You are deeply in debt-say to the amount of a quarter of a dollar-to the little knicknack shop round the corner, where they sell picture-papers, spruce-gum, needles, and Malaga raisins. A boy owes you a quarter of a dollar, which he promises to pay at a certain time. You are depending on this quarter to settle accounts with the small shop-keeper. The time arrives-and the quarter doesn't. That's a financial crisis, in one sense-twenty-five senses, if I may say so.英文原著 · 《The Story of a Bad Boy》
We'll drink it out of the nipperkin, boys, Here's a health to the barley-mow! The nipperkin and the jolly brown bowl, CHO. Here's a health, &c. We'll drink it out of the quarter-pint, boys, Here's a health to the barley-mow! The quarter-pint, nipperkin, &c. Here's a health, &c. We'll drink it out of the half-a-pint, boys, Here's a health to the barley-mow! The half-a-pint, quarter-pint, &c.英文原著 · 《Ancient Poems》
Louis. I cannot go through all these. A man of the name of Jim Neil comes out in beautiful pre- eminence. No dealer in horses could get to the quartermaster except through Jim Neil, or some such go-between. The quartermaster contracted with Neil and Neil with the owners of horses; Neil at the time being also military inspector of horses for the quartermaster. He bought horses as cavalry horses for 24l. or less, and passed them himself as artillery horses for 30l. In other cases the military inspectors were paid by the sellers to pass horses.英文原著 · 《North America-2》
To make a long story short, the smith got the quarter of a pound of gold, and the quarter of a pound of silver, and the quarter of a pound of copper, and gave them and the pattern crown to the prince. He shut the forge door at nightfall, and the neighbours all gathered in the yard, and they heard him hammering, hammering, hammering, from that to daybreak; and every now and then he'd throw out through the window bits of gold, silver, and copper; and the idlers scrambled for them, and cursed one another, and prayed for the good luck of the workman.英文原著 · 《The Lilac Fairy Book》
The name of our ship was the "A No. 1, fast-sailing packet Typhoon." I learned afterwards that she sailed fast only in the newspaper advertisements. My father owned one quarter of the Typhoon, and that is why we happened to go in her. I tried to guess which quarter of the ship he owned, and finally concluded it must be the hind quarter-the cabin, in which we had the cosiest of state-rooms, with one round window in the roof, and two shelves or boxes nailed up against the wall to sleep in.英文原著 · 《The Story of a Bad Boy》
CHEVELEY. A woman whose size in gloves is seven and three- quarters never knows much about anything. You know Gertrude has always worn seven and three-quarters? That is one of the reasons why there was never any moral sympathy between us. Well, Arthur, I suppose this romantic interview may be regarded as at an end. You admit it was romantic, don't you? For the privilege of being your wife I was ready to surrender a great prize, the climax of my diplomatic career. You decline.英文原著 · 《An Ideal Husband》
I believe I can rally my board to give me another few quarters-- No such thing as a "Few more quarters" in this world.美剧 · 《Billions》
Here's a quarter, -there's a tampon machine in the ladies' room. - Thanks.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
And a little something extra, compliments of women without three quarters everywhere.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》