know是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为vt. 知道， 了解； 认识； 识别vi. 知道， 了解，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。
在丹尼尔·笛福的《鲁滨逊漂流记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He bade me observe it, and I should always find that the calamities of life were shared among the upper and lower part of mankind, but that the middle station had the few-est disasters, and was not exposed to so many vicissitudes as the higher or lower part of mankind; nay, they were not subjected to so many distempers and uneasinesses, either of body or mind, as those were who, by vicious living, lux-ury, and extravagances on the one hand, or by hard labour, want of necessaries, and mean or insufficient diet on the other hand, bring distemper upon themselves by the nat-ural consequences of their way of living; that the middle station of life was calculated for all kind of virtue and all kind of enjoyments; that peace and plenty were the hand-maids of a middle fortune; that temperance, moderation, quietness, health, society, all agreeable diversions, and all desirable pleasures, were the blessings attending the middle station of life; that this way men went silently and smoothly through the world, and comfortably out of it, not embar-rassed with the labours of the hands or of the head, not sold to a life of slavery for daily bread, nor harassed with per-plexed circumstances, which rob the soul of peace and the body of rest, nor enraged with the passion of envy, or the secret burning lust of ambition for great things; but, in easy circumstances, sliding gently through the world, and sen-sibly tasting the sweets of living, without the bitter; feeling that they are happy, and learning by every day's experience to know it more sensibly, After this he pressed me earnestly, and in the most af-fectionate manner, not to play the young man, nor to precipitate myself into miseries which nature, and the sta-tion of life I was born in, seemed to have provided against; that I was under no necessity of seeking my bread; that he would do well for me, and endeavour to enter me fairly into the station of life which he had just been recommending to me; and that if I was not very easy and happy in the world, it must be my mere fate or fault that must hinder it; and that he should have nothing to answer for, having thus dis-charged his duty in warning me against measures which he knew would be to my hurt; in a word, that as he would do very kind things for me if I would stay and settle at home as he directed, so he would not have so much hand in my misfortunes as to give me any encouragement to go away; and to close all, he told me I had my elder brother for an example, to whom he had used the same earnest persua-sions to keep him from going into the Low Country wars, but could not prevail, his young desires prompting him to run into the army, where he was killed; and though he said he would not cease to pray for me, yet he would venture to say to me, that if I did take this foolish step, God would not bless me, and I should have leisure hereafter to reflect upon having neglected his counsel when there might be none to assist in my recovery.
-- I observed in this last part of his discourse, which was truly prophetic, though I suppose my father did not know it to be so himself - I say, I observed the tears run down his face very plentifully, especially when he spoke of my broth-er who was killed: and that when he spoke of my having leisure to repent, and none to assist me, he was so moved that he broke off the discourse, and told me his heart was so full he could say no more to me.
-- It was my ad-vantage in one respect, that I did not know what they meant by FOUNDER till I inquired.
-- I know not what to call this, nor will I urge that it is a secret overruling decree, that hurries us on to be the instruments of our own destruc-tion, even though it be before us, and that we rush upon it with our eyes open.
-- It may be we may kill some alcamies (a fowl like our curlews) for ourselves, for I know he keeps the gunner's stores in the ship.'
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "He did not know what he was talking of, I dare say; ten to one but he was light-headed at the time.
-- "That is very true, and, therefore, I do not know whether, upon the whole, it would not be more advisable to do something for their mother while she lives, rather than for them something of the annuity kind I mean. My sisters would feel the good effects of it as well as herself.
-- 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."
-- "I think you will like him," said Elinor, "when you know more of him."
-- Mama, the more I know of the world, the more am I convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "Let's see," he went on, "I know quite a number of people in your town.
-- "I don't know whether you can or not.
-- I mean I don't know whether I can.
-- "I want to know if I can get a position," she inquired.
-- "Do you know how to stitch caps?"
在马克·吐温的《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnScene: The Mississippi Valley Time: Forty to fifty years ago Chapter I OU don't know about me without you have read a book Yby the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that ain't no matter.
-- They get down on a thing when they don't know nothing about it.
-- Well, I know what I's gwyne to do: I's gwyne to set down here and listen tell I hears it agin.'
-- I didn't know how I was go-ing to set still.
-- Niggers is always talking about witches in the dark by the kitchen fire; but whenever one was talking and letting on to know all about such things, Jim would happen in and say, 'Hm!
在卡洛·科洛迪的《木偶奇遇记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I do not know how this really happened, yet the fact remains that one fine day this piece of wood found itself in the shop of an old carpenter.
-- "I suppose you think I did!Yet I KNOW it was you."
-- The poor old fellow did not know how to defend himself, but wept and wailed like a child and said between his sobs: "Ungrateful boy!To think I tried so hard to make you a well-behaved Marionette!I deserve it, however!I should have given the matter more thought."
-- CHAPTER 4 The story of Pinocchio and the Talking Cricket, in which one sees that bad children do not like to be corrected by those who know more than they do.
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