drive是一个雅思常考词汇,这个词的常用解释为v. 开(车) ; 驱; 驱动, 把(钉, 桩) 打入n. 驾驶,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:
-- A boggy, soggy, squitchy picture truly, enough to drive a nervous man distracted.
-- Be that how it may, there stands the vast arched bone of the whale's jaw, so wide, a coach might almost drive beneath it.
-- "Mr. Starbuck, drive 'em aft."
-- For with little external to constrain us, the innermost necessities in our being, these still drive us on.
-- For, when swimming before his exulting pursuers, with every apparent symptom of alarm, he had several times been known to turn round suddenly, and, bearing down upon them, either stave their boats to splinters, or drive them back in consternation to their ship.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- An unfinished coffin on black tressels, which stood in the middle of the shop, looked so gloomy and death-like that a cold tremble came over him, every time his eyes wandered in the direction of the dismal object: from which he almost expected to see some frightful form slowly rear its head, to drive him mad with terror.
-- In others, he would stand about the inn-yards, and look mournfully at every one who passed: a proceeding which generally terminated in the landlady's ordering one of the post-boys who were lounging about, to drive that strange boy out of the place, for she was sure he had come to steal something.
-- After a brief reflection, he called a hack-cabriolet, and bade the man drive towards Bethnal Green.
-- As Oliver knew the name of the street in which Mr. Brownlow resided, they were enabled to drive straight thither.
在戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯的《查太莱夫人的情人》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- He could wheel himself about in a wheeled chair, and he had a bath-chair with a small motor attachment, so he could drive himself slow-ly round the garden and into the line melancholy park, of which he was really so proud, though he pretended to be flippant about it.
-- We drive ourselves with a formula, like a machine.
-- Turning the corner, she saw two figures in the drive be-yond her: the keeper, and a little girl in a purple coat and moleskin cap, crying.
-- Up the drive she came, tooting up the incline, then sweeping round the oval of grass, where the two great wild beech-trees stood, on the flat in front of the house.
-- 'I suppose I may as well stay the night,' said Hilda, pull-ing off her gloves, 'and I'll drive her to town tomorrow.'
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- 'I will come to-morrow as I drive by.'
-- Dear Amy, open your eyes, that's a love!Oh, Amy, Amy, I really am so vexed and ashamed!Do rouse yourself, darling!Oh, why are they not driving on!Pray, Pa, do drive on!'
-- 'I thought I would drive round the first thing,' said Mr Merdle, 'to offer my services, in case I can do anything for you; and to say that I hope you will at least do me the honour of dining with me to-day, and every day when you are not better engaged during your stay in town.'
-- Nevertheless, he did not come forth from his own rooms until late in the afternoon; and, although he then caused himself to be magnificently arrayed for a drive with Mrs General and his daughter, his appearance was scarcely up to his description of himself.
-- Her plan was, to make them all fond of her and so drive me wild with jealousy.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- But it does seem so nice to have little suppers and bouquets, and go to parties, and drive home, and read and rest, and not work.
-- 'Girls, girls, do be quiet one minute!I must get this off by the early mail, and you drive me distracted with your worry,' cried Mrs. March, crossing out the third spoiled sentence in her letter.
-- She saw Mr. Lawrence drive off, and then sallied out to dig her way down to the hedge, where she paused and took a survey.
-- It certainly was agreeable to fare sumptuously, drive in a fine carriage, wear her best frock every day, and do nothing but enjoy herself.
-- And Meg whisked out her workbasket, for she had agreed with her mother that it was best, for her at least, not to drive too often with the young gentleman.
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