There was some piteousness in her voice and eyes. She was appealing to him for pity, but he did not know it. Every man thinks that the world was made for himself alone, and he goes tramping about it, quite careless as to where he plants his heavy feet. When occasionally he gets a thorn in one of his feet, he feels quite aggrieved. He never stops to think of all the things his foot crushes quite casually.英文原著 · 《Phyllis of Philistia》
A woman who climbed trees and conversed with the baboons of the jungle! It was quite horrible! Again the Hon. Morison mopped his brow. Meriem glanced toward him. "You are warm," she said. "Now that the sun is setting I find it quite cool. Why do you perspire now?"
He had not intended to let her know that he had seen her with the baboons; but quite suddenly, before he realized what he was saying, he had blurted it out.英文原著 · 《THE SON OF TARZAN》
"I met an American on the boat yesterday," the oracle was saying to his friends, "who was really quite a pleasant fellow. He--ah really was, you know, quite a sensible man. I asked him if they had anything like this in America; and he was obliged to say that they had n't anything like it in his country; they really had n't. He was really quite a sensible fellow; said he was over here to do the European tour, as he called it."英文原著 · 《The Complete Writings-2》
"Well, Mr. Torrance," asked that gentleman, "what can I do for you?"
"I am going to quit," announced Jimmy. "Quit!"' exclaimed the buyer. "Why, what's wrong? Isn't everything perfectly satisfactory? You have never complained to me."
"I can't explain," replied Jimmy. "I am going to quit. I am not satisfied.英文原著 · 《The Efficiency Expert》
Until to-day I have not really been quite clear in my own mind as to the step I have taken. My sober friend, have you ever tried to do anything that the world at large considers not quite sensible, not quite sane? Try it! It is easier to commit a thundering crime. A friend of mine delights in walking to town bareheaded, and I fully believe the neighbourhood is more disquieted thereby than it would be if my friend came home drunken or failed to pay his debts.英文原著 · 《The Friendly Road》
Well, let's quit. We'll just quit. Let's all quit.美剧 · 《Friends》
He worked all night. They were really quite-- Excuse me. They were really quite-- - "Quite" what? - Good, actually.美剧 · 《Suits》
Your disgusting display of soft-pedaling sycophancy made me wanna quit the journalism business altogether, two days prior to when I get married and quit the journalism business altogether.美剧 · 《Bojack Horseman》
It's a funny thing because the rest of us occupy it quite frequently and quite well. It's a funny thing because the rest of us occupy it quite frequently and quite well.演讲 · 《Pointing to the future of UI ~ John Underkoffler》