since是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为prep. 自从conj. 自从； 因为， 既然ad. 后来，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。
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《格兰特船长的女儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "Well, since your Lordship asks my opinion," said Mangles, "I think it is a shark, and a fine large one too."
-- "I think we had better keep to the French, since that was the most complete document of the three."
-- This was in 1861, and for twelve months, or up to May, 1862, letters were regularly received from him, but no tidings whatever had come since his departure from Callao, in June, and the name of the BRITANNIA never appeared in the Shipping List.
-- And, then, they said it was two years now since they were cast away, and there was little chance of finding them.
-- It is thirty-six hours since I have had anything to eat, or rather thirty-six hours that I have been asleep—pardonable enough in a man who came all the way, without stopping, from Paris to Glasgow.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Since he had neglected to do it on first coming to the estate, their quitting his house might be looked on as the most suitable period for its accomplishment.
-- The instrument was unlocked, every body prepared to be charmed, and Marianne, who sang very well, at their request went through the chief of the songs which Lady Middleton had brought into the family on her marriage, and which perhaps had lain ever since in the same position on the pianoforte, for her ladyship had celebrated that event by giving up music, although by her mother's account, she had played extremely well, and by her own was very fond of it.
-- Mrs. Jennings had been anxious to see Colonel Brandon well married, ever since her connection with Sir John first brought him to her knowledge; and she was always anxious to get a good husband for every pretty girl.
-- The house and the garden, with all the objects surrounding them, were now become familiar, and the ordinary pursuits which had given to Norland half its charms were engaged in again with far greater enjoyment than Norland had been able to afford, since the loss of their father.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- His suit was of a striped and crossed pattern of brown wool, new at that time, but since become familiar as a business suit.
-- The latter had changed considerably since Carrie had seen her.
-- It had been several years since Minnie had seen Carrie, and in that time the latter's character had developed a few shades.
-- To-night he was particularly so, since his report to the company had been favourably commented upon, his new samples had been satisfactorily selected, and his trip marked out for the next six weeks.
-- They had young men of the kind whom she, since her experience with Drouet, felt above, who took them about.
在马克·吐温的《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'You've put on considerable many frills since I been away.
-- 'Since the night I got killed.'
-- I hadn't had a bite to eat since yesterday, so Jim he got out some corn-dodgers and buttermilk, and pork and cabbage and greens there ain't nothing in the world so good when it's cooked right and whilst I eat my supper we talked and had a good time.
-- 'Well, he don't miss any property by it, because he'll get that all right; but he's missed seeing his brother Peter die which he mayn't mind, nobody can tell as to that but his brother would a give anything in this world to see HIM before he died; never talked about nothing else all these three weeks; hadn't seen him since they was boys together and hadn't ever seen his brother William at all that's the deef and dumb one William ain't more than thir- ty or thirty-five.
-- I hain't been a-near your room since Miss Mary Jane took you and the duke and showed it to you.'
在卡洛·科洛迪的《木偶奇遇记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "No, not dead yet; but you will be in a few moments since you have refused to take the medicine which would have made you well."
-- It is so long, poor man, since I have seen him, and I do so want his love and his kisses.
-- It is so long since I have seen him!Would you mind very much if I passed?"
-- In the meantime, since my watchdog died today, you may take his place and guard my henhouse."
-- But in the meantime, he began to feel hungry, for it was twenty-four hours since he had eaten.
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