A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
老鼠
Mouse
The mouse is silent while laboring, but when the baby is conceived, she cries.
老鼠在劳动时是沉默的，但当婴儿怀孕时，她就哭了。
A huckster who cannot pass off mouse-turd for pepper, has not learned his trade.
一个不能用鼠粪冒充胡椒的小贩，还没有学会如何做生意。
The early bird may get the worm, but it's the second mouse that gets the cheese.
早起的鸟儿有虫吃，但只有第二只老鼠才会得到奶酪。
It has been usual to catch a mouse or two (for form’s sake) in public once a year.
为了礼貌起见，人们通常每年在公共场所抓一两只老鼠。
I used to have this little mouse. I buy birds from the pet store and I let them go.
我以前有一只小老鼠。我从宠物店买鸟，然后把它们放生。
That mouse will have a tail (i.e. The thing will have a long train of consequences).
那只老鼠会有一条尾巴(也就是说，这个东西会有一系列的后果)。
Even when a girl is as shy as a mouse, you still have to beware of the tiger within.
即使一个女孩像老鼠一样害羞，你也要小心她内心的老虎。
The mouse says: I dig a hole without a hoe; the snake says: climb a tree without arms.
老鼠说:我不用锄头挖洞;蛇说:爬树不要用胳膊。
Love is like a mousetrap: you go in when you want, but you don't get out when you like.
爱情就像捕鼠器:你想进去就进去，想出来就出来。
I wasn't a trained Mickey Mouse club performer. I played in jazz clubs and restaurants.
我不是一个训练有素的米老鼠俱乐部演员。我在爵士俱乐部和餐馆演奏。
If a man can... make a better mousetrap, the world will make a beaten path to his door.
如果一个男人能……做一个更好的捕鼠器，世界就会开辟一条通往自己家门口的路。
I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse.
我只希望我们不要忘记一件事——这一切都是由一只老鼠引起的。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
If a man write a better book, preach a better sermon, or make a better mousetrap than his neighbor, though he build his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door.
如果一个人写的书比他的邻居好，讲道比他的邻居讲的好，捕鼠器比他的邻居做的好，即使他把房子盖在树林里，世界也会为他开辟一条平坦的道路。
Young cats will mouse, young apes will louse.
小猫会耗子，猿猴会虱子。
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。
If a girl seems as shy as a mouse, you still have to look out for the tiger within her.
如果一个女孩看起来像老鼠一样害羞，你仍然要注意她内心的老虎。
The mouse that hath but one hold is soon caught.
只有一次抓住的老鼠，很快就会被抓住。
It is a bold mouse that makes her nest in the cat's ear.
大胆的老鼠才会在猫的耳朵上筑巢。