sign是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 记号, 标志, 征兆, v. 签名，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《双城记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Outside Tellson's never by any means in it, unless called in was an odd-job-man, an occasional porter and messenger, who served as the live sign of the house.
-- Even when he had satisfied himself that he was awake, Mr. Lorry felt giddily uncertain for some few moments whether the late shoemaking might not be a disturbed dream of his own; for, did not his eyes show him his friend before him in his accustomed clothing and aspect, and em-ployed as usual; and was there any sign within their range, that the change of which he had so strong an impression had actually happened?
-- It was the sign of the regeneration of the human race.
-- But you will not be able to see him, my poor child, and even if you could, it would be unsafe for you to make a sign of recognition.'
-- The first of them told him so, with the customary prison sign of Death a raised finger and they all added in words, 'Long live the Republic!'
在汉斯·克里斯蒂安·安徒生的《安徒生童话》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'That is probably a wax-work show,' thought he; 'and the people delay taking down their sign in hopes of a late visi-tor or two.'
-- Laughing is an infallible sign of the highest degree of men-tal development.
-- The confectioner of the town came out, and set up his booth there; and soon after came another confectioner, who hung a bell over his stand, as a sign or ornament, but it had no clapper, and it was tarred over to preserve it from the rain.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《安娜·卡列尼娜》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "Oh, yes, that's just a sign that he has no need to do coarse work.
-- "And still no sign of my brother."
-- He went into his study to see the people waiting for him with petitions, and to sign some papers brought him by his chief secretary.
-- A cigar is a sort of thing, not exactly a pleasure, but the crown and outward sign of pleasure.
-- If you would kindly sign the title-deed..." Within an hour the merchant, stroking his big overcoat neatly down, and hooding up his jacket, with the agreement in his pocket, seated himself in his tightly covered trap, and drove homewards.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《八十天环游地球》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The consul proceeded to sign and date the passport, after which he added his official seal.
-- He had expected to find not only the steamer, but his domestic, and was forced to give up both; but no sign of disappointment appeared on his face, and he merely remarked to Aouda, "It is an accident, madam; nothing more."
-- At the least sign of treason, however, I'll twist your neck for you."
-- Passepartout wished to throw the colonel out of the window, but a sign from his master checked him.
在辛克莱·刘易斯的《阿罗史密斯》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But it was a bad sign that the Doc should first go down the hall to his bedroom.
-- A large plate-glass window with a colored border had recently been cut through the wall, as a sign of prosperity, and the garage was new and authoritative.
-- This was a week before the glass sign was up, and Martin rejoiced to Leora, "Begun already!
-- There's no sign of an epidemic of strep."
-- The Master Bakers' Association spoke strongly to Pickerbaugh about the sign "Too much pie makes pyorrhea" on the diet booth.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《罪与罚》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The girl seemed hardly to know what she was doing; she crossed one leg over the other, lifting it inde-corously, and showed every sign of being unconscious that she was in the street.
-- Sign it.'
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