We Americans claim to be a peace-loving people. We hate bloodshed; we are opposed to violence. Yet we go into spasms of joy over the possibility of projecting dynamite bombs from flying machines upon helpless citizens. We are ready to hang, electrocute, or lynch anyone, who, from economic necessity, will risk his own life in the attempt upon that of some industrial magnate. Yet our hearts swell with pride at the thought that America is becoming the most powerful nation on earth, and that it will eventually plant her iron foot on the necks of all other nations.英文原著 · 《Anarchism and Other Essays》
G----- is a man who had rather fail in a great purpose than not accomplish it in precisely his own way. He has the courage of his conviction and the intolerance of his courage. He is op- posed to the death penalty for murder, but he would willingly have any one electrocuted who disagreed with him on the subject.英文原著 · 《Ponkapog Papers》
"And in the meantime," said the mother, despairingly, "we shall all be electrocuted, or the house burned down by crossed wires, or we shall be blown into eternity by an explosion of chemicals!"英文原著 · 《The Master Key》
"Nonsense!" ejaculated the proud father. "Rob's storage batteries are not powerful enough to electrocute one or set the house on fire. Do give the boy a chance, Belinda."英文原著 · 《The Master Key》
"Why, words rather fail me," answered Father Brown. "I cannot think at this moment of anything in this world that would interest me less. And, unless the just anger of the Republic is at last going to electrocute journalists for writing like that, I don't quite see why it should interest you either."英文原著 · 《The Wisdom of Father Brown》
You grabbed that wire, and I think you got a little electrocuted.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
I always knew I'd be electrocuted, I just thought it would be in the chair.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
I couldn't. I'd keep thinking I were going to be electrocuted.美剧 · 《Downton Abbey》
Why is it such a big deal now? You know, when I was a kid, it was like: "Whoops, Joey fell down the stairs." Or, "Whoops, Joey electrocuted himself again." Anyway, um, are you going to get a handyman to install this stuff?美剧 · 《Friends》