"I dare say it is rather hard to be a rat," she mused. "Nobody likes you. People jump and run away and scream out, `Oh, a horrid rat!' I shouldn't like people to scream and jump and say, `Oh, a horrid Sara!' the moment they saw me. And set traps for me, and pretend they were dinner. It's so different to be a sparrow. But nobody asked this rat if he wanted to be a rat when he was made. Nobody said, `Wouldn't you rather be a sparrow?'"英文原著 · 《A Little Princess》
He put on his hat directly, and accompanied her. Great was her innocent pleasure at that: it was the first time he had done her the honour. She took him to her poor people, and showed him off with innocent pride. "Hannah, this is my brother." Then in a whisper, "Isn't he beautiful?" Presently she saw him looking pale; unheard of phenomenon! "There now, you are ill," said she. "Come home directly, and be nursed."
"No, no," said he. "I only want a little fresh air. What horrid places what horrid sights and smells!英文原著 · 《Hard Cash》
Lacordaire, with conspicuous gallantry, first assisted Mrs. Thompson from the carriage, and then handed down the two young ladies. No lady could have been so difficult to please as to complain of him, and yet Mrs. Thompson thought that he was not as agreeable as usual. Those horrid boots and those horrid gloves gave him such an air of holiday finery that neither could he be at his ease wearing them, nor could she, in seeing them worn.英文原著 · 《The Chateau of Prince Polignac》
His prompt acceptance of her insincere criticism made her straightway repentant. ``No, it's I that have changed,'' she said. ``Oh, I'm horrid!--simply horrid. I'm in despair about myself.''英文原著 · 《The Conflict》
I was about to congratulate him on his trophy when we were startled by a horrid, half-human, half-bestial scream a little ahead and to the right of us. It seemed to come from a clump of rank and tangled bush not far from where Delcarte stood. It was a horrid, fearsome sound, the like of which never had fallen upon my ears before.英文原著 · 《The Lost Continent》
Right under my nose. The impudence of it!" Her voice broke. "Such a horrid mess! Such a hopeless, horrid mess!" She wiped away a bright little tear. "It's all alike. It's your way with us. All of you. There isn't a man in the world deserves to have a woman in the world.英文原著 · 《The Research Magnificent》
If you had been able to find a stupid stamp in that horrid thing, I would've never even seen Earl's taxes美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》