noble是一个雅思常考词汇,这个词的常用解释为a. 高尚的; 贵族的, 高贵的n. 贵族,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。
在荷马的《伊利亚特》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- Presently he saw the son of Tydeus, noble Diomed, standing by his char-iot and horses, with Sthenelus the son of Capaneus beside him; whereon he began to upbraid him.
在拉迪亚德·吉卜林的《丛林故事》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- And good luck and strong white teeth go with noble children that they may never forget the hungry in this world.'
-- 'How beautiful are the noble children!How large are their eyes!And so young too!Indeed, indeed, I might have re-membered that the children of kings are men from the beginning.'
-- Here we sit in a branchy row, Thinking of beautiful things we know; Dreaming of deeds that we mean to do, All complete, in a minute or two Something noble and wise and good, Done by merely wishing we could.
-- By the rubbish in our wake, and the noble noise we make, Be sure, be sure, we're going to do some splendid things!
在詹姆斯·费尼莫尔·库柏的《最后的摩根战士》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- 'But you speak of instruction, and of a profession; are you an adjunct to the provincial corps, as a master of the noble science of defense and of-fense; or, perhaps, you are one who draws lines and angles, under the pretense of expounding the mathematics?'
-- 'If we were alone, and you would leave that noble horse at the mercy of the wolves to-night, I could show you the way to Edward my-self, within an hour, for it lies only about an hour's journey hence; but with such ladies in your company 'tis impossi-ble!'
-- Though his person was more than usually screened by a green and fringed hunting-shirt, like that of the white man, there was no concealment to his dark, glancing, fearless eye, alike terrible and calm; the bold outline of his high, haughty features, pure in their native red; or to the dignified elevation of his receding fore-head, together with all the finest proportions of a noble head, bared to the generous scalping tuft.
-- Uncas, topmost branch of a noble trunk, call on the cowards to hasten, or their hearts will soften, and they will change to women!'
-- And Duncan,' she added, looking round upon the youth with a smile of ineffable innocence, 'even our own brave and noble Duncan has escaped without a hurt.'
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- But, Nature often enshrines gallant and noble hearts in weak bosoms oftenest, God bless her, in female breasts and when the child, casting her tearful eyes upon the old man, remembered how weak he was, and how destitute and helpless he would be if she failed him, her heart swelled within her, and animated her with new strength and fortitude.
-- Then, from behind a distant hill, the noble sun rose up, driving the mists in phantom shapes before it, and clearing the earth of their ghostly forms till darkness came again.
-- Opinion was divided whether she was the daughter of a prince, a duke, an earl, a viscount, or a baron, but all agreed upon the main fact, and that the single gentleman was her father; and all bent forward to catch a glimpse, though it were only of the tip of his noble nose, as he rode away, desponding, in his four-horse chaise.
-- Dear, gentle, patient, noble Nell was dead.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《复活》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- She was raised in an intelligent, noble family, and could make her living by honest toil, but she leaves them, yields to her passions, and displays an intelligence, and especially, as you have heard here, gentlemen of the jury, an ability to exert influence on people by that mysterious, lately discovered by science, especially by the school of Charcot, power known by the name of hypnotic suggestion.
-- While a servant was going after the secretary he admonished Nekhludoff to go into service, saying that the country was in need of honest, noble men.
-- Besides, the unkind, cold, repelling gaze of the once charming, open-hearted and noble Selenin constantly recurred to his mind.
-- He disliked his vulgar feelings, his self-confident narrowness of mind, but, principally, because of his sister, who should so passionately, egotistically and sensually love such a poor nature, and to please whom she should stifle all her noble sentiments.
-- She was struck by the fact that a beautiful girl of a rich and noble family, and speaking three languages, should conduct herself like a common workingwoman, distribute everything sent her by her rich brother, dress herself not only simply, but poorly, and pay no attention to her appearance.
在刘易斯·卡罗尔的《爱丽丝漫游镜中世界》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- "I sometimes dig for buttered rolls,Or set limed twigs for crabs;I sometimes search the grassy knollsFor wheels of Hansom-cabs.And that's the way" (he gave a wink)"By which I get my wealth And very gladly will I drinkYour Honour's noble health."
-- I heard him then, for I had justCompleted my designTo keep the Menai bridge from rustBy boiling it in wine.I thanked him much for telling meThe way he got his wealth,But chiefly for his wish that heMight drink my noble health.
在罗伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森的《金银岛》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- "Mr. Dance," said the squire, "you are a very noble fellow.
在戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯的《恋爱中的女人》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- Was not death infinitely more lovely and noble than such a life?
-- He, the rich man who would hardly enter heaven because of his possessions, must now turn upon the poor, upon those who were nearer Christ than himself, those who were humble and despised and closer to perfection, those who were manly and noble in their labours, and must say to them: "Ye shall neither labour nor eat bread."
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