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》
"I shall complain to the civil service department," said Goodwin;-- "or is it a department?--perhaps it's only a theory. One gets neither civility nor service from you. You won't talk; and you won't set out anything to drink. What kind of a way is that of representing your government?"英文原著 · 《Cabbages and Kings》
The Collector of Customs, in making his report, departed from the conventional forms so far as to suggest that the confiscated vessel be converted to the use of the government. The prize was the first capture to the credit of the department in ten years. The collector took opportunity to pat his department on the back.英文原著 · 《Cabbages and Kings》
Weinstock-Lubin's big department store gave her desk space in the mail-order department. Marie's duty it was to open the mail, check up the orders, and see that enough money was sent, and start the wheels moving to fill each order--to the satisfaction of the customer if possible.英文原著 · 《Cabin Fever》
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》