``The seed,'' replied he. ``And I saw it was an acorn, not the seed of one of those weak plants that spring up overnight and wither at noon. Yes, you will win.'' He laughed gayly, rolled his eyes and kissed his fingers. ``And then you can afford to take a little holiday, and fall in love. Ah, it is a joyous pastime-- for a holiday. Only for a holiday, mind you. I shall be there and I shall seize you and take you back to your art.''英文原著 · 《The Price She Paid》
Since I stopped work I have had a two months' holiday. The summer has been my working time for 35 years; to have a holiday in it (in America) is new for me. I have not broken it, except to write "Eve's Diary" and "A Horse's Tale"--short things occupying the mill 12 days.英文原著 · 《Letters Vol. 5》
"Think of the filthy coals, and the infernal vibration, and leave your beautiful schooner as she is. We are out for a holiday. Let the wind and the sea take a holiday too."英文原著 · 《Miss or Mrs》
His uncle answered; "Wait till the holidays come."But the holidays would not come till November, and there was a long time still to wait.英文原著 · 《The Hungry Stones And Other Stories》
My father had the power of giving to these summer holidays a charm which was strongly felt by all his family. The pressure of his work at home kept him at the utmost stretch of his powers of endurance, and when released from it, he entered on a holiday with a youthfulness of enjoyment that made his companionship delightful; we felt that we saw more of him in a week's holiday than in a month at home.英文原著 · 《The Life and Letters-1》
"My trip of three days to Cambridge has done me such wonderful good, and filled my limbs with such elasticity, that I must get a little work out of my body before another holiday." This holiday seems to have been thoroughly enjoyed; he wrote to his sister:--英文原著 · 《The Life and Letters-1》
Thanksgiving is almost here, and as soon as people realize how much money they have to spend on holiday gifts,美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
I will stay tonight and decorate diner for American holiday of Thanksgiving.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》