sustain是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为vt. 支撑; 支持, 维持，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：
-- There was food enough to sustain ten persons for fifteen days, or the dead man forever.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《双城记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- As to the men and women, their choice on earth was stated in the pros-pect Life on the lowest terms that could sustain it, down in the little village under the mill; or captivity and Death in the dominant prison on the crag.
-- 'Yes!But it is your weakness that you sometimes need to see your victim and your opportunity, to sustain you.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《安娜·卡列尼娜》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The conversation was a difficult one for the lady of the house at a small table with persons present, like the steward and the architect, belonging to a completely different world, struggling not to be overawed by an elegance to which they were unaccustomed, and unable to sustain a large share in the general conversation.
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：
-- Duncan now ventured to look at his companions; for, during the most critical moments of their danger, he had been apprehensive that the anxiety of his countenance might communicate some additional alarm to those who were so little able to sustain it.
-- It was evident that the unexpected blow had struck deep into his heart, though he struggled to sustain his misfor-tune with the port of a man.
-- Presuming on his disguise, and his abil-ity to sustain the character he had assumed, he took the most plain and direct route to the place.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- A miserableforeboding that she would yield to, and sustain herself by, thesame feeling in reference to any sacrifice for his sake, hadoppressed me ever since.
-- If theindividuals in the Money Market oblige Mr. Micawber to sustain agreat sacrifice, that is between themselves and their consciences.
-- Earnestness is what thatsomebody must look for, to sustain him and improve him, Trot.
-- I did feel, sometimes, for a little while, that I could havewished my wife had been my counsellor; had had more characterand purpose, to sustain me, and improve me by; had beenendowed with power to fill up the void which somewhere seemedto be about me; but I felt as if this were an unearthlyconsummation of my happiness, that never had been meant to be,and never could have been.
-- Or, if those proudremembrances, and the consciousness of your own virtues, and thehonourable position to which they have raised you in the eyes ofeverything that wears the human shape, will not sustain you,marry that good man, and be happy in his condescension.
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She suddenly felt a longing desire to speak to some one stronger than herself, and so get strength to sustain her surmised position with dignity and her lurking doubts with stoicism.
-- he begged in a husky voice, unable to sustain the forms of mere friendship any longer.
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I am about to proceed on a long and difficult voyage, the emergencies of which will demand all my fortitude: I am required not only to raise the spirits of others, but sometimes to sustain my own, when theirs are failing.
-- I have no friend, Margaret: when I am glowing with the enthusiasm of success, there will be none to participate my joy; if I am assailed by disappointment, no one will endeavour to sustain me in dejection.
-- He manifested the greatest eagerness to be upon deck to watch for the sledge which had before appeared; but I have persuaded him to remain in the cabin, for he is far too weak to sustain the rawness of the atmo-sphere.
-- I could hardly sustain the 80 Frankensteinmultitude of feelings that crowded into my mind.
-- I could not sustain the horror of my situa-tion, and when I perceived that the popular voice and the countenances of the judges had already condemned my unhappy victim, I rushed out of the court in agony.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She was the weaker then, land Beth tried to comfort and sustain her, with her arms about her and the soothing words she whispered in her ear.
-- Dear, bequeath me that great patience Which has power to sustain A cheerful, uncomplaining spirit In its prison-house of pain.
-- I think everything was said and settled then, for as they stood together quite silent for a moment, with the dark head bent down protectingly over the light one, Amy felt that no one could comfort and sustain her so well as Laurie, and Laurie decided that Amy was the only woman in the world who could fill Jo's place and make him happy.
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But one cannot sustain an indifferent air concerning Fedallah.
-- The timbers beneath are of a peculiar strength, fitted to sustain the weight of an almost solid mass of brick and mortar, some ten feet by eight square, and five in height.
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