The Egyptians have represented this great transformation by several significant hieroglyphicks, particularly one very remarkable. There are carv'd upon an obelisk, a barber and a midwife; the barber delivers his razor to the midwife, and she her swadling-cloaths to the barber. Accordingly Thales Milesius (who like the rest of his countrymen, borrow'd his learning from the Egyptians) after having computed the time of this famous conjunction, "Then," says he, "shall men and women mutually exchange the pangs of shaving and child-bearing."英文原著 · 《The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers》
At the moment there came along one Esteban Delgado, a barber, an enemy to existing government, a jovial plotter against stagnation in any form. This barber was one of Coralio's saddest dogs, often remaining out of doors as late as eleven, post meridian. He was a partisan Liberal; and he greeted Goodwin with flatulent importance as a brother in the cause. But he had something important to tell.英文原著 · 《Cabbages and Kings》
"Why, what do you mean, Webb?" she asked, with a small wrinkle gathering between her brows. "I never deal with Zimmerman and Nesbit. Barber has handled every head of stock from this ranch in that market for five years. I'm not going to take the business out of his hands." She faced Bud Turner. "Deliver those cattle to Barber," she concluded positively.英文原著 · 《Heart of the West》
This was too much, and we all indulged in a burst of laughter; still the ticket-seller suspected nothing. After I had left the shop, the barber told him who I was. I called into the ticket-office on business several times during the day, but the poor ticket-seller kept his face turned from me, and appeared so chapfallen that I did not pretend to recognize him as the hero of the joke in the barber's shop.英文原著 · 《Life of Hon. Phineas T. Barnum》
The Frenchman's assailants were masked, but they were not highwaymen. "Barber! Barber!" they shouted hoarsely, and closed in on him in a circle.英文原著 · 《Monsieur Beaucaire》
Your advice was appreciated, and it wasn't wrong, but ask a barber if you need a haircut, he's always gonna say yes.美剧 · 《Billions》
As I went to the barber and ended up on the floor like Joey Gallo.美剧 · 《Billions》
It was Anastasia who got it at the barber shop.美剧 · 《Billions》
My dear, this is just Clarkson's professional pride, like barber's asking who last cut your hair.美剧 · 《Downton Abbey》