"CITIZEN--I beg respectfully to apprise you that the commission you intrusted to me at Paris has been performed.英文原著 · 《AFTER DARK》
Here the wounded man had sat down and waited until they were ready to go on. An hour later, following along a wild-pig trail, Sheldon suddenly halted. The bloody tracks had ceased. The Tahitians cast out in the bush on either side, and a cry from Utami apprised them of a find. Joan waited till Sheldon came back. "It's Mauko," he said. "Kwaque did for him, and he crawled in there and died. That's two accounted for.英文原著 · 《Adventure》
He was not conscious of an effort, but a sharp pain in his wrist apprised him that he was trying to free his hands. He gave the struggle his attention, as an idler might observe the feat of a juggler, without interest in the outcome. What splendid effort! -- what magnificent, what superhuman strength! Ah, that was a fine endeavor! Bravo! The cord fell away; his arms parted and floated upward, the hands dimly seen on each side in the growing light. He watched them with a new interest as first one and then the other pounced upon the noose at his neck.英文原著 · 《An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge》
"They will not do that again," he thought; "the next time they will use a charge of grape. I must keep my eye upon the gun; the smoke will apprise me -- the report arrives too late; it lags behind the missile. That is a good gun."英文原著 · 《An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge》
When, a few days later, Alcee Arobin again called for Edna in his drag, Mrs. Highcamp was not with him. He said they would pick her up. But as that lady had not been apprised of his intention of picking her up, she was not at home. The daughter was just leaving the house to attend the meeting of a branch Folk Lore Society, and regretted that she could not accompany them. Arobin appeared nonplused, and asked Edna if there were any one else she cared to ask.英文原著 · 《Awakening & Selected Short Stories》
"Then Lord Stratford apprised the Sultan that he had a private communication to make to him. The pale Sultan listened." . "Whose was the mind which had freshly come to bear upon this part of the fight? Sir Colin Campbell was sitting in his saddle, the veteran was watching his time." . "The Emperor Nicholas was alone in his accustomed writing-room. He took no counsel; he rang a bell. Presently an officer of his staff stood before him. To him he gave his order for the occupation of the Principalities." This overpasses drama - it is melodrama.英文原著 · 《Biographical Study of A. W. Kinglake》
I apprised the university of the progress of these proceedings, and they gave me this statement.美剧 · 《The Good Wife》