whisper是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为v. 耳语； 私下说， 偷偷告诉n. 耳语； 传闻，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。
在阿瑟·柯南·道尔的《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Dr. Mortimer looked strangely at us for an instant, and his voice sank almost to a whisper as he answered: 'Mr.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- and also why you walk about on tiptoe and always seem as if you were going to whisper a secret in my ear whenever you come near me?'
-- Around him all was quiet; only the flutter and whisper of the leaves broke the silence, but broke it only to cause it to appear yet more deep and still.
-- About fifty yards from the hotel, at the first cross-road, as he passed through the crowd of foot-passengers sauntering along, someone touched his shoulder, and said in a whisper into his ear: 'Lef Nicolaievitch, my friend, come along with me.'
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The patriarchal Mr Casby then rose with the air of having done it himself, and blandly followed: leaving his daughter, as she followed in her turn, to remark to her former lover in a distracted whisper (which she very much enjoyed), that they had drained the cup of life to the dregs; and further to hint mysteriously that the late Mr F. was at the bottom of it.
-- Not the least of these would have been a contention, always waging within it, between a tendency to dislike Mr Henry Gowan, if not to regard him with positive repugnance, and a whisper that the inclination was unworthy.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Laurie threw up his hat, then remembered that it wouldn't do to exult over the defeat of his guests, and stopped in the middle of the cheer to whisper to his friend, 'Good for you, Jo!He did cheat, I saw him.
-- As she lifted the curtain to look out into the dreary night, the moon broke suddenly from be-hind the clouds and shone upon her like a bright, benignant face, which seemed to whisper in the silence,' Be comforted, dear soul!There is always light behind the clouds.'
-- But when he came to go, Amy held him back to whisper with trembling lips, 'Is there re-ally any danger about Beth?'
-- This gaiety did not impose upon any-body, but they tried to look as if it did for his sake, and he got on very well till Mrs. March kissed him, whit a whisper full of motherly solicitude.
-- The old gentleman took Jo, with a whispered, 'You must be my girl now,' and a glance at the empty corner by the fire, that made Jo whisper back, 'I'll try to fill her place, sir.
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Whisper it not, and I will tell; with a treacherous hook and line, as the fowl floated on the sea.
-- in a whisper to his crew, then speaking out loud again: "A sad business, Mr.
-- "Pull, pull, my good boys," said Starbuck, in the lowest possible but intensest concentrated whisper to his men; while the sharp fixed glance from his eyes darted straight ahead of the bow, almost seemed as two visible needles in two unerring binnacle compasses.
-- Soon after, two cries in quick succession on each side of us denoted that the other boats had got fast; but hardly were they overheard, when with a lightning-like hurtling whisper Starbuck said: "Stand up!"
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Nearer!Let me whisper in your ear.'
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- As for Mary, she was mistress enough of herself to whisper to Elizabeth, with a countenance of grave reflec-tion, soon after they were seated at table: 'This is a most unfortunate affair, and will probably be much talked of.
-- Her heart did whisper that he had done it for her.
-- Mrs. Bennet was privileged to whisper it to Mrs. Phillips, and she ventured, without any permis-sion, to do the same by all her neighbours in Meryton.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She saw her mother and Marianne change colour; saw them look at herself, and whisper a few sentences to each other.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Without a counsellor at hand to whisper cautious interpretations, what falsehoods may not these things breathe into the unguarded ear!Unrecognised for what they are, their beauty, like music, too often relaxes, then weakens, then perverts the simpler human perceptions.
-- "And say," he whispered, jovially, pulling Hurstwood over by the shoulder so that he might whisper in his ear, "if this isn't a good show, I'll punch your head."
-- He cursed the luck that could keep him smiling, bowing, shamming, when he wanted to tell her that he loved her, when he wanted to whisper to her alone.
在马克·吐温的《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The stars were shining, and the leaves rustled in the woods ever so mournful; and I heard an owl, away off, who-whooing about some- body that was dead, and a whippowill and a dog cry- ing about somebody that was going to die; and the wind was trying to whisper something to me, and I couldn't make out what it was, and so it made the cold shivers run over me.
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