major是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 主要的n. 成年人， 专业学生， 主修课程v. 主修，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。
在华盛顿·欧文的《睡谷的传说》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Many dismal tales were told about funeral trains, and mourning cries and wailings heard and seen about the great tree where the unfortunate Major Andre was taken, and which stood in the neighborhood.
-- It was connected with the tragical story of the un-fortunate Andre, who had been taken prisoner hard by; and was universally known by the name of Major Andre's tree.
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：
-- Her husband's a Major in the Gunners."
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：
-- Major Heyward was mistaken only in suffering his youth-ful and generous pride to suppress his active watchfulness.
-- 'If there is a man in the country who knows Major Effingham, he stands before you.'
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