turn是一个雅思常考词汇,这个词的常用解释为v. /n. (使) 转动; (使) 旋转; (使) 转变n. 机会,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《远大前程》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- From the character and turn of the inscription, "Also Georgiana Wife of the Above," I drew a childish conclusion that my mother was freckled and sickly.
-- It gave me a terrible turn when I thought so; and as I saw the cattle lifting their heads to gaze after him, I wondered whether they thought so too.
-- Judging from myself, I should say he certainly had a turn afterwards, if he had had none before.
-- He did not turn me upside down this time to get at what I had, but left me right side upwards while I opened the bundle and emptied my pockets.
-- Let him turn those eyes of his on me.
在格林兄弟的《格林童话》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- Why, you must turn grinder like myself,' said the other; 'you only want a grindstone; the rest will come of itself.
-- His master therefore was tired of keeping him and began to think of putting an end to him; but the ass, who saw that some mischief was in the wind, took himself slyly off, and began his journey towards the great city, 'For there,' thought he, 'I may turn musician.'
-- said the ass, 'I am going to the great city to turn musician: suppose you go with me, and try what you can do in the same way?'
-- Soon afterwards the wolf came and wished him joy, and said, 'Now, my good fellow, you must tell no tales, but turn your head the other way when I want to taste one of the old shepherd's fine fat sheep.'
-- The sparrow, seeing that the carter did not turn out of the way, but would go on in the track in which the dog lay, so as to drive over him, called out, 'Stop!stop!Mr Carter, or it shall be the worse for you.'
在乔纳森•斯威夫特的《格列夫游记》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- I removed from the Old Jewry to Fetter Lane, and from thence to Wapping, hoping to get business 12 Gulliver's Travelsamong the sailors; but it would not turn to account.
-- At length, struggling to get loose, I had the fortune to break the strings, and wrench out the pegs that fastened my left arm to the ground; for, by lifting it up to my face, I discovered the methods they had taken to bind me, and at the same time with a violent pull, which gave me excessive pain, I a little loosened the strings that tied down my hair on the left side, so that I was just able to turn my head about two inches.
-- Soon after I 19heard a general shout, with frequent repetitions of the words Peplom selan; and I felt great numbers of people on my left side relaxing the cords to such a degree, that I was able to turn upon my right, and to ease myself with making water; which I very plentifully did, to the great astonish-ment of the people; who, conjecturing by my motion what I was going to do, immediately opened to the right and left on that side, to avoid the torrent, which fell with such noise and violence from me.
-- I said, 'His majesty should be satisfied; for I was ready to strip myself, and turn up my pockets before him.'
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- This, to my mother, was more than a duty; it was a necessity, a passion remembering what she had suffered, and how she had been relieved for her to act in her turn the guardian angel to the afflicted.
-- The dissecting room and the slaughter-house furnished many of my materials; and often did my human nature turn with loathing from my occupation, whilst, still urged on by an eagerness which perpetually increased, I brought my work near to a conclusion.
-- Some turn in the road, some new object suddenly perceived and recognized, reminded me of days gone by, and were associated with the lighthearted gaiety of boyhood.
-- Will no entreaties cause thee to turn a favourable eye upon thy creature, who implores thy goodness and compassion?
-- 'The words induced me to turn towards myself.
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- ... Now, do you bemaking up your mind about Cade or the twins or one of Evan Munroe's young bucks, and see how fine I turn you out!"
-- he questioned, fumbling clumsily at her chin, trying to turn her face upward, his ownface furrowed with pity.
-- When Ellen was dressing for a ball or for guests or even to go toJonesboro for Court Day, it frequently required two hours, two maids and Mammy to turn her out to her ownsatisfaction; but her swift toilets in times of emergency were amazing.
-- He liked the casual grace with whichthey conducted affairs of importance, risking a fortune, a plantation or a slave on the turn of a card and writing offtheir losses with careless good humor and no more ado than when they scattered pennies to pickaninnies.
-- The South could only turn in upon itself.
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