The boundary of Maine was found to be undefined to the extent of 12,000 square miles. Both Maine and New Brunswick claimed this, of course. Maine took her coat off to fight, so did New Brunswick. Now, we backed Maine, and voted supplies and men to her. Not so England. More soberly, she said, "Let us arbitrate." We agreed, it was done. By the umpire Maine was awarded more than half what she claimed. And then we disputed the umpire's decision on the ground he hadn't given us the whole thing!英文原著 · 《A Straight Deal》
Madame de Maintenon hereupon told us a most extraordinary story. The lady who sold this marquisate had retired two years previously to the island of Martinique, where she, at the present moment, owned the residence of Constant d'Aubigne, the same house where the new Marquise de Maintenon had spent her childhood with her parents, so that while one of these ladies had quitted the Chateau de Maintenon in order to live in Martinique, the other had come from Martinique in order to reside at the Chateau de Maintenon. Truly, the destinies of some are strange in this world.英文原著 · 《The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan》
Such application is not quite correct, since ``plane'' indicates a flat surface, and the lifting surfaces are always cambered. Propeller--See ``Air-Screw.''
Propeller, Tractor--An air-screw mounted in front of the main lifting surface. Propeller, Pusher--An air-screw mounted behind the main lifting surface. Pusher--An aeroplane of which the propeller is mounted behind the main lifting surface. Pylon--Any V-shaped construction from the point of which wires are taken. Power--Rate of working. Power, Horse--One horse-power represents a force sufficient to raise 33,000 lbs. 1 foot in a minute.英文原著 · 《The Aeroplane Speaks》
Birth of the Duc d'Anjou.--The Present to the Mother.--The Casket of Patience.--Departure of the King for the Army.--The King Turns a Deaf Ear.--How That Concerns Madame de Maintenon. --The Prisoner of the Bastille.--The Danger of Caricatures.--The Administrative Thermometer.-- Actors Who Can neither Be Applauded nor Hissed.--Relapse of the Prisoner. --Scarron's Will.--A Fine Subject for Engraving.--Madame de Maintenon's Opinion upon the Jesuits.--The Audience of the Green Salon.--Portions from the Refectory.--Madame de Maintenon's Presence of Mind.--I Will Make You Schoolmaster.英文原著 · 《The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan》
The Duc du Maine and the cabal have made his sister believe that if my son should die they would make her Regent, and would aid her with their counsel to enable her to become one of the greatest persons in the world. They say they mean no violence towards my son, who cannot live long on account of his irregularities; that he must soon die or lose his sight; and in the latter event he would consent to her becoming Regent. I know a person to whom the Duc du Maine said so. This put an end to one's astonishment, that she should have wished to force her daughter to marry the Duc du Maine.英文原著 · 《The Memoirs of the Louis XIV. and the Regency》
What, then, are to be the main channels down which the renascent English drama will float in the coming years? It is more than possible that these main channels will come to be two in number and situate far apart.英文原著 · 《Concerning Letters》
The bed folds up against the wall during the day, so you'd still maintain your signature Williamsburg美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
In the process, we will gain about a million good jobs, mainly rural. In the process, we will gain about a million good jobs, mainly rural.演讲 · 《Winning the oil endgame ~ Amory Lovins》