ready是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. (for) 准备好的， 现成的； 甘心的，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。
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- said Kit, taking out his clasp-knife, and falling upon a great piece of bread and meat which she had had ready for him, hours before, 'what a one you are!There an't many such as you, I know.'
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《复活》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Emerging into the corridor, throwing her head back a little, she looked into the eyes of the warden and stood ready to do his bidding.
-- In the oblong dining-room, the inlaid floor of which had been polished by three of his men the day before, and containing a massive oaken sideboard and a similar extension table, the legs of which were carved in the shape of lion's paws, giving it a pompous appearance, breakfast stood ready for him.
-- Three years ago he was an honest, self-denying youth, ready to devote himself to every good cause; now he was a corrupt and refined egotist, given over to personal enjoyment.
-- asked Theodosia, with gentle compassion, looking at Maslova with her childish, light-blue eyes, and her cheerful, young face changed, and she seemed to be ready to cry.
-- And his determination of the day before to tell everything to her husband, to confess his sin before him, and to hold himself ready for any satisfaction he might demand, came to his mind.
在刘易斯·卡罗尔的《爱丽丝漫游镜中世界》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- There was a book lying near Alice on the table, and while she sat watching the White King (for she was still a little anxious about him, and had the ink all ready to throw over him, in case he fainted again), she turned over the leaves, to find some part that she could read, ' for it's all in some language I don't know,' she said to herself.
-- Alice stood looking after it, almost ready to cry with vexation at having lost her dear little fellow-traveller so suddenly.
-- "A loaf of bread," the Walrus said,"Is what we chiefly need:Pepper and vinegar besidesAre very good indeed Now if you're ready Oysters dear,We can begin to feed."
-- Alice asked, holding her hands ready to put over her ears again.
-- she said aloud, standing with her hands ready to catch him, for she was every moment expecting him to fall.
在罗伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森的《金银岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The neighbourhood, to our ears, seemed haunted by approaching footsteps; and what between the dead body of the captain on the parlour floor and the thought of that detestable blind beggar hovering near at hand and ready to return, there were moments when, as the saying goes, I jumped in my skin for terror.
-- All they would do was to give me a loaded pistol lest we were attacked, and to promise to have horses ready saddled in case we were pursued on our return, while one lad was to ride forward to the doctor's in search of armed assistance.
-- PART TWOThe Sea-cook7 I Go to BristolT was longer than the squire imagined ere we were ready for the sea, and none of our first plans not even Dr. Livesey's, of keeping me beside him could be carried out as we intended.
-- She lies at anchor, ready for sea.
-- On our little walk along the quays, he made himself the most interesting companion, telling me about the different ships that we passed by, their rig, tonnage, and nationality, explaining the work that was going forward how one was discharging, another taking in cargo, and a third making ready for sea and every now and then telling me some little anecdote of ships or seamen or repeating a nautical phrase till I had learned it perfectly.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《海底两万里》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "You are welcome, Professor; your cabin is ready for you."
-- Sometimes I cast my nets in tow, and I draw them in ready to break.
-- As he made no allusion to his absence during the last eight days, I did not mention it, and simply answered that my companions and myself were ready to follow him.
-- With the Ruhmkorff lamp hanging from my belt, and the gun in my hand, I was ready to set out.
-- A few steps off, a monstrous sea-spider, about thirty-eight inches high, was watching me with squinting eyes, ready to spring upon me.
在戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯的《恋爱中的女人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "Just as athletics produce a healthy body, ready for anything," cried Miss Bradley, in hearty accord.
-- The Contessa was ready first, Alexander went to the piano, a space was cleared.
-- The gatekeeper stood ready at the door of his hut, to proceed to open the gate.
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