break是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为vt. 打破； 中止； 违反vi. 破(裂) n. 休息时间，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《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- How from countingmonths, we came to weeks, and then to days; and how I then beganto be afraid that I should not be sent for, and when I learnt from 105Steerforth that I had been sent for, and was certainly to go home,had dim forebodings that I might break my leg first.
-- It is especially so for a young boy of your disposition, whichrequires a great deal of correcting; and to which no greater servicecan be done than to force it to conform to the ways of the workingworld, and to bend it and break it.'
-- Miss Shepherd being the one pervading theme and vision of mylife, how do I ever come to break with her?
-- Ha!ha!ha!A wicked rascal, Ned, but droll!Now, Iknow I'm going to break your hearts, but I am forced to leave you.
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'But, my dear, pray do not make any more matches; they are silly things, and break up one's family circle grievously.'
-- 'There does, indeed, seem as little to tempt her to break her resolution at present,' said Mrs. Weston, 'as can well be; and while she is so happy at Hartfield, I cannot wish her to be forming any attachment which would be creating such difficulties on poor Mr. Woodhouse's account.
-- But for Harriet's sake, or rather for my own, and as there are no husbands and wives in the case at present, I will break my resolution now.'
-- She was obliged to break off from these very pleasant ob-servations, which were otherwise of a sort to run into great 88 Emmalength, by the eagerness of Harriet's wondering questions.
-- The Churchills might not have a word to say in return; but then, you would have no habits of early obedience and long obser-vance to break through.
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The change at the root of this has been the recent supplanting of the class of stationary cottagers, who carried on the local traditions and humours, by a population of more or less migratory labourers, which has led to a break of continuity in local history, more fatal than any other thing to the preservation of legend, folk-lore, close inter-social relations, and eccentric individualities.
-- Rather surprised to find them break fence at this season, yet putting it down instantly to their great fondness for ivy in winter-time, of which a great deal grew in the plantation, he followed through the hedge.
-- As far as could be learnt it appeared that the poor young dog, still under the impression that since he was kept for running after sheep, the more he ran after them the better, had at the end of his meal off the dead lamb, which may have given him additional energy and spirits, collected all the ewes into a corner, driven the timid creatures through the hedge, across the upper field, and by main force of worrying had given them momentum enough to break down a portion of the rotten railing, and so hurled them over the edge.
-- "What, did you think I should break in?"
-- RAIN ONE SOLITARY MEETS ANOTHERIt was now five o'clock, and the dawn was promising to break in hues of drab and ash.
在巴尔扎克的《高老头》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Civilization, like the car of Juggernaut, is scarcely stayed perceptibly in its progress by a heart less easy to break than the others that lie in its course; this also is broken, and Civilization continues on her course triumphant.
-- And now, though the bans were about to be published, and although the handsome Portuguese had come that day to break the news to the Vicomtesse, he had not found courage as yet to say one word about his treachery.
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Life and death appeared to me ideal bounds, which I should first break through, and pour a torrent of light into our dark world.
-- Do you dare to break your 204 Frankensteinpromise?
-- 'Begone!I do break my promise; never will I create an-other like yourself, equal in deformity and wickedness.'
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- How could he deliberately break her heart?
-- If no love lay between Ashley and Melanie but only a promise given long ago, then why wasn't it possible forhim to break that promise and marry her?
-- "Curb them but don't break their spirits," was Mrs. Tarleton's motto.
-- War may break any day now and the boys want the matter settled.
-- "Why Charles Hamilton, you handsome old thing, you!I'll bet you came all the way down here from Atlanta justto break my poor heart!"
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