But if any denotation is to be depended upon, and in the end some one has to be, it is necessary to determine whether the perception has been made with the end or the root of the tongue.[1] Longet, following the experiments of certain others, has brought together definite results in the following table:
TASTE TONGUE-TIP TONGUE ROOT Glauber's salts . salty bitter Iodkalium . `` `` Alum. sour sweet Glycerine . none `` Rock candy. `` `` Chlorate of strychnine `` `` Natrium carbonate . `` alkaloid
[1] A. Strindberg.英文原著 · 《Criminal Psychology》
Comment, Mademoiselle? Vous appelez cela cheat? Corriger la fortune, l'enchainer sous ses doigts, etre sur de son fait, dat you call cheat? Cheat! what a poor tongue is your tongue! what an awkward tongue!英文原著 · 《Minna von Barnhelm》
O fair! O sweet! when I do look on thee, In whom all joys so well agree, Heart and soul do sing in me. This you hear is not my tongue, Which once said what I conceived; For it was of use bereaved, With a cruel answer stung. though tongue to roof be cleaved, Fearing lest he chastised be, Heart and soul do sing in me.英文原著 · 《A Defence of Poesie and Poems》
In addition, they had all other versions made in the tongues of the time. Chiefly there was Luther's German Bible, already become for the German tongue what their version was destined to be for the English tongue. There were parts of the Bible available in Spanish, French, and Dutch. They were kept at hand constantly for any light they might cast on difficult passages.英文原著 · 《A Study of Bible》
Coleman knew that the rational way was to reach the Greek lines, and he had no intention of reaching the Greek lines without a tongue, and the only tongue was in the mouth of the dragoman. He was correct in thinking that the professor's deep knowledge of the ancient language would give him small clue to the speech of the modern Greek.英文原著 · 《Active Service》
And, since there is so great diversity In English, and in writing of our tongue, I pray to God that none may miswrite thee Nor thee mismetre, for default of tongue, And wheresoe'er thou mayst be read or sung, That thou be understood, God I beseech.英文原著 · 《Chaucer》
...so I don't accidentally miss the stamp with my tongue and then roll down the stairs with my tongue out and then smack right into the ice sculpture with my tongue.美剧 · 《Bojack Horseman》
In his tail." - "In his tongue" - "Whose tongue?" "Yours, if you talk of tails, And so farewell." "What, with my tongue in your tail?" I'm regretting my earlier cattiness.美剧 · 《The Big Bang Theory》
And then, "Be obscure clearly! Be wild of tongue in a way we can understand." And then, "Be obscure clearly! Be wild of tongue in a way we can understand."演讲 · 《The illustrated woman ~ Maira Kalman》