wake是一个雅思常考词汇,这个词的常用解释为v. 醒来, 唤醒; 使觉醒, 激发, 引起,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:
-- 'Is it time to wake up?'
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- 'It's all one, master,' said the pig, in a submissive manner, and not without cheerfulness; 'I can wake when I will, I can sleep when I will.
-- Wake up, wake up!What's the matter?'
-- Calling these things to mind, and ranging Mr Pancks in a row with them, Arthur Clennam leaned this day to the opinion, without quite deciding on it, that the last of the Patriarchs was the drifting Booby aforesaid, with the one idea of keeping the bald part of his head highly polished: and that, much as an unwieldy ship in the Thames river may sometimes be seen heavily driving with the tide, broadside on, stern first, in its own way and in the way of everything else, though making a great show of navigation, when all of a sudden, a little coaly steam-tug will bear down upon it, take it in tow, and bustle off with it; similarly the cumbrous Patriarch had been taken in tow by the snorting Pancks, and was now following in the wake of that dingy little craft.
-- Consequently, we will only knock twice, and not very loud; and if we cannot wake them so, we must walk about till day.'
-- Maggy would then wake up more or less fretfully, and they would wander about a little, and come back again.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- CHAPTER TWOJo was the first to wake in the gray dawn of Christmas morning.
-- After a while, they began to think he was not going to wake up till night, and I'm not sure that he would, had he not been effectually roused by Amy's cry of joy at sight of her mother.
-- Be careful, be very careful, not to wake his anger against yourself, for peace and happi-ness depend on keeping his respect.
-- Then she sighed, and fell into a reverie from which she did not wake till the early twilight sent her down to take new observations, which only confirmed her suspicion.
-- There, I won't lecture any more, for I know you'll wake up and be a man in spite of that hard-hearted girl.'
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- No wonder, then, that they made a straight wake for the whale's mouth the bar when the wrinkled little old Jonah, there officiating, soon poured them out brimmers all round.
-- Out of the cabin, ye canting, drab-coloured son of a wooden gun a straight wake with ye!"
-- But no longer snuffing in the trail of the wild beasts of the woodland, Tashtego now hunted in the wake of the great whales of the sea; the unerring harpoon of the son fitly replacing the infallible arrow of the sires.
-- The rest of his body was so streaked, and spotted, and marbled with the same shrouded hue, that, in the end, he had gained his distinctive appellation of the White Whale; a name, indeed, literally justified by his vivid aspect, when seen gliding at high noon through a dark blue sea, leaving a milky-way wake of creamy foam, all spangled with golden gleamings.
-- Whereas, some merchant ships crossing each other's wake in the mid-Atlantic, will oftentimes pass on without so much as a single word of recognition, mutually cutting each other on the high seas, like a brace of dandies in Broadway; and all the time indulging, perhaps, in finical criticism upon each other's rig.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- He had no time to think about the matter, however; for Mr. Bumble gave him a tap on the head, with his cane, to wake him up: and another on the back to make him lively: and bidding him to follow, conducted him into a large white-washed room, where eight or ten fat gentlemen were sitting round a table.
-- Gradually, he fell into that deep tranquil sleep which ease from recent suffering alone imparts; that calm and peaceful rest which it is pain to wake from.
-- 'A glim, Barney, a glim!Show the gentleman in, Barney; wake up first, if convenient.'
-- Are you any fresher now, or do you want the iron candlestick to wake you thoroughly?'
-- 'But will never be again,' added the second one; 'that is, she'll never wake again but once--and mind, mistress, that won't be for long!'
在丹尼尔·笛福的《鲁滨逊漂流记》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- I suppose I did nothing else for two or three hours; till, the fit wearing off, I fell asleep, and did not wake till far in the night.
-- that on the south side, which had hurried me away, and that on the north, which lay about a league on the other side; I say, between these two, in the wake of the island, I found the water at least still, and run-ning no way; and having still a breeze of wind fair for me, I kept on steering directly for the island, though not making such fresh way as I did before.
-- I was so dead asleep at first, being fatigued with rowing, or part of the day, and with walking the latter part, that I did not wake thoroughly; but dozing thought I dreamed that somebody spoke to me; but as the voice continued to repeat, 'Robin Crusoe, Robin Crusoe,' at last I began to wake more perfectly, and was at first dreadfully frightened, and started up in the utmost consternation; but no sooner were my eyes open, but I saw my Poll sitting on the top of the hedge; and immediately knew that it was he that spoke to me; for just in such bemoaning language I had used to talk to him and teach him; and he had learned it so perfectly that he would sit upon my finger, and lay his bill close to my face and cry, 'Poor Robin Crusoe!Where are you?
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