A stick placed near a revolving stem was soon struck by the petioles which stand out at right angles, and the revolving movement was thus arrested. The petioles then began, being excited by the contact, to slowly wind round the stick. When the stick was thin, a petiole sometimes wound twice round it. The opposite leaf was in no way affected. The attitude assumed by the stem after the petiole had clasped the stick, was that of a man standing by a column, who throws his arm horizontally round it. With respect to the stem's power of twining, some remarks will be made under C. calycina.英文原著 · 《The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants》
"Sticks, sticks!" shouted Henry; while Sam was on his knees, poking out a species of cavern in the fire, where some symptoms of red embers appeared, which he diligently puffed with his mouth, feeding it with leaves and smaller chips in a very well practised way. "Sticks, Annie! Johnnie! get sticks, I say, and we'll make an oven."英文原著 · 《The Stokesley Secret》
They laughed last night, yes; but not so much at the really fine burlesque; they guffawed at the slap-stick stuff that went with it. Baird's shrewd. He knows if he played straight burlesque he'd never make a dollar, so notice how he'll give a bit of straight that is genuine art, then a bit of slap-stick that any one can get. The slap-stick is what carries the show. Real burlesque is criticism, my boy; sometimes the very high-browest sort. It demands sophistication, a pretty high intelligence in the man that gets it. "All right. Now take your picture public.英文原著 · 《Merton of the Movies》
Now, who's had it? There's no time to lose. Look sharp! The stick's got to be found." Even Alice, the servant-girl, was drawn into the chase. "You haven't been using it to poke the kitchen fire with by any chance?" Stanley dashed into the bedroom where Linda was lying. "Most extraordinary thing. I can't keep a single possession to myself. They've made away with my stick, now!" "Stick, dear?英文原著 · 《The Garden Party》
When a petiole has fairly clasped a stick, it is not able, on the removal of the stick, to straighten itself. The free upper part of one, the base of which had already clasped a stick, still retained the power of movement. A loop of thread weighing 0.125th of a grain caused a petiole to curve; but the stimulus was not sufficient, the loop remaining suspended, to cause a permanent flexure. If a much heavier loop be placed in the angle between the petiole and the stem, it produces no effect; whereas we have seen with Clematis montana that the angle between the stem and petiole is sensitive.英文原著 · 《The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants》
Twining plants when they come into contact with a stick, curl round it invariably in the direction of their revolving movement; but tendrils curl indifferently to either side, in accordance with the position of the stick and the side which is first touched. The clasping movement of the extremity is apparently not steady, but undulatory or vermicular in its nature, as may be inferred from the curious manner in which the tendrils of the Echinocystis slowly crawled round a smooth stick.英文原著 · 《The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants》
* [SINGING] My favorite shoes So good to me, I wear them every day Down at the heel, holes in the toes Don't care what people say My feet's best friend Pals to the end With them, I'm one hot chickie Though late one night Not much light I stepped in something icky BOTH: Sticky shoes, sticky shoes Alw美剧 · 《Friends》
"Match Stick," I repeat, "Match Stick." Head directly to waypoint X-ray. How copy, over?美剧 · 《House of Cards》
Your last English paper came back with a Garfield sticker on it that said "Way to go!" That's the second highest sticker she gives out!美剧 · 《Modern Family》