'A sober and a judicious man' it is said of Mr. Prywell also. To a certainty that. It could not be otherwise than that. For Mr. Prywell's office, its discoveries and its experiences, would sober any man. 'I am sprung from a country,' says Abelard, 'of which the soil is light, and the temper of the inhabitants is light.' So was it with Mr. Prywell to begin with.英文原著 · 《Bunyan Characters-3》
"Yes, and just to show you I appreciate it, I'm going to give you what's left after I've counted off enough to see me through to Spokane. I feel sick, Pop. I want change of air. And as for riding two fast horses to Crater--" he paused while he counted slowly, Pop licking his lips avidly as he watched,--"why I don't know what you mean. I only ride one horse at a time, Pop, when I'm sober. And I was sober till I hit Crater."英文原著 · 《Cow-Country》
cannot but smile to see the heirs and concerned relations gratulating themselves on the sober departure of their friends; and though they behold such mad covetous passages, content to think they die in good understand- ing, and in their sober senses.英文原著 · 《Religio Medici》
"Well, we'll see," said Tetlow, with the air of a sober man patient with one who is not sober.英文原著 · 《The Dust》
People have come out to enjoy themselves, and you obtrude yourself upon them. That bores them!"
"Keep quiet! You don't understand anything!" cried Yozhov, harshly. "You think I am drunk? It's my body that is intoxicated, but my soul is sober, it is always sober; it feels everything. Oh, how much meanness there is in the world, how much stupidity and wretchedness! And men--these stupid, miserable men."
Yozhov paused, and, clasping his head with his hands, stood for awhile, staggering. "Yes!" drawled out Foma.英文原著 · 《The Man Who Was Afraid》
And while his conduct at Laval was unimpeachable, he always proved a nice susceptibility in his return. A cab carried him within a discreet distance of his home, whence, having exchanged the grey for the more sober black, he would tramp on foot, and thus creep in tranquil and unobserved. But simple as it is to enjoy, enjoyment must still be purchased, and the Abb was never guilty of a meanness. The less guilty scheme was speedily staled, and then it was that the Abb bethought him of murder.英文原著 · 《A Book of Scoundrels》
So... Sober me up, please!" What if I get sober... and I'm still the same awful person I've always been, only more... sober?美剧 · 《Bojack Horseman》
Look, if I help you stay sober, it helps me stay sober.美剧 · 《Shameless》
His music career derailed due to a heroin addiction, but now he's clean and sober美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
I've been clean and sober ever since that Denzel Flight movie came out.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》