They immediately crossed the water. Maskull viewed the shrowk at close quarters. It was about thirty feet long. Its bright-coloured skin was shining, slippery, and leathery; a mane of black hair covered its long neck. Its face was awesome and unnatural, with its carnivorous eyes, frightful stiletto, and blood - sucking cavity. There were true fins on its back and tail. "Have you a good seat?" asked Oceaxe, patting the creature's flank. "As I have to steer, let me jump on first."
She pulled up her gown, then climbed up and sat astride the animal's back, just behind the mane, which she clutched.英文原著 · 《A Voyage to Arcturus》
``When John Brown was captured,'' Conwell went on, ``my father tried to sell this place to get a little money to send to help his defense. But he couldn't sell it, and on the day of the execu- tion we knelt solemnly here, from eleven to twelve, just praying, praying in silence for the passing soul of John Brown. And as we prayed we knew that others were also praying, for a church-bell tolled during that entire hour, and its awesome boom went sadly sounding over these hills.''英文原著 · 《Acres of Diamonds》
496-502) When Hermes had said this, he held out the lyre: and Phoebus Apollo took it, and readily put his shining whip in Hermes' hand, and ordained him keeper of herds. The son of Maia received it joyfully, while the glorious son of Leto, the lord far-working Apollo, took the lyre upon his left arm and tried each string with the key. Awesomely it sounded at the touch of the god, while he sang sweetly to its note.英文原著 · 《Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica》
"Beyond the doorway gathered many old men and women--old in years, old in wisdom, old in the lore and learning of their nations. Some of them wept, some chanted solemnly the dirge of their lost hopes and happiness, which would never return because of this calamity; others discussed in hushed voices this awesome thing, and for hours their grave council was broken only by the infant cries of the two boy-babies in the bark lodge, the hopeless sobs of the young mother, the agonized moans of the stricken chief--their father.英文原著 · 《Legends of Vancouver》
It was a clear cold morning when we started down the Berg. At first my hands were full with the job of getting my heavy wagons down the awesome precipice which did duty as a highway. We locked the wheels with chains, and tied great logs of wood behind to act as brakes. Happily my drivers knew their business, but one of the Boer wagons got a wheel over the edge, and it was all that ten men could do to get it back again.英文原著 · 《Prester John》
With him by my side I was a new man. The awesome loneliness had gone. I felt as if he were a message from my own people to take me safely home. He clearly knew the business afoot, for he padded beside me with never a glance to right or left. Another time he would have been snowking in every thicket; but now he was on duty, a serious, conscientious dog with no eye but for business.英文原著 · 《Prester John》
"Are you having an awesome day?" Which is pretty shitty because it puts the onus on me to disagree with her, like if I'm not having an "Awesome day," Suddenly I'm the negative one. Usually, when people ask how I'm doing, the real answer is I'm doing shitty, but I can't say I'm doing shitty because I don't have a good reason to be doing shitty.美剧 · 《Bojack Horseman》
Where's AwesomeLand?!" No! What did you do?! Where's AwesomeLand?!美剧 · 《Modern Family》