down是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为ad. 下； 由大到小prep. 沿着…而下a. 向下的，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。
在丹尼尔·笛福的《鲁滨逊漂流记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I observed in this last part of his discourse, which was truly prophetic, though I suppose my father did not know it to be so himself - I say, I observed the tears run down his face very plentifully, especially when he spoke of my broth-er who was killed: and that when he spoke of my having leisure to repent, and none to assist me, he was so moved that he broke off the discourse, and told me his heart was so full he could say no more to me.
-- These wise and sober thoughts continued all the while the storm lasted, and indeed some time after; but the next day the wind was abated, and the sea calmer, and I began to be a little inured to it; however, I was very grave for all that day, being also a little sea-sick still; but towards night the weather cleared up, the wind was quite over, and a charm-ing fine evening followed; the sun went down perfectly clear, and rose so the next morning; and having little or no wind, and a smooth sea, the sun shining upon it, the sight was, as I thought, the most delightful that ever I saw.
-- In the middle of the night, and under all the rest of our distresses, one of the men that had been down to see cried out we had sprung a leak; an-other said there was four feet water in the hold.
-- In a word, I was so surprised that I fell down in a swoon.
-- The castle, which is at the entrance of the port, knew who we were, and took no notice of us; and we were not above a mile out of the port before we hauled in our sail and set us down to fish.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It has given me such an abhorrence of annuities, that I am sure I would not pin myself down to the payment of one for all the world."
-- To be tied down to the regular payment of such a sum, on every rent day, is by no means desirable: it takes away one's independence."
-- Conversation however was not wanted, for Sir John was very chatty, and Lady Middleton had taken the wise precaution of bringing with her their eldest child, a fine little boy about six years old, by which means there was one subject always to be recurred to by the ladies in case of extremity, for they had to enquire his name and age, admire his beauty, and ask him questions which his mother answered for him, while he hung about her and held down his head, to the great surprise of her ladyship, who wondered at his being so shy before company, as he could make noise enough at home.
-- One consolation however remained for them, to which the exigence of the moment gave more than usual propriety; it was that of running with all possible speed down the steep side of the hill which led immediately to their garden gate.
-- He put down his gun and ran to her assistance.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Lest this order of individual should permanently pass, let me put down some of the most striking characteristics of his most successful manner and method.
-- He reached down in his hip pocket and took out a fat purse.
-- He took out a neat business card, on which was engraved Bartlett, Caryoe & Company, and down in the left-hand corner, Chas.
-- He wrote it carefully down and got out the purse again.
-- Down the aisle, toward the gate leading into the waiting-room and the street, stood Drouet.
在马克·吐温的《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- When you got to the table you couldn't go right to eating, but you had to wait for the widow to tuck down her head and grumble a little over the victuals, though there warn't really anything the matter with them, that is, nothing only everything was cooked by itself.
-- They get down on a thing when they don't know nothing about it.
-- Then I set down in a chair by the window and tried to think of something cheerful, but it warn't no use.
-- I set down again, a-shaking all over, and got out my pipe for a smoke; for the house was all as still as death now, and so the widow wouldn't know.
-- Pret- ty soon I heard a twig snap down in the dark amongst the trees something was a stirring.
在卡洛·科洛迪的《木偶奇遇记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He turned frightened eyes about the room to find out where that wee, little voice had come from and he saw no one!He looked under the bench--no one!He peeped inside the closet--no one!He searched among the shavings-- no one!He opened the door to look up and down the street--and still no one!
-- Mastro Cherry grew dumb, his eyes popped out of his head, his mouth opened wide, and his tongue hung down on his chin.
-- He called down angrily: "What do you want at this hour of night?"
-- Pinocchio had no hat, but he managed to get under the window just in time to feel a shower of ice-cold water pour down on his poor wooden head, his shoulders, and over his whole body.
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