zeal是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 热心, 热情，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。
在荷马的《伊利亚特》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- At this moment Hippothous brave son of the Pelasgian Lethus, in his zeal for Hector and the Trojans, was dragging the body off by the foot through the press of the fight, having bound a strap round the sinews near the ancle; but a mischief soon befell him from which none of those could save him who would have gladly done so, for the son of Telamon sprang forward and smote him on his bronze-cheeked helmet.
在詹姆斯·费尼莫尔·库柏的《最后的摩根战士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Animated by the words, and stimulated by the examples of their leaders, they had found their courage, and maintained their ancient rep-utation, with a zeal that did justice to the stern character of their commander.
-- 'Ha, Le Renard Subtil!Methinks this is an excess of zeal for a friend who was so late an enemy!How many suns have set since Le Renard struck the war-post of the English?'
-- burst at once from the canoes behind, and seemed to give new zeal to the pursuers.
-- In short, the manifestations of zeal and fierce delight were so great and unequivocal, that the expedition was declared to be a war of the nation.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《神秘岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Happily there was no want of tools with which to shape the wood, nor of iron-work to make it firm, nor of the ingenuity of a man who had a marvelous knowledge of the work, nor lastly, the zeal of his companions, who in seven months had necessarily acquired great skill in the use of their tools; and it must be said that not the least skilful was Gideon Spilett, who in dexterity almost equaled the sailor himself.
-- The black showed the greatest patience and even extreme zeal in instructing his pupil, and the pupil exhibited remarkable intelligence in profiting by the lessons he received from his master.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But, had it been the beginning of some great labour with the same end in view had it been the commencement of a long journey, to be performed on foot in that inclement season of the year, to be pursued under very privation and difficulty, and to be achieved only with great distress, fatigue, and suffering had it been the dawn of some painful enterprise, certain to task his utmost powers of resolution and endurance, and to need his utmost fortitude, but only likely to end, if happily achieved, in good fortune and delight to Nell Kit's cheerful zeal would have been as highly roused: Kit's ardour and impatience would have been, at least, the same.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《海底两万里》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Never had an American ship's crew shown more zeal or patience; its failure could not be placed to their charge there remained nothing but to return.
在艾米利·勃朗特的《呼啸山庄》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Presently the whole chapel resounded with rappings and counter rappings: every man's hand was against his neighbour; and Branderham, unwilling to remain idle, poured forth his zeal in a shower of loud taps on the boards of the pulpit, which responded so smartly that, at last, to my unspeakable relief, they woke me.
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