unfortunate是一个雅思常考词汇,这个词的常用解释为a. 不幸的; 可取的,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。
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《格兰特船长的女儿》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- These unfortunate men are captives in the hands of cruel Indians.
-- "Most likely the unfortunate men have families who mourn their loss.
-- Well, you know, Edward, that to please me you planned a pleasure trip; but what could give us such genuine pleasure, or be so useful, as to save those unfortunate fellows, cast off by their country?"
-- As soon as the unfortunate SAVANT had disappeared, every one, except the Major, broke out into such peals of laughter that the sound reached the ears of the sailors in the forecastle.
-- cried the unfortunate geographer.
在阿瑟·柯南·道尔的《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- The melancholy of the moor, the death of the unfortunate pony, the weird sound which had been associated with the grim legend of the Baskervilles, all these things tinged my thoughts with sadness.
-- Since the tragic upshot of our visit to Devonshire he had been engaged in two affairs of the utmost importance, in the first of which he had exposed the atrocious conduct of Colonel Upwood in connection with the famous card scandal of the Nonpareil Club, while in the second he had defended the unfortunate Mme.
-- 'He found a way out of his difficulties through the chance that Sir Charles, who had conceived a friendship for him, made him the minister of his charity in the case of this unfortunate woman, Mrs. Laura Lyons.
-- The dog, incited by its master, sprang over the wicket-gate and pursued the unfortunate baronet, who fled screaming down the Yew Alley.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- Give my respects to your unfortunate mother, Nina Alexandrovna.
-- 'As to the article, prince,' he said, 'I admit that I wrote it, in spite of the severe criticism of my poor friend, in whom I always overlook many things because of his unfortunate state of health.
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- As for Mary, she was mistress enough of herself to whisper to Elizabeth, with a countenance of grave reflec-tion, soon after they were seated at table: 'This is a most unfortunate affair, and will probably be much talked of.
在丹尼尔·笛福的《鲁滨逊漂流记》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- CHAPTER II - SLAVERY AND ESCAPETHAT evil influence which carried me first away from my father's house - which hurried me into the wild and indi-gested notion of raising my fortune, and that impressed those conceits so forcibly upon me as to make me deaf to all good advice, and to the entreaties and even the commands of my father - I say, the same influence, whatever it was, pre-sented the most unfortunate of all enterprises to my view; and I went on board a vessel bound to the coast of Africa; or, as our sailors vulgarly called it, a voyage to Guinea.
-- - I, poor miserable Robinson Crusoe, being shipwrecked during a dreadful storm in the offing, came on shore on this dismal, unfortunate island, which I called 'The Island of Despair"; all the rest of the ship's com-pany being drowned, and myself almost dead.
-- I only said to myself often, that I was an unfortunate dog, and born to be always miserable.
-- It is true I had been very unfortunate by sea, and this might be one of the reasons; but let no man slight the strong impulses of his own thoughts in cases of such moment: two of the ships which I had singled out to go in, I mean more particularly singled out than any other, having put my things on board one of them, and in the other having agreed with the captain; I say two of these ships miscarried.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- Sir John had dropped hints of past injuries and disappointments, which justified her belief of his being an unfortunate man, and she regarded him with respect and compassion.
-- Her systems have all the unfortunate tendency of setting propriety at nought; and a better acquaintance with the world is what I look forward to as her greatest possible advantage."
-- I once knew a lady who in temper and mind greatly resembled your sister, who thought and judged like her, but who from an inforced change from a series of unfortunate circumstances" Here he stopt suddenly; appeared to think that he had said too much, and by his countenance gave rise to conjectures, which might not otherwise have entered Elinor's head.
-- When Sir John returned, he joined most heartily in the general regret on so unfortunate an event; concluding however by observing, that as they were all got together, they must do something by way of being happy; and after some consultation it was agreed, that although happiness could only be enjoyed at Whitwell, they might procure a tolerable composure of mind by driving about the country.
-- One moment she feared that no serious design had ever been formed on his side; and the next that some unfortunate quarrel had taken place between him and her sister; the distress in which Marianne had quitted the room was such as a serious quarrel could most reasonably account for, though when she considered what Marianne's love for him was, a quarrel seemed almost impossible.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- That she had not been put to shame and made to feel her unfortunate position, seemed remarkable.
-- Chapter XLVII THE WAY OF THE BEATEN--A HARP IN THE WIND In the city, at that time, there were a number of charities similar in nature to that of the captain's, which Hurstwood now patronised in a like unfortunate way.
-- It had been an unfortunate day with him, but now he took his fate with a touch of philosophy.
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