progress是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 进步， 进展； 前进v. 进步， 进展； 前进，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：
-- CHAPTER VIII THE GEOGRAPHER'S RESOLUTIONMEANTIME the yacht, favored by the currents from the north of Africa, was making rapid progress toward the equator.
-- "But, I say, do you make any progress in it?"
-- Glenarvan's first care, consequently, was to make notches by which to ascertain the progress of the inundation.
-- To extinguish it or check its progress was impossible; and they saw themselves irrevocably condemned to a torturing death, like the victims of Hindoo divinities.
-- The animals fed as they went along, and slaked their thirst at the numerous creeks that watered the plains, sleeping at night and making good progress in the day, always obedient and tractable to the dogs.
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：
-- His gray clothes and jerky, zigzag, irregular progress made him not unlike some huge moth himself.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Occasionally a violent fit of coughing stopped him, but his animation grew with the progress of the reading as did also the disagreeable im-pression which it made upon his audience, until it reached the highest pitch of excitement.
-- More especially are we inclined to take this course since the example will constitute a distinct march forward of our story, and will not hinder the progress of the events remaining to be recorded.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Here, a pot of beer was brought in, by direction of the mysterious youth; and Oliver, falling to, at his new friend's bidding, made a long and hearty meal, during the progress of which the strange boy eyed him from time to time with great attention.
-- Indeed, the worthy gentleman, stimulated perhaps by the immediate prospect of being on active service, was in great spirits and good humour; in proof whereof, it may be here remarked, that he humourously drank all the beer at a draught, and did not utter, on a rough calculation, more than four-score oaths during the whole progress of the meal.
-- He applied himself, with redoubled assiduity, to the instructions of the white-headed old gentleman, and laboured so hard that his quick progress surprised even himself.
-- After Mr. Losberne had fixed a day for his departure to Chertsey, these symptoms increased; and it became evident that something was in progress which affected the peace of the young lady, and of somebody else besides.
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Mr. Darcy was writing, and Miss Bingley, seated near him, was watching the progress of his letter and repeatedly call- ing off his attention by messages to his sister.
-- Miss Bingley's attention was quite as much engaged in watching Mr. Darcy's progress through HIS book, as in reading her own; and she was perpetually either making some inquiry, or looking at his page.
-- She is unfortunately of a sick-ly constitution, which has prevented her from making that progress in many accomplishments which she could not have otherwise failed of, as I am informed by the lady who superintended her education, and who still resides with them.
-- Her niece was, therefore, obliged to submit, and they took their way towards the house on the opposite side of the river, in the nearest direction; but their progress was slow, for Mr. Gardiner, though seldom able to indulge the taste, was very fond of fishing, and was so much engaged in watching the occasional appearance of some trout in the water, and talking to the man about them, that he advanced but little.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The Colonel, too! perhaps scarcely less an object of pity! Oh! how slow was the progress of time which yet kept them in ignorance!
-- The first month after their marriage was spent with their friend at the Mansion-house; from whence they could superintend the progress of the Parsonage, and direct every thing as they liked on the spot; could chuse papers, project shrubberies, and invent a sweep.
-- The whole of Lucy's behaviour in the affair, and the prosperity which crowned it, therefore, may be held forth as a most encouraging instance of what an earnest, an unceasing attention to self-interest, however its progress may be apparently obstructed, will do in securing every advantage of fortune, with no other sacrifice than that of time and conscience.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Her feet carried her mechanically forward, every foot of her progress being a satisfactory portion of a flight which she gladly made.
-- He could not see that he was making any progress save in her regard.
-- The progress of the play did not improve matters for him.
-- The progress of the train was having a great deal to do with the solution of this difficult situation.
-- A man's fortune or material progress is very much the same as his bodily growth.
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