goodness是一个雅思常考词汇,这个词的常用解释为n. 善良, 仁慈; (食物等) 精华int. 天哪,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。
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- Will no entreaties cause thee to turn a favourable eye upon thy creature, who implores thy goodness and compassion?
-- He would talk in a cheerful accent, with an expression of goodness that bestowed pleasure even upon me.
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- I wish to goodness that blockade runner what's his name?"
-- Thank goodness the waltz is beginning.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- Chapter VThe apparition of a file of soldiers ringing down the but-ends of their loaded muskets on our door-step, caused the dinner-party to rise from table in confusion, and caused Mrs. Joe re-entering the kitchen empty-handed, to stop short and stare, in her wondering lament of "Gracious goodness gracious me, what's gone--with the--pie!"
-- Thank Goodness it will always be a consolation to me to know that I instantly went out in a pouring rain and bought the things."
-- In writing by post to Magwitch--in New South Wales--or in communicating with him through Provis, have the goodness to mention that the particulars and vouchers of our long account shall be sent to you, together with the balance; for there is still a balance remaining.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《艰难时世》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- You'll have the goodness to keep it quiet, and mention it to no one.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《地心游记》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- We were exceedingly well received, and without taking too much advantage of the goodness of these worthy people, I should have liked very much to have rested with them after the fatigues of the journey.
在戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯的《查太莱夫人的情人》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- I was always saying: go to a good instructive film, but do for goodness sake keep away from these melodramas and love films.
-- But even that was the goodness of their halfness.
-- 'Thank goodness you'll be away from him for some time!'
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- 'Now, Monsieur Rigaud,' said he, pausing for a moment at the grate, with his keys in his hands, 'have the goodness to come out.'
-- The wide stare stared itself out for one while; the Sun went down in a red, green, golden glory; the stars came out in the heavens, and the fire-flies mimicked them in the lower air, as men may feebly imitate the goodness of a better order of beings; the long dusty roads and the interminable plains were in repose and so deep a hush was on the sea, that it scarcely whispered of the time when it shall give up its dead.
-- 'For goodness sake content yourself with Pet.'
-- Affery immediately replied, 'For goodness sake don't ask me nothing, Arthur!I am frightened out of one half of my life, and dreamed out of the other.
-- 'Miss Amy, pray!Will you have the goodness to stop a moment?
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- Out burdens are here, our road is before us, and the longing for goodness and happiness is the guide that leads us through many troubles and mistakes to the peace which is a true Celestial City.
-- 'Goodness only knows.
-- Boys are trying enough to human patience, goodness knows, but girls are infinitely more so, especially to nervous gentlemen with tyrannical tempers and no more talent for teaching than Dr. Blimber.
-- There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long, even if it is, the con-sciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty.'
-- 'It's like Grandpa to find out all about him without letting him know, and to tell all his goodness to others, so that they might like him.
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- and will you have the goodness to tell me, Mr. Dough-Boy, where lies the virtue of ginger?
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- 'Goodness gracious!Is that you, Mr. Bumble, sir?'
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