I was a carpenter once, as you know, and I'll take to the tools again. As soon as I'm handy with them I'll hunt up lodgings in Hicks Street. He may suspect me at first, but be won't long; I'll be such a confounded good workman. I only wish I hadn't such pronounced features. They've stood awfully in my way, Mr. Gryce. I don't like to talk about my appearance, but I'm so confounded plain that people remember me. Why couldn't I have had one of those putty faces which don't mean anything?英文原著 · 《Initials Only》
They have come here two days. But," said the boy slowly, "there is nothing to eat."
With a mighty oath French sprang to his feet. "Do you tell me you are hungry, boy?" he roared. "I could not find much," said Kalman, his lip trembling in spite of himself. "What are you standing there for, Mackenzie?" roared French. "Confound you for a drunken dog! Confound us both for two drunken fools! Get something to eat!"
There was something so terrible in his look and in his voice that Mackenzie fairly ran to obey his order.英文原著 · 《The Foreigner》
Dost thou not know, that he that breaks one, breaks all the commandments of God; and consequently, that he that keeps not all, keeps none at all of the commandments of God? Saith not the scripture the same? "For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all;" Jam. Be confounded then, be confounded.英文原著 · 《The Pharisee And The Publican》
To the same question, more distinctly asked, he replied,: " 5 metres, 75 centimetres." When asked how long he had been deranged, he answered: "Cats, always cats." M. Morel at once declared his madness {291} to be simulated, and states: " In their extreme aberrations, in their most furious delirium, madmen do not confound what it is impossible for the most extravagant logic to confound. There is no madman who loses the idea of cause, of substance, of existence." (See " Psychol. Journal," Oct. 1857.)英文原著 · 《The Scottish Philosophy》
On a sudden shrilly sounding, Hideous yells and shrieks were heard; Then each heart with fear confounding, A sad troop of ghosts appeared, All in dreary hammocks shrouded, Which for winding-sheets they wore, And with looks by sorrow clouded Frowning on that hostile shore.英文原著 · 《A Bundle of Ballads》
"I only looked at it," he muttered. "It was lying on the floor."
"Looked at it! You looked at it! Like your confounded impertinence, sir! Who are you to look at her! If ever I catch you prying into my concerns again, I'll shoot you - by Heaven I will!"
Trent laughed sullenly, and, having finished eating, lit his pipe. "Your concerns are of no interest to me," he said shortly; "keep 'em to yourself - and look here, old 'un, keep your hands off me! I ain't a safe man to hit let me tell you.英文原著 · 《A Millionaire of Yesterday》
I hear you have confounded Boyd and his team.美剧 · 《Billions》
But today, on the anniversary of the wonderful Gloria and Jay, I shall confound the skeptics and transport this beautiful woman back in time to the day of her wedding.美剧 · 《Modern Family》
We let the information confound us, when there's so much love swirling around us, that all we need to do is -- Wi-Fi's back on!美剧 · 《Modern Family》