Bir mum yakmak karanlığı lanetlemekten daha iyidir.
- It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Kahve bir kızın ilk buluşmasındaki öpücük kadar sıcak, o gece kızın kucağı kadar yumuşak ve annesinin kızı bulduğu zaman ettiği küfürler kadar siyah olmalıdır.
- The coffee has got to be as hot as a girl's kiss on the first date, as sweet as those nights in her arms, and as dark as the curse of her mother when she finds out.
Çince nasıl küfür edileceğini bilir.
- He knows how to curse in Chinese.
Kazaya sahip olduğu için onu lanetledi.
- She cursed him for causing the accident.
Sözünü unuttuğu için onu lanetledi.
- She cursed him for forgetting his promise.
Her son turned to look at her as she reeled and swayed in the middle of the room, her fierce face convulsed with passion, her blotched arms raised high in imprecation. May Gawd curse her forever, she shrieked.
Mr. Gamfield growled a fierce imprecation on the donkey generally, but more particularly on his eyes; and, running after him, bestowed a blow on his head.