play是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为v. 玩， 做游戏； 参加比赛n. 游戏； 玩耍； 剧本，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。
在拉迪亚德·吉卜林的《丛林故事》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Come to the foot of the hill when thou art a man, and we will talk to thee; and we will come into the croplands to play with thee by night.'
-- They play all day.
-- I will play with them again.'
-- How was I to guess he would play with such dirt.
-- None of the beasts could reach them, but on the other hand none of the beasts would notice them, and that was why they were so pleased when Mowgli came to play with them, and they heard how angry Baloo was.
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：
-- Revenge is an Indian feeling, and all who know me know that there is no cross in my veins; but this much will I say here, in the face of heaven, and with the power of the Lord so manifest in this howling wilderness that should these Frenchers ever trust themselves again within the range of a ragged bullet, there is one rifle which shall play its part so long as flint will fire or powder burn!I leave the tomahawk and knife to such as have a natural gift to use them.
-- 'I too can play the madman, the fool, the hero; in short, any or everything to rescue her I love.
-- said Magua, after satisfying himself of the safety of the captive; 'the sun must shine on his shame; the squaws must see his flesh tremble, or our revenge will be like the play of boys.
-- exclaimed the chief, in Huron, 'go play with the children and squaws; leave men to their wisdom.'
-- Chapter 26 'Bot. Let me play the lion too.
在华盛顿·欧文的《睡谷的传说》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- There was something extremely pro-voking, in this obstinately pacific system; it left Brom no alternative but to draw upon the funds of rustic waggery in his disposition, and to play off boorish practical jokes upon his rival.
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 was glad that, catching sight of the clock at the Army and Navy Stores, he remembered an engagement to play cards at his club, and so left me to cut across St. James Park.
-- Her black dress, simple to austerity, suggested her bereaved condition, and I was innocently astonished that notwithstanding a real emotion she was able to dress the part she had to play according to her notions of seemliness.
-- My husband said he went to the club three or four nights a week to play bridge.
-- "Would you like to play chess?"
-- I wandered about looking at the pictures I knew so well, and let my fancy play idly with the emotions they suggested.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《神秘岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- An hour passed before the seals came to play on the sand.
-- "But," said he, "you may jump and play just now; we shall have one or two words to say to you on our way back!"
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Hence she had at last consented to play off against Richard Swiveller a stricken market-gardner known to be ready with his offer on the smallest encouragement, and hence as this occasion had been specially assigned for the purpose that great anxiety on her part for Richard Swiveller's presence which had occasioned her to leave the note he has been seen to receive.
-- 'Neighbour,' said Quilp glancing sternly at him, and beating his hand twice or thrice upon the table to attract his wandering attention, 'let me be plain with you, and play a fairer game than when you held all the cards, and I saw but the backs and nothing more.
-- There was no need of any caution this time, and no fear of being detained by having to play out a return match with Daniel Quilp's boy.
-- There was one small place of rich promise in which their hopes were blighted, for a favourite character in the play having gold-lace upon his coat and being a meddling wooden-headed fellow was held to be a libel on the beadle, for which reason the authorities enforced a quick retreat; but they were generally well received, and seldom left a town without a troop of ragged children shouting at their heels.
-- Now, Sir, you play away at that, while we have supper, and leave off if you dare.'
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《复活》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- In the depth of his soul he already felt that he was a rascal, who ought to be ashamed to look people in the face, and yet, by force of habit, he walked to the elevation with his customary air of self-confidence, and took his seat next to the foreman, crossed his legs and began to play with his pince-nez.
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