Now, I'll take ole Tom Perkins' word agin anybody's 'ceptin' when hit comes to a hoss trade ur a piece o' land. Fer in the tricks o' sech, ole Tom 'lows-- well, hit's diff'ent; an' I reckon, stranger, as how hit sorter is. He was a-stayin' at Tom's house, the furriner was, a-dickerin' fer a piece o' lan'--the same piece, mebbe, that you're atter now-- an' Tom keeps him thar fer a week to beat him out'n a dollar, an' then won't let him pay nary a cent fer his boa'd. Now, stranger, that's Tom.英文原著 · 《Hell-Fer-Sartain》
"Oh, it's not that--it's not that. That's not what hurts me. I can git another contract. That's not what breaks me heart. But if they take me Tom's NAME from me, an' say I can't be Tom Grogan any more; it's like robbin' me of my life. When I work on the docks I allus brace myself an' say' I'm doing just what Tom did many a day for me.' When I sign his name to me checks an' papers,--the name I've loved an' that I've worked for, the name I've kep' clean for him--me Tom that loved me, an' never lied or was mean--me Tom that I promised, an'--an'"--英文原著 · 《Tom Grogan》
"But Tom don't. He looks over the gun into East's eye; an' he freezes him. Then slow an' delib'rate, an' glarin' like a mountain lion at East, Tom goes back after his Colt's an' pulls it. He lays her alongside of East's with the muzzle p'intin' at East's eye. An' thar they stands. "'You don't dar' shoot!' says Tom; an' East don't. "They breaks away an' no powder burned; Tom stands East off. "'Warrant or no warrant,' says Tom, 'all the sheriffs that ever jingles a spur in the Panhandle country, can't take me!英文原著 · 《Wolfville Days》
The next day, when Mr. Seagrave, William, Juno, and Ready were all at work at their allotted tasks, Mrs. Seagrave was sitting down at the front of the tent, the little baby, Albert, crawling close to her, Caroline trying to work with her needle, and Tommy was making holes in the ground, and putting a small stone into each hole. "What are you doing, Tommy?" said Mrs. Seagrave. "I'm making a garden," replied Tommy. "Making a garden! Then you ought to plant some trees in it."
"No; I'm sowing seeds: look here," replied Tommy, pointing to the stones.英文原著 · 《Masterman Ready》
It was only as Tom passed the billiard-room that he saw Mr. Greenhithe was playing a game of billiards, by way of celebrating the new birth of a regenerated world. What to do now! Tom could not, in common decency, go in to look on at the game of a man he wanted to choke. Yet Tom would have given all his chances for rank in the Academy to know what Greenhithe was talking about. Tom slowly withdrew. As he withdrew, whom should be meet but one of his kindest friends, Commodore Benbow? When the boys made their "experimental cruise" the year before, they had found Commodore Benbow's ship at Lisbon.英文原著 · 《The Brick Moon》
Now do just once own, papa, that Tom is the romantic one after all, to have done as he did in the height of the trouble.' 'Well in his place so should I,' said the Doctor, with the perverseness of not satisfying expectations of amazement. '_You_ would,' said Ethel; 'but Tom! would you have thought it of Tom?' 'Tom has more in him than shows through his spectacles,' answered Dr. That's the key to his restless fit. Poor fellow! How did it go with him? They have not been carrying it on all this time, surely!' 'Oh, no, no, papa! She cut him to the heart, poor boy!英文原著 · 《The Trial》
Eh, "Tomato," "Tomato." It's "Tomato," "To-mah-to." You say, "Tomato," "To-mah-to," I say, "Tomato," "Tomato." Oh, hey, Diane, I got you something.美剧 · 《Bojack Horseman》
You can be big and proud and bang on your tom-tom drum or you can get in your boat and row.美剧 · 《Bojack Horseman》
(i. m. chimes)ed? hey, i'm so sorry, but obviously that was just meant for tom's eyes only. honest mistake. don't even worry about it. okay. thanks. well, i'm gonna go back in my office and continue to feel like a huge pervert. at least you and tom have a love life. well, we do the best we can given the circumstances. better than fran and i. we're dead in that department.美剧 · 《Desperate Housewives》
"i'd like to lick you from head to foot." (chuckles) okay, well, that wasn't my best work, but you can't deny results. i. m. ing works, and when I go home tonight, Tom and I are going to... okay, well, i'm gonna be exhausted, so i'll probably just lay there. but trust , Tom is gonna go to town. it's美剧 · 《Desperate Housewives》
That's not Eddie's hand, that's Tom's. So Tom is playing two roles. that's not Eddie's hand, that's Tom's. So Tom is playing two roles.演讲 · 《The mystery box ~ J.J. Abrams》