summary是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 概括的; 即时的; n. 摘要, 概要，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：
-- A very summary process completed the simple cookery, when he and the Mohicans commenced their humble meal, with the silence and characteristic diligence of men who ate in order to en-able themselves to endure great and unremitting toil.
-- But when Hawkeye, by way of making a summary explanation of his conduct, removed the shaggy jaws of the beast, and exposed his own rugged and earnest countenance to the gaze of the Huron, the philosophy of the latter was so far mastered as to permit him to utter the never failing: 'Hugh!'
-- He had witnessed one instance of the summary punishments of the Indians, and now dreaded that his companion was to be selected for a second.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 32I was flushed by her summary of delights, and replied that itwould indeed be a treat, but what would my mother say?
-- I think I had someglimpses of the real character of this conversation at the time; but Iam sure, now, that the good creature originated it, and took herpart in it, merely that my mother might comfort herself with thelittle contradictory summary in which she had indulged.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- This had lasted but a very short time, when Mrs. Pocket issued summary orders that they were all to be taken into the house for a nap.
-- Rather alarmed by this summary action, I was for a little delay, and even hinted that our friend himself might be difficult to deal with.
在乔纳森•斯威夫特的《格列夫游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- he reader may please to observe, that the following Textract of many conversations I had with my master, contains a summary of the most material points which were discoursed at several times for above two years; his hon-our often desiring fuller satisfaction, as I farther improved in the Houyhnhnm tongue.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《地心游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Suddenly, however, Hans cried a halt--that is, he made signs to that effect--and a summary kind of breakfast was laid out on the lava before us.
-- The manometer was wanting, and no summary estimation could take the place of it.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- On the way, Arthur elicited from his new friend a confused summary of the interior life of Bleeding Heart Yard.
-- This comprehensive summary of his desires was not discharged without some heavy labouring on the part of Mr Pancks's machinery.
-- As she concluded this impartial summary of the reliance that might be safely placed upon her future husband, she took off, with an air of business, the bonnet she wore, and dangled it by its strings upon the ground.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Meg longed to go and tell Mother, but a sense of shame at her own short comings, of loyalty to John, 'who might be cruel, but nobody should know it,' restrained her, and after a summary cleaning up, she dressed herself prettily, and sat down to wait for John to come and be forgiven.
-- And she looked as if she would like do-ing it in the most summary style.
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Like some poor devils ashore that happen to know an irascible great man, they make distant unobtrusive salutations to him in the street, lest if they pursued the acquaintance further, they might receive a summary thump for their presumption.
-- Before showing that picture to any Nantucketer, you had best provide for your summary retreat from Nantucket.
-- And so, such hearts, though summary in each one suffering; still, if the gods decree it, in their life-time aggregate a whole age of woe, wholly made up of instantaneous intensities; for even in their pointless centres, those noble natures contain the entire circumferences of inferior souls.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The crowd had only the satisfaction of accompanying Oliver through two or three streets, and down a place called Mutton Hill, when he was led beneath a low archway, and up a dirty court, into this dispensary of summary justice, by the back way.
-- Although the presiding Genii in such an office as this, exercise a summary and arbitrary power over the liberties, the good name, the character, almost the lives, of Her Majesty's subjects, expecially of the poorer class; and although, within such walls, enough fantastic tricks are daily played to make the angels blind with weeping; they are closed to the public, save through the medium of the daily press.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《神秘岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It is a summary of all the aspects which a continent presents, and I should not be surprised if it was a continent formerly."
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