The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea searching for a suitable rock or hunk of coral to cling to and make its home for life. For this task, it has a rudimentary nervous system. When it finds its spot and takes root, it doesn't need its brain anymore so it eats it!

  • -- Daniel Clement Dennett 丹尼尔·克莱门特·丹尼特

年幼的海鞘在大海中游荡,寻找合适的岩石或珊瑚块来依附,并为生命建立家园。对于这项任务,它有一个基本的神经系统。当它找到自己的位置并扎根时,它不再需要大脑,所以它吃掉了它!

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I came home every Friday afternoon, riding the six miles on the back of a big mule. I spent Saturday and Sunday washing and ironing and cooking for the children and went back to my country school on Sunday afternoon.

每个星期五下午,我都骑着一头大骡子走完六英里的路程回家。我花了周六和周日的时间为孩子们洗衣、熨衣服和做饭,周日下午回到了我的乡村学校。

There shall be no slave in your home, male or female: Least of all the mother of your son.

家中不可有男有女,更不可有儿子的母亲。