content是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. /a. /vt. 满意(的) , 使满意(足) n. 内容, 目录，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《圣诞颂歌》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It was made when we were both poor and content to be so, until, in good season, we could improve our worldly fortune by our patient indus-try.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《双城记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- At last, when he appealed by name to Monsieur Lor-ry, an English gentleman then and there present, who, like himself, had been a witness on that English trial and could corroborate his account of it, the Jury declared that they had heard enough, and that they were ready with their votes if the President were content to receive them.
在汉斯·克里斯蒂安·安徒生的《安徒生童话》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- per-sons are obliged to content themselves with flowers in pots; there lived two little children, who had a garden somewhat larger than a flower-pot.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《安娜·卡列尼娜》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- said Stepan Arkadyevitch, and not content with shaking hands, he kissed his friend.
-- "I must own I felt so well content yesterday after the Shtcherbatskys' that I didn't care to go anywhere."
-- "Well, so you're content with your day.
-- The only change Vronsky detected in him was that subdued, continual radiance of beaming content which settles on the faces of men who are successful and are sure of the recognition of their success by everyone.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《八十天环游地球》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "So, Mr. Fogg," resumed Aouda, "not content with rescuing me from a terrible death, you thought yourself bound to secure my comfort in a foreign land?"
在辛克莱·刘易斯的《阿罗史密斯》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Ideal of research!Never bein' content with what SEEMS true!Alone, not carin' a damn, square- toed as a captain on the bridge, working all night, getting to the bottom of things!"
-- They laughed easily and were content to be themselves, and with them Martin was content to forget how noble he was.
-- As they laid out the food they hummed with the intimacy of understanding, and when she trilled, "Now hurry up, lazy one, and put those cups on that horrid old table," it was as one who was content to be with him forever.
-- For years she had seemed content to grow her roses, to make her startling hats, to almond-cream her lovely hands, and listen to her husband's improper stories--and for years she had been a lonely woman.
-- The childish Martin Arrowsmith, so unworthy of Leora's old quiet wisdoms, was not content with her acceptance by the Group.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- For I am generallydisinterested in my love, and think I could be content to make afigure before Miss Larkins, and expire.
-- My son's highspirit made it desirable that he should be placed with some manwho felt its superiority, and would be content to bow himselfbefore it; and we found such a man there.'
-- 296I'd lay down my life for her- Mas'r Davy- oh!most content andcheerful!She's more to me- gent'lmen- than- she's all to me thatever I can want, and more than ever I- than ever I could say.
-- As her figure disappeared into thegloom of the entry, this counsel certainly presented itself to mymind in the light of a slight liberty on Mrs. Crupp's part; but, at thesame time, I was content to receive it, in another point of view, as aword to the wise, and a warning in future to keep my secret better.
-- We'll be content to let her be; we'll be content to think of her, faroff, as if she was underneath another sun and sky; we'll be contentto trust her to her husband,- to her little children, p'raps,- and bidethe time when all of us shall be alike in quality afore our God!'
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "But I love you and, as for myself, I am content to be liked."
-- Poor Gabriel's soul was fed with a luxury of content by having her over him, her eyes critically regarding his skilful shears, which apparently were going to gather up a piece of the flesh at every close, and yet never did so.
-- Sometimes I say I should be as glad as a bird to leave the place for don't suppose I'm content to be a nobody.
-- "I don't want much; bare justice that's all!Ah!once I felt I could be content with nothing less than the highest homage from the husband I should choose.
-- Now, anything short of cruelty will content me.
在巴尔扎克的《高老头》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Eugene had been dazzled at first by the brilliant assembly, and had scarcely exchanged a few words with the Vicomtesse; he had been content to single out a goddess among this throng of Parisian divinities, one of those women who are sure to attract a young man's fancy.
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