My sister Masha had held a position of great importance in my father's life and in the life of the whole family. Many a time in the last few years have we had occasion to think of her and to murmur sadly: "If only Masha had been with us! If only Masha had not died!"英文原著 · 《Reminiscences of Tolstoy》
The young swell didn't seem to care about dirtying his trotter-cases; he kept slashing about with his cane, and staring at all the gals. What an ass that masher is! Wouldn't I have liked to have punched his head! If you ever want to hide him, daddy, please think of yours truly. He wouldn't stand up to me for five minutes."
"Go on, my lad; go on."
"Well, we had waited half an hour, when all at once a woman came sharp round the corner, and stops before the masher. Wasn't she a fine gal! and hadn't she a pair of sparklers! but she had awfully seedy togs on.英文原著 · 《Caught In The Net》
The articles most commonly used are, bran, oatmeal, brewers grains, mashed potatoes, mashed turnips, rye meal, and barley meal, with a large proportion of water; sometimes two or three or more of these articles are united in forming a drink; and of whatever ingredients the drink is composed, a large proportion of salt is always added to it.英文原著 · 《ESSAYS-1》
She would go up to him, stroke his hand, caress him, and say something affectionate, and you could see that he liked it, was happy, and even responded in kind. It was as if he became a different man with her. Why was it that Masha was able to do this, while no one else even dared to try? If any other of us had done it, it would have seemed unnatural, but Masha could do it with perfect simplicity and sincerity.英文原著 · 《Reminiscences of Tolstoy》
"Come along, Masher! Drop your shooters: I've got him! He's a limp rag... Tie him up."
Daubrecq, in fact, was bending in two and falling on his knees like a isjointed doll. Under the action of the chloroform, the fearsome brute sank into impotence, became harmless and grotesque. The Growler and the Masher rolled him in one of the blankets of the bed and tied him up securely. "That's it! That's it!" shouted Lupin, leaping to his feet.英文原著 · 《The Crystal Stopper》
So look after the dear fellow... Give him a few drops of chioroform every three or four hours: it's his one weakness... Off with you, Masher... And you, Daubrecq, don't get excited up there. The roof'll bear you all right... If you feel at all sick, don't mind... Off you go, Masher! He watched the car move into the distance and then told the cabman to drive to a post-office, where he dispatched a telegram in these words:
"M.英文原著 · 《The Crystal Stopper》