So he basked and smoked and drank his ale, retelling the ancient stories, and hiccuping forth the ancient sermons. So, in the fading twilight of life, he smiled the smile of contentment, as became one who had emptied more quarts, had delivered more harrowing discourses, and had lived familiarly with more scoundrels than any devil-dodger of his generation.英文原著 · 《A Book of Scoundrels》
This early period of Mark Twain's journalism is full of delicious history, but we are permitted here to retell only such of it as will supply connection to the infrequent letters. He wrote home briefly in February, but the letter contained nothing worth preserving. Then two months later he gives us at least a hint of his employment.英文原著 · 《Letters Vol. 1》
And as a pilgrim who delighteth him
In gazing round the temple of his vow,
And hopes some day to retell how it was,英文原著 · 《Paradiso》
He makes way for this very attractive woman, whom he conveniently leaves out of his retelling of the story.美剧 · 《Modern Family》
Let me retell the honesty with you The only reason I hired'you is because you are hot美剧 · 《Ugly Betty》