«TEMPTING»的英语 引用
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When a series is doing well, it's very tempting to keep writing it, even when the creative well is drying up. It's tempting because that's where the money is. I've had to be very careful; as soon as I think I'm getting close to that dry well, I wrap the series up. I don't want to just keep writing something because it sells.
I like birthday cake. It's so symbolic. It's a tempting symbol to load with something more complicated than just 'Happy birthday!' because it's this emblem of childhood and a happy day.
The tongue may be employed about, and made to serve all the purposes of vice, in tempting and deceiving, in perjury and injustice.
It is so tempting to try the most difficult thing possible.
People's hands fascinate me. It's tempting to look at a businessman's left hand and see if there's an indentation from a missing wedding ring. Or maybe there's a tan line and the skin is pressed down where's he's worked a ring off his finger.
I'm a little bit superstitious, and I think that just comes from playing hockey. I won't avoid the number thirteen. A big one for me, though, is walking under a ladder. I've always felt like that's tempting fate. That's just throwing it right in their face. Check me out. I just walked under a ladder. What are you going to do about it?
It is no wonder that bank capital is regulated. When borrowing and lending is profitable, it is tempting for banks to scale up their operations and to borrow and lend too much in relation to their capital, in effect reducing the effectiveness of the potential capital cushion.
Mayer Hawthorne's old school pop-R&B homages are so meticulous that it's tempting to overrate his pipes.
I've never had WiFi at home. I'm too easily distracted, and YouTube is too tempting.
Individually the poor are not too tempting to thieves, for obvious reasons. Mug a banker and you might score a wallet containing a month's rent. Mug a janitor and you will be lucky to get away with bus fare to flee the crime scene.
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The
Tempting of America
In The Tempting of America, one of our most distinguished legal minds offers a brilliant argument for the wisdom and necessity of interpreting the Constitution according to the “original understanding” of the Framers and the people for ...
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Tempting Faith: An Inside Story of Political Seduction
Tempting Faith is equal parts headline-making exposé, political and spiritual memoir, and heartfelt plea for a Christian reexamination of political involvement.
Feline Breeds - Tempting the Beast By Lora Leigh Book 1 in the Feline Breeds series Callan Lyons is a genetic experiment, one of six fighting for freedom and the survival of their Pride.
The USA Today bestselling author tempts success in this stunning debut novel.
She's more than ready to start tempting Rever into finding his own happiness...with her.
Dani isn't about to let Alex run her life, no matter how tempting she finds him—and Alex isn't going to allow Dani to melt his cynicism, no matter how close he has to get.
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Tempting the Highlander
She has the power to tempt him beyond all reason.
Married to a man who enjoys humilating her, Princess Christina, longing to be free of her loveless marriage, encounters American marquis Max Falconer, a devastatingly sensual man who introduces her to world of passion and pleasure like she ...
ONE OF LIBRARY JOURNAL'S BEST ROMANCES OF THE YEAR In this new masterpiece of historical romance from the acclaimed Sherry Thomas, a headstrong beauty is rescued by the notorious rake she has always despised.
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Tempting Evil: Riley Jenson Guardian Series:
In a world of sorcery and seduction, the night brings out the beautiful, the damned and the desired.
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Tempting Offer Could Mean End of a Brooklyn Longshoreman's Bar
“There are ghosts in here,” Amethyst Valentino said, holding up a photo on her cellphone as proof. For the past seven years, Ms. Valentino has been hosting ... «New York Times, 七月 15»
Online video gets more tempting, confusing with NFL and Showtime
Another day, another set of announcements that seem to herald the end of cable TV. But Wednesday's news that the NFL would finally live-stream a game and ... «Washington Post, 六月 15»
NFL Explores Making the 2-Point Conversion More Tempting
Your team scores a big touchdown. Time to stretch your legs, grab a snack, maybe chat with a friend about the game. Anything but watch the extra point, one of ... «New York Times, 五月 15»
Bring a Partner to Help Resist Tempting Sales Pitches
When you have to buy a new car or computer, it's common to find a pushy sales person that has an agenda for your purchase. Avoid getting sucked into ... «Lifehacker, 五月 15»
Wooden Sculptures that Tempt Touch
HONG KONG — In the book accompanying her late husband's retrospective, Tempting Touch, at the Hong Kong Museum of Art, Tong Chiu Wai-yee says: “When ... «Hyperallergic, 五月 15»
Energy Industry a Tempting Target for Hackers
The industry makes a tempting target for terrorists or foreign countries that want to hurt the economy by disrupting energy supplies, Ridge said. Activists opposed ... «Government Technology, 四月 15»
'Tempting Fate'
Mary and Condé take their relationship to the next level, and Nostradamus' vision comes back to haunt—and potentially kill?—Francis. by Samantha Highfill • @ ... «Entertainment Weekly, 三月 15»
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - 'Tempting Fate' Episode of The CW's REIGN
Below, get a sneak peek at the next episode of The CW's REIGN titled "Tempting Fate" REIGN airs Thursdays, 9/8c on The CW. In the lines of the history books ... «Broadway World, 三月 15»
Excerpt: 'The Tempting of Thomas Carrick' by Stephanie Laurens
Nicole Brebner, executive editor at Mira, introduces an exclusive excerpt from Stephanie Laurens' latest, The Tempting of Thomas Carrick, which comes out ... «USA TODAY, 二月 15»
The Internet's tempting presence
Toward the end of last year, there was an uproar when India's leading telecom carrier Bharti Airtel decided to charge subscribers extra for use of applications ... «The Hindu, 二月 15»
