1·Those who give you a serpent when you ask for a fish, may have nothing but serpents to give.
那些当你要一条鱼的时候却给你一条蛇的人，可能除了给蛇之外没别的可给了。
2·Serpents cast their skin once a year.
蛇每年蜕一次皮。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
3·New and rare Oriental serpents.
新的和罕见的东方蛇。
4·Six sick sea-serpents swam the seven seas.
六个生病的海蛇游过七大洋。
5·I have faced the great serpents of the north.
我曾直面过北方的巨蛇。
6·To be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
像蟒蛇一样聪明，像白鸽一样无邪。
7·It is like a knot of serpents coiled round thy neck.
它就像是一堆缠住你脖子的毒蛇。
8·And the slayer of ten thousands serpents in the valley of Wolf?
在恶狼谷手刃一万条蛇的手？
9·Remember what we said about being wise as serpents and gentle as doves.
记住我们说过的像蛇一样明智，像鸽子一样温和。
10·As the radioactive serpents leave, the molecules will cease to combust.
当辐射性蛇形物离开时，分子将停止燃烧。