The Vandals paid none in Africa. -- Procopius, War of the Vandals, i, ii. Historia Miscella, xvi, p. Observe that the conquerors of Africa were a mixture of Vandals, Alans, and Franks. Historia Miscella, xiv, p. Establishment of the Franks in Gaul, iii. 14, p. He lays a stress upon another law of the Visigoths, x, tit.英文原著 · 《The Spirit of Laws》
There you are! There you have us at our very worst! And with this plump specimen of the American in Europe at his very worst, I turn back to the English: only, pray do not fail to give those other Americans who were shocked by the outrage of the lamp their due. How wide of the mark would you be if you judged us all by the one who approved of that horrible vandal girl's act! It cannot be too often repeated that we must never condemn a whole people for what some of the people do.英文原著 · 《A Straight Deal》
What even Cromwell spared is desecrated By weed and worm, left to the stormy play Of wind and beating snow, or renovated By more destructful hands: Time's worst decay Will wreathe its ruins with some loveliness, But these new Vandals can but make a rain-proof barrenness.英文原著 · 《Charmides and Other》
"The vandals," he muttered, "the desecrators of beauty; if I thought it would ever get into their hands I'd burn it first, by God!" He turned to Wyant, speaking more quietly. "I said you might come back--I never retract what I say. But you must give me your word that no one but Clyde shall see the notes you make."英文原著 · 《Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton-Part 1》
"There is nothing left," she writes, "when the priest and Catholic vandalism have passed by, destroying the monuments of the old world and leaving their lice for the future."[54]英文原著 · 《George Sand》
The first man that dwelt in Europe was Alanus, with his three sons, Hisicion, Armenon, and Neugio. Hisicion had four sons, Francus, Romanus, Alamanus, and Brutus. Armenon had five sons, Gothus, Valagothus, Cibidus, Burgundus, and Longobardus. Neugio had three sons, Vandalus, Saxo, and Boganus. From Hisicion arose four nations--the Franks, the Latins, the Germans, and Britons: from Armenon, the Gothi, Balagothi, Cibidi, Burgundi, and Longobardi: from Neugio, the Bogari, Vandali, Saxones, and Tarinegi. The whole of Europe was subdivided into these tribes.英文原著 · 《History Of The Britons》
A billboard there was vandalized late last night with a photo of his father standing next to a man in Klan robes with the caption, "Underwood 2016." As we've just seen, the president did not deny allegations that his father had some connection to the organization, instead explaining that Calvin Unde美剧 · 《House of Cards》
It's really sweet of you, Luke, But there's just gonna be a bunch of drunk drivers and vandalizers who were stupid enough to get caught.美剧 · 《Modern Family》
Or stupid enough to use the word "Vandalizers." It's vandals.美剧 · 《Modern Family》