die是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为vi. 死， 死亡； (草木) 枯萎， 凋谢； 渴望，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：
-- Let him at least die in peace!Or I warn you the Governor-General, himself, shall be informed of your conduct to-morrow.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Dan'l, I'd better go into the house,and die and be a riddance!'
-- I thought of the little baby, who, Mrs.Creakle said, had been pining away for some time, and who, theybelieved, would die too.
-- 'On the last night, in the evening, she kissed me and said, "If mybaby should die too, Peggotty, please let them lay him in my arms,and bury us together."
-- If the thought that I may dieand leave my darling, or that my darling may die and leave me,comes like a spectre, to distress my happiest hours, and is only tobe drowned in-' He did not supply the word; but pacing slowly tothe place where he had sat, and mechanically going through theaction of pouring wine from the empty decanter, set it down andpaced back again.
-- Consequently, I was not prepared, at seven o'clock next morning,to receive the following communication, dated half-past nine in theevening; a quarter of an hour after I had left him: 'My Dear YoungFriend, 'The die is cast- all is over.
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- To restrain him as much as might be, by her own man-ners, she was immediately preparing to speak with exquisite calmness and gravity of the weather and the night; but scarcely had she begun, scarcely had they passed the sweep-gate and joined the other carriage, than she found her subject cut up her hand seized her attention demanded, and Mr. Elton actually making violent love to her: availing himself of the precious opportunity, declaring sentiments which must be already well known, hoping fearing ador-158 Emmaing ready to die if she refused him; but flattering himself that his ardent attachment and unequalled love and unex-ampled passion could not fail of having some effect, and in short, very much resolved on being seriously accepted as soon as possible.
-- She must have delighted the Coles worthy people, who deserved to be made happy! And left a name behind her that would not soon die away.
-- Harriet was a little distressed did look a little foolish at first: but having once owned that she had been presump-tuous and silly, and self-deceived, before, her pain and confusion seemed to die away with the words, and leave her without a care for the past, and with the fullest exultation in the present and future; for, as to her friend's approbation, Emma had instantly removed every fear of that nature, by meeting her with the most unqualified congratulations. Harriet was most happy to give every particular of the evening at Astley's, and the dinner the next day; she could dwell on it all with the utmost delight.
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "And will all die as dead as nits, if they bain't got out and cured!"
-- I wonder sometimes if I am doomed to die in the Union.
-- For if I were to die and I may die soon it would be dreadful that you should always think mistakenly of me.
-- But the next day He prepared a worm to smite the gourd and wither it; and I feel it is better to die than to live!"
-- "What did she die from?"
在巴尔扎克的《高老头》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She said that she had nursed an old gentleman, ill of catarrh of the bladder, and left to die by his children, who thought that he had nothing left.
-- Delphine de Nucingen, the wife of a great capitalist, is consumed with envy, and ready to die of spleen.
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I had determined at one time that the memory of these evils should die with me, but you have won me to alter my determination.
-- To die so miserably; to feel the murderer's grasp!How much more a murderer that could destroy radiant innocence!
-- How sweet is the affection of others to such a wretch as I am!It removes more than half my misfortune, and I feel as if I could die in peace now that my innocence is acknowl-edged by you, dear lady, and your cousin.'
-- 'I wish,' cried she, 'that I were to die with you; I cannot live in this world of misery.'
-- In that hour I should die 206 Frankensteinand at once satisfy and extinguish his malice.
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "I feared Emmie would die too, but I think she will live."
-- Then, after a discreet pause which gave Gerald's splutterings time to die away, she knocked on the door andhanded the dress to her mother.
-- Caro told me all about it last summer and her mama would die if she thoughtCaro even knew about it.
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