discover是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为v. 发现， 显示，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。
在格林兄弟的《格林童话》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'No,' answered he, 'not now, they will discover us.'
-- 'Pray don't,' answered he, 'it will discover us.'
在乔纳森•斯威夫特的《格列夫游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I then advanced forward near half a mile, but could not discover any sign of houses or inhabitants; at least I was in so weak a condition, that I did not observe them.
-- We apprehend his imperial highness, the heir to the crown, to have some tendency towards the high heels; at least we can plainly discover that one of his heels is higher than the other, which gives him a hobble in his gait.
-- Yet, as to myself, I must con-fess, having never been designed for a courtier, either by my birth or education, I was so ill a judge of things, that I could not discover the lenity and favour of this sentence, but conceived it (perhaps erroneously) rather to be rigorous than gentle.
-- I told his majesty, 'that I was come according to my promise, and with the license of the emperor my master, to have the honour of seeing so mighty a monarch, and to offer him any service in my power, con-sistent with my duty to my own prince;' not mentioning a 86 Gulliver's Travelsword of my disgrace, because I had hitherto no regular in-formation of it, and might suppose myself wholly ignorant of any such design; neither could I reasonably conceive that the emperor would discover the secret, while I was out of his power; wherein, however, it soon appeared I was deceived.
-- 96 Gulliver's TravelsChapter I A great storm described; the long boat sent to fetch water; the author goes with it to discover the country.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《艰难时世》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It seemed as if, first in her own fire within the house, and then in the fiery haze without, she tried to discover what kind of woof Old Time, that greatest and longest-established Spinner of all, would weave from the threads he had already spun into a woman.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《地心游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Until I discover the meaning of this sentence I will neither eat nor sleep."
-- "The way to discover it is easy enough.
-- My flesh crawled as it became probable that he would discover the secret.
-- Hans, whenever he met with one of these obstacles, advanced with a great show of precaution, sounding the soil with his long iron pole in order to discover fissures and layers of deep soft snow.
-- It is quite possible that I may have been mistaken, but I shall be unable to discover my error until I get to the end of this gallery."
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Passing, now the mouldy hall of some obsolete Worshipful Company, now the illuminated windows of a Congregationless Church that seemed to be waiting for some adventurous Belzoni to dig it out and discover its history; passing silent warehouses and wharves, and here and there a narrow alley leading to the river, where a wretched little bill, FOUND DROWNED, was weeping on the wet wall; he came at last to the house he sought.
-- You can set these doubts at rest, I think, if you will really help me to discover the truth.
-- Now, that Mr Merdle was already at no loss to discover means of occupying even his capital, and of fully employing even his active and vigorous intellect, Bar well knew: but he would venture to suggest that the question arose in his mind, whether one who had deservedly gained so high a position and so European a reputation did not owe it we would not say to himself, but we would say to Society, to possess himself of such influences as these; and to exercise them we would not say for his own, or for his party's, but we would say for Society's benefit.
-- He told the worthy Mrs Chivery, after turning these things over in his mind he did that, indeed, while she was yet speaking that he might be relied upon to do his utmost at all times to promote the happiness of Miss Dorrit, and to further the wishes of her heart if it were in his power to do so, and if he could discover what they were.
-- The phoenix was to let, on this elevated perch, when Mr Dorrit, who had lately succeeded to his property, mentioned to his bankers that he wished to discover a lady, well-bred, accomplished, well connected, well accustomed to good society, who was qualified at once to complete the education of his daughters, and to be their matron or chaperon.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Well, they went to the bottom, and a nice mermaid welcomed them, but was much grieved on find-ing the box of headless knights, and kindly pickled them in brine, hoping to discover the mystery about them, for being a woman, she was curious.
-- I'm sure there is something on her mind, and I want you to discover what it is.'
-- Just come and help me put these books to rights, for I've turned everything upside down, trying to discover what he has done with the six new handkerchiefs I gave him not long ago.'
-- She said nothing at first, for she liked to hear him laugh out his big, hearty laugh when anything funny happened, so she left him to discover it for himself, and presently for-got all about it, for to hear a German read Schiller is rather an absorbing occupation.
-- She knew she looked well, she loved to dance, she felt that her foot was on her native heath in a ballroom, and enjoyed the delightful sense of power which comes when young girls first discover the new and lovely kingdom they are born to rule by virtue of beauty, youth, and womanhood.
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- And where but from Nantucket, too, did that first adventurous little sloop put forth, partly laden with imported cobblestones so goes the story to throw at the whales, in order to discover when they were nigh enough to risk a harpoon from the bowsprit?
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