wealth是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 财富， 财产； 大量，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。
在阿瑟·柯南·道尔的《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- In spite of his considerable wealth he was simple in his personal tastes, and his indoor servants at Baskerville Hall consisted of a married couple named Barrymore, the husband act-ing as butler and the wife as housekeeper.
-- 'You may be cajoled into imagining that your own special trade or your own industry will be encouraged by a protective tariff, but it stands to reason that such legislation must in the long run keep away wealth from the country, diminish the value of our imports, and lower the general conditions of life in this island.'
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- While still young the wife had been able to make important friends among the aristocracy, partly by virtue of her family descent, and part-ly by her own exertions; while, in after life, thanks to their wealth and to the position of her husband in the service, she took her place among the higher circles as by right.
-- For a man of Totski's wealth and standing, it would, of course, have been the simplest possible matter to take steps which would rid him at once from all annoyance; while it was obviously impossible for Nastasia Philipovna to harm him in any way, either legally or by stirring up a scandal, for, in case of the latter danger, he could so easily remove her to a sphere of safety.
-- However, it appeared to Totski that he might make use of her in another way; and he determined to establish her in St. Petersburg, surrounding her with all the comforts and lux-uries that his wealth could command.
-- 'He said that those five minutes seemed to him to be a most interminable period, an enormous wealth of time; he seemed to be living, in these minutes, so many lives that there was no need as yet to think of that last moment, so that he made several arrangements, dividing up the time into portions one for saying farewell to his companions, two minutes for that; then a couple more for thinking over his own life and career and all about himself; and another minute for a last look around.
-- He deserved this, partly on account of his wealth and position, partly because, though limited, he was really a very good fellow.
在荷马的《伊利亚特》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Alexandrus and Menelaus are to fight for Helen in single combat, that she and all her wealth may go with him who is the victor.
-- But Di-omed took both their lives and left their father sorrowing bitterly, for he nevermore saw them come home from battle alive, and his kinsmen divided his wealth among them-selves.
-- I have come from afar, even from Lycia and the banks of the river Xan-thus, where I have left my wife, my infant son, and much wealth to tempt whoever is needy; nevertheless, I head my Lycian soldiers and stand my ground against any who would fight me though I have nothing here for the Achaeans to plunder, while you look on, without even bidding your men stand firm in defence of their wives.
-- Ajax son of Telamon pitied them in their fall; he came close up and hurled his spear, hitting Amphius the son of Selagus, a man of great wealth who lived in Paesus and owned much corn-growing land, but his lot had led him to come to the aid of Priam and his sons.
-- Let us give up Argive Helen and her wealth to the sons of Atreus, for we are now fighting in violation of our solemn covenants, and shall not prosper till we have done as I say.'
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：
-- Purchase wealth by her safety and satisfy your revenge with a single victim.
-- At length, the for-mer spoke: 'You'll know, already, Major Heyward, that my family was both ancient and honorable,' commenced the Scots-man; 'though it might not altogether be endowed with that amount of wealth that should correspond with its degree.
-- Seated, as in life, with his form and limbs arranged in grave and decent composure, Uncas appeared, arrayed in the most gorgeous ornaments that the wealth of the tribe could furnish.
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：
-- Honours and wealth awaited him.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《神秘岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- This is the cause of the wealth of the mines in Great Britain, where the coal aids the manufacture of the metal extracted from the same soil at the same time as itself.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- That you become the sole inheritor of the wealth of this rich old hunks, that you and I spend it together, and that you get into the bargain a beautiful young wife.'
-- This was the precious scheme to make your fortune, was it; this was the secret certain source of wealth in which I was to have sunk my money (if I had been the fool you took me for); this was your inexhaustible mine of gold, your El Dorado, eh?'
-- It was plain, thought the dwarf, that he had come there, on behalf of his friend, to cajole or frighten the old man out of some small fraction of that wealth of which they supposed him to have an abundance.
-- This was a wide, wide track for the humble followers of the camp of wealth pitch their tents round about it for many a mile but its character was still the same.
-- We are very thankful to you,' she added aloud; 'but neither of us could part from the other if all the wealth of the world were halved between us.'
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《复活》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Nekhludoff recalled a rumor that for the very reason that Shenbok squandered his own wealth and was inextricably in debt, he was appointed guardian over a rich old spendthrift, and was now evidently obtaining an income from the guardianship.
-- While yet a student he made up his mind that the wealth of his father, who was an officer of the Commissary Department, was dishonestly accumulated.
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