pleasure是一个雅思常考词汇,这个词的常用解释为n. 愉快, 快乐; 乐事, 乐趣,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。
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- Elizabeth was sad and desponding; she no longer took delight in her ordinary occupations; all pleasure seemed to her sacrilege toward the dead; eternal woe and tears she then thought was the just tribute she should pay to innocence so blasted and destroyed.
-- A tingling long-lost sense of pleasure often came across me during this journey.
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- Scarlett had no awe of her father and felt him more her contemporary than her sisters, for jumping fences andkeeping it a secret from his wife gave him a boyish pride and guilty glee that matched her own pleasure in outwittingMammy.
-- But it gave Gerald pleasure to air his views, and Ellen wasunfailingly thoughtful of her husband's pleasure.
-- Carreen's round little face became pink, as pleasure struggled with incredulity.
-- As she chattered and laughed and cast quick glances into the house and the yard, her eyes fell on a stranger,standing alone in the hall, staring at her in a cool impertinent way that brought her up sharply with a mingled feeling offeminine pleasure that she had attracted a man and an embarrassed sensation that her dress was too low in the bosom.
-- She had never given him more than perfunctory courtesy before, and sothe beaming smile of pleasure with which she greeted him and the two hands outstretched to his almost took his breathaway.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- "Missis," returned the gallant sergeant, "speaking for myself, I should reply, the honor and pleasure of his fine wife's acquaintance; speaking for the king, I answer, a little job done."
-- "A pleasure's a pleasure all the world over.
-- All this made the feast delightful, and when the waiter was not there to watch me, my pleasure was without alloy.
-- I liked it for a few moments, but she flattered me so very grossly that the pleasure was soon over.
-- They were brought in by Flopson and Millers, much as though those two non-commissioned officers had been recruiting somewhere for children and had enlisted these, while Mrs. Pocket looked at the young Nobles that ought to have been as if she rather thought she had had the pleasure of inspecting them before, but didn't quite know what to make of them.
在格林兄弟的《格林童话》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- But when he saw it he could not deny himself the pleasure of tasting it, so he cut of a little bit and put it into his mouth.
-- Snow-white and Rose-red kept their mother's little cot-tage so neat that it was a pleasure to look inside it.
在乔纳森•斯威夫特的《格列夫游记》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- This prince took a pleasure in conversing with me, inquiring into the manners, religion, laws, government, and learning of Europe; where-in I gave him the best account I was able.
-- The maids of honour often invited Glumdalclitch to their apartments, and desired she would bring me along with her, on purpose to have the pleasure of seeing and touching me.
-- As I sat quietly meditating at my table, I heard something bounce in at the closet-window, and skip about from one side to the other: whereat, although I was much alarmed, yet I ventured to look out, but not stirring from my seat; and then I saw this frolicsome animal frisk-ing and leaping up and down, till at last he came to my box, which he seemed to view with great pleasure and curiosity, peeping in at the door and every window.
-- His lordship added, 'That he would not, by any further particulars, prevent the pleasure I should certainly take in viewing the grand academy, whither he was resolved I should go.'
-- 'Add to this, the pleasure of seeing the various revolu-tions of states and empires; the changes in the lower and 265upper world; ancient cities in ruins, and obscure villages become the seats of kings; famous rivers lessening into shallow brooks; the ocean leaving one coast dry, and over-whelming another; the discovery of many countries yet unknown; barbarity overrunning the politest nations, and the most barbarous become civilized.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《艰难时世》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- I am as obstinate as one, I am more stupid than one, I get as much pleasure as one, and I should like to kick like one.'
-- I can't talk to you so as to lighten your mind, for I never see any amusing sights or read any amusing books that it would be a pleasure or a relief to you to talk about, when you are tired.'
-- You are the only pleasure I have you can brighten even this place and you can always lead me as you like.'
-- He thought of the home he might at that moment have been seeking with pleasure and pride; of the different man he might have been that night; of the lightness then in his now heavy-laden breast; of the then restored honour, self-respect, and tranquillity all torn to pieces.
-- He was quite a young gentleman of pleasure now, and not quite a prepossessing one.
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