"I cannot, mother--I cannot," said Hamish mournfully. "I saw them punish a Sassenach for deserting as they called it, his banner. He was scourged--I own it--scourged like a hound who has offended an imperious master. I was sick at the sight--I confess it. But the punishment of dogs is only for those worse than dogs, who know not how to keep their faith."英文原著 · 《Chronicles of the Canongate》
--A posturing wrath-snorter with waiting, a holy howl-storm from the mountains, an impatient one that shouteth down into the valleys: "Hearken, else I will scourge you with the scourge of God!"英文原著 · 《Thus Spake Zarathustra》
It had been a winter of tragedies. The rigors of the weather and the scourge of the disease had been fought with Indian charm and with Catholic prayer. Both were equally unavailing. If a man was taken sick at the fort they put him in a warm room, brought him a jug of water once a day, and left him to find out what his constitution was worth. Generally he re- covered; for the surgeon's supplies had been exhausted early in the year. But the Indians, in their torment, rushed into the river through the ice, and returned to roll themselves in their blankets and die in ungroaning stoicism.英文原著 · 《A Mountain Woman》
and we became the scourge of society, overshadowed a little bit by Mel Gibson美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
My number one priority as the State's top law man is now fighting the scourge of what you like to call sex work. but which I am going to link, very publicly, to sex trafficking.美剧 · 《Billions》
And I'm proud to defend you women and all the women of Chicago against the scourge on society that is the clueless man.美剧 · 《Shameless》