may是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为aux. /v. 可能， 也许； 可以， 被允许； 祝， 愿，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。
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《格兰特船长的女儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- There may perhaps be some secret in it," returned the Major.
-- "We shall know that, too, presently, and we may affirm this much already—it comes from a long way off.
-- "Perhaps the one may supplement the other," suggested Major McNabbs.
-- Perhaps the third document may throw some light on it.
-- "First of all, there are three very distinct things to be considered in this document—the things we know, the things we may conjecture, the things we do not know."
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：
-- It may be that you are not yourself luminous, but you are a conductor of light.
-- 'You may be right.'
-- does stand for 'Char-ing Cross Hospital,' what further inferences may we draw?'
-- It may have been yes, by Jove, it is a curly-haired spaniel.'
-- He is a professional brother of yours, and your presence may be of assistance to me.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- H'm!I don't know, I'm sure!I may say I have never heard of such a person,' said the clerk, thoughtfully.
-- I may remark that he had not once taken any notice of the blotchy-faced passenger, and had hitherto addressed all his remarks direct to the prince.
-- asked the prince, looking at the millionaire with considerable curiosity But though there may have been something remarkable in the fact that this man was heir to millions of roubles there was something about him which surprised and interested the prince more than that.
-- I dare say I may even come today if I have time, for I tell you frankly that I like you very much too.
-- 'I do not ask you what your business may be, all I have to do is to announce you; and unless the secretary comes in here I cannot do that.'
在荷马的《伊利亚特》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Sons of Atreus,' he cried, 'and all other Achaeans, may the gods who dwell in Olympus grant you to sack the city of Priam, and to reach your homes in safety; but free my daughter, and accept a ransom for her, in reverence to Apol-lo, son of Jove.'
-- Thus we may per-haps appease him.'
-- Let the Achaeans find me a prize in fair exchange to my liking, or I will come and take your own, or that of Ajax or of Ulysses; and he to whomsoever I may come shall rue my coming.
-- But of this we will take thought hereafter; for the present, let us draw a ship into the sea, and find a crew for her expressly; let us put a hecatomb on board, and let us send Chryseis also; further, let some chief man among us be in command, either Ajax, or Idomeneus, or yourself, son of Peleus, mighty warrior that you are, that we may of-fer sacrifice and appease the the anger of the god.'
-- I care neither for you nor for your anger; and thus will I do: since Phoebus Apollo is taking Chryseis from me, I shall send her with my ship and my followers, but I shall come to your tent and take your own prize Briseis, that you may learn how much stronger I am than you are, and that another may fear to set himself up as equal or comparable with me.'
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《隐形人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "I suppose I may have them to dry now," she said in a voice that brooked no denial.
-- So that if I may make so bold as to say it, sir " "Will you get me some matches?"
-- Three hundred thousand, four hundred thousand!The huge multitude!Cheated!All my life it may take me!..
在卡洛·科洛迪的《木偶奇遇记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "You may be right," answered Pinocchio, "but I will not eat the pears if they are not peeled.
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