reach是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为v. 抵达； (out) 伸手， 够到n. 能达到的范围，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：
-- He soon came within reach of the bait, turned over on his back to make a good dart at it, and in a second bacon and contents had disappeared.
-- Suppliants but too rarely reach the steps of a throne; it seems as if royal palaces had the same inscription on their doors that the English have on their ships: Passengers are requested not to speak to the man at the wheel.
-- We shall go through the capital of Araucania, and cut the Cordilleras by the pass of Antuco, leaving the volcano on the south, and gliding gently down the mountain sides, past the Neuquem and the Rio Colorado on to the Pampas, till we reach the Sierra Tapalquen, from whence we shall see the frontier of the province of Buenos Ayres.
-- If there should be water enough in the river, they are to wait on the banks till their companions reach them; but should it be dried up, they will hasten back and spare them a useless journey."
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Beyond the entrance of the valley, where the country, though still rich, was less wild and more open, a long stretch of the road which they had travelled on first coming to Barton, lay before them; and on reaching that point, they stopped to look around them, and examine a prospect which formed the distance of their view from the cottage, from a spot which they had never happened to reach in any of their walks before.
-- "I am sure," said she, "I have no doubt in the world of your faithfully keeping this secret, because you must know of what importance it is to us, not to have it reach his mother; for she would never approve of it, I dare say.
-- This however was more than she could believe herself; and to be composed at such a moment was not only beyond the reach of Marianne, it was beyond her wish.
-- The cruelty of Mrs. Jennings no language, within her reach in her moments of happiest eloquence, could have expressed; and now she could reproach her only by the tears which streamed from her eyes with passionate violence a reproach, however, so entirely lost on its object, that after many expressions of pity, she withdrew, still referring her to the letter of comfort.
-- So upon that, he smirked, and simpered, and looked grave, and seemed to know something or other, and at last he said in a whisper, 'For fear any unpleasant report should reach the young ladies under your care as to their sister's indisposition, I think it advisable to say, that I believe there is no great reason for alarm; I hope Mrs. Dashwood will do very well.'"
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- His new suit creaked as he stretched to reach the plates, break the bread, and pour the coffee.
-- Drouet had ability in this line himself when the game was worth the candle, but he was too much the egotist to reach the polish which Hurstwood possessed.
-- The thought that this letter would probably not reach her until Monday chafed him exceedingly.
-- Chapter XXVII WHEN WATERS ENGULF US WE REACH FOR A STAR It was when he returned from his disturbed stroll about the streets, after receiving the decisive note from McGregor, James and Hay, that Hurstwood found the letter Carrie had written him that morning.
-- He was relieved to learn that it would reach there by noon.
在马克·吐温的《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Jim made a floor for the wigwam, and raised it a foot or more above the level of the raft, so now the blankets and all the traps was out of reach of steamboat waves.
-- We judged we could make miles enough that night to get out of the reach of the powwow we reckoned the duke's work in the printing office was going to make in that little town; then we could boom right along if we wanted to.
-- The stores and hous-es was most all old, shackly, dried up frame con- cerns that hadn't ever been painted; they was set up three or four foot above ground on stilts, so as to be out of reach of the wa-ter when the river was over- flowed.
-- The girls wouldn't say nothing because they wanted to go to England; and the king and the duke would ruther Mary Jane was off working for the auction than around in reach of Doctor Robinson.
-- 'Right at your elbow; if you reach out your arm you can touch him.
在卡洛·科洛迪的《木偶奇遇记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "If I have enough breath left with which to reach that little house, I may be saved," he said to himself.
-- Pinocchio freed himself from his awkward position and once more began to run in order to reach the Fairy's house before dark.
-- Going like the wind, Pinocchio took but a very short time to reach the shore.
-- The thought that in a few hours they would reach a country where there were no schools, no books, no teachers, made these boys so happy that they felt neither hunger, nor thirst, nor sleep, nor discomfort.
-- Without another word, he swam swiftly away in an effort to reach land as soon as possible.
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