There was once a great Lord, who, having a daughter born to him named Talia, commanded the seers and wise men of his kingdom to come and tell him her fortune; and after various counsellings they came to the conclusion, that a great peril awaited her from a piece of stalk in some flax. Thereupon he issued a command, prohibiting any flax or hemp, or such-like thing, to be brought into his house, hoping thus to avoid the danger.英文原著 · 《Stories from Pentamerone》
'Seest thou that field yonder? When my daughter was born nine bushels of flax were sown therein, and not one blade has sprung up. I require thee to sow fresh flax in the ground that my daughter may wear a veil spun from it on the day of her wedding.'英文原著 · 《The Lilac Fairy Book》
wrote Longfellow, as if blue flax were a familiar sight on this side of the Atlantic. The charming little European plant (L. usitatissimum), which has furnished the fiber for linen and the oily seeds for poultices from time immemorial, is only a fugitive from cultivation here. Unhappily, it is rarely met with along the roadsides and railways as it struggles to gain a foothold in our waste places. Possibly Longfellow had in mind the blue toad flax (q.v.).英文原著 · 《WILD FLOWERS》
One of our greatest school pleasures was to watch Aunt Hannah spinning on her flax-wheel, wetting her thumb and forefinger at her lips to twist the thread, keeping time, meanwhile, to some quaint old tune with her foot upon the treadle.英文原著 · 《A New England Girlhood》
He'd say, "My disease can't be all bad if it rhymes with 'answer.'" Those are the flaxseed muffins that I just baked.美剧 · 《Modern Family》
I've got an important meeting, And I can't go into the office covered in flaxseed.美剧 · 《Modern Family》
Uh, so I brought flax seed crackers, organic split pea hummus, and green juice pressed from vegetables.美剧 · 《Shameless》
- Mm-hmm, and his last meal. Flax seeds, blueberries and bananas.美剧 · 《The Good Wife》