soothe是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为v. 安慰， 使镇定，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。
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She did not care for a brilliant marriage; she was emi-nently a woman calculated to soothe and sweeten the life of any man; decidedly pretty, if not absolutely handsome.
-- Children soothe and heal the wounded heart.
-- I tried to soothe her by reading the Apocalypse aloud.'
-- You are bound, it is your DUTY to 'raise' her; you must go off some-where again to soothe and pacify her.
-- He felt -instinctively that some such well-sounding humbug, brought out at the proper moment, would soothe the old man's feelings, and would be specially acceptable to such a man in such a position.
在荷马的《伊利亚特》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Hector made no answer, but Helen tried to soothe him.
-- We have heard in song how heroes of old time quarrelled when they were roused to fury, but still they could be won by gifts, and fair words could soothe them.
在戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯的《恋爱中的女人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "Yes," said Hermione, stopping and looking at the flower, letting the thought come home to her and soothe her.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She was pale and frightened; but she had no other care than to soothe him and get him away, for his own dear sake.
-- Flora tried in vain to soothe the excellent woman by explaining that they were going home to dinner.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- That comes of having big blue eyes and loving music,' said Jo, trying to soothe Beth, who trembled and looked more excited than she had ever been before.
-- Shrouded in a thick veil and armed with a genteel trav-eling basket, she departed, feeling that a cool drive would soothe her ruffled spirit and fit her for the labors of the day.
-- Sit down and listen, for indeed I want to do right and make you happy,' she said, hoping to soothe him with a little reason, which proved that she knew nothing about love.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But his heart was heavy, notwithstanding; and he wished, as he crept into his narrow bed, that that were his coffin, and that he could be lain in a calm and lasting sleep in the churchyard ground, with the tall grass waving gently above his head, and the sound of the old deep bell to soothe him in his sleep.
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Her daughters listened in silence to this effusion, sensi-ble that any attempt to reason with her or soothe her would only increase the irritation.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Her first communication had reached no farther than to state the fact of the engagement, and the length of time it had existed. Marianne's feelings had then broken in, and put an end to all regularity of detail; and for some time all that could be done was to soothe her distress, lessen her alarms, and combat her resentment.
-- Elinor perceived with alarm that she was not quite herself, and, while attempting to soothe her, eagerly felt her pulse.
-- The comfort of such a friend at that moment as Colonel Brandon or such a companion for her mother, how gratefully was it felt! a companion whose judgment would guide, whose attendance must relieve, and whose friendship might soothe her! as far as the shock of such a summons COULD be lessened to her, his presence, his manners, his assistance, would lessen it.
在卡洛·科洛迪的《木偶奇遇记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Woe to the one who called him Polendina!He became as wild as a beast and no one could soothe him.
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