The time's slippin'--slippin'--slippin'! Thursday next-- but three days mair! and I haena the proof --I haena the proof! "--and he rocked to and fro, biting his nails in the agony of his impotence. All day long he never moved. Long after sunset he sat on; long after dark had eliminated the features of the room. "They're all agin us, Wuflie. It's you and I alane, lad.英文原著 · 《Bob Son of Battle》
"That's what I am. Gin things had been differ', aiblins I'd ha' bin differ'. D'ye ken Robbie Burns? That's a man I've read, and ead, and read. D'ye ken why I love him as some o' you do yen Bibles? Because there's a humanity about him. A weak man hissel', aye slippin', slippin', slippin', and tryin' to haud up; sorrowin' ae minute, sinnin' the next; doin' ill deeds and wishin' 'em undone--just a plain human man, a sinner. And that's why I'm thinkin he's tender for us as is like him.英文原著 · 《Bob Son of Battle》
It was an anxious moment, but the belt broke, and Dad breathed freely again. He was acting entirely on the defensive, but an awful consciousness of impending misfortune assailed him. His belt was gone, and--his trousers began to slip--slip--slip! He called wildly to the others for God's sake to do something. They helped with advice. He yelled "Curs!" and "Cowards!" back at them. Still, as he danced around with his strange and ungainly partner, his trousers kept slipping--slipping. For the fiftieth time and more he glanced eagerly over his shoulder for some haven of safety.英文原著 · 《On Our Selection》
These must have been important, for each made an immediate endeavor to read his slip by turning it toward the moon's rays. That both were satisfied was shown by their after movements. Wellgood put his slip into his pocket, and without further word to Mr. Grey motioned his men to row away. They did so with a will, leaving a line of silver in their wake. Grey, on the contrary, gave no orders. He still held his slip and seemed to be dreaming. But his eye was on the shore, and he did not even turn when sounds from the launch denoted that she was under way.英文原著 · 《The Woman in the Alcove》
Not a man, for being simply man, Hath any honor; but honor for those honors That are without him, as place, riches, favor, Prizes of accident as oftas merit; Which when they fall, as being slippery standers, The love that leaned on them, as slippery too, Do one pluck down another, and together Die in the fall. But 'tis not so with me.英文原著 · 《Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare》
There's been but one pair of shoes sold all day. Blanchard went in and bought a pair of furlined house-slippers because he thought he saw Miss Hemstetter go into the store. I saw him throw the slippers into the lagoon afterwards."英文原著 · 《Cabbages and Kings》
I'm gonna slip out before you slip off anything else.美剧 · 《Shameless》
"Alicia Keys' Nip Slip," "Britney's Nip Slip," "This Week In Nip Slips," and "Scarlett Johansson's Busty Red Carpet Look a Distraction."美剧 · 《The News Room》
This dynamic will lead to a kind of a feedback cycle that puts us on a slippery slope. this dynamic will lead to a kind of a feedback cycle that puts us on a slippery slope.演讲 · 《Progress is not a zero-sum game ~ Robert Wright》