"And I'm sure that you yawned in sympathy. When a man so far forgets himself as to yawn in the presence of a woman, she never fails to respond with one of more ample circumference. When a woman so far remembers herself as to yawn in the presence of a man, he tries to say something witty."英文原著 · 《Phyllis of Philistia》
In one of Peter Parley's valuable historical works is a description of an earthquake at Lisbon. "At the first shock the inhabitants rushed into the streets; the earth yawned at their feet and the houses tottered and fell on every side." I staggered past the Captain into the street; a giddiness came over me; the earth yawned at my feet, and the houses threatened to fall in on every side of me. How distinctly I remember that momentary sense of confusion when everything in the world seemed toppling over into ruins.英文原著 · 《The Story of a Bad Boy》
"This is the dumb and dreary hour When injured ghosts complain; When yawning graves give up their dead To haunt the faithless swain.英文原著 · 《A Bundle of Ballads》
And Bela?" . Pechorin turned just the slightest bit pale and averted his head. "Yes, I remember!" he said, almost im- mediately forcing a yawn. Maksim Maksimych began to beg him to stay with him for a couple of hours or so longer. "We will have a splendid dinner," he said. "I have two pheasants; and the Kakhetian wine is excellent here . not what it is in Georgia, of course, but still of the best sort. We will have a talk.英文原著 · 《A Hero of Our Time》
By and by, the feminine members came back and we sat around the fire. Still Mart did not appear, though somebody stepped into the kitchen, and from the warning glance that Mollie gave Buck when she left the room I guessed that the newcomer was her lover Dave. Pretty soon the old man yawned.英文原著 · 《A Knight of the Cumberland》
Oh, don't take two of those in under an hour unless you want to have an orgasm every time you yawn.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
And don't let this bauble, this curio, remind you of the yawning gap between us.美剧 · 《Billions》
- What's wrong? - Oh, nothing. I'm just... I just was yawning.美剧 · 《Friends》
- What you mean? - When he yawns, it's like a nervous yawn.美剧 · 《Lie to me》