"Well, the fat's in the fire. If you persist in your wilfulness you'll have yourself to blame. Don't be foolish, my child--my only child!"
Fleur laid her forehead against his shoulder. All was in such turmoil within her. But no good to show it! No good at all! She broke away from him, and went out into the twilight, distraught, but unconvinced. All was indeterminate and vague within her, like the shapes and shadows in the garden, except--her will to have.英文原著 · 《Awakening & To Let》
We decided to return to Mongolia. But how? That we did not know. And thus we began our retreat. Firing all the time, we trotted our horses as fast as we could toward the north. One after another three of my companions fell. There lay my Tartar with a bullet through his neck. After him two young and fine stalwart officers were carried from their saddles with cries of death, while their scared horses broke out across the plain in wild fear, perfect pictures of our distraught selves.英文原著 · 《Beasts, Men and Gods》
He stopped counting when he reached fifty dollars and gave the rest to Pop, who thumbed the bank notes in a frenzy of greed until he saw that he had two hundred dollars in his possession. The glee which he tried to hide, the crafty suspicion that this was not all of it the returning conviction that Bud was actually almost penniless, and the cunning assumption of senility, was pictured on his face. Pop's poor, miserly soul was for a minute shamelessly revealed. Distraught though he was, Bud stared and shuddered a little at the spectacle.英文原著 · 《Cow-Country》
Gwenwynwyn gazed long, of his senses in doubt, To see the grey friar a diver so stout; Then sadly and slowly his castle he sought, And left the friar diving, like dabchick distraught.英文原著 · 《Crotchet Castle》
His distraught eyes rested on the church spire, fading in the twilight, and the little adjoining graveyard. "Oh, Bessie," he groaned, "why did you die? I was good enough for YOU. That all had gone on as it was and I had never known--"英文原著 · 《He Fell In Love With His Wife》
Now, when they heard these answers of Pantagruel they all fell, some a weeping, some a praying, some a swearing, some an arbitrating, some a lecturing, some a caucussing, some a preaching, some a faith- healing, some a miracle-working, some a hypnotising, some a writing to the daily press; and while they were thus busy, like folk distraught, "reforming the island," Pantagruel burst out a laughing; whereat they were greatly dismayed; for laughter killeth the whole race of Coqcigrues, and they may not endure it.英文原著 · 《Letters to Dead Authors》
ver orson, and his wife had the feeling something was terribly wrong. sadly, she was right. what's, um, going on here? hello, Bree. just thought i'd give away some things I don't need anymore. hey, orson. you got these in 8 1/2? sorry, roy. just carry men's sizes. look, I can understand why you might want to give away your sporting equipment, but why would you give away your books and your cds? and for god sakes, you can still use your headphones. these are amazing! give me those. what is wrong with you people? don't you realize you're taking advantage of a man who is emotionally distraught?美剧 · 《Desperate Housewives》