briefly是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为adv. 简单地， 简短地，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。
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Politely, but in dignified terms, as befitted his errand, he briefly explained the motive for his visit.
-- I am almost done, but there are a few facts to which I must briefly refer, as I am convinced that they ought to be clearly explained once for all芒聙娄.'
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《安娜·卡列尼娜》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- said Stepan Arkadyevitch, and briefly and clearly he explained it to Levin.
-- And he briefly went through, mentally, the whole course of his ideas during the last two years, the beginning of which was the clear confronting of death at the sight of his dear brother hopelessly ill. Then, for the first time, grasping that for every man, and himself too, there was nothing in store but suffering, death, and forgetfulness, he had made up his mind that life was impossible like that, and that he must either interpret life so that it would not present itself to him as the evil jest of some devil, or shoot himself.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《八十天环游地球》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Rooms were engaged, and the night passed, briefly to Phileas Fogg, who slept profoundly, but very long to Aouda and the others, whose agitation did not permit them to rest.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Stimulated by the silent monitor within, and by a no less touchingand appealing monitor without- to whom I will briefly refer asMiss W.- I entered on a not unlaborious task of clandestineinvestigation, protracted now, to the best of my knowledge,information, and belief, over a period exceeding twelve calendarmonths."'
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Upon the whole, she was very persuadable; and it being briefly settled among themselves how it might be done without neglecting his comfort how certainly Mrs. Goddard, if not Mrs. Bates, might be depend-ed on for bearing him company Mr. Woodhouse was to be talked into an acquiescence of his daughter's going out to dinner on a day now near at hand, and spending the whole evening away from him.
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Troy's appearance in this position may be briefly accounted for.
在巴尔扎克的《高老头》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The results of his inquiries may be given briefly as follows:-- In the days before the Revolution, Jean-Joachim Goriot was simply a workman in the employ of a vermicelli maker.
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I now related my history briefly but with firmness and precision, marking the dates with accuracy and never deviating into invective or exclamation.
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- As she resumed the ritual, she opened her eyes briefly and cast a quick glance aroundthe room.
-- No, it didn't seem right to learn all these smart tricks, use them so briefly and then put them away forever.
-- He wrote for three pages about thegallantry of the troops and then, at the end of his letter, mentioned briefly that Carreen was ill.
-- Merely holding herself erect required an effort of will power and shetalked as briefly as possible, dispensing with the usual forms of courtesy her mother had always taught her to use withnegroes.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《地心游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I will briefly explain the cause.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He very briefly directed the placing of Monsieur Rigaud in the midst of the party, put himself with consummate indifference at their head, gave the word 'march!'
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- In the first place, I wish to lay before you a particular, plain statement, touching the living bulk of this leviathan, whose skeleton we are briefly to exhibit.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Sikes, pointing to the street-door with the pistol-barrel, briefly advised him to take notice that he was within shot all the way; and that if he faltered, he would fall dead that instant.
-- At this intelligence, the worthy Mrs. Corney muttered a variety of invectives against old women who couldn't even die without purposely annoying their betters; and, muffling herself in a thick shawl which she hastily caught up, briefly requested Mr. Bumble to stay till she came back, lest anything particular should occur.
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- My reasons for believing it are briefly these: It does not ap-pear to me that my hand is unworthy your acceptance, or that the establishment I can offer would be any other than highly desirable.
-- It was not till the afternoon, when he had joined them at tea, that Elizabeth ventured to introduce the subject; and then, on her briefly expressing her sorrow for what he must have endured, he replied, 'Say nothing of that.
-- To Mr. Bennet's acknowledgments he briefly replied, with as-surance of his eagerness to promote the welfare of any of his family; and concluded with entreaties that the subject might never be mentioned to him again.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He entered the room with a look of self-consequence, slightly bowed to the ladies, without speaking a word, and, after briefly surveying them and their apartments, took up a newspaper from the table, and continued to read it as long as he staid.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It bore the imprint of the law offices of McGregor, James and Hay, and with a very formal "Dear Sir," and "We beg to state," went on to inform him briefly that they had been retained by Mrs. Julia Hurstwood to adjust certain matters which related to her sustenance and property rights, and would he kindly call and see them about the matter at once.
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