It has been usual to catch a mouse or two (for form’s sake) in public once a year.

  • -- Thomas Gray 格雷

为了礼貌起见,人们通常每年在公共场所抓一两只老鼠。

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We already live a very long time for mammals, getting three times as many heartbeats as a mouse or elephant. It never seems enough though, does it?

对于哺乳动物来说,我们已经活得很长了,心跳次数是老鼠或大象的三倍。但这似乎永远不够,不是吗?

I am impelled, not to squeak like a grateful and apologetic mouse, but to roar like a lion out of pride in my profession.

我被驱使着,不是像一只感恩和道歉的老鼠那样尖叫,而是像狮子一样咆哮,以我的职业为荣。