fortunate是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 幸运的， 侥幸的，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。
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It was, however, soon recognized as a case of epilep-sy, and identification and proper measures for restoration followed one another, owing to a fortunate circumstance.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《人魔岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- That gap was altogether fortunate for me, for the narrow chimney, slanting obliquely upward, must have impeded the nearer pursuers.
在詹姆斯·费尼莫尔·库柏的《最后的摩根战士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- In the present instance, the scout uses the word with imme-diate reference to the 'salt,' with which his own party was so fortunate as to be provided.
-- They were attentive but silent observers of the proceedings of the vanquished, failing in none of the stipulated military honors, and offering no taunt or insult, in their success, to their less fortunate foes.
-- It was fortunate they did so.
-- Then, as if pitying a want of skill which had proved so fortunate to himself, he smiled, and muttered a few words of contempt in his own tongue.
-- As for me, sooner or later, I must die; it is, therefore, fortunate there are but few to make my death-howl.
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：
-- I do not speak of that greatness which is achieved by the fortunate politician or the successful soldier; that is a quality which belongs to the place he occupies rather than to the man; and a change of circumstances reduces it to very discreet proportions.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《神秘岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- A fortunate circumstance, in the event of their finding on its borders a more suitable dwelling than the Chimneys.
-- Their return was marked by a fortunate incident; the engineer discovered a substance which replaced tinder.
-- "It is really a fortunate discovery," said the reporter, "and as it is said that each oyster produces yearly from fifty to sixty thousand eggs, we shall have an inexhaustible supply there."
-- While strolling along the shore about two miles from Granite House, Herbert and Neb were fortunate enough to capture a magnificent specimen of the order of chelonia.
-- We must here mention another fortunate circumstance by which new stores for the winter were laid in.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Her husband added with some exultation,'But you may thank your fortunate stars the same stars that made you Mrs Quilp you may thank them that I'm upon the old gentleman's track, and have got a new light.
-- Mr Swiveller, Sir, is fortunate enough to have your friendship.
-- The schoolmaster sat for a long time smoking his pipe by the kitchen fire, which was now deserted, thinking, with a very happy face, on the fortunate chance which had brought him so opportunely to the child's assistance, and parrying, as well as in his simple way he could, the inquisitive cross-examination of the landlady, who had a great curiosity to be made acquainted with every particular of Nell's life and history.
-- As many restless spirits, who have hunted fortune, fame, or pleasure through the world, retire in their decline to where they first drew breath, vainly seeking to be children once again before they die, so we, less fortunate than they in early life, but happier in its closing scenes, will set up our rest again among our boyish haunts, and going home with no hope realised, that had its growth in manhood carrying back nothing that we brought away, but our old yearnings to each other saving no fragment from the wreck of life, but that which first endeared it may be, indeed, but children as at first.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《复活》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "It is fortunate that the captain is a kind-hearted man, and does not enforce the rules.
在罗伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森的《金银岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "Ah," said Silver, "it were fortunate for me that I had Hawkins here.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《海底两万里》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "Yes, Professor; but more fortunate than you, I was able to find a footing almost directly upon a floating island."
-- Ned Land hoped to be more fortunate than on the day before with regard to the hunt, and wished to visit another part of the forest.
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：
-- How fortunate he was, that there was this lovely, subtle, responsive vegetation, waiting for him, as he waited for it; how fulfilled he was, how happy!
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