equal是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. /n. /vt. 相等的, 相等于, 相等匹敌，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：
-- "If you talk like that you and John will be great friends, for he can't think any calling is equal to that of a seaman; he can't fancy any other, even for a woman.
-- "That is not equal to Mont Blanc."
-- The view from the summit was very extensive, stretching over an area equal to Spain.
-- Five minutes afterward, and the horses were swimming; the current alone carried them along with tremendous force, and with a swiftness equal to their fastest gallop; they must have gone fully twenty miles an hour.
-- Who knows whether after Australia some other country may not appear with equal certainty to be the place, and we may have to recommence our search?"
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- This worthy gentleman could never quite reconcile himself to the idea of meeting Ferdishenko in so-ciety, and on an equal footing.
-- But in in-terpreting revelation I am the equal of anyone, great as he may be!Such is the power of the mind and the spirit.
-- 'I quite admit that he has written it in his old regimental manner, with an equal disregard for style and decency.
-- All the convicts were equal for him, and he made no distinction.
-- It was now divided into two equal parts by a heavy green silk curtain stretched across it, separating the alcove beyond, where stood Rogo-jin's bed, from the rest of the room.
在荷马的《伊利亚特》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I care neither for you nor for your anger; and thus will I do: since Phoebus Apollo is taking Chryseis from me, I shall send her with my ship and my followers, but I shall come to your tent and take your own prize Briseis, that you may learn how much stronger I am than you are, and that another may fear to set himself up as equal or comparable with me.'
-- No man living could equal him in the marshalling of chariots and foot soldiers.
-- Then the king knew that he must be the valiant offspring of a god, so he kept him in Lycia, gave him his daughter in marriage, and made him of equal honour in the kingdom with him-self; and the Lycians gave him a piece of land, the best in all the country, fair with vineyards and tilled fields, to have and to hold.
-- With this they fell praying to King Jove the son of Saturn, and thus would one of them say as he looked into the vault of heaven, 'Father Jove that rulest from Ida, most glorious in power, vouchsafe victory to Ajax, and let him win great glory: but if you wish well to Hector also and would protect him, grant to each of them equal fame and prowess.'
-- When they had done all this and had prepared the feast, they ate it, and every man had his full and equal share, so that all were satisfied, and King Agamemnon gave Ajax some slices cut lengthways down the loin, as a mark of special hon-our.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "Ray," she said, "the greatest happiness I have ever felt has been the thought that all your affection was forever bestowed upon a virtuous woman, your equal in family, fortune, and accomplishments.
-- Sunday passed with equal doubts, worries, assurances, and heaven knows what vagaries of mind and spirit.
-- He was too proud to toady, too keen not to strictly observe the plane he occupied when there were those present who did not appreciate him, but, in situations like the present, where he could shine as a gentleman and be received without equivocation as a friend and equal among men of known ability, he was most delighted.
-- Other things followed from time to time, little things of the same sort, which in their cumulative effect were eventually equal to a full revelation.
-- Carrie walked with an air equal to that of Mrs. Vance, and accepted the seat which the head waiter provided for her.
在詹姆斯·费尼莫尔·库柏的《最后的摩根战士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- In point of fact, the country which is the scene of the following tale has undergone as little change, since the historical events alluded to had place, as almost any oth-er district of equal extent within the whole limits of the United States.
-- They are fatigued, but they are quite equal to a ride of a few more miles.'
-- 'No; it would be better to mislead the imps, and make them believe they must equal a horse's speed to run down their chase.
-- As the combat-ants were now equal in number, each singled an opponent from the adverse band.
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