preference是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. (for， to) 偏爱， 喜爱； 优惠； 优先选择，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。
在荷马的《伊利亚特》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Ulysses hung them up aloft in honour of Minerva the goddess of plunder, and prayed saying, 'Accept these, goddess, for we give them to you in preference to all the gods in Olympus: therefore speed us still further towards the horses and sleeping-ground of the Thracians.'
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It was evident that he was unhappy; she wished it were equally evident that he still distinguished her by the same affection which once she had felt no doubt of inspiring; but hitherto the continuance of his preference seemed very uncertain; and the reservedness of his manner towards her contradicted one moment what a more animated look had intimated the preceding one.
-- CHAPTER 22Marianne, who had never much toleration for any thing like impertinence, vulgarity, inferiority of parts, or even difference of taste from herself, was at this time particularly ill-disposed, from the state of her spirits, to be pleased with the Miss Steeles, or to encourage their advances; and to the invariable coldness of her behaviour towards them, which checked every endeavour at intimacy on their side, Elinor principally attributed that preference of herself which soon became evident in the manners of both, but especially of Lucy, who missed no opportunity of engaging her in conversation, or of striving to improve their acquaintance by an easy and frank communication of her sentiments.
-- She wondered that Lucy's spirits could be so very much elevated by the civility of Mrs. Ferrars; that her interest and her vanity should so very much blind her as to make the attention which seemed only paid her because she was NOT ELINOR, appear a compliment to herself or to allow her to derive encouragement from a preference only given her, because her real situation was unknown.
-- Had my mother given me some active profession when I was removed at eighteen from the care of Mr. Pratt, I think nay, I am sure, it would never have happened; for though I left Longstaple with what I thought, at the time, a most unconquerable preference for his niece, yet had I then had any pursuit, any object to engage my time and keep me at a distance from her for a few months, I should very soon have outgrown the fancied attachment, especially by mixing more with the world, as in such case I must have done.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- His preference for Fitzgerald and Moy's Adams Street place was another yard off the same cloth.
-- Here his preference was to close his eyes and dream of other days, a habit which grew upon him.
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：
-- 'Why, I believe it is natur' to give a preference to one's own quarrels before those of strangers.
-- 'You might not startle a wolf, or turn the Royal Ameri-cans from a discharge; but I have seen the time when you had a better favored look; your streaked countenances are not ill-judged of by the squaws, but young women of white blood give the preference to their own color.
-- Not in the least offended with the decided preference that the sturdy woodsman gave to one who might, in some degree, be called the child of his adoption, Duncan still con-tinued to urge such reasons against so desperate an effort as presented themselves.
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