mutual是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 彼此的; 共同的，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。
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I heard of the difference of sexes, and the birth and growth of children, how the father doted on the smiles of the infant, and the lively sallies of the older child, how all the life and cares of the mother were wrapped up in the precious charge, how the mind of youth expanded and gained knowledge, of brother, sister, and all the various relationships which bind one human being to another in mutual bonds.
-- Answer me, I conjure you by our mutual happiness, with simple truth Do you not love another?
-- Our circle will be small but bound close by the ties of affection and mutual misfortune.
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Moreover, Scarlett and her father were bound together by a mutual suppression agreement.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I thus became aware of the mutual relations between them and Mr. Pocket, which were exemplified in the following manner.
-- So, when I had pledged myself to comfort and abet Herbert in the affair of his heart by all practicable and impracticable means, and when Herbert had told me that his affianced already knew me by reputation and that I should be presented to her, and when we had warmly shaken hands upon our mutual confidence, we blew out our candles, made up our fire, locked our door, and issued forth in quest of Mr. Wopsle and Denmark.
在乔纳森•斯威夫特的《格列夫游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- And it must be confessed, that from the great intercourse of trade and commerce between both realms, from the continual reception of exiles which is mutual among them, and from the custom, in each empire, to send 60 Gulliver's Travelstheir young nobility and richer gentry to the other, in order to polish themselves by seeing the world, and understand-ing men and manners; there are few persons of distinction, or merchants, or seamen, who dwell in the maritime parts, but what can hold conversation in both tongues; as I found some weeks after, when I went to pay my respects to the em-peror of Blefuscu, which, in the midst of great misfortunes, through the malice of my enemies, proved a very happy ad-venture to me, as I shall relate in its proper place.
-- But the violation of marriage, or any other unchastity, was never heard of; and the married pair pass their lives with the same friendship and mutual benevolence, that they bear to all others of the same species who come in their way, without jealousy, fondness, quarrelling, or discontent.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《地心游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Here, to our mutual surprise, we found an actual flight of stone steps, which wonderfully assisted our ascent.
-- Air and sea, as if by mutual consent, had regained their serenity.
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：
-- 'But mightn't there be a mutual understanding?'
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- With that he put up his spectacle-case, and said to Arthur, 'If I don't complain, Mr Clennam, I can feel gratitude; and I assure you that I feel it towards our mutual friend.
-- 'One more remark,' proceeded Flora with unslackened volubility, 'I wish to make, one more explanation I wish to offer, for five days I had a cold in the head from crying which I passed entirely in the back drawing-room there is the back drawing-room still on the first floor and still at the back of the house to confirm my words when that dreary period had passed a lull succeeded years rolled on and Mr F. became acquainted with us at a mutual friend's, he was all attention he called next day he soon began to call three evenings a week and to send in little things for supper it was not love on Mr F.'s part it was adoration, Mr F. proposed with the full approval of Papa and what could I do?'
-- 'You industrious little fairy,' returned Flora, taking, in another cup of tea, another of the doses prescribed by her medical man, 'there's not the slightest hurry and it's better that we should begin by being confidential about our mutual friend too cold a word for me at least I don't mean that, very proper expression mutual friend than become through mere formalities not you but me like the Spartan boy with the fox biting him, which I hope you'll excuse my bringing up for of all the tiresome boys that will go tumbling into every sort of company that boy's the tiresomest.'
-- 'I suppress my ardour to embrace you and achieve this interesting business, in order that you may have leisure to adjust its details to our perfect mutual satisfaction.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- This household happiness did not come all at once, but John and Meg had found the key to it, and each year of Mar-ried life taught them how to use it, unlocking the treasuries of real home love and mutual helpfulness, which the poorest may possess, and the richest cannot buy.
-- For the time had come when they could talk together not only as father and daughter, but as man and woman, able and glad to serve each other with mutual sympathy as well as mutual love.
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- If two strangers crossing the Pine Barrens in New York State, or the equally desolate Salisbury Plain in England; if casually encountering each other in such inhospitable wilds, these twain, for the life of them, cannot well avoid a mutual salutation; and stopping for a moment to interchange the news; and, perhaps, sitting down for a while and resting in concert: then, how much more natural that upon the illimitable Pine Barrens and Salisbury Plains of the sea, two whaling vessels descrying each other at the ends of the earth off lone Fanning's Island, or the far away King's Mills; how much more natural, I say, that under such circumstances these ships should not only interchange hails, but come into still closer, more friendly and sociable contact.
-- A quoin is a solid which differs from a wedge in having its sharp end formed by the steep inclination of one side, instead of the mutual tapering of both sides.
-- But here be it premised, that owing to the unwearied activity with which of late they have been hunted over all four oceans, the Sperm Whales, instead of almost invariably sailing in small detached companies, as in former times, are now frequently met with in extensive herds, sometimes embracing so great a multitude, that it would almost seem as if numerous nations of them had sworn solemn league and covenant for mutual assistance and protection.
-- When overflowing with mutual esteem, the whales salute more hominum.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Well, well, my dear,' said the Jew, 'I know all that; we--we--have a mutual interest, Bill,--a mutual interest.'
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The prospect of such de-lights was very cheering, and they parted in mutual good spirits.
-- Elizabeth allowed that he had given a very rational ac-count of it, and they continued talking together, with mutual satisfaction till supper put an end to cards, and gave the rest of the ladies their share of Mr. Wickham's atten-tions.
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