Then Robin Hood laughed aloud and quickly took the warrant
from out the Tinker's pouch with his deft fingers. "Sly art thou, Tinker," quoth he, "but not yet, I bow,
art thou as sly as that same sly thief Robin Hood."英文原著 · 《The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood》
Easton introduced Slyme by name and they shook hands; and then at Ruth's suggestion Easton took a light to show him the room, and while they were gone Ruth hurriedly tidied her hair and dress. When they came down again Slyme said he thought the room would suit him very well. What were the terms? Did he wish to take the room only - just to lodge? inquired Ruth, or would he prefer to board as well? Slyme intimated that he desired the latter arrangement. In that case she thought twelve shillings a week would be fair. She believed that was about the usual amount.英文原著 · 《The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists》
"Ah, you are a sly one; you are, Carlyle. Remember how sly you were over your first----" marriage, Justice Hare was going to bring out, but it suddenly occurred to him that all circumstances considered, it was not precisely the topic to recall to Mr. Carlyle. So he stopped himself in the utterance, coughed, and went on again. "There you go, over to see Sir John Dobede, /not/ to see Sir John, but paying court to Miss Dobede."英文原著 · 《East Lynne》
He frowned and bit his lip--and felt uncomfortable, though he protested to himself that he was simply irritated at her slyness. Yes, it must be slyness.英文原著 · 《The Dust》
Miss Dolly Friendly as yet was not engaged in the battle; but on hearing her friend Miss Nanny Spruce scream out, that she was hurt by a sly pinch from one of the girls, she flew on this sly pincher, as she called her, like an enraged lion on its prey; and not content only to return the harm her friend had received, she struck with such force, as felled her enemy to the ground. And now they could not distinguish between friend and enemy; but fought, scratched, and tore, like so many cats, when they extend their claws to fix them in their rival's heart.英文原著 · 《The Governess》
"You are very sly, Monsieur Lecoq; but I too am sly enough to keep the last key of the mystery of which you hold all the others."英文原著 · 《The Mystery of Orcival》
After a week of sly flirtations, Karen and roy did something no one expected them to do.美剧 · 《Desperate Housewives》