undertaking是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 任务， 事业； 许诺，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《双城记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- A bear-leader, a popular street character of the time, was impressed as an additional orna-ment, before the cavalcade had gone far down the Strand; and his bear, who was black and very mangy, gave quite an Undertaking air to that part of the procession in which he walked.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《安娜·卡列尼娜》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Vronsky had told Kitty that both he and his brother were so used to obeying their mother that they never made up their minds to any important undertaking without consulting her.
-- That was so far well, but Vronsky knew that in this dirty business, though his only share in it was undertaking by word of mouth to be surety for Venovsky, it was absolutely necessary for him to have the two thousand five hundred roubles so as to be able to fling it at the swindler, and have no more words with him.
-- Chapter 621 In order to carry through any undertaking in family life, there must necessarily be either complete division between the husband and wife, or loving agreement.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《八十天环游地球》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The mysterious habits of Phileas Fogg were recalled; his solitary ways, his sudden departure; and it seemed clear that, in undertaking a tour round the world on the pretext of a wager, he had had no other end in view than to elude the detectives, and throw them off his track.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《罪与罚》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- You must either pay it, with all expenses, costs and so on, or give a written declaration when you can pay it, and at the same time an undertaking not to leave the capital without pay-ment, and nor to sell or conceal your property.
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He was a married man, with only one living child, a girl, about Jane's age: and Jane became their guest, paying them long visits and growing a favourite with all; and before she was nine years old, his daughter's great fondness for her, and his own wish of being a real friend, united to produce an offer from Colonel Campbell of undertaking the whole charge of her education.
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She was conscious of having brought about this situation by a series of actions done as by one in an extravagant dream; of following that idea as to method, which had burst upon her in the hall with glaring obviousness, by gliding to the top of the stairs, assuring herself by listening to the heavy breathing of her maids that they were asleep, gliding down again, turning the handle of the door within which the young girl lay, and deliberately setting herself to do what, if she had anticipated any such undertaking at night and alone, would have horrified her, but which, when done, was not so dreadful as was the conclusive proof of her husband's conduct which came with knowing beyond doubt the last chapter of Fanny's story.
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But supposing all these conjectures to be false, you cannot contest the inestimable benefit which I shall confer on all mankind, to the last generation, by discovering a passage near the pole to those countries, to reach which at present so many months are requisite; or by ascertaining the secret of the magnet, which, if at all possible, can only be effected by an undertaking such as mine.
-- I do not know that the relation of my disasters will be useful to you; yet, when I reflect that you are pursuing the same course, exposing yourself to the same dangers which have rendered me what I am, I imag-ine that you may deduce an apt moral from my tale, one that may direct you if you succeed in your undertaking and console you in case of failure.
-- These thoughts supported my spirits, while I pursued my undertaking with unremitting ardour.
-- For a long time I have thought that each post would bring this line, and my persuasions have restrained my uncle from undertaking a journey to Ingolstadt.
-- Besides, I found that my understanding improved so much with ev-ery day's experience that I was unwilling to commence this undertaking until a few more months should have added to my sagacity.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I am paid for undertaking it, and I do so.
-- The remains of my poor sister had been brought round by the kitchen door, and, it being a point of Undertaking ceremony that the six bearers must be stifled and blinded under a horrible black velvet housing with a white border, the whole looked like a blind monster with twelve human legs, shuffling and blundering along, under the guidance of two keepers,--the postboy and his comrade.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《地心游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He would be quite capable of undertaking the terrible journey.
-- The commencement of the great undertaking filled me with awe.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- In short, if theBleeding Hearts had but paid, the undertaking would have been a complete success; whereas, by reason of their exclusively confining themselves to owing, the profits actually realised had not yet begun to appear in the books.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Mrs. March would not hear of the old gentleman's undertaking the long journey, yet an expression of relief was visible when he spoke of it, for anxiety ill fits one for traveling.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Mrs. Sowerberry, who had a good deal of taste in the undertaking way, was much struck by the novelty of this idea; but, as it would have been compromising her dignity to have said so, under existing circumstances, she merely inquired, with much sharpness, why such an obvious suggestion had not presented itself to her husband's mind before?
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- His letter was soon dispatched; for, though dilatory in undertaking business, he was quick in its execution.
在丹尼尔·笛福的《鲁滨逊漂流记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- This was a great undertaking for one pair of hands yet, as I saw there was an absolute necessity for doing it, my first work was to find out a proper piece of ground, where there was likely to be herbage for them to eat, water for them to drink, and cover to keep them from the sun.
-- Upon the whole, as I found by all his discourse a set-tled affection to me, and that nothing could part him from me, so I found all the foundation of his desire to go to his own country was laid in his ardent affection to the people, and his hopes of my doing them good; a thing which, as I had no notion of myself, so I had not the least thought or intention, or desire of undertaking it.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Carrie gladly complied, and revealed all the details of the undertaking as she understood it.
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