yesterday是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. /ad. 昨天； 前不久，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。
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《格兰特船长的女儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "Allow me to shake hands with you, sir; and if I did not do so yesterday evening, it was only because I did not wish to be troublesome when you were starting.
-- At last, early yesterday morning, when I was standing on the highest peak of the island, I noticed a light smoke rising in the west.
在阿瑟·柯南·道尔的《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'We will confine ourselves for the present with your permis-sion to this very interesting document, which must have been put together and posted yesterday evening.
-- As it was done yesterday the strong probability was that we should find the words in yesterday's issue.'
-- I've had no time, for it was only yesterday that I learned how matters stood.
-- 'Except yesterday afternoon.
-- Only yesterday I saw one of the moor ponies wander into it.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I assure you, ever since yesterday evening I have had the strongest desire to go on and on talking Russian.'
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "I rather think you are mistaken, for when I was talking to her yesterday of getting a new grate for the spare bedchamber, she observed that there was no immediate hurry for it, as it was not likely that the room would be wanted for some time."
-- I am sure you will be glad to hear, as likewise dear Mrs. Jennings, I spent two happy hours with him yesterday afternoon, he would not hear of our parting, though earnestly did I, as I thought my duty required, urge him to it for prudence sake, and would have parted for ever on the spot, would he consent to it; but he said it should never be, he did not regard his mother's anger, while he could have my affections; our prospects are not very bright, to be sure, but we must wait, and hope for the best; he will be ordained shortly; and should it ever be in your power to recommend him to any body that has a living to bestow, am very sure you will not forget us, and dear Mrs. Jennings too, trust she will speak a good word for us to Sir John, or Mr. Palmer, or any friend that may be able to assist us. Poor Anne was much to blame for what she did, but she did it for the best, so I say nothing; hope Mrs. Jennings won't think it too much trouble to give us a call, should she come this way any morning, 'twould be a great kindness, and my cousins would be proud to know her. My paper reminds me to conclude; and begging to be most gratefully and respectfully remembered to her, and to Sir John, and Lady Middleton, and the dear children, when you chance to see them, and love to Miss Marianne,I am, &c.As soon as Elinor had finished it, she performed what she concluded to be its writer's real design, by placing it in the hands of Mrs. Jennings, who read it aloud with many comments of satisfaction and praise.
-- This living of Colonel Brandon's can it be true? has he really given it to Edward? I heard it yesterday by chance, and was coming to you on purpose to enquire farther about it."
-- "He opened his whole heart to me yesterday as we travelled.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It did not seem more than yesterday that he had aided her when she was worried and distressed.
-- "I met Georgine yesterday and she told me.
-- Mr. August Viele had yesterday registered the transfer of the lot, 25 x 75 feet, at the corner of Warren and Hudson Streets, to J. F. Slawson for the sum of $57,000.
-- It seemed only yesterday to him since he was comfortable and well-to-do.
在马克·吐温的《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- sir, but the best we can do is to tell you where he DID live yesterday evening.'
-- Just LISTEN at the man!I know you took it off, and know it by a better way than your wool-gethering memory, too, because it was on the clo's-line yesterday I see it there myself.
-- I told him me and my broth- er was over on Spanish Island hunt- ing yesterday afternoon, and camped on a piece of a raft we found, and about mid- night he must a kicked his gun in his dreams, for it went off and shot him in the leg, and we wanted him to go over there and fix it and not say nothing about it, nor let anybody know, be- cause we wanted to come home this evening and sur- prise the folks.
-- 'The one I got yesterday out of the post-office.'
在卡洛·科洛迪的《木偶奇遇记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "I saw him yesterday standing at the door of his house."
-- "And to think you did not want to come!To think that even yesterday the idea came into your head to return home to see your Fairy and to start studying again!If today you are free from pencils and books and school, you owe it to me, to my advice, to my care.
-- "This cottage was given to me yesterday by a little Goat with blue hair."
-- Yesterday she went away bleating sadly, and it seemed to me she said: 'Poor Pinocchio, I shall never see him again.
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