imagine是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为v. 想象， 设想， 料想，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。
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- With these fears upon me, I began either to imagine or recall that I had had mysterious warnings of this man's approach.
在格林兄弟的《格林童话》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Then you may imagine how she wept over her poor children.
-- 'You may smoke three,' answered the king, 'but do not imagine that I will spare your life.'
-- The younger sat in a corner and listened with the rest of them, and could not imagine what they could mean.
-- You can imagine how terrified the poor boy was!He took his pocket- handkerchief and tied it round his head, in order that the man might not see it.
在乔纳森•斯威夫特的《格列夫游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He was amazed at the continual noise it made, and the motion of the minute-hand, which he could easily discern; for their sight is much more acute than ours: he asked the opinions of his learned men about it, which were various and remote, as the reader may well imagine without my repeating; although indeed I could not very perfectly understand them.
-- Neither, indeed, could I forbear smiling at myself, when the queen used to place me upon her hand towards a looking-glass, by which both our persons appeared before me in full view together; and there could be nothing more ridiculous than the comparison; so that I really began to imagine my-self dwindled many degrees below my usual size.
-- Imagine with thyself, courteous reader, how often I then wished for the tongue of Demosthenes or Cicero, that might have enabled me to celebrate the praise of my own dear na- 157tive country in a style equal to its merits and felicity.
-- He said, 'if we were governed by our own consent, in the persons of our representatives, he could not imagine of whom we were afraid, or against whom we were to fight; and would hear my opinion, whether a private man's house might not be better defended by himself, his 162 Gulliver's Travelschildren, and family, than by half-a-dozen rascals, picked up at a venture in the streets for small wages, who might get a hundred times more by cutting their throats?'
-- This gave me some faint hopes of relief, although I was not able to imagine how it could be brought about.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《艰难时世》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Well, ma'am,' resumed Bounderby, 'under these circumstances, I imagine it would not be agreeable to a character like yours to remain here, though you would be very welcome here.'
-- I asked him afterwards, why he had done so, and he made a plausible excuse; but since last night, father, and when I remember the circumstances by its light, I am afraid I can imagine too truly what passed between them.'
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《地心游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I could easily imagine him tearing along some solitary road, gesticulating, talking to himself, cutting the air with his cane, and still thinking of the absurd bit of hieroglyphics.
-- Imagine my surprise when glancing at the back of the wearisome puzzle, the ink having gone through, I clearly made out Latin words, and among others craterem and terrestre.
-- I could imagine the torrents of hot seething stone darting on, bubbling up with accompaniments of smoke, steam, and sulphurous stench!
-- I could well imagine how, seen at a distance, tossing and heaving on the summit of the billows, the long lines of algae have been taken for living things, and thus have been fertile sources of the belief in sea serpents.
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：
-- 'Imagine if we floated like tobacco smoke,' said Connie.
-- Perhaps you can imagine it if you try, though no doubt you won't trouble to use your imagination on my behalf.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- You don't imagine that they would set upon me, and let my prison chum go?
-- 'Dear dear,' said Flora, 'only to think of the changes at home Arthur cannot overcome it, and seems so natural, Mr Clennam far more proper since you became familiar with the Chinese customs and language which I am persuaded you speak like a Native if not better for you were always quick and clever though immensely difficult no doubt, I am sure the tea chests alone would kill me if I tried, such changes Arthur I am doing it again, seems so natural, most improper as no one could have believed, who could have ever imagined Mrs Finching when I can't imagine it myself!'
-- I am sure I cannot imagine what the cause of it is.
-- Society and he had so much to do with one another in all things else, that it is hard to imagine his complaint, if he had one, being solely his own affair.
-- Do not be afraid to imagine it, or to say what it would be.'
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- And there Meg sat, to 'rest and read', which meant to yawn and imagine what pretty summer dresses she would get with her salary.
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