habit是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 习惯， 习性， 脾性，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。
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《罪与罚》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- This habit develops into a necessity in some drunkards, and especially in those who are looked after sharply and kept in order at home.
-- He turned in the direction of the Vassilyevsky Ostrov, walking along Vassilyevsky Prospect, as though hastening on some business, but he walked, as his habit was, without noticing his way, muttering and even speak-ing aloud to himself, to the astonishment of the passers-by.
-- From old habit he took his usual walk in the direction of the Hay Market.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- These, and a dark-complexioned young woman, with a habit of snorting, who wasservant to the family, and informed me, before half and hour hadexpired, that she was 'a Orfling,' and came from St. Luke'sworkhouse, in the neighbourhood, completed the establishment.
-- Turning these things over in my mind, Ideemed it possible that my aunt, who could know nothing of me,might suspect I had a habit of running away, and took precautions,on that account, to have me in safe keeping.
-- 'I think he does himself no good by the habit that has increasedupon him since I first came here.
-- He had not a pliant face, he had rather a stiffneck, rather a tight smooth head with short hair clinging to it at thesides, a soft way of speaking, with a peculiar habit of whisperingthe letter S so distinctly, that he seemed to use it oftener than anyother man; but every peculiarity that he had he made respectable.
-- The 'young gal' was re-engaged; but on the stipulation that sheshould only bring in the dishes, and then withdraw to the landing-place, beyond the outer door; where a habit of sniffing she hadcontracted would be lost upon the guests, and where her retiringon the plates would be a physical impossibility.
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- They were alike too, in a general benevolence of temper, and a strong habit of regard for every old acquaintance.
-- Emma did not find herself equal to give the pleased as-sent, which no doubt he was in the habit of receiving, to emulate the 'Very true, my love,' which must have been usu-ally administered by his travelling companion; but she had resolution enough to refrain from making any answer at all.
-- After such behaviour, as I have witnessed during the last month, to Miss Smith such attentions as I have been in the daily habit of observing to be addressing me in this manner this is an unsteadiness of character, indeed, which I had not supposed possible!Be-lieve me, sir, I am far, very far, from gratified in being the object of such professions.'
-- It ought to have been a habit with him by this time, of following his duty, instead of consulting expediency.
-- We shall have no occasion to open the windows at all not once the whole evening; and it is that dreadful habit of opening the windows, letting in cold air upon heated bodies, which (as you well know, sir) does the mischief.'
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- In passing the tower he thought of what she had said about the sergeant's virtuous habit of entering the church unperceived at the beginning of service.
-- She glided rapidly up and down the room, as was mostly her habit when excited, her hands hanging clasped in front of her, as she thought and in part expressed in broken words: "O, I hate her, yet I don't mean that I hate her, for it is grievous and wicked; and yet I hate her a little!Yes, my flesh insists upon hating her, whether my spirit is willing or no!...
在巴尔扎克的《高老头》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- His habit of life was very regular; he usually went out after breakfast, returning in time for dinner, and disappeared for the rest of the evening, letting himself in about midnight with a latch key, a privilege that Mme.
-- The thrifty frugality necessary to those who mean to make their way in the world had become an inveterate habit of life with M. Goriot.
-- Poiret would join the talk, argue, answer when he was spoken to; as a matter of fact, his talk, arguments, and responses contributed nothing to the conversation, for Poiret had a habit of repeating what the others said in different words; still, he did join in the talk; he was alive, and seemed capable of feeling; while Father Goriot (to quote the Museum official again) was invariably at zero degrees--Reaumur.
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I wished, as it were, to procrastinate all that related to my feelings of affection until the great object, which swallowed up every habit of my nature, should be completed.
-- But I enjoyed friends, dear not only through habit and association, but from their own merits; and wherever I am, the soothing voice of my Elizabeth and the conversation of Clerval will be ever whis-pered in my ear.
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She was his oldest child and, nowthat Gerald knew there would be no more sons to follow the three who lay in the family burying ground, he had driftedinto a habit of treating her in a man-to-man manner which she found most pleasant.
-- Gerald made a habit of dominating the conversation at mealtimes, and usually Scarlett,occupied with her own thoughts, scarcely heard him; but tonight she could not shut out his voice, no matter how muchshe strained to listen for the sound of carriage wheels that would herald Ellen's return.
-- Except on rare occasions she always wore her riding habit, for whether she rode or not she always expected to rideand in that expectation put on her habit upon arising.
-- ButFairhill was a difficult plantation to manage and spare time hard to get, and more often than not Nellie walked up anddown riderless hour after hour, while Beatrice Tarleton went through the day with the skirt of her habit absently loopedover her arm and six inches of shining boot showing below it.
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