"There's no danger. He'll never fall over backwards. He's a mule, and he's too wise. Besides, even if he does, all Sam has to do is let go and fall clear."
The turn over, Barney gladly accepted the halter and was led out of the square ring and up to the Frenchman. "Long life there--look him over," Collins continued to sell. "It's a full turn, including yourself, four performers, besides the mule, and besides any suckers from the audience. It's all ready to put on the boards, and dirt cheap at five thousand."
The Frenchman winced at the sum. "Listen to arithmetic," Collins went on.英文原著 · 《Michael, Brother of Jerry》
And now he was to sail upon a raid against the Shan Tsaubwa, who had denied him tribute of gold and jewels and slaves. Glorious were the boats prepared for war, of brown teak and gilded until they shone like gold. Seventy men rowed them, sword and lance beside each. Warriors crowded them, flags and banners fluttered about them; the shining water reflected the pomp like a mirror and the air rang with song. Dwaymenau stood beside the water with her women, bidding the King farewell, and so he saw her, radiant in the dawn, with her boy beside her, and waved his hand to the last.英文原著 · 《The Ninth Vibration》
If I could earn enough to furnish that, and have time to study besides,--of course we always gave away a little, however little we had,--it seemed to me a sufficiency. At this time I was receiving two dollars a week, besides my board. Those who were earning much more, and were carefully "laying it up," did not appear to be any happier than I was.英文原著 · 《A New England Girlhood》
"I can't," he said, abruptly. "Why not?"
"I've forgotten. I've not thoroughly worked the thing out. Another time. Besides--besides, I'm sure I bore you with my eternal talk about my work. You've been such a kind, such a sympathetic friend and encourager that--"
He broke off, thinking of that face. Was it possible that through all these years Hermione had been playing a part with him, had been pretending to admire his talent, to care for what he was doing, when really she had been bored by it? Had the whole thing been a weariness to her, endured perhaps because she liked him as a man?英文原著 · 《A Spirit in Prison》
Besides, he was only technically our founder. He had not founded a great public school. He had founded a little country grammar school which had pottered along for a century and a half. The great public school was the growth of the last fifty years, and no credit to the pillar of piety. Besides, he was only nominally pious. Nasmyth had made researches, and he knew. And why throw good money after a bad man?英文原著 · 《A Thief in the Night》
"Besides," I put in, rather annoyed at all. this wilful work, yet not indisposed to make a late contribution - "besides, Raffles would never have smoked those cigarettes. There was only one brand for him. It was - let me see - "英文原著 · 《A Thief in the Night》
If there's anything I can do to help you-- You mean besides starting to wait on tables?美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
"Ha, walked a horse again today. Totes gross." Besides, who did you think was doing it?美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
You mean, besides mono and an art teacher whose idea of finger-painting美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
Maybe now you'll finally start to get it if someone besides me tells you how good they are.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》