short是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 短的， 矮的； (of) 缺乏， 不足n. (pl. ) 短裤，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。
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《神秘岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- On the left, the sight extended several miles to the north; but, on the northwest, at the point occupied by the explorers, it was cut short by the ridge of a fantastically-shaped spur, which formed a powerful support of the central cone.
-- It was necessary, however, first to allow them to land, for with their close, short hair, and their fusiform conformation, being excellent swimmers, it is difficult to catch them in the sea, while on land their short, webbed feet prevent their having more than a slow, waddling movement.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She walked on as before, growing more familiar with me as we proceeded and talking cheerfully by the way, but she said no more about her home, beyond remarking that we were going quite a new road and asking if it were a short one.
-- Clapping her hands with pleasure and running on before me for a short distance, my little acquaintance stopped at a door and remaining on the step till I came up knocked at it when I joined her.
-- He stopped short at the door on seeing a stranger, twirled in his hand a perfectly round old hat without any vestige of a brim, and resting himself now on one leg and now on the other and changing them constantly, stood in the doorway, looking into the parlour with the most extraordinary leer I ever beheld.
-- Kit, who in despatching his bread and meat had been swallowing two-thirds of his knife at every mouthful with the coolness of a juggler, stopped short in his operations on being thus appealed to, and bawled 'Nobody isn't such a fool as to say he doosn't,' after which he incapacitated himself for further conversation by taking a most prodigious sandwich at one bite.
-- Such hair as he had was of a grizzled black, cut short and straight upon his temples, and hanging in a frowzy fringe about his ears.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《复活》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Besides, she could not withstand the temptation of having all the dresses her heart desired--dresses made of velvet, gauze and silk--ball dresses, with open neck and short sleeves.
-- One was a retired officer in uniform; others were in short coats, and but one in peasant garb.
-- He was listened to with respect, and some attempted to interrupt him with some remarks, but he cut them short as if he alone knew the true facts.
-- There were twenty-six steps, but he made one short step and reached the chair with the twenty-seventh.
-- Then he"--again she pronounced it with evident horror--"he wished to send for wine, but was short of money.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《时间机器》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Later, I was to appreciate how far it fell short of the reality.
-- I dare say you will anticipate the shape of my theory; though, for myself, I very soon felt that it fell far short of the truth.
-- Exploring, I found another short gallery running transversely to the first.
-- "At that I stopped short before them, hesitating to enter.
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：
-- 'Of course it must,' Humpty Dumpty said with a short laugh: 'my name means the shape I am and a good handsome shape it is, too.
-- Alice made a short calculation, and said 'Seven years and six months.'
-- I think it's short for "from home" meaning that they'd lost their way, you know.'
-- There was a short silence after this, and then the Knight went on again.
在罗伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森的《金银岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- And the short and the long of the matter was, that while we could get several who were willing enough to ride to Dr. Livesey's, which lay in another direction, not one would help us to defend the inn.
-- I could not doubt that this was the black spot; and taking it up, I found written on the other side, in a very good, clear hand, this short message: "You have till ten tonight."
-- That's short and sweet."
-- "Well, now, and the short and long of it, captain?"
扩展阅读：