Christian是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. /n. 基督教的, 基督教徒，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。
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I will not promise even to equal the elegant terseness of Mrs. Elton, by calling you Mr. K. But I will promise,' she added presently, laughing and blushing 'I will promise to call you once by your Christian name.
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- His Christian name was Gabriel, and on working days he was a young man of sound judgment, easy motions, proper dress, and general good character.
-- Farmer Oak had one-and-a-half Christian characteristics too many to succeed with Bathsheba: his humility, and a superfluous moiety of honesty.
-- "That I can't, indeed," he said, moving past Oak as a Christian edges past an offertory-plate when he does not mean to contribute.
-- Yes, he was a very Christian man."
-- Gabriel at this time of his life had out-grown the instinctive dislike which every Christian boy has for reading the Bible, perusing it now quite frequently, and he inwardly said, "'I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets!'"
在巴尔扎克的《高老头》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- There was the same kind of charm about her too slender form, her faintly colored face and light-brown hair, that modern poets find in mediaeval statuettes; and a sweet expression, a look of Christian resignation in the dark gray eyes.
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Safie related that her mother was a Christian Arab, seized and made a slave by the Turks; recommended by her beauty, she had won the heart of the father of Safie, who married her.
-- The prospect of marrying a Christian and remaining in a country where women were 146 Frankensteinallowed to take a rank in society was enchanting to her.
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Melanie knew she had Ashley securely, soshe could well afford to show such a Christian spirit.
-- That's when I thought I'd swoon!And I was so upset and anxious to get away, I just said: 'Oh, yes, indeed, how sweetof you' or something idiotic, and she smiled and said: That's right Christian of you' and shoved this duty handkerchiefinto my hand.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- GREAT EXPECTATIONSChapter IMy father's family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip.
-- "Swine," pursued Mr. Wopsle, in his deepest voice, and pointing his fork at my blushes, as if he were mentioning my Christian name,--"swine were the companions of the prodigal.
-- He pretended that his Christian name was Dolge,--a clear Impossibility,--but he was a fellow of that obstinate disposition that I believe him to have been the prey of no delusion in this particular, but wilfully to have imposed that name upon the village as an affront to its understanding.
-- He attached no definite meaning to the word that I am aware of, but used it, like his own pretended Christian name, to affront mankind, and convey an idea of something savagely damaging.
-- Will you do me the favour to begin at once to call me by my Christian name, Herbert?"
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《艰难时世》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Else wherefore live we in a Christian land, eighteen hundred and odd years after our Master?
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The officer of health, and a variety of humbugs in cocked hats, are coming off to let us out of this at last: and all we jail-birds are to breakfast together in something approaching to a Christian style again, before we take wing for our different destinations.
-- Is it the part of a Christian not to hum not to try him again?'
-- He patted children on the head like Sir Roger de Coverley going to church, he spoke to people in the background by their Christian names, he condescended to all present, and seemed for their consolation to walk encircled by the legend in golden characters, 'Be comforted, my people!Bear it!'
-- I have not yet called her by her name in this letter, but we are such friends now that I do so when we are quietly together, and she speaks to me by my name I mean, not my Christian name, but the name you gave me.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I always imag-ine it is as it is in the picture, where the shining ones stretch out their hands to welcome poor Christian as he comes up from the river.
-- 'I read in PILGRIM'S PROGRESS today how, after many troubles, christian and Hopeful came to a pleasant green meadow where lilies bloomed all year round, and there they rested happily, as we do now, before they went on to their journey's end,' answered Beth, adding, as she slipped out of her father's arms and went to the instrument, 'It's singing time now, and I want to be in my old place.
-- Still another was given her, and she took it, not as a reward, but as a comfort, as Christian took the refreshment afforded by the little arbor where he rested, as he climbed the hill called Difficulty.
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