In your place, I should not wait to see myself repudiated. By whatever outward respect such an injunction be accompanied, the bottom of the cup is always the same, and the honey at the edge is but a weak palliative. Being no ordinary woman by birth, do not terminate like an ordinary actress your splendid and magnificent role on this great stage. Know how to leave before the audience is weary; while they can say, when they miss you from the scene, "She was still fine in her role. It is a pity!"英文原著 · 《The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan》
Princess Ligovski presented me to her, as a relation of her own. Tea was served. The guests were numerous, and the conversation was general. I endeavoured to please the Princess, jested, and made her laugh heartily a few times. Princess Mary, also, was more than once on the point of bursting out laughing, but she restrained herself in order not to depart from the role she had assumed. She finds languor becoming to her, and perhaps she is not mistaken. Grushnitski appears to be very glad that she is not infected by my gaiety. After tea we all went into the drawing- room.英文原著 · 《A Hero of Our Time》
However, at six paces it is difficult to miss. Grushnit- ski, your wiles will not succeed! We shall exchange roles: now it is I who shall have to seek the signs of latent terror upon your pallid countenance. Why have you yourself appointed these fatal six paces? Think you that I will tamely expose my forehead to your aim? No, we shall cast lots. And then -- then -- what if his luck should prevail? If my star at length should betray me?英文原著 · 《A Hero of Our Time》
I hope that she is under a delusion: it will be easy for you to undeceive her. You see, I am playing a most pitiful and ugly role in your eyes, and I even admit it -- that is the utmost I can do for your sake. However bad an opinion you may entertain of me, I submit to it. You see that I am base in your sight, am I not? Is it not true that, even if you have loved me, you would despise me from this moment?" . She turned round to me. She was pale as marble, but her eyes were sparkling wondrously. "I hate you" .英文原著 · 《A Hero of Our Time》
And the Signora? What was she? The Marchesino was no believer in the virtue of women. But the lack of beauty in Hermione, and her age, rendered him very doubtful as to her role in the life on the island. Vere's gay simplicity had jumped to the eyes. But now she, too, was becoming something of a mystery. He traced it all to Emilio, and was hot with a curiosity that was linked closely with his passion. Should he go to see Emilio?英文原著 · 《A Spirit in Prison》
Did they talk together, the cold, the prudish Signorina Inglese--so he called Vere now in his anger--and the former decoy of Maria Fortunata? And then a horrible conception of Emilio's role in all this darted into his mind, and for a moment he thought of Hermione as a blind innocent, like his subservient mother, of Vere as a preordained victim. Then the blood coursed through his veins like fire, and he felt as if he could no longer sit still in the boat. "Avanti! avanti!" he cried to the sailors. "Dio mio! There is enough breeze to sail. Run up the sail!英文原著 · 《A Spirit in Prison》
I am in process of extracting an assurance from the United States Attorney for the Eastern District, that my role and my family's role shall never surface.美剧 · 《Billions》
I was pretty scared at first, but now I think it's the best thing I ever did. well, that's great. now I never would have had the guts without talking to you. you're like my role model. really? that's sweet. my old role model was candi, down at the club, but she o. d.'d. well, I will, uh, try to do candi proud. good for you, Robin.美剧 · 《Desperate Housewives》
"Silent partner" is just a figurehead role anyway, and it's nice to know you have such a big heart.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》