gather是一个雅思常考词汇,这个词的常用解释为v. 聚集, 聚拢; 推测, 推断,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:
-- "It is impossible that the very same words should have been effaced in each document, and by putting the scraps together we might gather some intelligible meaning out of them."
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:
-- 'And so could I from which I gather that in all prob-ability it was a false one.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- The ladies dress elegantly, on these days, and it is the fashion to gather round the band, which is probably the best of our pleasure-garden bands, and plays the newest pieces.
-- All the prince could gather was, that the let-ter had been received very early, and had a request written on the outside that it might be sent on to the address given.
-- He saw them gather up the broken bits of china; he heard the loud talking of the guests and observed how pale Agla-ya looked, and how very strangely she was gazing at him.
-- From six o'clock groups of people began to gather at Nastasia's house, at the prince's, and at the church door, but more especially at the former place.
-- After a while, by means of certain hints, he was able to gather that Nasta-sia must have had a quarrel with her friend two or three weeks ago, since which date the latter had neither heard nor seen anything of her.
在荷马的《伊利亚特》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- Now, therefore, I shall go back to Phthia; it will be much better for me to return home with my ships, for I will not stay here dishonoured to gather gold and substance for you.'
-- Let the heralds summon the people to gather at their several ships; we will then go about among the host, that we may begin fighting at once.'
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- He was neither rich nor great, young nor handsome, in no respect what is called fascinating, imposing, or brilliant, and yet he was as attractive as a genial fire, and people seemed to gather about him as naturally as about a warm hearth.
-- Touched to the heart, Mrs. March could only stretch out her arms, as if to gather children and grandchildren to herself, and say, with face and voice full of motherly love, gratitude, and humility... 'Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you a greater happiness than this!'
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- (They cease dancing, and gather in clusters.
-- But sometimes, especially upon the Line in the Pacific, this plan will not answer at all; because such incalculable hosts of sharks gather round the moored carcase, that were he left so for six hours, say, on a stretch, little more than the skeleton would be visible by morning.
-- As strange misgrown masses gather in the knot-holes of the noblest oaks when prostrate, so from the points which the whale's eyes had once occupied, now protruded blind bulbs, horribly pitiable to see.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- He is down upon the pavement; and the crowd eagerly gather round him: each new comer, jostling and struggling with the others to catch a glimpse.
在丹尼尔·笛福的《鲁滨逊漂流记》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- I found now I had business enough to gather and carry home; and I resolved to lay up a store as well of grapes as limes and lemons, to furnish myself for the wet season, which I knew was approaching.
-- I caused Friday to gather all the skulls, bones, flesh, and whatever remained, and lay them together in a heap, and make a great fire upon it, and burn them all to ashes.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- She began to gather up her poor little grip and closed her hand firmly upon her purse.
-- It seems plain that schemers would choose more sequestered quarters to arrange their plans, that politicians would not gather here in company to discuss anything save formalities, where the sharp- eared may hear, and it would scarcely be justified on the score of thirst, for the majority of those who frequent these more gorgeous places have no craving for liquor.
-- You can take your old things and keep them," and unfastening a little pin he had given her, she flung it vigorously upon the floor and began to move about as if to gather up the things which belonged to her.
-- and large tears began to gather in her eyes.
-- "Well," he said, seeing her gather up her purse, handkerchief, and the like, preparatory to departing, "I want you to come out to dinner with me; won't you?
在马克·吐温的《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- 'Well, my idea is this: we'll rustle around and gather up whatever pickins we've overlooked in the state- rooms, and shove for shore and hide the truck.
在卡洛·科洛迪的《木偶奇遇记》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- You can sow the money, and, after a few minutes, you will gather your two thousand coins and return home rich.
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