nothing是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 没有东西； 什么也没有； 无关紧要的人或事，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《神秘岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Gideon Spilett was one of that race of indomitable English or American chroniclers, like Stanley and others, who stop at nothing to obtain exact information, and transmit it to their journal in the shortest possible time.
-- He did not fatigue the wires with incessant telegrams, like those who speak when they have nothing to say, but each of his notes, short, decisive, and clear, threw light on some important point.
-- His forces, united to those of Butler, had as yet been unsuccessful before Richmond, and nothing gave the prisoners any hope of a speedy deliverance.
-- They risked nothing but their lives in its execution.
-- The balloon was then only held by the cable, and the engineer had nothing to do but to give the word.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- There was nothing in the whole collection but was in keeping with himself nothing that looked older or more worn than he.
-- It has come to other men who do nothing but waste and riot.
-- 'A profligate, sir, who has forfeited every claim not only upon those who have the misfortune to be of his blood, but upon society which knows nothing of him but his misdeeds.
-- 'Strangers are nothing to me, grandfather,' said the young fellow catching at the word, 'nor I to them, I hope.
-- 'And yet,' said the old man dropping his voice and speaking like one who thinks aloud, 'how poor we are, and what a life it is!The cause is a young child's guiltless of all harm or wrong, but nothing goes well with it!Hope and patience, hope and patience!'
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《复活》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- People saw nothing holy in this spring morning, in this beauty of God's world--a gift to all living creatures--inclining to peace, good-will and love, but worshiped their own inventions for imposing their will on each other.
-- The commander was a liberal-minded man, entirely absorbed with the struggles, and knew nothing about his wretched family life.
-- "I cannot go now, and can undertake nothing until I have heard from her," thought Nekhludoff.
-- If he were asked why he considered himself above the majority of people he would not be able to answer, as there was nothing in his life transcending the commonplace.
-- "Euphemia Bochkova testified that she knew nothing about the missing money, never entered the merchant's room, which Lubka herself kept in order, and that if anything was stolen from the merchant, it was done by Lubka when she came to the room for the money."
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《时间机器》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He had nothing on them but a pair of tattered, blood-stained socks.
-- He was dressed in ordinary evening clothes, and nothing save his haggard look remained of the change that had startled me.
-- Presently, as I went on, still gaining velocity, the palpitation of night and day merged into one continuous greyness; the sky took on a wonderful deepness of blue, a splendid luminous colour like that of early twilight; the jerking sun became a streak of fire, a brilliant arch, in space; the moon a fainter fluctuating band; and I could see nothing of the stars, save now and then a brighter circle flickering in the blue.
-- There was nothing in this at all alarming.
-- I had nothing left but misery.
在刘易斯·卡罗尔的《爱丽丝漫游镜中世界》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- CHAPTER I. Looking-Glass houseOne thing was certain, that the white kitten had had nothing to do with it: it was the black kitten's fault entirely.
-- The Queen gasped, and sat down: the rapid journey through the air had quite taken away her breath and for a minute or two she could do nothing but hug the little Lily in silence.
-- However, she could find nothing but a bottle of ink, and when she got back with it she found he had recovered, and he and the Queen were talking together in a frightened whisper so low, that Alice could hardly hear what they said.
-- However, there was the hill full in sight, so there was nothing to be done but start again.
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