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。
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- This august hump, if I mistake not, rises over one of the larger vertebr脙娄, and is, therefore, in some sort, the outer convex mould of it.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- When he got into Clerkenwell, he accidently turned down a by-street which was not exactly in his way; but not discovering his mistake until he had got half-way down it, and knowing it must lead in the right direction, he did not think it worth while to turn back; and so marched on, as quickly as he could, with the books under his arm.
-- The Jew saw that it would be hopeless to affect any further mistake regarding the reality of Miss Nancy's rage; and, shrinking involuntarily back a few paces, cast a glance, half imploring and half cowardly, at Sikes: as if to hint that he was the fittest person to pursue the dialogue.
-- There is no possibility of any mistake on your part, my boy, is there?'
-- the other man seemed to answer; 'could I mistake him, think you?
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'You mistake me, my dear.
-- THAT is my idea of good breeding; and those persons who fancy themselves very im-portant, and never open their mouths, quite mistake the matter.'
-- The possibility of his having endured such unkindness, was enough to interest all her tender feelings; and nothing re-mained therefore to be done, but to think well of them both, to defend the conduct of each, and throw into the account of accident or mistake whatever could not be otherwise ex-plained.
-- Mr. Darcy related the mistake which had occasioned his intruding on Miss Bennet, and after sitting a few minutes longer without say-ing much to anybody, went away.
-- 'He made a little mistake to be sure; but it is to the credit of his modesty.'
在丹尼尔·笛福的《鲁滨逊漂流记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- There were trees enough in the is-land to have built a little fleet, not of periaguas or canoes, but even of good, large vessels; but the main thing I looked at was, to get one so near the water that we might launch it when it was made, to avoid the mistake I committed at first.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "Certainly," answered Elinor, without knowing what she said; but after a moment's reflection, she added, with revived security of Edward's honour and love, and her companion's falsehood "Engaged to Mr. Edward Ferrars! I confess myself so totally surprised at what you tell me, that really I beg your pardon; but surely there must be some mistake of person or name.
-- "Here is some mistake I am sure some dreadful mistake.
-- That some kind of engagement had subsisted between Willoughby and Marianne she could not doubt, and that Willoughby was weary of it, seemed equally clear; for however Marianne might still feed her own wishes, SHE could not attribute such behaviour to mistake or misapprehension of any kind.
-- I shall never reflect on my former acquaintance with your family in Devonshire without the most grateful pleasure, and flatter myself it will not be broken by any mistake or misapprehension of my actions.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He lost sympathy for the man that made a mistake and was found out.
-- He saw at once that a mistake had been made, that some difficult conditions had pushed this troubled creature into his presence, and his interest was enlisted.
-- As a matter of fact, no man as clever as Hurstwood--as observant and sensitive to atmospheres of many sorts, particularly upon his own plane of thought--would have made the mistake which he did in regard to his wife, wrought up as she was, had he not been occupied mentally with a very different train of thought.
-- He was too shrewd not to realise the tremendous mistake he had made, and appreciate that he had done well in getting where he was, and yet he could not help contrasting his present state with his former, hour after hour, and day after day.
-- "A man always makes a mistake when he does anything like that," he observed.
在马克·吐温的《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Then she got to talking about her husband, and about her rela- tions up the riv-er, and her relations down the river, and about how much better off they used to was, and how they didn't know but they'd made a mistake coming to our town, instead of let-ting well alone and so on and so on, till I was afeard I had made a mistake coming to her to find out what was going on in the town; but by and by she dropped on to pap and the murder, and then I was pretty willing to let her clatter right along.
-- Your mistake is, that you didn't bring a man with you; that's one mistake, and the other is that you didn't come in the dark and fetch your masks.
-- Oh, this is the boss dodge, ther' ain't no mistake 'bout it.
-- But I knowed they'd make trouble, and I thought if you warn't in no hur-ry, I'd ' 'Well, you DO need skinning, there ain't no mistake about it.
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