The purple rhododendron is rare. Up in the Gap here, Bee Rock, hung out over Roaring Rock, blossoms with it--as a gray cloud purples with the sunrise. This rock was tossed lightly on edge when the earth was young, and stands vertical. To get the flowers you climb the mountain to one side, and, balancing on the rock's thin edge, slip down by roots and past rattlesnake dens till you hang out over the water and reach for them. To avoid snakes it is best to go when it is cool, at daybreak.英文原著 · 《Hell-Fer-Sartain》
Next to this rock, and within a quarter of a mile of it, is the second peak, called the Rock of the Needle. It rises narrow, sharp, and abrupt from the valley, allowing of no buildings on its sides. But on its very point has been erected a church sacred to St. Michael, that lover of rock summits, accessible by stairs cut from the stone. This, perhaps--this rock, I mean--is the most wonderful of the wonders which Nature has formed at La Puy.英文原著 · 《The Chateau of Prince Polignac》
"Well, den, w'iles dey wuz all a settin' dar en de lasses wuz a bilin' en a blubberin', dey got ter runnin' on talkin' mighty biggity. Brer Rabbit, he say he de swiffes'; but Brer Tarrypin, he rock long in de cheer en watch de lasses. Brer Fox, he say he de sharpes', but Brer Tarrypin he rock long. Brer Wolf, he say he de mos' Suvvigus, but Brer Tarrypin, he roek en he rock long. Brer B'ar, he say he de mos' stronges', but Brer Tarrypin he rock, en he keep on rockin'. Bimeby he sorter shet one eye, en say, sezee:英文原著 · 《Uncle Remus》
`On the Cliff'. -- Leaning on the barren turf, which is dead to the roots, and looking at a rock, flat as an anvil's face, and left dry by the surf, with no trace of living thing about it (Death's altar by the lone shore), she sees a cricket spring gay, with films of blue, upon the parched turf, and a beautiful butterfly settle and spread its two red fans, on the rock. And then there is to her, wholly taken up, as she is, with their beauty, "No turf, no rock; in their ugly stead, See, wonderful blue and red!"英文原著 · 《Introduction to Robert Browning》
At last Ready had gained the reef, and had his hands upon the rocks, and was climbing on them. "He is safe, is he not?" whispered Mrs. Seagrave faintly. "Yes; now I think he is," replied Mr. Seagrave, as Ready had gained a footing on the rocks, where the water was but a little above his ankles. "I think there is no deep water between him and the boat."
In another minute Ready was over the rocks, and had seized the gunnel of the boat. "He is in the boat," cried William. "Thank God!"
"Yes, we must thank God, and that fervently," replied Mr.英文原著 · 《Masterman Ready》
I feel as--as if the place was watching me."
"Look at this rock. It's balanced here--balanced perfectly. You know I told you the cliff-dwellers cut the rock, and why. But they're gone and the rock waits. Can't you see--feel how it waits here? I moved it once, and I'll never dare again. A strong heave would start it. Then it would fall and bang, and smash that crag, and jar the walls, and close forever the outlet to Deception Pass!"
"Ah!英文原著 · 《Riders of the Purple Sage》
'n' roll star ♪ ♪ Tonight, I'm a rock 'n' roll star ♪ ♪ You're not down with who I am ♪ ♪ Look at you now, you're all in my hands tonight ♪ ♪ Tonight, I'm a rock 'n' roll star ♪ ♪ Tonight, I'm a rock 'n' roll star ♪ ♪ Tonight, I'm a rock 'n' roll star ♪ ♪ It's just rock 'n' roll ♪ ♪ It's just rock '美剧 · 《The Good Doctor》
Scissors cuts paper, paper covers rock, Rock crushes lizard, lizard poisons Spock, Spock smashes scissors, scissors decapitates lizard, Lizard eats paper, paper disproves Spock, Spock vaporizes rock, And as it always has, rock crushes scissors.美剧 · 《The Big Bang Theory》
Scissors cuts paper, paper covers rock, Rock crushes lizard, lizard poisons Spock, Spock smashes scissors, Scissors decapitates lizard, Lizard eats paper, Paper disproves Spock, Spock vaporizes rock, And as it always has, rock crushes scissors.美剧 · 《The Big Bang Theory》
For some reason I wrote about cairns -- stacks of rocks -- that a man was building. For some reason I wrote about cairns -- stacks of rocks -- that a man was building.演讲 · 《Where does creativity hide ~ Amy Tan》