arm是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 手臂， 扶手， 臂状物v. 武装； 配备n. 武器，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：
-- The young woman was again occupied in arranging the cottage, the old man walked before the cot-tage in the sun for a few minutes, leaning on the arm of the youth.
-- Sweet and beloved Elizabeth!I read and reread her letter, and some softened feelings stole into my heart and dared to whisper paradisiacal dreams of love and joy; but the ap-ple was already eaten, and the angel's arm bared to drive me from all hope.
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Seeing that he was employing familiar maneuvers to extricate himself from unpleasant conversation, she slippedher arm through his and said: "I was waiting for you.
-- Gerald let go of his daughter's arm and turned, peering sharply into her face.
-- Rightly interpreting her silence, Gerald patted her arm and said triumphantly: "There now, Scarlett!You admit'tis true.
-- Gerald took her arm and passed it through his.
-- Scarlett blew her nose on her torn handkerchief, and they started up the dark drive arm in arm, the horse followingslowly.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "Now you see, Joseph and wife," said Pumblechook, as he took me by the arm above the elbow, "I am one of them that always go right through with what they've begun.
-- "Biddy," I cried, getting up, putting my arm round her neck, and giving her a kiss, "I shall always tell you everything."
-- But if you think as Money can make compensation to me for the loss of the little child--what come to the forge--and ever the best of friends!--"O dear good Joe, whom I was so ready to leave and so unthankful to, I see you again, with your muscular blacksmith's arm before your eyes, and your broad chest heaving, and your voice dying away.
-- I stopped then, to wave my hat, and dear old Joe waved his strong right arm above his head, crying huskily "Hooroar!"
-- He had a paper-bag under each arm and a pottle of strawberries in one hand, and was out of breath.
在格林兄弟的《格林童话》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But no sooner was the princess released from the spell, than she seized the prince by the arm and sprang on to the griffin's back, and went off carrying the prince away with her.
-- The next morning Dummling took the goose under his arm and set out, without troubling himself about the three girls who were hanging on to it.
-- It was not long before the dog fell in with some game on the way, and wanted to pursue it; but hardly had the dog run two steps when it stood before a deep pool, 347could go no farther, and a naked arm stretched itself out of the water, seized it, and drew it under.
在乔纳森•斯威夫特的《格列夫游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- At length, struggling to get loose, I had the fortune to break the strings, and wrench out the pegs that fastened my left arm to the ground; for, by lifting it up to my face, I discovered the methods they had taken to bind me, and at the same time with a violent pull, which gave me excessive pain, I a little loosened the strings that tied down my hair on the left side, so that I was just able to turn my head about two inches.
-- I got up immediately, and observing the good people to be in much concern, I took my hat (which I held under my arm out of good manners,) and waving it over my head, made three huzzas, to show I had got no mischief by my fall.
-- Again: because it is a general complaint, that the favou-rites of princes are troubled with short and weak memories; the same doctor proposed, 'that whoever attended a first minister, after having told his business, with the utmost brevity and in the plainest words, should, at his departure, give the said minister a tweak by the nose, or a kick in the belly, or tread on his corns, or lug him thrice by both ears, or run a pin into his breech; or pinch his arm black and blue, to prevent forgetfulness; and at every levee day, repeat the same operation, till the business were done, or absolutely refused.'
-- The king heard of all that had passed between me and my friends upon this occasion, and rallied me very pleasant-ly; wishing I could send a couple of struldbrugs to my own country, to arm our people against the fear of death; but this, it seems, is forbidden by the fundamental laws of the kingdom, or else I should have been well content with the trouble and expense of transporting them.
-- We landed at a small port-town called Xamoschi, situated on the south-east part of Japan; the town lies on the western point, where there is a narrow strait leading northward into along arm of the sea, upon the north-west part of which, Yedo, the metropolis, stands.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《艰难时世》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The expression was not lost upon her; she laid her hand lightly on his arm a moment as if to thank him for it.
-- She was coming to him, but he stretched out his arm to stop her.
-- Then Slackbridge, who had kept his oratorical arm extended during the going out, as if he were repressing with infinite solicitude and by a wonderful moral power the vehement passions of the multitude, applied himself to raising their spirits.
-- They walked on to the house, where Louisa quitted her visitor's arm and went in.
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