"She is in this house," said I, "and I knew the circumstance would be called unusual. But you are to consider how very unusual the whole business was from the beginning. Here is a young lady landed on the coast of Europe with two shillings and a penny halfpenny. She is directed to yon man Sprott in Helvoet. I hear you call him your agent. All I can say is he could do nothing but damn and swear at the mere mention of your name, and I must fee him out of my own pocket even to receive the custody of her effects. You speak of unusual circumstances, Mr. Drummond, if that be the name you prefer.英文原著 · 《Catriona》
Conwell did some beautiful and unusual things in his church, instituted some beautiful and unusual customs, and one can see how narrow and hasty criticisms charged him, long ago, with sensationalism--charges long since forgotten except through the hurt still felt by Dr. Conwell himself. ``They used to charge me with making a circus of the church--as if it were possible for me to make a circus of the church!'' And his tone was one of grieved amazement after all these years.英文原著 · 《Acres of Diamonds》
"This is very unusual," said he. "This is a very unusual circumstance. You are right, we must hold an explanation."英文原著 · 《Catriona》
During my sojourn in the metropolis, I was offered an opportunity of preaching in a church, made famous by the eloquence of one of the popular pulpit-orators of our time. In accepting the proposal, I felt naturally anxious to do my best, before the unusually large and unusually intelligent congregation which would be assembled to hear me.英文原著 · 《LITTLE NOVELS》
Old Phelps used words sometimes like algebraic signs, and had a habit of making one do duty for a season together for all occasions. "Speckerlation" and "callerlation" and "fix-up" are specimens of words that were prolific in expression. An unusual expression, or an unusual article, would be charactcrized as a "kind of a scientific literary git-up."英文原著 · 《The Complete Writings-3》
``I mean your clothes,'' explained he. ``They were unusual for this part of the world. And when anyone wears unusual clothes, they act as a disguise. Everyone neglects the person to center on the clothes.''英文原著 · 《The Conflict》
Well, this is a legal proceeding, and that's a highly unusual request.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
when you read this morning's paper you may come across an article about the unusual day I had last week Normally there's never anything newsworthy about my life but that all changed last Thursday Of course everything seemed quite normal at first I made breakfast for my family I performed my chores I美剧 · 《Desperate Housewives》