I can no longer rightly shape the words. they-- Now I am calm, but truly there is no more to tell: the incident ends where it began--in darkness and in doubt. Yes, I am again in control of myself: 'the captain of my soul.' But that is not respite; it is another stage and phase of expiation. My penance, constant in de- gree, is mutable in kind: one of its variants is tran- quillity. After all, it is only a life-sentence. 'To Hell for life'--that is a foolish penalty: the culprit chooses the duration of his punishment. To-day my term expires. To each and all, the peace that was not mine.英文原著 · 《Can Such Things Be》
Jackaroo: At the time Lawson wrote, a Jackaroo was a "new chum"
or newcomer to Australia, who sought work on a station to gain experience. The term now applies to any young man working as a station hand. A female station hand is a Jillaroo. Variant: Jackeroo.英文原著 · 《Joe Wilson and His Mates》
Tea: In addition to the regular meaning, Tea can also mean
a light snack or a meal (i.e., where Tea is served). In particular, Morning Tea (about 10 AM) and Afternoon Tea (about 3 PM)
are nothing more than a snack, but Evening Tea (about 6 PM) is a meal. When just "Tea" is used, it usually means the evening meal. Variant: Tea-time.英文原著 · 《Joe Wilson and His Mates》
"Burglary". -- The crafty discovery of the robber of the treasury by Hadding is a variant of the world-old Rhampsinitos tale, but less elaborate, possibly abridged and cut down by Saxo, and reduced to a mere moral example in favour of the goldenness of silence and the danger of letting the tongue feed the gallows.英文原著 · 《The Danish History》
If you're looking for something outside the norm, I have invented a new chess variant Where the bishops can also move like knights.美剧 · 《The Big Bang Theory》