instant是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 立即的； 紧迫的； (食品) 速溶的n. 瞬间， 时刻，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：
-- "Now," said Estella, gliding away the instant I touched her cheek, "you are to take care that I have some tea, and you are to take me to Richmond."
-- So, in my case; all the work, near and afar, that tended to the end, had been accomplished; and in an instant the blow was struck, and the roof of my stronghold dropped upon me.
在格林兄弟的《格林童话》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- In an instant they stood before him; but the queen wept, and said he had broken his word, and bad luck would follow.
-- When the little girl heard this (for she stood behind the door all the time and listened), she ran forward, and in an instant all the ra-vens took their right form again; and all hugged and kissed each other, and went merrily home.
在乔纳森•斯威夫特的《格列夫游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But the creatures ran off a second time, before I could seize them; whereupon there was a great shout in a very shrill accent, and after it ceased I heard one of them cry aloud Tolgo phonac; when in an instant I felt above a hundred arrows discharged on my left hand, which, pricked me like so many needles; and besides, they shot another flight into the air, as we do bombs in Europe, whereof many, I suppose, fell on my body, (though I felt them not), and some on my face, which I immediately cov-ered with my left hand.
-- I fell over head and ears, and, if I had not been a good swimmer, it might have gone very hard with me; for Glumdalclitch in that instant happened to be at the other end of the room, and the queen was in such a fright, that she wanted presence of mind to assist me.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《艰难时世》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- In an instant what he stood on fell below him, and he was gone.
-- In the first instant of alighting, Mrs. Sparsit turned her distracted eyes towards the waiting coaches, which were in great request.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《地心游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- This went on until seventeen minutes past twelve, the precise instant at which we rejoined Hans, who, having been somewhat in advance, had suddenly stopped.
-- Every instant it seemed to me that it was about to vanish and to leave me forever--in utter darkness!
-- Nothing remained for us but instant flight.
-- My hand was in an instant covered with blood.
-- In an instant the full horror of my situation seized me.
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：
-- She turned away, and on the instant she turned back to him saying: 'Kiss me.'
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'She had never been at peace before, sir,' said Little Dorrit, turning towards Arthur for an instant and speaking low, 'and she always runs off upon that.'
-- He is treated from that instant as a man who has done some infernal action.
-- And she glanced for an instant at the shawl she wore.
-- He met his eyes directly; and on the instant of their fixing one another, the visitor, with that ugly play of nose and moustache, laughed (as he had done at every similar moment since they left Mrs Clennam's chamber) a diabolically silent laugh.
-- This last consideration plainly appeared, from his manner of pursuing it, to have just that instant come into his head.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- With many thanks, they said good night and crept in, hoping to disturb no one, but the instant their door creaked, two little nightcaps bobbed up, and two sleepy but eager voices cried out... 'Tell about the party!Tell about the party!'
-- Instant silence fell on the gay throng, and not a sound, but he dash of fountains or the rustle of orange groves sleeping in the moonlight, broke the hush, as Count de Adelon spoke thus: 'My lords and ladies, pardon the ruse by which I have gathered you here to witness the marriage of my daughter.
-- The instant Laurie's step was heard in the hall, Meg fled into the study, and Mrs. March received the cul-prit alone.
-- But the instant she vanished, Meg began to sidle toward the door, murmuring... 'Mother will like to see you.
-- Fifteen minutes after Aunt March's departure, Jo came softly downstairs, paused an instant at the parlor door, and hearing no sound within, nodded and smiled with a satis-fied expression, saying to herself, 'She has seen him away as we planned, and that affair is settled.
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