attentive是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 注意的； 有礼貌的，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《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She had not been with us more than a year (I remember her being newly out of mourning at the time it struck me), when I observed to myself one evening that she had curiously thoughtful and attentive eyes; eyes that were very pretty and very good.
-- There was a group assembled round the fire at the Three Jolly Bargemen, attentive to Mr. Wopsle as he read the newspaper aloud.
-- I told him, and he was attentive until I had finished, and then burst out laughing again, and asked me if I was sore afterwards?
-- It came to my knowledge, through what passed between Mrs. Pocket and Drummle while I was attentive to my knife and fork, spoon, glasses, and other instruments of self-destruction, that Drummle, whose Christian name was Bentley, was actually the next heir but one to a baronetcy.
-- I thought how one link of association had helped that identification in the theatre, and how such a link, wanting before, had been riveted for me now, when I had passed by a chance swift from Estella's name to the fingers with their knitting action, and the attentive eyes.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《艰难时世》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Stephen infused a yet deeper gravity into the mixed expression of his attentive face.
-- Remarking this at a glance, with the quick observation of his class, Stephen Blackpool bent his attentive face his face, which, like the faces of many of his order, by dint of long working with eyes and hands in the midst of a prodigious noise, had acquired the concentrated look with which we are familiar in the countenances of the deaf the better to hear what she asked him.
-- As he stood there, trying to quench his fiery face with his drink of water, the comparison between the orator and the crowd of attentive faces turned towards him, was extremely to his disadvantage.
-- So strange to have lived to his time of life, and yet to be beginning like a boy this summer morning!With these musings in his mind, and his bundle under his arm, Stephen took his attentive face along the high road.
-- When Mr. Gradgrind was summoned to the couch, Sissy, attentive to all that happened, slipped behind that wicked shadow a sight in the horror of his face, if there had been eyes there for any sight but one and whispered in his ear.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《地心游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I fancy that the worthy Professor in some measure shares my notions, if not my fears, for, after an attentive examination of the crowbar, he cast his eyes rapidly over the mighty and mysterious ocean.
-- There can be no doubt that he thought himself at the Institution addressing his attentive pupils, for he put on his most doctorial style, waved his hand, and began: "Gentlemen, I have the honor on this auspicious occasion to present to you a man of the Quaternary period of our globe.
-- I listened with acute and attentive ears.
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：
-- Mrs Bolton was most attentive and polite, seemed quite nice, spoke with a bit of a broad slur, but in heavily correct English, and from having bossed the sick colliers for a good many years, had a very good opinion of herself, and a fair amount of assurance.
-- Linley stayed to dinner, and Connie was the hostess men liked so much, so modest, yet so attentive and aware, with big, wide blue eyes arid a soft repose that sufficiently hid what she was really thinking.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The visitor stood looking at her with a strange attentive smile.
-- There was also that attentive listening expression in her face, which is seen in the faces of the blind; but she was not blind, having one tolerably serviceable eye.
-- At length, in course of time, Maggy began to take pains to improve herself, and to be very attentive and very industrious; and by degrees was allowed to come in and out as often as she liked, and got enough to do to support herself, and does support herself.
-- The polite and attentive stranger would desire, say, to consult her inclinations on the subject of potatoes.
-- Now he regarded her with that attentive and inquiring look before which Little Dorrit's eyes had always fallen, and before which they fell still.
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Leaning over in his hammock, Queequeg long regarded the coffin with an attentive eye.
-- As before, the attentive ship having descried the whole fight, again came bearing down to the rescue, and dropping a boat, picked up the floating mariners, tubs, oars, and whatever else could be caught at, and safely landed them on her decks.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Come, come, Sikes,' said the Jew appealing to him in a remonstratory tone, and motioning towards the boys, who were eagerly attentive to all that passed; 'we must have civil words; civil words, Bill.'
-- said Mr. Grimwig, caustically; after an attentive perusal of Mr. Bumble's features.
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