almost是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为adv. 几乎， 差不多，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。
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《格兰特船长的女儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The passage of the searching party gives ground,—one is almost tempted to say, excuse,—for a close and careful description of each country and of its inhabitants, step by step.
-- The explorers are almost frozen on the heights of the Andes, and almost drowned in the floods of the Patagonian Pampas.
-- Look at those petrifactions all over it, these different substances almost turned to mineral, we might say, through the action of the salt water!This waif had been tossing about in the ocean a long time before the shark swallowed it."
-- CHAPTER II THE THREE DOCUMENTSALL that could be discovered, however, on these pieces of paper was a few words here and there, the remainder of the lines being almost completely obliterated by the action of the water.
-- It was Lord Glenarvan; and, almost immediately, Lady Helena and the Major came out to meet him.
在丹尼尔·笛福的《鲁滨逊漂流记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- This was the only voyage which I may say was success-ful in all my adventures, which I owe to the integrity and honesty of my friend the captain; under whom also I got a competent knowledge of the mathematics and the rules of navigation, learned how to keep an account of the ship's course, take an observation, and, in short, to understand some things that were needful to be understood by a sailor; for, as he took delight to instruct me, I took delight to learn; and, in a word, this voyage made me both a sailor and a merchant; for I brought home five pounds nine ounces of gold-dust for my adventure, which yielded me in London, at my return, almost 300 pounds; and this filled me with those aspiring thoughts which have since so completed my ruin.
-- At the same time I had found some powder of my master's in the great cabin, with which I filled one of the large bottles in the case, which was almost empty, pouring what was in it into another; and thus furnished with everything needful, we sailed out of the port to fish.
-- However, I said no more to the boy, but bade him lie still, and I took our biggest gun, which was almost musket-bore, and loaded it with a good charge of powder, and with two slugs, and laid it down; then I loaded another gun with two bullets; and the third (for we had three pieces) I loaded with five smaller bullets.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The old gentleman died: his will was read, and like almost every other will, gave as much disappointment as pleasure.
-- Mr. Dashwood's disappointment was, at first, severe; but his temper was cheerful and sanguine; and he might reasonably hope to live many years, and by living economically, lay by a considerable sum from the produce of an estate already large, and capable of almost immediate improvement.
-- Her house will therefore be almost completely fitted up as soon as she takes it."
-- And I must say this: that you owe no particular gratitude to him, nor attention to his wishes; for we very well know that if he could, he would have left almost everything in the world to THEM."
-- To hear those beautiful lines which have frequently almost driven me wild, pronounced with such impenetrable calmness, such dreadful indifference!"
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Her hands were almost ineffectual.
-- He could talk races with Hurstwood, tell interesting incidents concerning himself and his experiences with women, and report the state of trade in the cities which he visited, and so managed to make himself almost invariably agreeable.
-- Thus was Carrie's name bandied about in the most frivolous and gay of places, and that also when the little toiler was bemoaning her narrow lot, which was almost inseparable from the early stages of this, her unfolding fate.
-- As he cut the meat his rings almost spoke.
-- Now to turn back on it and live the little old life out there--she almost exclaimed against the thought.
在马克·吐温的《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It made me feel so mean I could almost kissed HIS foot to get him to take it back.
在卡洛·科洛迪的《木偶奇遇记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- You have made me almost lame!"
-- What happened after this is an almost unbelievable story, but you may read it, dear children, in the chapters that follow.
-- Pinocchio was almost in tears.
-- CHAPTER 10 The Marionettes recognize their brother Pinocchio, and greet him with loud cheers; but the Director, Fire Eater, happens along and poor Pinocchio almost loses his life.
-- And then something happened which almost caused a riot.
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