But there was a putting of heads together out there presently, and a conversing in low voices, which seemed to show that our man's talk had made an impression; and presently an officer went away in a hurry, and shortly came back with a person who entered our cell and felt the bruised man's pulse and threw the glare of a lantern on his drawn face, striped with blood, and his glassy eyes, fixed and vacant. The doctor examined the man's broken head also, and presently said:英文原著 · 《Goldsmiths Friend Abroad Again》
Juvenal similarly speaks of `cruda senectus' (caused by gluttony). (36) The thought is parallel to that of `O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath.' (37) The `common feast' is one to which all present subscribe. Theognis (line 495) says that one of the chief pleasures of a banquet is the general conversation. Hence the present passage means that such a feast naturally costs little, while the many present will make pleasurable conversation. (38) i.e. `do not cut your finger-nails'. (39) i.e. things which it would be sacrilege to disturb, such as tombs.英文原著 · 《Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica》
The fact of the failure is however admitted, and the present written Constitution of the United States, which is the splendid result of that failure, was "Done in Convention by the unanimous consent of the States present."* Twelve States were present--Rhode Island apparently having had no representative on the occasion--on the 17th of September, 1787, and in the twelfth year of the Independence of the United States.英文原著 · 《North America-2》
An object is monstrous where by its size it defeats the end that forms its concept. The colossal is the mere presentation of a concept which is almost too great for presentation, i.e., borders on the relatively monstrous; for the end to be attained by the presentation of a concept is made harder to realize by the intuition of the object being almost too great for our faculty of apprehension. A pure judgement upon the sublime must, however, have no end belonging to the object as its determining ground, if it is to be aesthetic and not to be tainted with any judgement of understanding or reason.英文原著 · 《The Critique of Judgement》
Yet he was humanely inclined in this instance. "Well, then, why not live in your Pennsylvania place for the present, or, if not that, go to New York? You can't stay here. Ship or sell these things." He waved a hand toward the rooms. "I would only too gladly," replied Mrs. Carter, "if I knew what to do."
"Take my advice and go to New York for the present. You will get rid of your expenses here, and I will help you with the rest--for the present, anyhow. You can get a start again.英文原著 · 《The Titan》
trial only shows The bitter juice of forsaken woes; Where former bliss, present evils do stain; Nay, former bliss adds to present pain, While remembrance doth both states contain. Come, learners, then to me, the model of mishap, Ingulphed in despair, slid down from Fortune's lap; And, as you like my double lot, Tread in my steps, or follow not.英文原著 · 《A Defence of Poesie and Poems》
Over there on Valentine's Day, women buy presents for their salarymen bosses, and those presents are displayed for all to see, so the most important thing is the size.美剧 · 《Billions》
I can't believe it. Make the presents. Make the presents.美剧 · 《Friends》