Some people go to the canned fruit department. Some go to the fancywork department. Some go to the swine department. Everybody goes to his own department. Even the "suckers"! Did you ever notice where they go? That is where I went--to the "trimming department."
I was in the "trimming department" in five minutes. Nobody told me where it was.英文原著 · 《The University of Hard Knocks》
So as Mr. Steer of Panhandle goes riding thru on that endless cable from his A-B-C's to his eternal cold storage, each professor hits him a dab. He rides along from department to department until he is canned. They "canned" Gussie. He had a man hired to study for him. He rode from department to department. They upholstered him, enameled him, manicured him, sugar-cured him, embalmed him. Finally Gussie was done and the paint was dry.英文原著 · 《The University of Hard Knocks》
GENERAL: You will please issue an order creating a military division to be styled the Military Division of the Atlantic, to be composed of the Department of the Lakes, the Department of the East, and the Department of Washington, to be commanded by Lieutenant-General W. Sherman, with his headquarters at Washington. Until further orders from the President, you will assign no officer to the permanent command of the Military Division of the Missouri.英文原著 · 《Memoirs of General William T. Sherman-2》
Oft have I mused, but now at length I find Why those that die, men say, they do depart: Depart: a word so gentle to my mind, Weakly did seem to paint Death's ugly dart.英文原著 · 《A Defence of Poesie and Poems》
Understand then, Nachor, man of understanding as thou art, and be thou zealous to gain Christ only, and the life that is hid with him, and despise this fleeting and corruptible world. Thou shalt not live for ever, but, being mortal, shalt depart hence ere long, even as all that have been before thee. And wo betide thee, if, with the heavy load of sin on thy shoulders, thou depart thither where there is righteous judgement and recompense for thy works, and cast it not off, while it is easy to rid thyself thereof!"英文原著 · 《Barlaam and Ioasaph》
"To-night at nine o'clock," he said, "the German boat departs for New York." As though aiming a pistol, he raised his arm and at Billy pointed a finger. "If, after she departs, you are found in Port-au-Prince, you will be shot!英文原著 · 《Billy and the Big Stick》
Well, he seemed to like me in the mattress department, so here's hoping I like him in the mattress department.美剧 · 《Desperate Housewives》
Dr. Geller, you are definitely the hottie of the Paleontology Department." Ah, "Hotties of the Paleontology Department." There's a big-selling calendar, huh?美剧 · 《Friends》
Oh, and what department was that? The, uh, jerk department?美剧 · 《Friends》
The police department, along with the fire department, will be controlled…美剧 · 《Lie to me》