It was twelve years ago."
"Child! I may have been only a child, but I should have been old enough to know where my place was. Thank God I have done with these people and their disgusting shibboleth of respectability."
"You are a little violent," he remarked. "Pshaw!" She flashed a look of scorn upon him. "You don't understand! How should you, you are of their kidney - you're only half a man. Thank God that my mother was of the people! I'd have died to have gone smirking through life with a brick for a heart and milk and water in my veins!英文原著 · 《A Millionaire of Yesterday》
"Yes, sir. But, more than that, not one of these pedants who growled at promiscuous botany has once objected to promiscuous dancing, not even with the gentleman's arm round the lady's waist, which the custom of centuries cannot render decent. Yet the professors of delicacy connive, and the Mother Geese sit smirking at the wall. Oh, world of hypocrites and humbugs!"英文原著 · 《A Woman-Hater》
When these Old Plays were new! They bring A host of phantoms rare: Old jests that float, old jibes that sting, Old faces peaked with care: Menage's smirk, de Vise's stare, The thefts of Jean Ribou,--{4} Ah, publishers were hard to bear When these Old Plays were new.英文原著 · 《Ballads in Blue China and Verses and Translations》
At this a courtier, one of Sillery's creatures, who had presumed on the occasion so far as to come to my elbow, thought that he might safely amuse himself with me. "I am afraid that the King grows older, M. de Rosny," he said, smirking at his companions. "His sight seems to be failing."英文原著 · 《From the Memoirs of a Minister of France》
After the smirks, smiles, and salutations were over, I inquired whether there were many Gypsies in the fair. "Plenty," said she, "plenty Tates, Andersons, Reeds, and many others. That woman is an Anderson- -yonder is a Tate," said she, pointing to two common-looking females. "Have they much Romany?" said I. "No," said she, "scarcely a word." "I think I shall go and speak to them," said I. "Don't," said she; "they would only be uncivil to you. Moreover, they have nothing of that kind--on the word of a rawnie they have not."英文原著 · 《Gypsy Dictionary》
I think he heard, for he turned and came quickly to them. Archbold, you are strong and brave--for a woman; oh, do go in to them and take them by the throat and shake the life out of them, the merciless, cowardly beasts! Oh that I could be a woman for an hour, or they could be men, I'd soon have my foot on some of the wretches."
Mrs. Archbold acted Ignition. "Come with me both of you," she said, and they were soon in the female department. Up came keeperesses directly, smirking and curtseying to her, and pretending not to look at Adonis. "Which of you nurses tanked Mrs. Dale?" said she sternly.英文原著 · 《Hard Cash》
And Axe turns my way, rich fuck smirk on his face, sure he's charmed them.美剧 · 《Billions》
I'd see arnie walking around with that smirk, and, uh, and that tie, and I thought to myself, "you kw, arnie, you don't deserve that job.美剧 · 《Desperate Housewives》
I hear you, Mitchell, and I will try to smirk when you're not looking.美剧 · 《Modern Family》
T is the sovereign state of Mississippi's proceeding. Wipe that smirk off your face!电影 · 《The Insider (1999)》
Most you ever get out of Bruce is a hint of melancholy at the edge of a smirk You think Bruce Willis will be happy just being friends?电影 · 《What If (2013)》