilt his joke, and brought him to a dead stop.
-- I know that these gratifying social ends were so invariably accomplished, that Herbert and I understood nothing else to be referred to in the first standing toast of the society: which ran "Gentlemen, may the present promotion of good feeling ever reign predominant among the Finches of the Grove."
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《艰难时世》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'What do you recommend, father,' asked Louisa, her reserved composure not in the least affected by these gratifying results, 'that I should substitute for the term I used just now?
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- This gentleman that I refer to, was presented to me, Mr Clennam, in a manner highly gratifying to my feelings, and conversed not only with great politeness, but with great ahem information.'
-- I do this so conscientiously, that I am happy to tell you I find the most worthless of men to be the dearest old fellow too: and am in a condition to make the gratifying report, that there is much less difference than you are inclined to suppose between an honest man and a scoundrel.'
-- I assure you I found him very well and in the best of Spirits, and he showed me even more than his usual kindness; being so very kind as to say that I was not a stranger there, and in all ways gratifying me very much.'
-- 'Under these circumstances,' said Mr Dorrit, 'I believe I express the sentiments of ha Mrs General, no less than my own, when I say that there is no objection, but ha hum quite the contrary to your gratifying your desire, Amy.
-- To Mr Sparkler, when Miss Fanny permitted him to appear, Mr Dorrit said, he would not disguise that the alliance Mr Sparkler did him the honour to propose was highly congenial to his feelings; both as being in unison with the spontaneous affections of his daughter Fanny, and as opening a family connection of a gratifying nature with Mr Merdle, the master spirit of the age.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Come,' said Mr. Bumble, somewhat less pompously, for it was gratifying to his feelings to observe the effect his eloquence had produced; 'Come, Oliver!Wipe your eyes with the cuffs of your jacket, and don't cry into your gruel; that's a very foolish action, Oliver.'
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Are you consulting your own feelings in the present case, or do you imagine that you are gratifying mine?'
-- She then changed the discourse to one more gratifying to each, and on which there could be no difference of senti-ment.
-- That she should receive an offer of marriage from Mr. Darcy!That he should have been in love with her for so many months!So much in love as to wish to marry her in spite of all the objections which had made him prevent his friend's marrying her sister, and which must appear at least with equal force in his own case was almost incredible!It was gratifying to have inspired unconsciously so strong an affection.
-- His behaviour to herself could now have had no tolerable motive; he had either been deceived with regard to her for-tune, or had been gratifying his vanity by encouraging the preference which she believed she had most incautiously shown.
-- She immediately felt that whatever desire Miss Darcy might have of being acquainted with her must be the work of her brother, and, without looking farther, it was satisfac-tory; it was gratifying to know that his resentment had not made him think really ill of her.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She blushed at this hint; but it was even visibly gratifying to her; and after a ten minutes' interval of earnest thought, she came to her sister again, and said with great good humour, "Perhaps, Elinor, it WAS rather ill-judged in me to go to Allenham; but Mr. Willoughby wanted particularly to shew me the place; and it is a charming house, I assure you. There is one remarkably pretty sitting room up stairs; of a nice comfortable size for constant use, and with modern furniture it would be delightful.
-- Mrs. Jennings directly gave her the gratifying assurance that she certainly would NOT, and Miss Steele was made completely happy.
-- Mrs. Ferrars, not aware of their being Elinor's work, particularly requested to look at them; and after they had received gratifying testimony of Lady Middletons's approbation, Fanny presented them to her mother, considerately informing her, at the same time, that they were done by Miss Dashwood.
-- Mrs. Dashwood seemed actually working for her, herself; cherishing all her hopes, and promoting all her views!Such an opportunity of being with Edward and his family was, above all things, the most material to her interest, and such an invitation the most gratifying to her feelings!It was an advantage that could not be too gratefully acknowledged, nor too speedily made use of; and the visit to Lady Middleton, which had not before had any precise limits, was instantly discovered to have been always meant to end in two days' time.
-- I was exceedingly pleased to hear that Mrs. Ferrars considered it in that light a very gratifying circumstance you know to us all.
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