If she cared enough." "But how?" "She will not take the slightest trouble to adjust herself to the peculiarities of our position. She could be cleverer. Other women are cleverer. Any other woman almost would be cleverer than she is." "But if she was cleverer, she wouldn't be the genius she is. She would just be any other woman." "Perhaps she would," said Sir Richmond darkly and desperately. "Perhaps she would. Perhaps it would be better if she was." Dr. Martineau raised his eyebrows in a furtive aside.英文原著 · 《The Secret Places of the Heart》
(6) Don't say that the idea of human equality is absurd, because some men are tall and some short, some clever and some stupid. At the height of the French Revolution it was noticed that Danton was tall and Murat short. In the wildest popular excitement of America it is known that Rockefeller is stupid and that Bryan is clever. The doctrine of human equality reposes upon this: That there is no man really clever who has not found that he is stupid. That there is no big man who has not felt small. Some men never feel small; but these are the few men who are.英文原著 · 《A Miscellany of Men》
She did not know that it was her own strange upbringing that gave her independent estimates and judgments. The second influence that, during these first weeks, developed her soul and body was, strangely enough, her aunt's elderly friend, Mr. Magnus. If Caroline introduced her to affairs of the world, Mr. Magnus introduced her to affairs of the brain and spirit. She had never before known any one who might be called "clever." Her father was not, Uncle Mathew was not; no one in St. Dreots had been clever. Magnus, of course, was "clever" because he wrote books, two a year.英文原著 · 《The Captives》
I don't see what it signifies to her that poor Arthur should come into the property, which will be so delightful--except for papa dying. But Harold says she is mad. He chaffs her tremendously about her radicalism, and he is so immensely clever that she can't answer him, though she is rather clever too. There is also a Frenchman, a nephew, or cousin, or something, of the person of the house, who is extremely nasty; and a German professor, or doctor, who eats with his knife and is a great bore. I am so very sorry about giving up my visit. I am afraid you will never ask me again.英文原著 · 《A Bundle of Letters》
"If you can, you are a clever child," answered Miss Minchin, drawing in her mouth sharply. Then, seeing that Sara looked slightly chilled by her asperity, she changed her manner. "But you are clever in everything," she said in her approving way. "I dare say you can manage her. Go in." And she left her.英文原著 · 《A Little Princess》
"I don't know how I dare," Miss Amelia answered, with a kind of reckless courage; "but now I've begun I may as well finish, whatever happens to me. The child was a clever child and a good child-- and she would have paid you for any kindness you had shown her. But you didn't show her any. The fact was, she was too clever for you, and you always disliked her for that reason. She used to see through us both--"英文原著 · 《A Little Princess》
Clever bitches hide stuff they want to come back and buy, 'cause sometimes they don't have $3 to buy it at the time.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
It's a photo spread for my new mummy blog, I'm calling it Mummy and Me. Isn't that clever?美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
to defraud most of new york isn't as clever as a stoned 12- year- old with a butter knife?美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》