For a moment the hard, cynical face was illumined with a smile of rare beauty, but only for a moment. The gleam passed and the old, hard, cynical face turned in challenge to the Superintendent. "Explain!" he said bitterly, defiantly. "Go on if you can."
The Superintendent stood silent. "Ah!" breathed Moira, a thrill of triumphant relief in her voice, "he cannot explain."
With dramatic swiftness the explanation came. It was from Jerry. "H'explain?" cried the little half-breed, quivering with rage. "H'explain?英文原著 · 《The Patrol of the Sun Dance Trail》
"I believe that my statement, which is founded upon the most exact truth, explains the charges brought against me by M. Galpin. It explains how I tried to keep my visit to Valpinson secret; how I was met in going and in coming back, and at hours which correspond with the time of the fire. It explains, finally, how I came at first to deny. It explains how one of my cartridge-cases was found near the ruins, and why I had to wash my hands when I reached home."英文原著 · 《Within an Inch of His Life》
She laughed at him. " Explain? Really, your vocabulary is getting extensive, but it is dreadfully awkward to ask people to explain when there is nothing to explain."英文原著 · 《Active Service》
Every one now speaks of the undulatory THEORY of light; yet the ether is itself hypothetical, and the undulations are inferred only from explaining the phenomena of light. Even in the THEORY of gravitation is the attractive power in any way known, except by explaining the fall of the apple, and the movements of the Planets? It seems to me that an hypothesis is DEVELOPED into a theory solely by explaining an ample lot of facts. Again and again I thank you for your generous aid in discussing a view, about which you very properly hold yourself unbiassed.英文原著 · 《The Life and Letters-2》
it was an ambassador's fit of temper, nothing is sacred for people of that kind. To-morrow he shall explain what he meant by saying that I had done nothing but blunder and talk nonsense in his house. I will ask him for an explanation--that is, I will ask him to explain my mistake. After all is done and said, I am in the wrong perhaps---- Upon my word, it is very good of me to cudgel my brains like this. What business is it of mine?"英文原著 · 《A Woman of Thirty》
...come up to my country house and ruin my weekend with Rachel." - Okay. Please, Paul. Just let me explain. - No. Let me explain. Fired.美剧 · 《Friends》
- Well, that explains it. - Explains what?美剧 · 《Suits》
- Mike, I can explain. - No, you don't have to explain.美剧 · 《Suits》
What are things that you get from the universe that you can't really explain? What are things that you get from the universe that you can't really explain?演讲 · 《Where does creativity hide ~ Amy Tan》