state是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 状态， 情况； 国， 州v. 陈述， 说明，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。
在威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆的《月亮和六便士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Personally I think it was rash of Mr. Strickland, in refuting the account which had gained belief of a certain "unpleasantness" between his father and mother, to state that Charles Strickland in a letter written from Paris had described her as "an excellent woman," since Dr. Weitbrecht-Rotholz was able to print the letter in facsimile, and it appears that the passage referred to ran in fact as follows: God damn my wife.
-- A pleasant, hospitable woman, with a harmless craze for the small lions of literary society; a rather dull man, doing his duty in that state of life in which a merciful Providence had placed him; two nice-looking, healthy children.
-- "Tell him what a state I'm in."
-- I worked myself up into a state of moral indignation.
-- I solaced myself by thinking that it would be useful for me to find out what I could about Strickland's state of mind.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《神秘岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Notwithstanding, the thing was well worth while trying, and a part of Pencroft's large checked handkerchief was soon reduced to the state of a half-burnt rag.
-- After working an hour, Pencroft, who was in a complete state of perspiration, threw down the pieces of wood in disgust.
-- "But to-morrow, captain," asked Herbert, "shall you be in a state to bear the fatigue of the ascent?"
-- These almonds were in a perfect state of maturity, and Herbert described them to his companions, who feasted on them.
-- It was on this side that, at the time when the mountain was in a state of eruption, the discharge had worn away a passage, and a large heap of lava had spread to the narrow jaw which formed the northeastern gulf.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He said this with such evident surprise that I was perplexed what answer to make, and the more so because coupled with something feeble and wandering in his manner, there were in his face marks of deep and anxious thought which convinced me that he could not be, as I had been at first inclined to suppose, in a state of dotage or imbecility.
-- Seeing that he was in a state of excitement and impatience, I turned to put on an outer coat which I had thrown off on entering the room, purposing to say no more.
-- His attire was not, as he had himself hinted, remarkable for the nicest arrangement, but was in a state of disorder which strongly induced the idea that he had gone to bed in it.
-- Then the plain question is, an't it a pity that this state of things should continue, and how much better would it be for the gentleman to hand over a reasonable amount of tin, and make it all right and comfortable?'
-- Poor Mrs Quilp, who had looked in a state of helplessness from one face of condolence to another, coloured, smiled, and shook her head doubtfully.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《复活》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "Counsilor of State E. M.
-- Nekhludoff was in this state of mind when he left the court-room and entered the jury-room.
-- "Well, state your case."
-- Kolosoff condemned the drama and took occasion to state his views on art.
-- I therefore advise you to state so to the court, which will either find your reasons satisfactory or unsatisfactory, and in the latter case will impose a fine on you.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《时间机器》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- And in a state of physical balance and security, power, intellectual as well as physical, would be out of place.
-- And the intelligence that would have made this state of things a torment had gone.
-- But that perfect state had lacked one thing even for mechanical perfection absolute permanency.
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：
-- 'It can't go straight, you know, if you pin it all on one side,' Alice said, as she gently put it right for her; 'and, dear me, what a state your hair is in!'
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