And another thing. Every day they rub themselves all over with snake-oil. Snakes are all limber and supple, and it stands to reason that if you take and try out their oil, which is their express essence, and then rub that into your skin, it will make you supple and limber, too. I should think garter-snakes would do all right, if you could catch enough of them, but they 're so awfully scarce. Fishworms won't do. I tried 'em. There's no grease in 'em at all. They just dry up.英文原著 · 《Back Home》
The editor of The New York Times asked Bok to conduct for that newspaper a prize contest for the best American-designed dresses and hats, and edit a special supplement presenting them in full colors, the prizes to be awarded by a jury of six of the leading New York women best versed in matters of dress. Hundreds of designs were submitted, the best were selected, and the supplement issued under the most successful auspices.英文原著 · 《The Americanization of Edward Bok》
Sir Wil. You do quite embarrass me! I own I have the feelings of a boy, The freshness and the glow of spring-time, yet, - The relish yet for my young schooldays' sports; Could whip a top--could shoot at taw--could play At prison-bars and leapfrog--so I might - Not with a limb, perhaps, as supple, but With quite as supple will. Yet I confess To more than forty!英文原著 · 《The Love-Chase》
I found him sitting on the little bench at the gate. "I have to go to the Commandant," he said, "so, if Pechorin comes, please send for me." . I gave my promise. He ran off as if his limbs had regained their youthful strength and supple- ness. The morning was fresh and lovely. Golden clouds had massed themselves on the mountain- tops like a new range of aerial mountains. Before the gate a wide square spread out; behind it the bazaar was seething with people, the day being Sunday. Barefooted Ossete boys, carrying wallets of honeycomb on their shoulders, were hovering around me.英文原著 · 《A Hero of Our Time》
It appears that your history created a great stir there. She began to tell us of your adventures, most likely supplementing the gossip of society with observations of her own. Her daughter listened with curiosity. In her imagination you have be- come the hero of a novel in a new style. I did not contradict Princess Ligovski, although I knew that she was talking nonsense."
"Worthy friend!" I said, extending my hand to him. The doctor pressed it feelingly and continued:
"If you like I will present you" . "Good heavens!" I said, clapping my hands. "Are heroes ever presented?英文原著 · 《A Hero of Our Time》
Yet it was not the sinner that Father de Smet meant to crush. He always supple- mented his acts of physical prowess with that explanation. It was the sin that he struck at from the shoulder -- and may not even an anointed one strike at sin?英文原著 · 《A Mountain Woman》
May those who are caring for him remind him to take his blood pressure supplement and his Glucosamine/Chondroitin supplement...美剧 · 《Shameless》
You need to wet the dough with water to keep it moist and supple.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
Potential juror number two -- Actually, Your Honor, I have a couple of supplemental questions.美剧 · 《Billions》