unable是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 不能的， 不会的，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。
在辛克莱·刘易斯的《阿罗史密斯》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He had to work out his own device for growing anaerobic cultures, but he had been trained by the Gottlieb who remarked, "Any man dat iss unable to build a filter out of toot'-picks, if he has to, would maybe better buy his results along with his fine equipment."
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：
-- The heat in the street was terrible: and the airlessness, the bustle and the plaster, scaffolding, bricks, and dust all about him, and that special Petersburg stench, so familiar to all who are unable to get out of town in summer all worked painfully upon the young man's already overwrought nerves.
-- 'Since then, sir,' he went on after a brief pause 'Since then, owing to an unfortunate occurrence and through in-formation given by evil- intentioned persons in all which Darya Frantsovna took a leading part on the pretext that she had been treated with want of respect since then my daughter Sofya Semyonovna has been forced to take a yel-low ticket, and owing to that she is unable to go on living with us.
-- But having given him the right to receive the pension, I had to wait till the debt was paid off and that is only just done, so that I've been unable to send you any-thing all this time.
-- said Lizaveta slowly and thoughtfully, as though unable to make up her mind.
-- She stepped back in alarm, tried to say something, but seemed unable to speak and stared with open eyes at him.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- However, we returned to those monsters, with fresh wakefulnesson my part, and we left their eggs in the sand for the sun to hatch;and we ran away from them, and baffled them by constantlyturning, which they were unable to do quickly, on account of theirunwieldy make; and we went into the water after them, as natives,and put sharp pieces of timber down their throats; and in short weran the whole crocodile gauntlet.
-- Whether Mr. Murdstone knew where I was, Iam unable to say.
-- When she had administered these restoratives, as Iwas still quite hysterical, and unable to control my sobs, she putme on the sofa, with a shawl under my head, and the handkerchieffrom her own head under my feet, lest I should sully the cover; andthen, sitting herself down behind the green fan or screen I havealready mentioned, so that I could not see her face, ejaculated atintervals, 'Mercy on us!'
-- My aunt was soexasperated by the coolness with which Miss Murdstone lookedabout her, that I really believe she was motionless, and unable forthe moment to dart out according to custom.
-- The repetition to any ears- even to Steerforth's- of what she hadbeen unable to repress when her heart lay open to me by anaccident, I felt would be a rough deed, unworthy of myself,unworthy of the light of our pure childhood, which I always sawencircling her head.
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- replied Emma, unable to guess, by look or voice, whether Harriet could indeed have received any hint.
-- Emma looked at her, quite unable to speak.
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Bathsheba was unable to direct her will into any definite groove for freeing herself from this fearfully awkward position.
-- She had been unable to overcome an impression that some connection existed between her rival and the light through the trees.
-- he begged in a husky voice, unable to sustain the forms of mere friendship any longer.
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Unable to endure the aspect of the being I had created, I rushed out of the room and continued a long time traversing my bed-chamber, unable to compose my mind to sleep.
-- We ascended into my room, and the servant presently brought breakfast; but I was unable to contain myself.
-- I was unable to remain for a single instant in the same place; I jumped over the chairs, clapped my hands, and laughed aloud.
-- Fear overcame me; I dared no advance, dreading a thou-sand nameless evils that made me tremble, although I was unable to define them.
-- The sky was serene; and, as I was unable to rest, I resolved to visit the spot where my poor William had been murdered.
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She was constitutionally unable to endure any man being in lovewith any woman not herself, and the sight of India Wilkes and Stuart at the speaking had been too much for herpredatory nature.
-- In the excitement of trying on dresses she had forgotten Mammy's ironclad rule that, before going to anyparty, the O'Hara girls must be crammed so full of food at home they would be unable to eat any refreshments at theparty.
-- She was unable to walk more than a block on the tiny feet which shecrammed into too small slippers.
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