principal是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 主要的; n. 校长，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：
-- The Stryver clerk, who never assisted at these conferenc-es, had gone home, and the Stryver principal opened the door.
-- 166 A tale of two citiesIX The Gorgon's Head t was a heavy mass of building, that chateau of Monsieur Ithe Marquis, with a large stone courtyard before it, and two stone sweeps of staircase meeting in a stone terrace be-fore the principal door.
在汉斯·克里斯蒂安·安徒生的《安徒生童话》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The principal person in the procession was a priest.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《安娜·卡列尼娜》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The principal qualities in Stepan Arkadyevitch which had gained him this universal respect in the service consisted, in the first place, of his extreme indulgence for others, founded on a consciousness of his own shortcomings; secondly, of his perfect liberalism--not the liberalism he read of in the papers, but the liberalism that was in his blood, in virtue of which he treated all men perfectly equally and exactly the same, whatever their fortune or calling might be; and thirdly--the most important point--his complete indifference to the business in which he was engaged, in consequence of which he was never carried away, and never made mistakes.
-- The princess for her part, going round the question in the manner peculiar to women, maintained that Kitty was too young, that Levin had done nothing to prove that he had serious intentions, that Kitty felt no great attraction to him, and other side issues; but she did not state the principal point, which was that she looked for a better match for her daughter, and that Levin was not to her liking, and she did not understand him.
-- He perceived that it was no good talking to the old man, and that the principal person in the house was the mother.
-- Chapter 621 As he rode up to the house in the happiest frame of mind, Levin heard the bell ring at the side of the principal entrance of the house.
-- Chapter 22 The rain did not last long, and by the time Vronsky arrived, his shaft-horse trotting at full speed and dragging the trace-horses galloping through the mud, with their reins hanging loose, the sun had peeped out again, the roofs of the summer villas and the old limetrees in the gardens on both sides of the principal streets sparkled with wet brilliance, and from the twigs came a pleasant drip and from the roofs rushing streams of water.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《八十天环游地球》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Skilful detectives have been sent to all the principal ports of America and the Continent, and he'll be a clever fellow if he slips through their fingers."
-- A package of banknotes, to the value of fifty-five thousand pounds, had been taken from the principal cashier's table, that functionary being at the moment engaged in registering the receipt of three shillings and sixpence.
-- These dates were inscribed in an itinerary divided into columns, indicating the month, the day of the month, and the day for the stipulated and actual arrivals at each principal point Paris, Brindisi, Suez, Bombay, Calcutta, Singapore, Hong Kong, Yokohama, San Francisco, New York, and London from the 2nd of October to the 21st of December; and giving a space for setting down the gain made or the loss suffered on arrival at each locality.
-- The principal chain of the Vindhias was crossed by eight in the evening, and another halt was made on the northern slope, in a ruined bungalow.
-- She had, it seems, a Parsee relation, who was one of the principal merchants of Hong Kong, which is wholly an English city, though on an island on the Chinese coast.
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：
-- As before, he put his left arm round the sick man's head, raised him up and gave him tea in spoon-fuls, again blowing each spoonful steadily and earnestly, as though this process was the principal and most effec-tive means towards his friend's recovery.
-- Here's 芒聙娄 how shall I tell you? A theory of a sort, the same one by which I for instance consider that a single misdeed is permissible if the principal aim is right, a solitary wrongdoing and hun-dreds of good deeds!It's galling too, of course, for a young man of gifts and overweening pride to know that if he had, for instance, a paltry three thousand, his whole career, his whole future would be differently shaped and yet not to have that three thousand.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The greatrelief and satisfaction experienced by the boys made them difficultto manage; and though the dreaded Tungay brought his woodenleg in twice or thrice, and took notes of the principal offenders'names, no great impression was made by it, as they were prettysure of getting into trouble to-morrow, do what they would, andthought it wise, no doubt, to enjoy themselves to-day.
-- He also informed me thatour principal associate would be another boy whom he introducedby the- to me- extraordinary name of Mealy Potatoes.
-- As many of the principal members of theclub as could be got into the small room without filling it,supported Mr. Micawber in front of the petition, while my oldfriend Captain Hopkins (who had washed himself, to do honour toso solemn an occasion) stationed himself close to it, to read it to allwho were unacquainted with its contents.
-- Feeling that I could go but a very little way that day,if I were to reserve any strength for getting to my journey's end, Iresolved to make the sale of my jacket its principal business.
-- She was the principal theme of our conversation during theevening: and when we parted for the night Steerforth called afterme over the banisters, 'Bob swore!'
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- ' Ford's was the principal woollen-draper, linen-draper, and haberdash-er's shop united; the shop first in size and fashion in the place. 'And so, there she had set, without an idea of any thing in the world, full ten minutes, perhaps when, all of a sudden, who should come in to be sure it was so very odd! but they always dealt at Ford's who should come in, but Elizabeth Martin and her brother! Dear Miss Woodhouse!only think.
-- Their first pause was at the Crown Inn, an inconsiderable house, though the principal one of the sort, where a couple of pair of post-horses were kept, more for the convenience of the neighbourhood than from any run on the road; and his companions had not expected to be detained by any interest excited there; but in passing it they gave the history of the large room visibly added; it had been built many years ago for a ball-room, and while the neighbourhood had been in a particularly populous, dancing state, had been occasionally used as such; but such brilliant days had long passed away, and now the highest purpose for which it was ever want-ed was to accommodate a whist club established among the gentlemen and half-gentlemen of the place.
-- I may not have convinced you per-haps, but I am perfectly convinced myself that Mr. Dixon is a principal in the business.'
-- If Jane repressed her for a little time, she soon began again; and though much that passed between them was in a half-whisper, especially on Mrs. Elton's side, there was no avoiding a knowledge of their principal subjects: The post-office catching cold fetch-ing letters and friendship, were long under discussion; and to them succeeded one, which must be at least equally unpleasant to Jane inquiries whether she had yet heard of any situation likely to suit her, and professions of Mrs. El-ton's meditated activity.
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