"Why do you wait?" she asked us. "Time presses, and even now we should be on the way. When so many are so soon to die, why tarry over one? Slay him!"
"Norhala," I answered, "we cannot slay him so. When we kill, we kill in fair fight--hand to hand. The maid we both love has gone, taken with her brother. It will not bring her back if we kill him through whom she was taken. We would punish him--yes, but slay him we cannot.英文原著 · 《The Metal Monster》
ORESTES An evil case indeed, for a man to have two wives! HERMIONE 'Tis even thus. So I resented it. ORESTES Didst thou with woman's craft devise a plot against thy rival? HERMIONE Yes, to slay her and her bastard child. ORESTES And didst thou slay them, or did something happen to rescue them from thee? HERMIONE It was old Peleus, who showed regard to the weaker side. ORESTES Hadst thou any accomplice in this attempted murder?英文原著 · 《Andromache》
Now while Aucassin and Nicolete held this parley together, the town's guards came down a street, with swords drawn beneath their cloaks, for the Count Garin had charged them that if they could take her they should slay her. But the sentinel that was on the tower saw them coming, and heard them speaking of Nicolete as they went, and threatening to slay her.英文原著 · 《Aucassin and Nicolete》
"God!" quoth he, "this were great pity to slay so fair a maid! Right great charity it were if I could say aught to her, and they perceive it not, and she should be on her guard against them, for if they slay her, then were Aucassin, my damoiseau, dead, and that were great pity."英文原著 · 《Aucassin and Nicolete》
In either case is he not equally to be envied? Forbear, Polus! Why "forbear"? Because you ought not to envy wretches who are not to be envied, but only to pity them. And are those of whom spoke wretches? Yes, certainly they are. And so you think that he who slays any one whom he pleases, and justly slays him, is pitiable and wretched? No, I do not say that of him: but neither do I think that he is to be envied.英文原著 · 《Gorgias》
Hetavava, v. To slay, beat, hit, carry off, plunder: if I can lel bonnek of tute hetavava tute, if I can lay hold of you I will slay you. Khataf (rapuit). Hat'ha (to ill-use, rapere).英文原著 · 《Gypsy Dictionary》
But next time a guy comes knocking for me, you have to take him to my bedroom, so he can see me in my slayer shirt美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》