Hitherto the Marchesino had felt quite at ease with his new friends. But hitherto he had been, as it were, merely at play with them. The interlude of fever had changed his views and enlarged his consciousness. And Emilio was no longer at hand to be explanatory if desired. The Marchesino wished very much that he thoroughly understood the inner workings of the minds of English ladies. How mad were the English? How mad exactly, for instance, was the Signora Delarey? And how mad exactly was the Signorina?英文原著 · 《A Spirit in Prison》
There was a nice nightcap for a puzzled head! I had made rather an evening of it, what with increase of funds and decrease of anxiety, but this cryptic admonition spoiled the remainder of my night. It had arrived by a late post, and I only wished that I had left it all night in my letter-box. What exactly did it mean? And what exactly must I do? These were questions that confronted me with fresh force in the morning.英文原著 · 《A Thief in the Night》
LORD ILLINGWORTH. That is exactly what he should do. That is exactly what you should help him to do. What a typical woman you are! You talk sentimentally, and you are thoroughly selfish the whole time. But don't let us have a scene. Rachel, I want you to look at this matter from the common-sense point of view, from the point of view of what is best for our son, leaving you and me out of the question. What is our son at present?英文原著 · 《A Woman of No Importance》
"It the girl herself," cried the other. "Exactly her expression, and exactly her features. Measure Maddalena, and measure Minerva, and from forehead to chin, you won't find a hairbreadth of difference between them."英文原著 · 《AFTER DARK》
"It's some men's way of saying: Thy will be done."
"Ask Phillips to come and see me," he said. "I can be of more help, if I know exactly his views."
He walked with her to the bus. They passed a corner house that he had more than once pointed out to her. It had belonged, years ago, to a well-known artist, who had worked out a wonderful scheme of decoration in the drawing-room. A board was up, announcing that the house was for sale. A gas lamp, exactly opposite, threw a flood of light upon the huge white lettering. Joan stopped. "Why, it's the house you are always talking about," she said.英文原著 · 《All Roads Lead to Calvary》
The next morning Miss Crutchet traded rooms again, and the little children gave Miss Mussell their money, and she counted it, and it came to $2.84. The next day she came again because there were three that hadn't their money, so there was $2.88 at last. Miss Mussell had three little girls go with her after school to pick out the present. They chose a silver-plated pickle caster, which is exactly what girls of seven will choose, and, do you know, it came exactly to $2.88?英文原著 · 《Back Home》
You know exactly what everyone's looking at, and you know exactly what they want.美剧 · 《Billions》
Maybe I want them to feel the opposite of the way Wags does right now-- totally uncomfortable in their position and place, scared to death of my disapproval, of failing, of not being exactly where I need them to be exactly when I need them there.美剧 · 《Billions》
She's a beautiful, hot woman, and you're not exactly, you know- Not exactly what?美剧 · 《Modern Family》