more是一个雅思常考词汇,这个词的常用解释为a. 更多的n. 更多的人(或东西) ad. 更, 更多,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。
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- * * * It is more immediately from the Dut.
-- Thou belongest to that hopeless, sallow tribe which no wine of this world will ever warm; and for whom even Pale Sherry would be too rosy-strong; but with whom one sometimes loves to sit, and feel poor-devilish, too; and grow convivial upon tears; and say to them bluntly, with full eyes and empty glasses, and in not altogether unpleasant sadness Give it up, Sub-Subs!For by how much the more pains ye take to please the world, by so much the more shall ye for ever go thankless!Would that I could clear out Hampton Court and the Tuileries for ye!But gulp down your tears and hie aloft to the royal-mast with your hearts; for your friends who have gone before are clearing out the seven-storied heavens, and making refugees of long-pampered Gabriel, Michael, and Raphael, against your coming.
-- But look!here come more crowds, pacing straight for the water, and seemingly bound for a dive.
-- And as for going as cook, though I confess there is considerable glory in that, a cook being a sort of officer on ship-board yet, somehow, I never fancied broiling fowls; though once broiled, judiciously buttered, and judgmatically salted and peppered, there is no one who will speak more respectfully, not to say reverentially, of a broiled fowl than I will.
-- And more than all, if just previous to putting your hand into the tar-pot, you have been lording it as a country schoolmaster, making the tallest boys stand in awe of you.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- For a long time after it was ushered into this world of sorrow and trouble, by the parish surgeon, it remained a matter of considerable doubt whether the child would survive to bear any name at all; in which case it is somewhat more than probable that these memoirs would never have appeared; or, if they had, that being comprised within a couple of pages, they would have possessed the inestimable merit of being the most concise and faithful specimen of biography, extant in the literature of any age or country.
-- As the young woman spoke, he rose, and advancing to the bed's head, said, with more kindness than might have been expected of him: 'Oh, you must not talk about dying yet.'
-- The medical gentleman walked away to dinner; and the nurse, having once more applied herself to the green bottle, sat down on a low chair before the fire, and proceeded to dress the infant.
-- Occasionally, when there was some more than usually interesting inquest upon a parish child who had been overlooked in turning up a bedstead, or inadvertently scalded to death when there happened to be a washing--though the latter accident was very scarce, anything approaching to a washing being of rare occurrence in the farm--the jury would take it into their heads to ask troublesome questions, or the parishioners would rebelliously affix their signatures to a remonstrance.
-- The children were neat and clean to behold, when they went; and what more would the people have!
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- 'It is more than I engage for, I assure you.'
-- 'They have none of them much to recommend them,' re-plied he; 'they are all silly and ignorant like other girls; but Lizzy has something more of quickness than her sisters.'
-- 'No more have I,' said Mr. Bennet; 'and I am glad to find that you do not depend on her serving you.'
-- Nothing could be more delightful!To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love; and very lively hopes of Mr. Bingley's heart were entertained.
-- The ladies were somewhat more fortunate, for they had the advantage of ascertaining from an upper win-dow that he wore a blue coat, and rode a black horse.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- When Monsieur Rigaud laughed, a change took place in his face, that was more remarkable than prepossessing.
-- They were so drawn in that direction, that the Italian more than once followed them to and back from the pavement in some surprise.
-- Signor Cavalletto took his cigarette from between his parted lips, and showed more momentary discomfiture than might have been expected.
-- More unfortunately still, she had relations.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- 'I don't mean to act any more after this time.
-- was more suggestive of pins being run into her than of fear and anguish.
-- Nothing delighted you more than to have me tie my piece bags on your backs for burdens, give you hats and sticks and rolls of paper, and let you travel through the house from the cellar, which was the City of Destruction, up, up, to the housetop, where you had all the lovely things you could col-lect to make a Celestial City.'
-- There never was such a woman for givin' away vittles and drink, clothes and firin',' replied Hannah, who had lived with the family since Meg was born, and was considered by them all more as a friend than a servant.
-- He was called before the curtain, and with great propriety appeared, leading Hagar, whose singing was considered more wonderful than all the rest of the perfor-mance put together.
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