He looked a moment at his "unsteadfast footing," then let his gaze wander to the swirling water of the stream racing madly beneath his feet. A piece of dancing driftwood caught his attention and his eyes followed it down the current. How slowly it appeared to move! What a sluggish stream!英文原著 · 《An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge》
With difficulty I reined him around toward the shore but felt now that his force was gone. His head several times disappeared under the swirling surface. I had no choice. I slipped from the saddle and, holding this by my left hand, swam with my right beside my mount, encouraging him with my shouts. For a time he floated with lips apart and his teeth set firm. In his widely opened eyes was indescribable fear. As soon as I was out of the saddle, he had at once risen in the water and swam more calmly and rapidly. At last under the hoofs of my exhausted animal I heard the stones.英文原著 · 《Beasts, Men and Gods》
Nils lapsed into deep thought, as he sat there in the summer night, with the crowns of the trees above him and the brawling rapids swirling about him.英文原著 · 《Boyhood in Norway》
Marie flew to the river, the man running beside her, and three or four others coming out of buildings to see what was the matter. She did not find Lovin Child, but she did find half of the cracker she had given him. It was lying so close to a deep, swirly place under the bank that Marie gave a scream when she saw it, and the man caught her by the arm for fear she meant to jump in.英文原著 · 《Cabin Fever》
There was a clamor, a panic, a rush to the windy night. Infinite darkness above and beyond; but the lantern-beams danced far out over an unbroken circle of heaving and swirling black water. Stealthily, swiftly, the measureless sea-flood was rising.英文原著 · 《Chita-A Memory of Last Island》
Crash again!--the swirling wreck dissolves into the wallowing of another monster billow; and a hundred cottages overturn, spin in sudden eddies, quiver, disjoint, and melt into the seething.英文原著 · 《Chita-A Memory of Last Island》
On a human note, I understand the swirl that must be going on inside your head.美剧 · 《Billions》
And now to finish, You simply transfer your spun sugar To the croquembouche And gracefully drape it around In a delicate swirl.美剧 · 《Desperate Housewives》
Unless she enjoys racing up to London in a swirling cloud of crisis and drama.美剧 · 《Downton Abbey》