"Old owl!" said the Captain of the Watch: "Be careful what you say! If you saw the rat, why did you then not aid this unhappy citizen who was bitten by it--first, to avoid that rodent, and subsequently to slay it, thereby relieving the public of a pestilential danger?"英文原著 · 《Concerning Letters》
"It seems to me, brothers, that this is an idle old vagabond, who does no good to any one. We should be well advised, I think, to prosecute him for vagrancy. But that is not at this moment the matter in hand. Owing to the accident--scarcely fortunate--of this old man's passing with his lanthorn, it would certainly appear that citizens have been bitten by rodents. It is then, I fear, our duty to institute proceedings against those poisonous and violent animals."英文原著 · 《Concerning Letters》
But after a time he got up deliberately and trotted down to the encircling line of old courtyarded tombs. There were nooks and crannies between and behind these along the wall into which the caretaker could not penetrate with sickle, rake and spade, that formed sheltered runways for rodents.英文原著 · 《Greyfriars Bobby》
"What is the matter, Blaireau?" said Marcasse, stopping on the threshold and thrusting out the point of his sword, gloriously rusted by the blood of the rodent tribe.英文原著 · 《Mauprat》
It was not till long after that I learned with surprise ,that he is a rodent mammal, of the species Arctomys monax, is called at the West a ground-hog, and is eaten by people of color with great relish.英文原著 · 《The Complete Writings-4》
Termites, asbestos, mold, lead paint, foundation cracks, warped floor boards, water damage, missing copper pipes and plumbing fixtures, rodent infestation, shoddy electrical work, ancient furnace, major roof issues, freshly destroyed kitchen window and a broken closet door.美剧 · 《Shameless》
As much as an annoying and otherwise rodent-like pest you've become in my daughter's life...美剧 · 《Shameless》