LORD ILLINGWORTH. she is not modern, and to be modern is the only thing worth being nowadays. You want to be modern, don't you, Gerald? You want to know life as it really is. Not to be put of with any old-fashioned theories about life. Well, what you have to do at present is simply to fit yourself for the best society. A man who can dominate a London dinner-table can dominate the world. The future belongs to the dandy.英文原著 · 《A Woman of No Importance》
" Yes, Pat," answered Coleman, " I did. It was all because of an unrequited affection, Patrick." The man stood near, a napkin over his arm. Coleman went on impressively. " The ways of the modern lover are strange. Now, I, Patrick, am a modern lover, and when, yesterday, the dagger of disappointment was driven deep into my heart, I immediately played poker as hard as I could and incidentally got loaded. This is the modern point of view. I understand on good authority that in old times lovers used to. languish.英文原著 · 《Active Service》
LADY MARKBY. [Reflecting.] You are remarkably modern, Mabel. A little too modern, perhaps. Nothing is so dangerous as being too modern. One is apt to grow old-fashioned quite suddenly. I have known many instances of it英文原著 · 《An Ideal Husband》
Wratworth has completely disappeared from the modern map; its territory seems to be included in that of the present Orwell. See Rot. 559 and Lysons, Magna Britannia, ii. A small hamlet called Malton seems to represent it. Whitwell also is no longer the name of a village, while the modern Coton is not mentioned in D. There is now a Whitwell Farm near the village of Coton, but in the parish of Barton. The modern Coton does not seem to be the ancient Whitwell, for on Subsidy Rolls we may find Whitwell annexed to Barton and Coton to Grantchester.英文原著 · 《Domesday Book and Beyond》
The Prince of Modena will repair to Genoa incognito, because the Republic has declared that they will pay due honours to his bride as a Princess of the blood, but not as Princess of Modena. They have already begun to laugh here at the amusements of Modena. She has sent to her father from Lyons an harangue which was addressed to her by a curate. In spite of her father, she will visit the whole of Provence. She will go to Toulon, La Ste. Beaume, and I know not what. I believe she wishes to see everything or anything except her husband.英文原著 · 《The Memoirs of the Louis XIV. and the Regency》
That word, however, is scarcely in place; I only mean that M. Dubois has made a vi- sible effort, which has been most fruitful. Simplicity is not always strength, and our complicated modern genius contains treasures of intention. This fathomless modern element is an immense charm on the part of M. Paul Dubois. I am lost in admiration of the deep aesthetic experience, the enlightenment of taste, re- vealed by such work. After that, I only hope that Giuseppe Garibaldi may have a monument as fair.英文原著 · 《A Little Tour In France》
I loved "Women on the Wall: An Exploration of Gender in Text and Media, Barbara Kruger and Jenny Holzer in conversation with Helen Molesworth." It combined my two favorite things: modern art and people talking about modern art.美剧 · 《Bojack Horseman》
I was pretty scared at first, but now I think it's the best thing I ever did. well, that's great. now I never would have had the guts without talking to you. you're like my role model. really? that's sweet. my old role model was candi, down at the club, but she o. d.'d. well, I will, uh, try to do candi proud. good for you, Robin.美剧 · 《Desperate Housewives》
In the President's radio address today, he said the model here in Washington is a model for the nation.美剧 · 《House of Cards》
She had a, uh, passion for modern architecture and at least one modern architect.美剧 · 《Modern Family》
At modern art. Then I realized how, you know, the world of modern art at modern art. Then I realized how, you know, the world of modern art演讲 · 《Tidying up art ~ Ursus Wehrli》