between是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为prep. 在…之间， 在(两者) 之间ad. 在中间，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。
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- And there is all the difference in the world between paying and being paid.
-- It came in as a sort of brief interlude and solo between more extensive performances.
-- With this once long lance, now wildly elbowed, fifty years ago did Nathan Swain kill fifteen whales between a sunrise and a sunset.
-- At one end a ruminating tar was still further adorning it with his jack-knife, stooping over and diligently working away at the space between his legs.
-- Had not the stranger stood between me and the door, I would have bolted out of it quicker than ever I bolted a dinner.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The fact is, that there was considerable difficulty in inducing Oliver to take upon himself the office of respiration,--a troublesome practice, but one which custom has rendered necessary to our easy existence; and for some time he lay gasping on a little flock mattress, rather unequally poised between this world and the next: the balance being decidedly in favour of the latter.
-- There being nobody by, however, but a pauper old woman, who was rendered rather misty by an unwonted allowance of beer; and a parish surgeon who did such matters by contract; Oliver and Nature fought out the point between them.
-- Oliver made a bow, which was divided between the beadle on the chair, and the cocked hat on the table.
-- Having witnessed the little dispute between Mr. Gamfield and the donkey, he smiled joyously when that person came up to read the bill, for he saw at once that Mr. Gamfield was exactly the sort of master Oliver Twist wanted.
-- Withdrawing his other hand from Mr. Bumble's he covered his face with both; and wept until the tears sprung out from between his chin and bony fingers.
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- What a contrast between him and his friend!Mr.
-- Elizabeth Bennet had been obliged, by the scarcity of gentlemen, to sit down for two dances; and during part of that time, Mr. Darcy had been standing near enough for her to hear a conversation between him and Mr. Bingley, who came from the dance for a few minutes, to press his friend to join it.
-- But that is one great difference between us.
-- Between him and Darcy there was a very steady friend-ship, in spite of great opposition of character.
-- 'Perhaps you mean what I overheard between him and Mr. Robinson; did not I mention it to you?
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He had a hook nose, handsome after its kind, but too high between the eyes by probably just as much as his eyes were too near to one another.
-- The child put all these things between the bars into the soft, Smooth, well-shaped hand, with evident dread more than once drawing back her own and looking at the man with her fair brow roughened into an expression half of fright and half of anger.
-- Signor Cavalletto took his cigarette from between his parted lips, and showed more momentary discomfiture than might have been expected.
-- There was yet another source of difference between us.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Beth trotted to and fro between parlor kitchen, quiet and busy, while Amy gave directions to everyone, as she sat with her hands folded.
-- Act fifth opened with a stormy scene between Zara and Don Pedro.
-- On the other side was a stately stone mansion, plainly betokening every sort of comfort and luxury, from the big coach house and well-kept grounds to the conserva-tory and the glimpses of lovely things one caught between the rich curtains.
-- The fairy queen's yellow curls reminded her of Amy, and between the acts she amused herself with wondering what her sister would do to make her 'sorry for it'.
-- On the Thursday evening, Belle shut herself up with her maid, and between them they turned Meg into a fine lady.
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