`French, eh!' repeated Carton, musing, and not appearing to notice him at all, though he echoed his word. `Well; he may be.'
`Is, I assure you,' said the spy; `though it's not important.' `Though it's not important,' repeated Carton in the same mechanical way--'though it's not important No, it's not important. Yet I know the face.'
`I think not. I am sure not. It can't be,' said the spy. `It--can't--be,' muttered Sydney Carton, retrospectively, and filling his glass (which fortunately was a small one) again. `Can't--be. Spoke good French.英文原著 · 《A TALE OF TWO CITIES》
At Zenda, sir?"
"Certainly. It is therefore impossible--physically impossible--that he should be here."
The fellow was convinced that he understood now. "It's certainly impossible, sir," said he, smiling more broadly. "Absolutely. And therefore impossible also that you should have seen him." With this Rudolf took a gold piece from his pocket and handed it to the sergeant. The fellow took it with something like a wink. "As for you, you've searched here and found nobody," concluded Mr. Rassendyll.英文原著 · 《Rupert of Hentzau》
Property is Impossible, because, with a given Capital, Production is proportional to Labor, not to Property. FOURTH PROPOSITION. Property is Impossible, because it is Homicide. FIFTH PROPOSITION. Property is Impossible, because, if it exists, Society devours itself. Appendix to the Fifth Proposition. SIXTH PROPOSITION. Property is Impossible, because it is the Mother of Tyranny.英文原著 · 《What is Property》
SEVENTH PROPOSITION. Property is Impossible, because, in consuming its Receipts, it loses them; in hoarding them, it nullifies them; and, in using them as Capital, it turns them against Production. EIGHTH PROPOSITION. Property is Impossible, because its Power of Accumulation is infinite, and is exercised only over Finite Quantities. NINTH PROPOSITION Property is Impossible, because it is powerless against Property. TENTH PROPOSITION. Property is Impossible, because it is the Negation of Equality.英文原著 · 《What is Property》
"The great difficulty in taking an electrotype impression, and preserving the original, has been attributed to the battery being too powerful. I am led to believe from practice that the principal difficulty has been in the Daguerreotype plate itself, for if we use an impression that has been taken but a few days, and taken in the usual way, we will find it difficult to succeed without spoiling both the copy and original, and so also with an old impression.英文原著 · 《American Hand Book of the Daguerreotype》
You know he cannot see us, for he keeps his bed now, and even if he should rise, his windows open on the inner court." Ivan's brow contracted. "Impossible, impossible!" he murmured. "Impossible? Because you will not? "Ivan, my good Ivan, it is absolutely necessary for me to speak to your young master. I have made him submit to a humiliation against my will. He mistakes my sentiments and credits me with the blackest intentions, and it will be torture to him in future to be condemned to sit at the same table with me daily. Let me explain myself to him.英文原著 · 《Andre Cornelis》
♪ Who should I choose? ♪ ♪ Either way, I lose ♪ ♪ I stare at the gun ♪ ♪ Is it daughter, is it son? ♪ ♪ Choices ♪ - ♪ Impossible choices ♪ - ♪ Choices ♪ - ♪ Impossible choices ♪ - ♪ Impossible ♪ ♪ Choices ♪ This is why I can't have friends over.美剧 · 《Modern Family》
"impossible," "next to impossible," and "how the hell did that happen?"美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
It's important for her, and it's important for the both of you美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
Counterpoint -- whoever comes up with this impossible case is then going to have to win said impossible case.美剧 · 《Billions》
Oil imports fell 50 percent, oil imports from the Persian Gulf fell 87 percent. oil imports fell 50 percent, oil imports from the Persian Gulf fell 87 percent.演讲 · 《Winning the oil endgame ~ Amory Lovins》