far是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. /ad. 远， 久远， 遥远ad. 到…程度， …得多，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。
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Far from it.
-- For as in this world, head winds are far more prevalent than winds from astern (that is, if you never violate the Pythagorean maxim), so for the most part the Commodore on the quarter-deck gets his atmosphere at second hand from the sailors on the forecastle.
-- Moving on, I at last came to a dim sort of light not far from the docks, and heard a forlorn creaking in the air; and looking up, saw a swinging sign over the door with a white painting upon it, faintly representing a tall straight jet of misty spray, and these words underneath "The Spouter Inn: Peter Coffin."
-- Would he not far rather lay him down lengthwise along the line of the equator; yea, ye gods!go down to the fiery pit itself, in order to keep out this frost?
-- This man interested me at once; and since the sea-gods had ordained that he should soon become my shipmate (though but a sleeping-partner one, so far as this narrative is concerned), I will here venture upon a little description of him.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Wives, again, put on weeds for their husbands, as if, so far from grieving in the garb of sorrow, they had made up their minds to render it as becoming and attractive as possible.
-- That Oliver Twist was moved to resignation by the example of these good people, I cannot, although I am his biographer, undertake to affirm with any degree of confidence; but I can most distinctly say, that for many months he continued meekly to submit to the domination and ill-treatment of Noah Claypole: who used him far worse than before, now that his jealousy was roused by seeing the new boy promoted to the black stick and hatband, while he, the old one, remained stationary in the muffin-cap and leathers.
-- To do him justice, he was, as far as his power went--it was not very extensive--kindly disposed towards the boy; perhaps, because it was his interest to be so; perhaps, because his wife disliked him.
-- He waited at the bottom of a steep hill till a stage-coach came up, and then begged of the outside passengers; but there were very few who took any notice of him: and even those told him to wait till they got to the top of the hill, and then let them see how far he could run for a halfpenny.
-- I'm at low-water-mark myself--only one bob and a magpie; but, as far as it goes, I'll fork out and stump.
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Occupied in observing Mr. Bingley's attentions to her sister, Elizabeth was far from suspecting that she was her-self becoming an object of some interest in the eyes of his friend.
-- I had hoped that our sentiments coincided in ev-ery particular, but I must so far differ from you as to think our two youngest daughters uncommonly foolish.'
-- 'We will go as far as Meryton with you,' said Catherine and Lydia.
-- The former was divided between admiration of the brilliancy which exercise had given to her complexion, and doubt as to the occasion's justifying her coming so far alone.
-- But I am very far from agreeing with you in your estimation of ladies in general.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Far away the dusty vines overhanging wayside cottages, and the monotonous wayside avenues of parched trees without shade, drooped beneath the stare of earth and sky.
-- Which accompanied them so far down the few steep stairs, that the prison-keeper had to stop at last for his little daughter to hear the song out, and repeat the Refrain while they were yet in sight.
-- Miles of close wells and pits of houses, where the inhabitants gasped for air, stretched far away towards every point of the compass.
-- We have never shown much confidence, or invited much; we have attached no people to us; the track we have kept is not the track of the time; and we have been left far behind.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She didn't say 'perhaps never,' but each silent-ly added it, thinking of Father far away, where the fighting was.
-- Now, my little pilgrims, suppose you begin again, not in play, but in earnest, and see how far on you can get before Father comes home.'
-- Not far away from here lies a poor woman with a little newborn baby.
-- It was not far to the river, but both were ready before Amy reached them.
-- Laurie had vanished round the bend, Jo was just at the turn, and Amy, far behind, striking out toward the the smoother ice in the middle of the river.
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