circle是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 圆， 圆周； 集团； 周期， 循环v. 环绕， 旋转，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《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The shrill outer circle again retorted, 'Then that 'ud show you was mad if nothing else did, 'cause it's right opposite!'
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Tumultuous applause followed but received an unexpect-ed check, for the cot bed, on which the dress circle was built, suddenly shut up and extinguished the enthusiastic audi-ence.
-- This lovely and beloved cat was the pet of a large circle of warm and admiring friends; for her beauty attract-ed all eyes, her graces and virtues endeared her to all hearts, and her loss is deeply felt by the whole community.
-- Demi lay fast asleep, not in his usual spreadeagle attitude, but in a subdued bunch, cuddled close in the circle of his father's arm and holding his father's fin-ger, as if he felt that justice was tempered with mercy, and had gone to sleep a sadder and wiser baby.
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He made no advances whatever; appeared to have no desire to enlarge the circle of his acquaintances.
-- Planted with their broad ends on the deck, a circle of these slabs laced together, mutually sloped towards each other, and at the apex united in a tufted point, where the loose hairy fibres waved to and fro like the top-knot on some old Pottowottamie Sachem's head.
-- When the sea is moderately calm, and slightly marked with spherical ripples, and this gnomon-like fin stands up and casts shadows upon the wrinkled surface, it may well be supposed that the watery circle surrounding it somewhat resembles a dial, with its style and wavy hour-lines graved on it.
-- And once Daggoo, seized with a sudden humor, assisted Dough-Boy's memory by snatching him up bodily, and thrusting his head into a great empty wooden trencher, while Tashtego, knife in hand, began laying out the circle preliminary to scalping him.
-- Then ranging them before him near the capstan, with their harpoons in their hands, while his three mates stood at his side with their lances, and the rest of the ship's company formed a circle round the group; he stood for an instant searchingly eyeing every man of his crew.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Oliver lay, covered with mud and dust, and bleeding from the mouth, looking wildly round upon the heap of faces that surrounded him, when the old gentleman was officiously dragged and pushed into the circle by the foremost of the pursuers.
-- We need be careful how we deal with those about us, when every death carries to some small circle of survivors, thoughts of so much omitted, and so little done--of so many things forgotten, and so many more which might have been repaired!There is no remorse so deep as that which is unavailing; if we would be spared its tortures, let us remember this, in time.
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Easter was approaching, and the week pre-ceding it was to bring an addition to the family at Rosings, which in so small a circle must be important.
-- They could not be untouched by his politeness; and had they drawn his character from their own feelings and his servant's report, without any reference to any other account, the circle in Hertfordshire to which he was known would not have recognized it for Mr. Darcy.
-- These parties were acceptable to all; to avoid a family circle was even more desirable to such as did think, than such as did not.
-- Could he, or the Lucases, have pitched on any man within the circle of our acquaintance, whose name would have given the lie more effectually to what they related?
在丹尼尔·笛福的《鲁滨逊漂流记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I was positively against that; and looking over the charts of the sea-coast of America with him, we concluded there was no inhabited country for us to have recourse to till we came within the circle of the Caribbee Islands, and there-fore resolved to stand away for Barbadoes; which, by keeping off at sea, to avoid the indraft of the Bay or Gulf of Mexico, we might easily perform, as we hoped, in about fifteen days' sail; whereas we could not possibly make our voyage to the coast of Africa without some assistance both to our ship and to ourselves.
-- Having got my second cargo on shore - though I was fain to open the barrels of powder, and bring them by parcels, for they were too heavy, being large casks - I went to work to make me a little tent with the sail and some poles which I cut for that purpose: and into this tent I brought every-thing that I knew would spoil either with rain or sun; and I piled all the empty chests and casks up in a circle round the tent, to fortify it from any sudden attempt, either from man or beast.
-- The circle or double hedge that I had made was not only firm and entire, but the stakes which I had cut out of some trees that grew there-abouts were all shot out and grown with long branches, as much as a willow-tree usually shoots the first year after lop-ping its head.
-- I was surprised, and yet very well pleased, to see the young trees grow; and I pruned them, and led them up to grow as much alike as I could; and it is scarce credible how beautiful a figure they grew into in three years; so that though the hedge made a circle of about twenty-five yards in diameter, yet the trees, for such I might now call them, soon covered it, and it was a complete shade, sufficient to lodge under all the dry season.
-- These I set up to dry within my circle or hedge, and when they were fit for use I carried them to my cave; and here, during the next season, I employed myself in making, as well as I could, a great many baskets, both to carry earth or to carry or lay up anything, as I had occasion; and though I did not finish them very handsomely, yet I made them sufficiently serviceable for my purpose; thus, afterwards, I took care never to be without them; and as my wicker-ware decayed, I made more, espe-cially strong, deep baskets to place my corn in, instead of sacks, when I should come to have any quantity of it.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It was a great comfort to her to be sure of exciting no interest in ONE person at least among their circle of friends: a great comfort to know that there was ONE who would meet her without feeling any curiosity after particulars, or any anxiety for her sister's health.
-- You must not judge of him, Miss Dashwood, from YOUR slight acquaintance. Poor Edward! His manners are certainly not the happiest in nature. But we are not all born, you know, with the same powers, the same address. Poor fellow! to see him in a circle of strangers! to be sure it was pitiable enough! but upon my soul, I believe he has as good a heart as any in the kingdom; and I declare and protest to you I never was so shocked in my life, as when it all burst forth.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- So when maidenhood has wandered into the moil of the city, when it is brought within the circle of the "rounder" and the roue, even though it be at the outermost rim, they can come forth and use their alluring arts.
-- They were the lights of a certain circle--the circle of small fortunes and secret order distinctions.
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