busy是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 忙， 忙碌的； 热闹的， 繁忙的； (电话) 占线，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：
-- Thus did they busy themselves throughout the host.
-- First he asked Nestor and King Idomeneus, then the two Ajaxes and the son of Tydeus, and sixthly Ulysses, peer of gods in counsel; but Menelaus came of his own accord, for he knew how busy his brother then was.
-- While they were thus busy about Menelaus, the Trojans came forward against them, for they had put on their ar-mour, and now renewed the fight.
-- Then Apollo sent Aeneas forth from his rich sanctuary, and filled his heart with valour, whereon he took his place among his comrades, who were overjoyed at see-ing him alive, sound, and of a good courage; but they could not ask him how it had all happened, for they were too busy with the turmoil raised by Mars and by Strife, who raged insatiably in their midst.
-- Go, then, within the house, and busy yourself with your daily duties, your loom, your distaff, and the ordering of your servants; for war is man's matter, and mine above all others of them that have been born in Ilius.'
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《隐形人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I turned about, no longer aimless, and went circuitously in order to avoid the busy ways, towards the back streets north of the Strand; for I remembered, though not very distinctly where, that some theatrical costumiers had shops in that district.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《人魔岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- For some time I was busy baling.
-- 'We have both been so busy that we forgot you until about half an hour ago.'
在拉迪亚德·吉卜林的《丛林故事》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- For three months after that night Mowgli hardly ever left the village gate, he was so busy learning the ways and customs of men.
-- We're busy here.'
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：
-- 'That busy Frenchman, Montcalm, will send his spies into our very camp, but he will know what road we travel!'
-- When the triumphant shout of Uncas was borne to his ears, the grati- fied father raised his voice in a single responsive cry, after which his busy piece alone proved that he still guarded his pass with unwearied diligence.
-- All those busy and ingenious speculations were now an-nihilated by the conduct of his captors.
-- The Indians followed in-stantly like busy attendants on the terrible messenger, and Uncas commenced speaking earnestly and with much ac-tion, in the Delaware tongue.
-- But the children had abandoned their sports for their beds of skins, and the quiet of night was already beginning to prevail over the turbulence and excitement of so busy and important an evening.
在华盛顿·欧文的《睡谷的传说》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Nay, his busy fancy already realized his hopes, and presented to him the blooming Katrina, with a whole family of children, mounted on the top of a wagon loaded with household trumpery, with pots and kettles dangling beneath; and he beheld himself bestriding a pacing mare, with a colt at her heels, setting out for Kentucky, Tennessee, or the Lord knows where!
-- Thus, while the busy dame bustled about the house, or plied her spinning-wheel at one end of the piazza, honest Balt would sit smoking his evening pipe at the other, watching the achievements of a little wooden warrior, who, armed with a sword in each hand, was most valiantly fighting the wind on the pinnacle of the barn.
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：
-- If she hadn't been so busy with her own affairs, I can't believe that she wouldn't have suspected something was the matter.
-- I could imagine her sedately busy among her pots and pans, making a ritual of her household duties, so that they acquired a moral significance; I did not suppose that she was clever or could ever be amusing, but there was something in her grave intentness which excited my interest.
-- Mrs. Stroeve did all the housework herself; and while Dirk painted bad pictures, she went marketing, cooked the luncheon, sewed, occupied herself like a busy ant all the day; and in the evening sat in the studio, sewing again, while Dirk played music which I am sure was far beyond her comprehension.
-- Neither of us had seen Strickland for two or three weeks I because I had been busy with friends who were spending a little while in Paris, and Stroeve because, having quarreled with him more violently than usual, he had made up his mind to have nothing more to do with him.
-- The Chinamen were already busy in their shops.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《神秘岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The seaman was busy with this, when Herbert asked him if he had any matches.
-- The settlers, who were busy at the Chimneys, ran, fearing some vexatious incident.
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