_'Die Mercurii,_ on Wednesday--_decima hora vespertina,_ at ten o'clock at night--_eat in Musca:'_ what does that mean? _'Eat in Musca?'_ I see! this is modern Latin with a vengeance. 'Let him go in a fly to the Towns-hall. _Saltet,_ let him jump--_cum tredecim caniculis,_ with thirteen little dogs--_praesertim meo,_ especially with my little dog.' Dicky, this prescription emanates from Bedlam direct. _'Domum reddita'_--hallo! it is a woman, then. 'Let _her_ go in a fly to the--Town-hall, eh?' 'Let _her_ jump, no, dance, with thirteen whelps, especially mine.' Ha!英文原著 · 《Hard Cash》
This happened fifteen years after the death of Hakon, Athelstan's foster-son, and thirteen years after that of Sigurd earl of Hlader. The priest Are Frode says that Earl Hakon was thirteen years earl over his father's dominions in Throndhjem district before the fall of Harald Grafeld; but, for the last six years of Harald Grafeld's life, Are Frode says the Earl Hakon and Gunhild's sons fought against each other, and drove each other out of the land by turns.英文原著 · 《Heimskringla》
I have good reason to think as I do. I was married on a Friday--and a bitter bad marriage it turned out to be. Superstitious, indeed! You don't know what my experience has been. My only sister was one of a party of thirteen at dinner; and she died within the year. If we are to get on together nicely, I'll take that journey on Saturday, if you please."
"Anything to satisfy you," Francine agreed; "there is the address. Come in the middle of the day, and we will give you your dinner. No fear of our being thirteen in number.英文原著 · 《I SAY NO》
S.-I forgot to state above that the Thirteenth Infantry and One Hundred and Thirteenth Illinois being under the immediate command of General Sherman, he can mention them as their conduct deserves.英文原著 · 《Memoirs of General William T. Sherman-1》
A dollar and thirteen cents. Has nobody got thirteen cents? Don't keep that boy waiting,--how do we know what messages he has got to carry?英文原著 · 《Passages from an Old Volume of Life》
GACE BRULE. Thirteenth Century. The birds, the birds of mine own land I heard in Brittany; And as they sung, they seemed to me The very same I heard with thee. And if it were indeed a dream, Such thoughts they taught my soul to frame That straight a plaintive number came, Which still shall be my song, Till that reward is mine which love hath promised long. by Taylor. RAOUL DE SOISSONS. Thirteenth Century. beauteous maid, Of form so fair!英文原著 · 《Song and Legend From the Middle Ages》
I just want somebody to talk to about all my adult stuff, and she's right there, and she just acts so mature, I forget she's thirteen.美剧 · 《Desperate Housewives》
Thirteen bathrooms in this place, I threw up in the coat closet.美剧 · 《Friends》
Thirteen minutes from now, with the President, if he isn't there already. have you?美剧 · 《House of Cards》
Friday the Thirteenth Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan might be the best one.美剧 · 《Young Sheldon》