twin是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 双的， 成对的， 孪生的n. 孪生子， 双生子，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。
在威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆的《月亮和六便士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- A mango grew in front of the house, and at the edge of the clearing were two flamboyants, twin trees, that challenged the gold of the cocoa-nuts with their scarlet flowers.
在荷马的《伊利亚特》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The river begat Orsilochus, who ruled over much people and was father to Diocles, who in his turn begat twin sons, Crethon and Orsilochus, well skilled in all the arts of war.
-- While tending his sheep he had converse with the nymph, and she con-ceived twin sons; these the son of Mecisteus now slew, and he stripped the armour from their shoulders.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Mr Swiveller was wondering whether this might be another Miss Brass, twin sister to the Dragon, when there came a rapping of knuckles at the office door.
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