It was very dark and the odour was not pleasant. He began to explore how it was arranged, and found the bones of a horse. Then he knocked against a sort of throne in which he was aware of a man seated. There was much treasure of gold and silver collected together, and a casket under his feet, full of silver. Grettir took all the treasure and went back towards the rope, but on his way he felt himself seized by a strong hand. He left the treasure to close with his aggressor and the two engaged in a merciless struggle. Everything about them was smashed. The howedweller made a ferocious onslaught.英文原著 · 《Grettir the Strong》
The directions on the paper were simple. The whole burro cavalcade laden with the treasure started from an old Spanish mission in Dolores County. They travelled due south by the compass until they reached the Alamito River. They forded this, and buried the treasure on the top of a little mountain shaped like a pack-saddle standing in a row between two higher ones. A heap of stones marked the place of the buried treasure. All the party except the Spanish priest were killed by Indians a few days later. The secret was a monopoly. It looked good to me.英文原著 · 《Options》
By indulgence, selfishness would strengthen. That he might receive the love of God, his supreme love of self must be surrendered. Christ gave this man a test. He called upon him to choose between the heavenly treasure and worldly greatness. The heavenly treasure was assured him if he would follow Christ. But self must yield; his will must be given into Christ's control. The very holiness of God was
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offered to the young ruler. He had the privilege of becoming a son of God, and a coheir with Christ to the heavenly treasure.英文原著 · 《The Desire of Ages》
Charlotte was not his wife. His wife! ...A dark porch, half hidden by a passion-vine, that drooped sorrowful, mournful, as though it understood. Small, warm arms were round his neck. A face, little and pale, lifted to his, and a voice breathed, "Good-bye, my treasure." My treasure! "Good-bye, my treasure!" Which of them had spoken? Why had they said good-bye? There had been some terrible mistake.英文原著 · 《The Garden Party》
"Well, we must go on, Switzer. Coming over to see you one of these days and go over the plant. Treasurer's got to know something about it, eh, what?"
Switzer started and looked at him in surprise. "Treasurer, who? Are you to be treasurer of the company? Who says so? Gwynne did not ask--did not tell me about it."
"Ah, sorry--premature announcement, eh?" said Tom. "Well, good- bye.英文原著 · 《The Major》
I owe my daughter an honored mother. I am condemned to live in an iron circle, from which there is but one shameful way of escape. The round of family duties, a thankless and irksome task, is in store for me. I shall curse life; but my child shall have at least a fair semblance of a mother. I will give her treasures of virtue for the treasures of love of which I defraud her.英文原著 · 《A Woman of Thirty》
Well, yes, but I found it in the box, And the laws of maritime salvage clearly state That the finder of a sunken treasure Is the owner of the treasure.美剧 · 《The Big Bang Theory》