frank是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 坦白的， 直率的，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。
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《圣诞颂歌》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Nor was it that the figs were moist and pulpy, or that the French plums blushed in modest tartness from their highly-decorated boxes, or that everything was good to eat and in its Christmas dress; but the customers were all so hurried and so eager in the hopeful promise of the day, that they tumbled up against each other at the door, crashing their wicker baskets wildly, and left their purchases upon the counter, and came running back to fetch them, and com-mitted hundreds of the like mistakes, in the best humour possible; while the Grocer and his people were so frank and fresh that the polished hearts with which they fastened their aprons behind might have been their own, worn out-side for general inspection, and for Christmas daws to peck at if they chose.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《安娜·卡列尼娜》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "Oh, no, Masha, Konstantin Dmitrievitch said he could not believe in it," said Kitty, blushing for Levin, and Levin saw this, and, still more exasperated, would have answered, but Vronsky with his bright frank smile rushed to the support of the conversation, which was threatening to become disagreeable.
-- He forgot the disagreeable impression of their last meeting, and with a face of frank delight held out his hand to his old comrade.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《八十天环游地球》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Separate himself from the man whom he had so persistently followed step by step!Leave him to wander about in this desert!Fix gazed attentively at Mr. Fogg, and, despite his suspicions and of the struggle which was going on within him, he lowered his eyes before that calm and frank look.
在辛克莱·刘易斯的《阿罗史密斯》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He longed for the girl Leora; she stirred him, and with gay frank passion she answered him; but to another, sexless Leora he talked more honestly than to Gottlieb or his own worried self, while with her boyish nod or an occasional word she encouraged him to confidence in his evolving ambition and disdains.
-- She had a genius for frank passion; she teased him, tantalized him, but she was tender and unafraid.
-- In the gossip at luncheon clubs, in discussions at the Parents' and Teachers' Association, in one frank signed protest sent to the Mayor, Martin was blamed for too strict an inspection of milk, for insufficiently strict inspection of milk; for permitting garbage to lie untouched, for persecuting the overworked garbage collectors; and when a case of small-pox appeared in the Bohemian section, there was an opinion that Martin had gone out personally and started it.
-- I won't resign, and if you do fire me I think I'll take it to the courts, and maybe I can turn enough light on you and His Honor and Frank Jordan to keep you from taking all the guts out of the work here."
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'He's as brave as a lion, andyou can't think how frank he is, Mr.
-- 'You saidthat you dwelt upon the fact-' 'True!Upon the fact that Sophy and Ihad been engaged for a long period, and that Sophy, with thepermission of her parents, was more than content to take meinshort,' said Traddles, with his old frank smile, 'on our presentBritannia-metal footing.
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The boy had, with the additional softening claim of a lingering illness of his mother's, been the means of a sort of recon-ciliation; and Mr. and Mrs. Churchill, having no children of their own, nor any other young creature of equal kindred to care for, offered to take the whole charge of the little Frank soon after her decease.
-- Mr. Frank Churchill was one of the boasts of Highbury, and a lively curiosity to see him prevailed, though the com-pliment was so little returned that he had never been there in his life.
-- Now was the time for Mr. Frank Churchill to come among them; and the hope strengthened when it was understood that he had written to his new mother on the occasion.
-- 'I suppose you have heard of the handsome letter Mr. Frank Churchill has written to Mrs. Weston?
-- Now, it so happened that in spite of Emma's resolution of never marrying, there was something in the name, in the idea of Mr. Frank Churchill, which always interested her.
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Frank went on as if he had not heard her.
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- There was frank contempt in Jeems' voice.
-- She wouldn't overlook a man of marriageable age, from ginger-whiskered old Frank Kennedy,who was Suellen's beau, on down to shy, quiet, blushing Charles Hamilton, Melanie's brother.
-- In fact, he knew she would never recover should she learn thather daughters had been exposed to so frank a conversation.
-- As she descended from the carriage, she sawSuellen smirk and knew that she must have picked out Frank Kennedy in the crowd.
-- Frank Kennedy was hurrying to the carriage to assist Suellen, and Suellen was bridling in a way that made Scarlettwant to slap her.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Chapter VIMy state of mind regarding the pilfering from which I had been so unexpectedly exonerated did not impel me to frank disclosure; but I hope it had some dregs of good at the bottom of it.
-- Herbert Pocket had a frank and easy way with him that was very taking.
-- But I could not submit to be thrown off in that way, and I made a passionate, almost an indignant appeal, to him to be more frank and manly with me.
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