"This went on until the first professional examination; but, after the examination, the war, to our consternation, recommenced. Am I, then, bad-hearted for thinking there must have been something in that examination which roused the sleeping spirit of trades-unionism?"英文原著 · 《A Woman-Hater》
At the moment I think I laughed at him. I thought his accusation ridiculous. But when he was gone--and afterwards--I examined myself. I tried to know myself. I spent hours in self-examination, cruel self-examination. I did not spare myself. Believe that, Hermione! Believe that!"
"I do believe it."
"And at the end I knew that it was not true.英文原著 · 《A Spirit in Prison》
I knew it from himself. He knew himself by no other name than One Hundred and Five, North Tower, when he made shoes under my care. As I serve my gun that day, I resolve, when the place shall fall, to examine that cell. It falls. I mount to the cell, with a fellow-citizen who is one of the Jury, directed by a gaoler. I examine it, very closely. In a hole in the chimney, where a stone has been worked out and replaced, I find a written paper. This is that written paper.英文原著 · 《A TALE OF TWO CITIES》
"Our extramural teacher in anatomy was about to give a competitive examination. Now, on these occasions, we were particularly obnoxious. Often and clearly as it had been proved, by _'a priori_ reasoning, that we _must_ be infinitely inferior to the average male, we persisted in proving, by hard fact, that we were infinitely his superior; and every examination gave us an opportunity of crushing solid reasons under hollow fact.英文原著 · 《A Woman-Hater》
It has often been remarked that great things arise out of small things, and sometimes, when in full motion, depend on small things. History offers brilliant examples upon its large stage. Fiction has imitated history in _un verre d'eau_ and other compositions. To these examples, real or feigned, I am now about to add one; and the curious reader may, if he thinks it worth while, note the various ramifications at home and abroad of a seemingly trivial incident.英文原著 · 《A Woman-Hater》
It only wants a little singleness of mind and common sense. Years ago certificates of attendance on various lectures were reasonably demanded. They were a slight presumptive evidence of proficiency, and had a supplementary value, because the public examinations were so loose and inadequate; but once establish a stiff, searching, sufficient, incorruptible, public examination, and then to have passed that examination is not presumptive, but demonstrative, proof of proficiency, and swallows up all minor and merely presumptive proofs.英文原著 · 《A Woman-Hater》
In the history of the world, give me one example of a really good mother.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
It'll work. I've used this to get out of eight jobs, six final exams, and one wedding.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
Here is a very good example. Take Jackson Pollock, for example. Here is a very good example. Take Jackson Pollock, for example.演讲 · 《Tidying up art ~ Ursus Wehrli》
Now, I have given you two examples not because they are isolated examples. Now, I have given you two examples not because they are isolated examples.演讲 · 《In praise of conflict ~ Jonathan Marks》