He dreamed of becoming a beautiful butterfly.

他梦见成为了一只美丽的蝴蝶。

youdao

A caterpillar knows best when he is ready to break out of the cocoon and emerge as the graceful butterfly he was always capable of becoming.

最知道毛虫何时准备好破茧而出、何时可以作为优雅的蝴蝶振翅飞翔的那一个，是毛虫自己。

youdao

One day, he dreamt of himself becoming a butterfly.

一天，他梦见自己变成了一只蝴蝶。

youdao

"It's like a butterfly going back into the cocoon and becoming a caterpillar again, " he said.

WSJ: Economics, Sliced

He was a late bloomer, becoming Boston's starter at age 31, and rather than employ more traditional goaltending techniques (the butterfly style, for instance), Thomas relied on his athleticism and aggressiveness to make saves, using whatever body part happened to be handy to stop the puck.

WSJ: The NHL's Most Mysterious Man