mistake是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 错误， 过失， 误解v. 弄错； (for) 把…误认为，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《艰难时世》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It is said that every life has its roses and thorns; there seemed, however, to have been a misadventure or mistake in Stephen's case, whereby somebody else had become possessed of his roses, and he had become possessed of the same somebody else's thorns in addition to his own.
-- 'I believe it was you, unless I have had the bad luck to mistake the person in following?'
-- 'Be sure you don't make any mistake then, and don't forget.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《地心游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The worthy and excellent Professor Hardwigg could not of course make any mistake about the matter; but I believe he deliberately closed his eyes, and continued on his way with a firm and unalterable step.
-- "I have gone over the matter several times, and am sure not to have made a mistake of five hundred yards," replied my uncle positively.
-- I followed him, rather curious to know whether I had made any mistake in my estimation of our position.
-- There would have been great laughter at the Institution, had the mistake happened there.
-- If we make the fatal mistake of husbanding our little remnant of food, we may probably prolong our wretched existence a few hours--but we shall remain weak to the end."
在戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯的《查太莱夫人的情人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I'm afraid you mistake unscrupu-lousness for generosity.'
-- There was no mistake that the woman was in some way in love with him: whatever force we give to the word love.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Your mistake makes my position a very delicate one.
-- You are a grateful girl too, or I much mistake you.'
-- His manner of demonstration was so orderly and neat and simple, that it was not easy to mistake him.
-- If I mistake not, if I mistake not?'
-- I am sure your great kindness will not object, and I hope papa will not object, to my correcting a small mistake you have made, however.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'It's all right, dear, and a very pretty idea, quite sensible too, for no one can ever mistake now.
-- So they did, but their mistake was in ceasing to do well, and they learned this lesson through much anxiety and regret.
-- I mean it kindly, and don't want you to spoil your whole life by making a mistake at the beginning.
-- It's a great mistake for young girls like Meg to leave themselves noth-ing to do but dress, give orders, and gossip.
-- 'How could you mistake me so?
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But at this question, Queequeg, who had twice or thrice before taken part in similar ceremonies, looked no ways abashed; but taking the offered pen, copied upon the paper, in the proper place, an exact counterpart of a queer round figure which was tattooed upon his arm; so that through Captain Peleg's obstinate mistake touching his appellative, it stood something like this: Quohog.
-- Ahab stolidly turned aside; then said to Mayhew, "Captain, I have just bethought me of my letter-bag; there is a letter for one of thy officers, if I mistake not.
-- So strongly and metaphysically did I conceive of my situation then, that while earnestly watching his motions, I seemed distinctly to perceive that my own individuality was now merged in a joint stock company of two; that my free will had received a mortal wound; and that another's mistake or misfortune might plunge innocent me into unmerited disaster and death.
-- If your banker breaks, you snap; if your apothecary by mistake sends you poison in your pills, you die.
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