gem是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 宝石，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。
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《隐形人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Thence his eyes wandered over the town to far away where the ships' lights shone, and the pier glowed a little illuminated, facetted pavilion like a gem of yellow light.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- This precious volume, of which I do not recollect one word, Iimmediately discovered and immediately applied myself to; and Inever visited the house afterwards, but I kneeled on a chair,opened the casket where this gem was enshrined, spread my armsover the desk, and fell to devouring the book afresh.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She sent this didactic gem to several markets, but it found no purchaser, and she was inclined to agree with Mr. Dash-wood that morals didn't sell.
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- No gem ever flashed from a rosy ray to a white one more rapidly than changed the young wife's countenance whilst this word came from her in a long-drawn breath.
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- How fair a gem gleams on a lovely wrist!How beautifully gold brooches glitter on the bosoms ofour patriotic women!But how much more beautiful is sacrifice than all the gold and gems of the Ind.
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