history是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 历史， 历史学； 来历， 经历，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。
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Mr. Woodhouse had been safely seated long enough to give the history of it, besides all the history of his own and Isabella's coming, and of Emma's being to follow, and had indeed just got to the end of his satisfaction that James should come and see his daughter, when the others appeared, and Mrs. Weston, who had been almost wholly engrossed by her attentions to him, was able to turn away and welcome her dear Emma.
-- ) But ever since we had the history of that day, I have been so fond of Mr.
-- The charming Augusta Hawkins, in addition to all the 220 Emmausual advantages of perfect beauty and merit, was in pos-session of an independent fortune, of so many thousands as would always be called ten; a point of some dignity, as well as some convenience: the story told well; he had not thrown himself away he had gained a woman of 10,000 l. or thereabouts; and he had gained her with such delightful rapidity the first hour of introduction had been so very soon followed by distinguishing notice; the history which he had to give Mrs. Cole of the rise and progress of the af-fair was so glorious the steps so quick, from the accidental rencontre, to the dinner at Mr. Green's, and the party at Mrs. Brown's smiles and blushes rising in importance with consciousness and agitation richly scattered the lady had been so easily impressed so sweetly disposed had in short, to use a most intelligible phrase, been so very ready to have him, that vanity and prudence were equally con-tented.
-- Mr. Weston gave her the history of the engagements at Enscombe, which allowed his son to answer for having an entire fortnight at his command, as well as the route and the method of his journey; and she listened, and smiled, and congratulated.
-- Their first pause was at the Crown Inn, an inconsiderable house, though the principal one of the sort, where a couple of pair of post-horses were kept, more for the convenience of the neighbourhood than from any run on the road; and his companions had not expected to be detained by any interest excited there; but in passing it they gave the history of the large room visibly added; it had been built many years ago for a ball-room, and while the neighbourhood had been in a particularly populous, dancing state, had been occasionally used as such; but such brilliant days had long passed away, and now the highest purpose for which it was ever want-ed was to accommodate a whist club established among the gentlemen and half-gentlemen of the place.
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It is a sort of attenuated variety of Ixion's punishment, and contributes a dismal chapter to the history of gaols.
-- "Here's some cider for him that'll cure his throat," said Jan Coggan, lifting a flagon of cider, pulling out the cork, and applying the hole to Cainy's mouth; Joseph Poorgrass in the meantime beginning to think apprehensively of the serious consequences that would follow Cainy Ball's strangulation in his cough, and the history of his Bath adventures dying with him.
-- "And a great history on hand, too.
-- I only wanted you to know that misunderstood bit of my history before a time comes when you could never know it. You want some more sheaves?"
-- Bathsheba had grounds for conjecturing a connection between her own history and the dimly suspected tragedy of Fanny's end which Oak and Boldwood never for a moment credited her with possessing.
在巴尔扎克的《高老头》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Vauquer was listening to the history of the visit made that morning to M. Taillefer; it had been made in vain.
-- That is the history of our call.
-- Eugene had yet to learn that no one in Paris should present himself in any house without first making himself acquainted with the whole history of its owner, and of its owner's wife and family, so that he may avoid making any of the terrible blunders which in Poland draw forth the picturesque exclamation, "Harness five bullocks to your cart!"
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- You may remember that a history of all the voyages made for purposes of discovery composed the whole of our good Uncle Thomas' library.
-- He asked me the history of my earlier years.
-- By one of those caprices of the mind which we are perhaps 37most subject to in early youth, I at once gave up my former occupations, set down natural history and all its progeny as a deformed and abortive creation, and entertained the greatest disdain for a would-be science which could never even step within the threshold of real knowledge.
-- He began his lecture by a recapitulation of the history of chemistry and the various improvements made by different men of learning, pro-nouncing with fervour the names of the most distinguished discoverers.
-- Through this work I obtained a cursory knowledge of history and a view of the several empires at present ex-isting in the world; it gave me an insight into the manners, governments, and religions of the different nations of the earth.
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The only Latin he knew was the responses of the Mass and the only history themanifold wrongs of Ireland.
-- My memory of ancient history ispoor."
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I wondered what was the history of all the odd litter about the room, and how it came there.
-- I began explaining to her that secret history of the partnership.
-- "I know more of the history of Miss Havisham's adopted child than Miss Havisham herself does, sir.
-- "Perhaps I know more of Estella's history than even you do," said I.
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