promote是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为vt. 开放; 促进, 宣传，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《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Inspired by this idea and the sentiments it awakened, sir, and feeling as a mutual friend that badgering, baiting, and bullying, was not the sort of thing calculated to expand the souls and promote the social harmony of the contending parties, I took upon myself to suggest a course which is the course to be adopted to the present occasion.
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：
-- He had some-thing progressive to say on the subject which might console his worthy friend and 'could not fail' to promote his devel-opment.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'My sister Lavinia,' said she, 'being conversant with matters of thisnature, will state what we consider most calculated to promote thehappiness of both parties.'
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Her second duty now, inferior only to her father's claims, was to promote Harriet's comfort, and endeavour to prove her own affec-tion in some better method than by match-making.
-- Every thing turns out for his good. He meets with a young woman at a watering-place, gains her affection, can-not even weary her by negligent treatment and had he and 524 Emmaall his family sought round the world for a perfect wife for him, they could not have found her superior. His aunt is in the way. His aunt dies. He has only to speak. His friends are eager to promote his happiness. He had used every body ill and they are all delighted to forgive him. He is a fortunate man indeed!'
-- She must not appear to think it a misfortune. With all the spirits she could command, she prepared him first for something strange, and then, in a few words, said, that if his consent and approbation could be obtained which, she trusted, would be attended with no difficulty, since it was a plan to promote the happiness of all she and Mr. Knightley meant to marry; by which means Hartfield would receive the constant addition of that person's company whom she knew he loved, next to his daughters and Mrs. Weston, best in the world.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《海底两万里》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "Yes, the ocean has indeed circulation, and to promote it, the Creator has caused things to multiply in it caloric, salt, and animalculae."
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《艰难时世》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Sir, I have no doubt whatever that Mr. Bounderby will then promote me to young Mr. Tom's situation.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- If you can promote views calculated to make two young people happy, let me, for Our John's sake, and for both their sakes, implore you so to do!'
-- He told the worthy Mrs Chivery, after turning these things over in his mind he did that, indeed, while she was yet speaking that he might be relied upon to do his utmost at all times to promote the happiness of Miss Dorrit, and to further the wishes of her heart if it were in his power to do so, and if he could discover what they were.
-- I was solicitous to promote Miss Dorrit's happiness; and if I could have supposed that Miss Dorrit returned your affection 'Poor John Chivery turned crimson to the tips of his ears.
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- As a clergy-man, moreover, I feel it my duty to promote and establish the blessing of peace in all families within in the reach of my influence; and on these grounds I flatter myself that my present overtures are highly commendable, and that the circumstance of my being next in the entail of Longbourn estate will be kindly overlooked on your side, and not lead you to reject the offered olive-branch.
-- And to be kept back on SUCH a motive!I think it would not be very likely to promote sisterly affection or delicacy of mind.'
-- 'My excellent father died about five years ago; and his at-tachment to Mr. Wickham was to the last so steady, that in his will he particularly recommended it to me, to promote his advancement in the best manner that his profession might allow and if he took orders, desired that a valu-able family living might be his as soon as it became vacant.
-- To Mr. Bennet's acknowledgments he briefly replied, with as-surance of his eagerness to promote the welfare of any of his family; and concluded with entreaties that the subject might never be mentioned to him again.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He joined her and Marianne in the breakfast-room the next morning before the others were down; and Marianne, who was always eager to promote their happiness as far as she could, soon left them to themselves.
-- To do him justice, he did every thing in his power to promote their unreserve, by making the Miss Steeles acquainted with whatever he knew or supposed of his cousins' situations in the most delicate particulars, and Elinor had not seen them more than twice, before the eldest of them wished her joy on her sister's having been so lucky as to make a conquest of a very smart beau since she came to Barton.
-- Had I remained in England, perhaps but I meant to promote the happiness of both by removing from her for years, and for that purpose had procured my exchange.
-- After a moment's recollection, therefore, concluding that prudence required dispatch, and that her acquiescence would best promote it, she walked silently towards the table, and sat down.
-- Elinor assured him that she did; that she forgave, pitied, wished him well was even interested in his happiness and added some gentle counsel as to the behaviour most likely to promote it.
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