satisfaction是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 满足， 满意； 乐事， 愉快，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《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- As she glanced from the table to the fireplace, where the smallest of all possible kettles was singing a small song in a small voice, her inward satisfaction evidently increased,--so much so, indeed, that Mrs. Corney smiled.
-- Now I make this stipulation--that I shall examine him in your presence, and that, if, from what he says, we judge, and I can show to the satisfaction of your cool reason, that he is a real and thorough bad one (which is more than possible), he shall be left to his fate, without any farther interference on my part, at all events.'
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- If you should have no objection to receive me into your house, I propose myself the satisfaction of waiting on you and your family, Monday, November 18th, by four o'clock, and shall probably trespass on your hospitality till the Saturday se'ennight following, which I can do without any inconvenience, as Lady Cath-erine is far from objecting to my occasional absence on a Sunday, provided that some other clergyman is engaged to do the duty of the day. I remain, dear sir, with respectful compliments to your lady and daughters, your well-wisher and friend, 'WILLIAM COLLINS.'
-- Elizabeth allowed that he had given a very rational ac-count of it, and they continued talking together, with mutual satisfaction till supper put an end to cards, and gave the rest of the ladies their share of Mr. Wickham's atten-tions.
-- But may we not hope that the period of future happiness to which Miss Bingley looks forward may arrive earlier than she is aware, and that the delightful intercourse you have known as friends will be renewed with yet greater satisfaction as sisters?
-- Charlotte as- sured her friend of her satisfaction in being useful, and that it amply repaid her for the little sacrifice of her time.
-- In as short a time as Mr. Collins's long speeches would al-low, everything was settled between them to the satisfaction of both; and as they entered the house he earnestly entreat-ed her to name the day that was to make him the happiest of men; and though such a solicitation must be waived for the present, the lady felt no inclination to trifle with his happi-ness.
在丹尼尔·笛福的《鲁滨逊漂流记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The first time I went out, I presently discovered that there were goats in the island, which was a great satisfaction to me; but then it was attended with this misfortune to me - viz.
-- I cannot express what a satisfaction it was to me to come into my old hutch, and lie down in my hammock-bed.
-- Time, however, and the satisfaction I had that I was in no danger of being discovered by these people, began to wear off my uneasiness about them; and I began to live just in the same composed manner as before, only with this difference, that I used more caution, and kept my eyes more about me than I did before, lest I should happen to be seen by any of them; and particularly, I was more cautious of firing my gun, lest any of them, being on the island, should happen to hear it.
-- This appeared so clear to me now, that nothing was a greater satisfaction to me than that I had not been suffered to do a thing which I now saw so much rea-son to believe would have been no less a sin than that of wilful murder if I had committed it; and I gave most hum-ble thanks on my knees to God, that He had thus delivered me from blood-guiltiness; beseeching Him to grant me the protection of His providence, that I might not fall into the hands of the barbarians, or that I might not lay my hands upon them, unless I had a more clear call from Heaven to do it, in defence of my own life.
-- Not that I did not believe the savages had fre-quented the island even all the while, and might have been several hundreds of them at times on shore there; but I had never known it, and was incapable of any apprehensions about it; my satisfaction was perfect, though my danger was the same, and I was as happy in not knowing my danger as if I had never really been exposed to it.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She had great satisfaction in replying that she was going into Devonshire. Edward turned hastily towards her, on hearing this, and, in a voice of surprise and concern, which required no explanation to her, repeated, "Devonshire!Are you, indeed, going there?
-- Her eagerness to be gone from Norland was preserved from diminution by the evident satisfaction of her daughter-in-law in the prospect of her removal; a satisfaction which was but feebly attempted to be concealed under a cold invitation to her to defer her departure.
-- He insisted, moreover, on conveying all their letters to and from the post for them, and would not be denied the satisfaction of sending them his newspaper every day.
-- But Sir John's satisfaction in society was much more real; he delighted in collecting about him more young people than his house would hold, and the noisier they were the better was he pleased.
-- In showing kindness to his cousins therefore he had the real satisfaction of a good heart; and in settling a family of females only in his cottage, he had all the satisfaction of a sportsman; for a sportsman, though he esteems only those of his sex who are sportsmen likewise, is not often desirous of encouraging their taste by admitting them to a residence within his own manor.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- When dining, it was a source of keen satisfaction to him to know that Joseph Jefferson was wont to come to this same place, or that Henry E. Dixie, a well-known performer of the day, was then only a few tables off.
-- He took no little satisfaction in telling each Mary, shortly after she arrived, something of what the art of the thing required.
-- "She's some cheap professional," she gave herself the satisfaction of thinking, and scorned and hated her accordingly.
-- We have seen with what irritation he shirked those little duties which no longer contained any amusement of satisfaction for him, and the open snarls with which, more recently, he resented her irritating goads.
-- She recalled, with more subtle emotions, that he did not look at her now with any of the old light of satisfaction or approval in his eye.
在马克·吐温的《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- You could see it was a great satisfaction to the people, because naturally they wanted to know.
-- So that cooled them down a little, be- cause the people that's always the most anxious for to hang a nig-ger that hain't done just right is always the very ones that ain't the most anxious to pay for him when they've got their satisfaction out of him.
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