Having given above a striking extract from a speech on native policy, by the Rt. Louis Botha, Premier of British South Africa, we will now proceed to give an extract from another declaration by General Louis Botha, the Transvaal Boer. The Union Premier was giving evidence before the Labour Commission in Johannesburg and this is what he then said: --英文原著 · 《Native Life in South Africa》
Arrived here, he stood for a moment in the middle of the road, bareheaded. There was not a breath of wind anywhere. He made his way carefully down towards Downing Street, meeting few people, and still obliged to grope rather than walk. Along Downing Street he made his way by the railings and rang the bell at last at the Premier's house. He was shown at once into the council room. The four or five men who were seated around a table, and who looked up at his entrance, bore every one of them, household names. The Premier held out his hand. "Good evening, Major Thomson," he began.英文原著 · 《The Kingdom of the Blind》
Your majesty, replied the minister calmly, cannot bring yourself off. We'll pay them in money--said the king. Sire, there are not sixty thousand crowns in the treasury, answered the minister.--I'll pawn the best jewel in my crown, quoth Francis the First. Your honour stands pawn'd already in this matter, answered Monsieur le Premier. Then, Mons. le Premier, said the king, by. .we'll go to war with 'em.英文原著 · 《The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy》
"Celui qui cy maintenant dort, Fit plus de pitie que d'envie, Et souffrit mille fois la mort, Avant que de perdre la vie. Passant, ne fais icy de bruit, Et garde bien qu'il ne s'eveille, Car voicy la premiere nuit, Que le Pauvre Scarron sommeille."英文原著 · 《A Little Tour In France》
There are at least ten solutions of the Education question, and no one knows which Englishmen really want. For Englishmen are only allowed to vote about the two which are at that moment offered by the Premier and the Leader of the Opposition. There are ten solutions of the drink question; and no one knows which the democracy wants; for the democracy is only allowed to fight about one Licensing Bill at a time.英文原著 · 《A Miscellany of Men》
We are not in our premiere jeunesse. The world is a very nice place. Your world, at any rate, is so. You have all manner of fat rectories to get, and possible bishoprics to enjoy. Come, confess; on second thoughts you would not sacrifice such things for the smiles of a lame lady?'
It was impossible for him to answer this. In order to be in any way dignified, he felt that he must be silent. 'Come,' said she--'don't boody with me: don't be angry because I speak out some home truths. Alas, the world, as I have found it, has taught me bitter truths.英文原著 · 《Barchester Towers》
As I said to Ed Porter at the premiere of The Great Train Robbery, "Aah, the train's coming right at me." - What the hell is going on? - I don't know, Lenny.美剧 · 《Bojack Horseman》
I figured since I'm your agent, I should at least show up to your premiere party.美剧 · 《Bojack Horseman》