"Why, he could take you to the opera, and take you home from the opera, and, during the opera, he could make one of the public, and applaud you as loud as the best."英文原著 · 《A Woman-Hater》
1 wire, that I worked in Boston, there was an operator named Jerry Borst at the other end. He was a first-class receiver and rapid sender. We made up a scheme to hold this wire, so he changed one letter of the alphabet and I soon got used to it; and finally we changed three letters. If any operator tried to receive from Borst, he couldn't do it, so Borst and I always worked together. Borst did less talking than any operator I ever knew. Never having seen him, I went while in New York to call upon him. I did all the talking. He would listen, stroke his beard, and say nothing.英文原著 · 《Edison, His Life and Inventions》
Gillmore joins Butler with ten thousand men, and the two operate against Richmond from the south aide of James River. This will give Butler thirty-three thousand men to operate with, W. Smith commanding the right wing of his forces, and Gillmore the left wing. I will stay with the Army of the Potomac, increased by Burnside's corps of not less than twenty-five thousand effective men, and operate directly against Lee's army, wherever it may be found.英文原著 · 《Memoirs of General William T. Sherman-2》
The three troopers found the station operator seated on the platform--pipe in mouth, and enjoying himself hugely. He looked lazily at them. "Call up Lexington," said Lightning, sharply. "Go to hell!" said the operator, and then he nearly toppled from his chair. Lightning, with a vicious gesture, had swung a pistol on him. "Here--here!" he gasped, "what'd you mean?"
"Call up Lexington," repeated Lightning. The operator seated himself. "What do you want in Lexington?" he growled.英文原著 · 《The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come》
The acute fear of a surgical operation may be banished by the use of certain drugs that depress the associational power of the brain and so minimize the effect of the preparations that usually inspire fear. If, in addition, the entire field of operation is blocked by local anesthesia so that the associational centers are not awakened, the patient will pass through the operation unscathed.英文原著 · 《The Origin and Nature of Emotions》
"Opera books. Books of the opera. Words and music of the opera."英文原著 · 《The Pit》
I guess there's a reason they don't call it "The rock opera fun." They call it "The rock opera business." Guess I won't be needing this piece of junk anymore.美剧 · 《Bojack Horseman》
Mr. President, this is a highly classified operation-- I'm clearing the First Lady for this operation.美剧 · 《House of Cards》
Glad you're aware it's not an actual operating room that you seem to be operating in.美剧 · 《The Good Doctor》