venture是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 风险投资, (商业等的) 风险项目 vi. 冒险, 大胆行事 vt. 敢于, 大胆表示; 拿…冒险, 冒…的险，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：
-- The DUNCAN is a good strong ship, she can venture in the Southern Seas, or go round the world if necessary.
-- He sought to read hope in their eyes, but they did not venture to meet his gaze.
-- Glenarvan did not venture to ask.
-- Ayrton replied in a calm tone of assurance: "I propose that we should not venture beyond the Snowy in our present condition.
-- To venture over that foaming current and that rushing flood, broken into a thousand eddies and hollows and gulfs, was impossible.
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：
-- 'I think that we might venture a little farther than this.
-- If on that forbidding moor a difficult and dangerous quest should lie before us, this was at least a comrade for whom one might venture to take a risk with the certainty that he would bravely share it.
-- When the facts come out in Frankland v. Regina I venture to think that a thrill of indignation will run through the country.
在荷马的《伊利亚特》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'My friends,' said he, 'is there any man bold enough to venture the Trojans, and cut off some strag-gler, or us news of what the enemy mean to do whether they will stay here by the ships away from the city, or whether, now that they have worsted the Achaeans, they will retire within their walls.
-- Even Mars, who is an im-mortal, or Minerva, would shrink from flinging himself into the jaws of such a fight and laying about him; neverthe-less, so far as in me lies I will show no slackness of hand or foot nor want of endurance, not even for a moment; I will utterly break their ranks, and woe to the Trojan who shall venture within reach of my spear.'
-- How can you venture alone to the ships of the Achaeans, and look into the face of him who has slain so many of your brave sons?
在丹尼尔·笛福的《鲁滨逊漂流记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Once or twice in the daytime I thought I saw the Pico of Teneriffe, being the high top of the Mountain Teneriffe in the Canaries, and had a great mind to venture out, in hopes of reaching thither; but having tried twice, I was forced in again by contrary winds, the sea also going too high for my little vessel; so, I resolved to pursue my first design, and keep along the shore.
-- Upon this I lowered the top of my sail and lay by, and two of them ran up into the country, and in less than half-an- hour came back, and brought with them two pieces of dried flesh and some corn, such as is the produce of their country; but we neither knew what the one or the other was; however, we were willing to accept it, but how to come at it was our next dispute, for I would not venture on shore to them, and they were as much afraid of us; but they took a safe way for us all, for they brought it to the shore and laid it down, and went and stood a great way off till we fetched it on board, and then came close to us again.
-- All this while I sat upon the ground very much terrified and dejected; when on a sudden it came into my thoughts, that these winds and rain being the consequences of the earthquake, the earthquake itself was spent and over, and I might venture into my cave again.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I have seen a great deal of him, have studied his sentiments and heard his opinion on subjects of literature and taste; and, upon the whole, I venture to pronounce that his mind is well-informed, enjoyment of books exceedingly great, his imagination lively, his observation just and correct, and his taste delicate and pure.
-- "I may venture to say that HIS observations have stretched much further than your candour.
-- She only wished that it were less openly shewn; and once or twice did venture to suggest the propriety of some self-command to Marianne.
-- Mrs. Jennings and Elinor were of the number; but Marianne, who knew that the Willoughbys were again in town, and had a constant dread of meeting them, chose rather to stay at home, than venture into so public a place.
-- By which the Colonel was surprised to find that SHE was considering Mr. Ferrars's marriage as the certain consequence of the presentation; for he did not suppose it possible that Delaford living could supply such an income, as anybody in his style of life would venture to settle on and he said so.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She felt the need of a breath of fresh air and a drink of water, but did not venture to stir.
-- She did not venture to look around, but above the clack of the machine she could hear an occasional remark.
-- Her mind went back to her early venture in Chicago, the Hansons and their flat, and her heart revolted.
-- Chapter XLII A TOUCH OF SPRING--THE EMPTY SHELL Those who look upon Hurstwood's Brooklyn venture as an error of judgment will none the less realise the negative influence on him of the fact that he had tried and failed.
-- Two or three noticeable Bowery types edged along the Fifth Avenue side of Madison Square, but did not venture over.
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