Whom Defarge escorted to the top of the stairs, and, leaving seated there, returned. The three had risen, and their heads were together when he came back to the garret. `How say you, Jacques?' demanded Number One. `To be registered?'
`To be registered, as doomed to destruction,' returned Defarge. `Magnificent!' croaked the man with the craving. `The chateau and all the race?' inquired the first. `The chateau and all the race,' returned Defarge. `Extermination.'
The hungry man repeated, in a rapturous croak, `Magnificent!' and began gnawing another finger.英文原著 · 《A TALE OF TWO CITIES》
"Well, Eloise, I hope there are limits to this. To call your own mother an--an ostrich!"
"Don't speak so loud," returned the girl, rising and patting her mother's hand. "Grandfather has returned from his ride. I just heard him come in. It is too near dinner time for a scene. There is no need of our pretending to each other, is there? You have always put me off and put me off, but surely you mean to bring this to an end pretty soon?"
"You could bring it to an end at once if you would!" returned Mrs. Evringham, her voice lowered.英文原著 · 《Jewel》
"Ain't afraid, are you?" he asked. She looked doubtful. "Is it error for the horse to go so fast?" she returned. "Error?" 'Zekiel regarded the child curiously. "Well, I guess it's considered one o' the biggest virtues a horse can have."
"Then why did you ask me if I was afraid? You're the third person who's asked me that this morning," returned Jewel, with wondering inflections in her soft voice. "Are New York people afraid of things?"
"Well, not so's you'd notice it as a rule," returned Zeke. "I'm glad if she ain't one o' the scared kind," he pursued, as if to himself.英文原著 · 《Jewel》
Soon afterwards, as John did not return, I took leave of her, and went to our own parlour. He was not there. He had left word with little Jack, who met him on the common, that he was gone a long walk, and should not return till dinner-time. Dinner-time came, but I had to dine alone. It was the first time I ever knew him break even such a trivial promise. My heart misgave me--I spent a miserable day. I was afraid to go in search of him, lest he should return to a dreary, empty parlour. Better, when he did come in, that he should find a cheerful hearth and--me.英文原著 · 《John Halifax》
Then they are not lovers of horses, whom the horses do not love in return; nor lovers of quails, nor of dogs, nor of wine, nor of gymnastic exercises, who have no return of love; no, nor of wisdom, unless wisdom loves them in return. Or shall we say that they do love them, although they are not beloved by them; and that the poet was wrong who sings--英文原著 · 《Lysis》
"Devil don't return!" he exclaimed, shaking his head. "Dead never return; besides, why dead, John? Not dead! Still two Mauprats! Who knows? Where the devil? Dead don't return; and my master--mad? Never.英文原著 · 《Mauprat》
- Too bad we'll have to return them. - Return them? Shh! They're gonna hear you.美剧 · 《Friends》
And what I ask in return-- all I ask in return-- is to be valued, for someone to make me believe that they think that I'm great at what I do.美剧 · 《Suits》
The Count returned from the dead, as I am now returned from the banishment to which you sentenced me... as quartermaster.美剧 · 《Suits》
So you can double efficiency with a 60 percent internal rate of return. So you can double efficiency with a 60 percent internal rate of return.演讲 · 《Winning the oil endgame ~ Amory Lovins》