messenger是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 送信者， 使者， 传令兵，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。
在阿瑟·柯南·道尔的《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He turned into one of the district messenger offices, where he was warmly greeted by the manager.
-- And the messenger of good fortune was none other than Mr. Frankland, who was standing, gray-whiskered and red-faced, outside the gate of his garden, which opened on to the high road along which I travelled.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Twice during the day a messenger came to Nina Alexan-drovna from the Epanchins to inquire after the invalid.
-- He soon heard that a messenger from the Epanchins' had already been to inquire after him.
-- But it was not twelve o'clock when a messenger came to say that Nastasia was very bad, and he must come at once.
-- He sent another messenger during the night to inquire after her, and two more next morning.
在荷马的《伊利亚特》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Hear me at once, for I am a messenger from Jove, who, though he be not near, yet takes thought for you and pities you.
-- They swarmed like bees that sally from some hollow cave and flit in countless throng among the spring flowers, bunched in knots and clusters; even so did the mighty multitude pour from ships and tents to the assembly, and range themselves upon the wide-watered shore, while among them ran Wild-fire Rumour, messenger of Jove, urging them ever to the fore.
-- The messenger did as he was told, and set off running along the wall of the Achaeans.
-- Mean-while Juno called Apollo outside, with Iris the messenger of the gods.
-- It is well when a messenger shows so much discretion.
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：
-- demanded Heyward, when the other had arrived sufficiently nigh to abate his speed; 'I trust you are no messenger of evil tidings?'
-- '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?'
-- Go, Major Heyward, and give them a flourish of the music; and send out a messenger to let them know who is com-ing.
-- After an unsatisfactory conference of many minutes, a solitary individual was seen advancing from the side of the enemy, with such apparent haste, as to induce the belief he might be a messenger charged with pacific overtures.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He and the child were on the point of going out together for a walk, and without relinquishing her hand, the schoolmaster hurried away, leaving the messenger to follow as she might.
-- It would break mother's heart, Sir, and even little Jacob would have sense enough to cry his eyes out, ma'am, if he thought that Mr Abel could wish to part with me so soon, after having told me, only the other day, that he hoped we might be together for years to come 'There is no telling how long Kit might have stood upon the ladder, addressing his master and mistress by turns, and generally turning towards the wrong person, if Barbara had not at that moment come running up to say that a messenger from the office had brought a note, which, with an expression of some surprise at Kit's oratorical appearance, she put into her master's hand.
-- said the old gentleman after reading it, 'ask the messenger to walk this way.'
-- The old man rose from his bed: his forehead bedewed with the cold sweat of fear: and, bending before the child as if she had been an angel messenger sent to lead him where she would, made ready to follow her.
-- Without suffering her to speak another word, or so much as to stir a finger any more, the women straightway carried her off to bed; and, having covered her up warm, bathed her cold feet, and wrapped them in flannel, they despatched a messenger for the doctor.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《复活》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The messenger would not admit him, declaring that the prosecutor was busy, but Nekhludoff brushed past him and asked an officer who met him to announce him to the prosecutor, saying that he was on important business.
在刘易斯·卡罗尔的《爱丽丝漫游镜中世界》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Humpty Dumpty raised his voice almost to a scream as he repeated this verse, and Alice thought with a shudder, 'I wouldn't have been the messenger for anything!'
-- (For the messenger kept skipping up and down, and wriggling like an eel, as he came along, with his great hands spread out like fans on each side.)
-- At this moment the Messenger arrived: he was far too much out of breath to say a word, and could only wave his hands about, and make the most fearful faces at the poor King.
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