agreeable是一个雅思常考词汇,这个词的常用解释为a. 令人愉快的; 欣然同意的,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。
在乔纳森•斯威夫特的《格列夫游记》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- He took notice of a general tradition, 'that Yahoos had not been always in their country; but that many 346 Gulliver's Travelsages ago, two of these brutes appeared together upon a mountain; whether produced by the heat of the sun upon corrupted mud and slime, or from the ooze and froth of the sea, was never known; that these Yahoos engendered, and their brood, in a short time, grew so numerous as to overrun and infest the whole nation; that the Houyhnhnms, to get rid of this evil, made a general hunting, and at last enclosed the whole herd; and destroying the elder, every Houyhnhnm kept two young ones in a kennel, and brought them to such a degree of tameness, as an animal, so savage by nature, can be capable of acquiring, using them for draught and carriage; that there seemed to be much truth in this tradition, and that those creatures could not be yinhniam-shy (or aborigines of the land), because of the violent hatred the Houyhnhnms, as well as all other animals, bore them, which, although their evil disposition sufficiently deserved, could never have arrived at so high a degree if they had been aborigines, or else they would have long since been rooted out; that the inhabitants, taking a fancy to use the service of the Yahoos, had, very imprudently, neglected to cultivate the breed of asses, which are a comely animal, easily kept, more tame and orderly, without any offensive smell, strong enough for labour, although they yield to the other in agil-ity of body, and if their braying be no agreeable sound, it is far preferable to the horrible howlings of the Yahoos.'
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《艰难时世》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- 'Well, ma'am,' resumed Bounderby, 'under these circumstances, I imagine it would not be agreeable to a character like yours to remain here, though you would be very welcome here.'
-- But strolling on to the Bank to kill time, and having the good fortune to observe at the window,' towards which he languidly waved his hand, then slightly bowed, 'a lady of a very superior and agreeable appearance, I considered that I could not do better than take the liberty of asking that lady where Mr. Bounderby the Banker does live.
-- To a more agreeable adviser, or one from whom he would be more likely to learn, Mr. Harthouse could never be recommended.
-- There was something so very agreeable in being so intimate with such a waistcoat; in being called Tom, in such an intimate way, by such a voice; in being on such off-hand terms so soon, with such a pair of whiskers; that Tom was uncommonly pleased with himself.
-- James Harthouse continued to lounge in the same place and attitude, smoking his cigar in his own easy way, and looking pleasantly at the whelp, as if he knew himself to be a kind of agreeable demon who had only to hover over him, and he must give up his whole soul if required.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《地心游记》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- The women, though sad-looking and mournful, had rather agreeable features, without much expression.
-- After this agreeable way of spending an hour or so, I tried to sleep.
-- As there was nothing I liked better than horse exercise, the pleasure of riding through an unknown country caused the early part of our enterprise to be particularly agreeable to me.
-- Probably this mode of descending into the abyss may be agreeable to the Professor, because it would be something like the vertical descent he is so eager to make.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- 'That you have frequently mentioned in the course of the agreeable and interesting conversations we have had together, walking up and down on these stones,' said the other, with a half smile breaking through the gravity of his dark face.
-- Amy, my dear, I have been trying half the day to remember the name of the gentleman from Camberwell who was introduced to me last Christmas week by that agreeable coal-merchant who was remanded for six months.'
-- Number four was a vivacious, well-looking, well-dressed, agreeable young fellow he was a Barnacle, but on the more sprightly side of the family and he said in an easy way, 'Oh!you had better not bother yourself about it, I think.'
-- 'You mustn't think of going yet,' said Flora Arthur had looked at his hat, being in a ludicrous dismay, and not knowing what to do: 'you could never be so unkind as to think of going, Arthur I mean Mr Arthur or I suppose Mr Clennam would be far more proper but I am sure I don't know what I am saying without a word about the dear old days gone for ever, when I come to think of it I dare say it would be much better not to speak of them and it's highly probable that you have some much more agreeable engagement and pray let Me be the last person in the world to interfere with it though there was a time, but I am running into nonsense again.'
-- Flora, however, received the remark as if it had been of a most apposite and agreeable nature; approvingly observing aloud that Mr F.'s Aunt had a great deal of spirit.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- So Meg went down, wearing an injured look, and wasn't at all agreeable at breakfast time.
-- It certainly was agreeable to fare sumptuously, drive in a fine carriage, wear her best frock every day, and do nothing but enjoy herself.
-- Several young gentlemen, who had only stared at her at the other party, now not only stared, but asked to be introduced, and said all manner of foolish but agreeable things to her, and sev-eral old ladies, who sat on the sofas, and criticized the rest of the party, inquired who she was with an air of interest.
-- Bent on showing that he was not offended, he made him-self as agreeable as possible, wound cotton for Meg, recited poetry to please Jo, shook down cones for Beth, and helped Amy with her ferns, proving himself a fit person to belong to the 'Busy Bee Society'.
-- 'It's very trying, but we never can make her commy la fo,' added Amy, who sat making some new frills for her-self, with her curls tied up in a very becoming way., two agreeable things that made her feel unusually elegant and ladylike.
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- Besides, they would exchange the whaling news, and have an agreeable chat.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- If he had hesitated for one instant to punish Oliver most severely, it must be quite clear to every experienced reader that he would have been, according to all precedents in disputes of matrimony established, a brute, an unnatural husband, an insulting creature, a base imitation of a man, and various other agreeable characters too numerous for recital within the limits of this chapter.
-- Being remarkably free and agreeable in their manners, Oliver thought them very nice girls indeed.
-- She was not, indeed, withheld by the same considerations as her agreeable friend; for, having recently removed into the neighborhood of Field Lane from the remote but genteel suburb of Ratcliffe, she was not under the same apprehension of being recognised by any of her numerous acquaintances.
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