The groans were probably a trick, to entice him, unarmed, into the night. And so, just before the dawn, when the mists rose, and the groans ceased, Everett, still arguing, sank with a contented sigh into forgetfulness.英文原著 · 《A Question of Latitude》
Walkley the London correspondent of the Eclipse, whirled from his chair with a shout of joy and relief -at sight of Coleman. " Cables," he cried. "Nothin' but cables! All the people in New York are writing cables to you. The wires groan with them. And we groan with them too. They come in here in bales. However, there is no reason why you should read them all.英文原著 · 《Active Service》
Weeks groaned as he dispatched his son on horseback with this first epistle, and Holcroft groaned as he read it, not on account of its marvelous spelling and construction, but by reason of the vista of perplexities and trouble it opened to his boding mind. But he named on half a sheet of paper as large a sum as he felt it possible to pay and leave any chance for himself, then affixed his signature and sent it back by the messenger.英文原著 · 《He Fell In Love With His Wife》
"My chest!" he groaned. "All of my ribs must be broken! And my ankle is broken, too!" And he groaned again.英文原著 · 《Joe The Hotel Boy》
Prepare me a letter, and I will carry it. Let her Majesty Victoria be told That Tusitala, the loving one, has been taken hence. REFRAIN - Groan and weep, O my heart, etc., etc. "Alas! my heart weeps with anxious grief As I think of the days before us: Of the white men gathering for the Christmas assembly! Alas for Aolele! left in her loneliness, And the men of Vailima, who weep together Their leader - their leader being taken. REFRAIN - Groan and weep, O my heart, etc., etc.英文原著 · 《Robert Louis Stevenson》
"How heavy do I journey on the way, When what I seek--my weary travel's end Doth teach that ease and that repose to say, Thus far the miles are measur'd from thy friend! The beast that bears me, tired with my woe, Plods dully on, to bear that weight in me, As if by some instinct the wretch did know His rider loved not speed, being made from thee: The bloody spur cannot provoke him on That sometimes anger thrusts into his hide, Which heavily he answers with a groan, More sharp to me than spurring to his side; For that same groan doth put this in my mind; My grief lies onward and my joy behind."英文原著 · 《The Complete Writings-4》
"When Scavo's Pizzeria opened its doors," "you could almost hear the city groan," " 'just what we need, another pizza joint.' " "But with an updated menu from new chef Rick Colletti..." Is he the man who cooked us that really really...美剧 · 《Desperate Housewives》