sorry是一个雅思常考词汇,这个词的常用解释为a. 对不起, 抱歉的; 难过, 悔恨的; 使人伤心,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。
在荷马的《伊利亚特》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- She mounted the chariot sick and sorry at heart, while Iris sat beside her and took the reins in her hand.
-- They were frightened and all of them of held their peace, for he had spoken masterfully; but at last Minerva answered, 'Father, son of Saturn, king of kings, we all know that your might is not to be gainsaid, but we are also sorry for the Danaan warriors, who are perishing and coming to a bad end.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《隐形人》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- "I'm rare sorry the darg " "Not a bit," said the stranger.
-- "I'm sorry to handle you so roughly," said the Voice, "but it's unavoidable."
-- "I did not feel a bit sorry for my father.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《人魔岛》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- 'I'm sorry to make a mystery, Mr. Prendick; but you'll remem-ber you're uninvited.
在拉迪亚德·吉卜林的《丛林故事》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- And the bullocks went on, 'We are sorry that you heard, but it is true.
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:
-- 'I should be sorry to think they had, though this is a spot that stout courage might hold for a smart scrimmage.
-- 'I am sorry to see, sir, that the messenger I so warmly rec-ommended has returned in custody of the French!I hope there is no reason to distrust his fidelity?'
-- 'Our decision should be speedy,' said Duncan, gladly availing himself of this change of humor, to press the more important objects of their interview; 'I cannot conceal from you, sir, that the camp will not be much longer tenable; and I am sorry to add, that things appear no better in the fort; more than half the guns are bursted.'
-- 'I should be sorry to have the defense protracted in such a manner as to irritate my red friends there,' continued Mont-calm, glancing his eyes at the group of grave and attentive Indians, without attending to the other's questions; 'I find it difficult, even now, to limit them to the usages of war.'
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:
-- For my part, I should be sorry to think that there was nothing between Anthony and Cleopatra but an economic situation; and it will require a great deal more evidence than is ever likely to be available, thank God, to persuade me that Tiberius was as blameless a monarch as King George V. Dr. Weitbrecht-Rotholz has dealt in such terms with the Rev.
-- "Will you tell her how sorry I am?
-- "I'm sorry I broke down," she said.
-- She began to cry, poor thing, and I felt very sorry for her.
-- He looked like an overblown schoolboy, and though I felt so sorry for him, I could hardly help laughing.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《神秘岛》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- "Yes," replied Pencroft; "but in the meantime we are without fire, and our companions will find but a sorry repast on their return."
-- Sorry game, in truth, and its flavor is far from pleasant.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- I should be sorry that you went away, and thought I was unmindful of your goodness, or careless of her I am not indeed.'
-- This was the signal for a general clamour, which beginning in a low murmur gradually swelled into a great noise in which everybody spoke at once, and all said that she being a young woman had no right to set up her opinions against the experiences of those who knew so much better; that it was very wrong of her not to take the advice of people who had nothing at heart but her good; that it was next door to being downright ungrateful to conduct herself in that manner; that if she had no respect for herself she ought to have some for other women, all of whom she compromised by her meekness; and that if she had no respect for other women, the time would come when other women would have no respect for her; and she would be very sorry for that, they could tell her.
-- 'I am very sorry for the child, Quilp,' said his wife.
-- 'Take care he don't hear you, sir, or you may be sorry for it.'
-- 'I'm very sorry if ''Sorry, Ma'am!'
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《复活》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- He suddenly felt sorry for the house that would decay, the gardens which would be neglected, the woods which would be cut down, and all the cattle-houses, courts, stables, sheds, machinery, horses, cows which had been accumulated with such effort, although not by him.
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