extremely是一个雅思常考词汇,这个词的常用解释为ad. 极端, 极其, 非常,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:
-- On issuing from the gorges of the Cordilleras, Glenarvan and his band came first to plains of sand, called MEDANOS, lying in ridges like waves of the sea, and so extremely fine that the least breath of wind agitated the light particles, and sent them flying in clouds, which rose and fell like water-spouts.
-- Toward noon, however, the sun's rays were extremely scorching, and when evening came, a bar of clouds streaked the southwest horizon—a sure sign of a change in the weather.
-- It is an extremely dry wind which blows from the southwest.
-- This winged creature was five feet high, and his wide, conical, extremely pointed beak, measured eighteen inches in length.
-- Here the current was extremely strong, and this broke the whirling eddy, and gave the raft some stability.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- Mrs. Epanchin came of the princely stock of Muishkin, which if not a brilliant, was, at all events, a decidedly an-cient family; and she was extremely proud of her descent.
-- I saw the donkey and was extremely pleased with it, and from that moment my head seemed to clear.'
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- But Oliver's thoughts, like those of most other people, although they were extremely ready and active to point out his difficulties, were wholly at a loss to suggest any feasible mode of surmounting them; so, after a good deal of thinking to no particular purpose, he changed his little bundle over to the other shoulder, and trudged on.
-- Indeed, the Artful, presuming upon their close attachment, more than once took occasion to reason gravely with his companion upon these improprieties; all of which remonstrances, Master Bates received in extremely good part; merely requesting his friend to be 'blowed,' or to insert his head in a sack, or replying with some other neatly-turned witticism of a similar kind, the happy application of which, excited considerable admiration in the mind of Mr. Chitling.
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- He was quite young, wonderfully handsome, extremely agreeable, and, to crown the whole, he meant to be at the next assembly with a large party.
-- Such a countenance, such man-ners!And so extremely accomplished for her age!Her performance on the pianoforte is exquisite.'
-- 'A gentleman and a strang- er!It is Mr. Bingley, I am sure!Well, I am sure I shall be extremely glad to see Mr. Bingley.
-- In his library he had been always sure of leisure and tranquillity; and though prepared, as he told Elizabeth, to meet with folly and conceit in every other room of the house, he was used to be free from them there; his civility, therefore, was most prompt in inviting Mr. Collins to join his daughters in their walk; and Mr. Collins, being in fact much better fitted for a walker than a reader, was extremely pleased to close his large book, and go.
-- At first there seemed danger of Lydia's engross-ing him entirely, for she was a most determined talker; but being likewise extremely fond of lottery tickets, she soon grew too much interested in the game, too eager in making bets and exclaiming after prizes to have attention for any-one in particular.
在丹尼尔·笛福的《鲁滨逊漂流记》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- When I had gone through this work I was extremely de-lighted with it.
-- I presently found there were no less than nine naked savages sitting round a small fire they had made, not to warm them, for they had no need of that, the weather being extremely hot, but, as I supposed, to dress some of their barbarous diet of human flesh which they had brought with them, whether alive or dead I could not tell.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- 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.
-- It was settled that there should be a dance in the evening, and that every body should be extremely merry all day long.
-- "Oh, don't be so sly before us," said Mrs. Palmer; "for we know all about it, I assure you; and I admire your taste very much, for I think he is extremely handsome.
-- "Oh dear, yes; I know him extremely well," replied Mrs. Palmer; "Not that I ever spoke to him, indeed; but I have seen him for ever in town.
-- "Oh!yes, extremely well; that is, I do not believe many people are acquainted with him, because Combe Magna is so far off; but they all think him extremely agreeable I assure you.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- She was extremely happy now that she understood.
-- One of the barnmen, out of pity, loaned him a heavy cap and a pair of sheepskin gloves, and for once he was extremely thankful.
在卡洛·科洛迪的《木偶奇遇记》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- The Carabineer grabbed him by the nose (it was an extremely long one and seemed made on purpose for that very thing) and returned him to Mastro Geppetto.
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