middling是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 中等的， 第二流的，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：
-- * These embrace the whales of middling magnitude, among which present may be numbered: I., the Grampus; II., the Black Fish; III., the Narwhale; IV., the Thrasher; V., the Killer.
在丹尼尔·笛福的《鲁滨逊漂流记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- As soon as the bear felt the blow, and saw him, he turns about and comes after him, taking very long strides, and shuffling on at a strange rate, so as would have put a horse to a middling gallop; away reins Fri-day, and takes his course as if he ran towards us for help; so we all resolved to fire at once upon the bear, and deliver my man; though I was angry at him for bringing the bear back upon us, when he was going about his own business another way; and especially I was angry that he had turned the bear upon us, and then ran away; and I called out, 'You dog!is this your making us laugh?
在马克·吐温的《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She worked me middling hard for about an hour, and then the widow made her ease up.
-- This one's a middling hard lot for a duke.
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