following是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 下列的， 下述的， 其次的， 接着的，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。
在荷马的《伊利亚特》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Did you not, such as you are, get your following together and sail beyond the seas?
-- She wrapped her mantle about her and went in silence, following the goddess and unnoticed by the Trojan women.
-- I am only following your own instructions; you told me not to fight any of the blessed gods; but if Jove's daughter Venus came into battle I was to wound her with my spear.
-- There shall the fishes feed on the fat of Lycaon as they dart under the dark ripple of the waters so perish all of you till we reach the citadel of strong Ilius you in flight, and I following after to destroy you.
-- Her heart beat fast, and as she spoke she flew from the house like a maniac, with her waiting-women following after.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《隐形人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Hall, following six steps behind, thought that he heard her sneeze.
-- The others, following incontinently, were jammed for a moment in the corner by the doorway.
-- And then something happened to his rear-most foot, and he went headlong and rolled sideways just in time to graze the feet of his brother and partner, following headlong.
-- At the cost of bowling over one young fellow I got through, and in another moment I was rushing headlong round the circuit of Russell Square, with six or seven astonished people following my footmarks.
-- I struggled, shouted, appealed to the mourners, but they continued stonily following the service; the old clergyman, too, never faltered droning and sniffing through the ritual.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《人魔岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The following narrative was found among his papers by the undersigned, his nephew and heir, but unaccompanied by any definite request for publication.
-- Three dim creatures in the silvery light came along the edge of the wan beach, one a white-wrapped creature, the other two blotches of blackness following it.
-- The little pink sloth-creature displayed an odd affection for me, and took to following me about.
在拉迪亚德·吉卜林的《丛林故事》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Akela the Lone Wolf lay by the side of his rock as a sign that the leadership of the Pack was open, and Shere Khan with his following of scrap-fed wolves walked to and fro openly being flattered.
-- 'This is a poor reward for following thee twenty miles.
-- As they went farther north they held a bowing council every few hours, and Kotick nearly bit off his mustache with impatience till he saw that they were following up a warm current of water, and then he respected them more.
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.
-- 'Perhaps the wolves have driven the buck to shelter, and are following on his trail.'
-- In the meanwhile, Hawkeye, who looked on this burst of youthful feeling with a cool but kind regard made the following reply: 'Life is an obligation which friends often owe each oth-er in the wilderness.
-- 'Ces messieurs-la,' said Montcalm, following up the advantage which he conceived he had gained, 'are most for-midable when baffled; and it is unnecessary to tell you with what difficulty they are restrained in their anger.
-- shrieked Cora, following wildly on his footsteps; 'release the child!wretch!what is't you do?'
在华盛顿·欧文的《睡谷的传说》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The mysterious event caused much speculation at the church on the following Sunday.
在威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆的《月亮和六便士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I made up my mind to see Strickland the following evening, for I felt instinctively that the hour must be chosen with delicacy.
-- Chapter XXDirk Stroeve agreed to fetch me on the following evening and take me to the cafe at which Strickland was most likely to be found.
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