light是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 明亮的, 轻的, 不重要的 n. 光, 光线, 光源，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：
-- The light ships fared the best, as not so much labouring in the sea; but two or three of them drove, and came close by us, running away with only their spritsail out before the wind.
-- While this was doing the master, seeing some light colliers, who, not able to ride out the storm were obliged to slip and run away to sea, and would come near us, ordered to fire a gun as a signal of distress.
-- We worked on; but the water increasing in the hold, it was apparent that the ship would founder; and though the storm began to abate a little, yet it was not possible she could swim till we might run into any port; so the master continued firing guns for help; and a light ship, who had rid it out just ahead of us, ventured a boat out to help us.
-- In this second sleep I had this terrible dream: I thought that I was sitting on the ground, on the outside of my wall, where I sat when the storm blew after the earthquake, and that I saw a man descend from a great black cloud, in a bright flame of fire, and light upon the ground.
-- With inexpressible hacking and hewing I reduced both the sides of it into chips till it began to be light enough to move; then I turned it, and made one side of it smooth and flat as a board from end to end; then, turning that side down-ward, cut the other side til I brought the plank to be about three inches thick, and smooth on both sides.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Marianne's eagerness to be gone declared her dependence on finding him there; and Elinor was resolved not only upon gaining every new light as to his character which her own observation or the intelligence of others could give her, but likewise upon watching his behaviour to her sister with such zealous attention, as to ascertain what he was and what he meant, before many meetings had taken place.
-- CHAPTER 29Before the house-maid had lit their fire the next day, or the sun gained any power over a cold, gloomy morning in January, Marianne, only half dressed, was kneeling against one of the window-seats for the sake of all the little light she could command from it, and writing as fast as a continual flow of tears would permit her.
-- Edward have got some business at Oxford, he says; so he must go there for a time; and after THAT, as soon as he can light upon a Bishop, he will be ordained.
-- After this had been settled, Colonel Brandon began to talk of his own advantage in securing so respectable and agreeable a neighbour, and THEN it was that he mentioned with regret, that the house was small and indifferent; an evil which Elinor, as Mrs. Jennings had supposed her to do, made very light of, at least as far as regarded its size.
-- Elinor, confirmed in every pleasant hope, was all cheerfulness; rejoicing that in her letters to her mother, she had pursued her own judgment rather than her friend's, in making very light of the indisposition which delayed them at Cleveland; and almost fixing on the time when Marianne would be able to travel.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The gleam of a thousand lights is often as effective as the persuasive light in a wooing and fascinating eye.
-- Flush, colourful cheeks, a light moustache, a grey fedora hat.
-- No world of light and merriment.
-- Hurstwood was standing, his coat open, his thumbs in his pockets, the light on his jewels and rings relieving them with agreeable distinctness.
-- Here come the moths, in endless procession, to bask in the light of the flame.
在马克·吐温的《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- as soft as I could, and then I put out the light and scrambled out of the window on to the shed.
-- Miss Watson's big nigger, named Jim, was setting in the kitchen door; we could see him pretty clear, because there was a light behind him.
-- One uv 'em's light en t'other one is dark.
-- There was freckled plac-es on the ground where the light sifted down through the leaves, and the freckled places swapped about a little, show-ing there was a little breeze up there.
-- The moon was shining, and out- side of the shad-ows it made it most as light as day.
在卡洛·科洛迪的《木偶奇遇记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "They are only good enough to light a fire with."
-- There was silence for a minute and the light of the Talking Cricket disappeared suddenly, just as if someone had snuffed it out.
-- A tiny light glowed on top of her head.
-- All at once in the distance a small light flickered.
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