Their enmity is the next dangerous thing to their friendship. Have a real reserve with almost everybody; and have a seeming reserve with almost nobody; for it is very disagreeable to seem reserved, and very dangerous not to be so. Few people find the true medium; many are ridiculously mysterious and reserved upon trifles; and many imprudently communicative of all they know.英文原著 · 《Letters to His Son, 1746-47》
"There was a fellow got on the train one night and he had a berth reserved for Buffalo; at least the way I heard it, it was Buffalo, though I guess, as a matter of fact, you might tell it on any other town just as well--or no, I guess he didn't have his berth reserved, he got on the train and asked the porter for a reservation for Buffalo--or, anyway, that part doesn't matter--say that he had a berth for Buffalo or any other place, and the porter came through and said, 'Do you want an early call?'--or no, he went to the porter--that was it--and said--"英文原著 · 《My Discovery of England》
MISS HARDCASTLE. you have frozen me to death again. That word RESERVED has undone all the rest of his accomplishments. A reserved lover, it is said, always makes a suspicious husband.英文原著 · 《She Stoops To Conquer》
However, the departure of Corentin seemed to lessen the young man's distrust, and he began to cast on Mademoiselle de Verneuil certain looks which betrayed an immoderate admiration for women, rather than the respectful warmth of a dawning passion. The young girl grew more and more reserved, and gave all her attentions to Madame du Gua. The youth, angry with himself, tried, in his vexation, to turn the tables and seem indifferent. Mademoiselle de Verneuil appeared not to notice this manoeuvre; she continued to be simple without shyness and reserved without prudery.英文原著 · 《The Chouans》
The legislators who decreed that henceforth the rope should be reserved for the ultimate crime of murder were inspired with a proper sense of humour and proportion. It would be ignoble to dignify that ugly enterprise of to-day, the cracking of suburban cribs, with the same punishment which was meted out to Claude Duval and the immortal Switcher. Better for the churl the disgrace of Portland than the chance of heroism and respect given at the Tree!英文原著 · 《A Book of Scoundrels》
This coin means that you've got a spot reserved.美剧 · 《Billions》
But her fridays were now reserved for a meeting... a special meeting where she stood in front of people she didn't know... my name is Bree, and I am an alcoholic.美剧 · 《Desperate Housewives》
- What does this one say to you? - Modest, reserved, and definitely not dating the dead lady's husband.美剧 · 《Desperate Housewives》
I wanted to fix something for eli for a change. and somewhere, in a place reserved for the very best of us, eli scruggs smiled and said,"thank you.美剧 · 《Desperate Housewives》