There are people who give the palm to riches or to power and office, many even to sensual pleasures . 有的人乞求财富、权势、高官厚禄，许多人甚至乞求感官快乐。
The traveller spread his hands, palms downwards, on the grass, and looked at shelton with a smile . 那位旅客把两手张开，手心朝下，放在草地上，笑嘻嘻地盯着谢尔顿。
He pursues his lounging way with a heavy tread, beating the palms of his white gloves one against the other . 他拖着沉重的脚步踱来踱去，戴着白手套的手掌互相拍打着。
His black open palm swept upward in a swift narrow arc and smacked solidly against her face . 他张开着的黑色手掌向上飞起，迅速地绕了个小弯，啪的一声扎扎实实地打在她的脸上。
Bending from the waist in a mathematical position, he extended the palm of one hand, and started to explain . 他用准确的姿势从腰部那儿把身子向前一弯，伸出一只手心，开始解释。
Perhaps the day is coming when palm reading will be done by a doctor as routinely as he now takes your pulse . 总有一天，医生看手相会和诊脉一样平常，而且这一天也许为期不远了。
A member disputed the martyr's palm with me, and, on a division defeated me by two votes, to my secret relief . 一位成员和我争着去当光荣的殉道者，表决的时候，他以两票得胜，我暗自庆幸。
That writer could attempt to palm off an inferior and immature production under the cover of one successful effort . 一个作者，想方设法在一部成功作品的掩护下，把自己低劣、粗糙的作品推销出去。
Robert jordan looked up at primitivo's post and saw him signal, "nothing," crossing his two hands, palms down . 罗伯特乔丹抬头望着普里米蒂伏的岗哨，看到他交叉着双手，手掌向下，表示“平安无事”。
All this time mr. guppy was either planing his forehead with his handkerchief, or tightly rubbing the palm of his left hand with the palm of his right . 在这段时间里，格皮先生不是用他的手绢擦额头，就是用右掌使劲擦他的左掌。
