I have this theory that, to us the world is a flat thing we stand on, but to birds it is a cliff they cling to.

我有一种想法，就是对我们来说，世界是一个我们所站立的平坦的东西，而对鸟来说是一个它们所依靠的峭壁。

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These friends-of-friends, people we might spend time with at social or work gatherings, might not be like us but they can still have a positive influence because we share the same sort of interests.

这些朋友的朋友，我们可能会一起进行社交或工作聚会的人，也许不像我们，但他们仍然会产生积极的影响，因为我们有相同的兴趣。

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Wants, or desires, are things we would like to have but they do not sustain us.

想法或愿望，是我们想要拥有的东西但是他们不能维持我们的生活。

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"We have a message for them." "They may not listen to us now, but I guarantee you they will listen to us in November when we vote the bums out!"

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It's perfectly fine, but they envy us for our finite lifespans, because what we've got and they don't have is something that's for each individual rare-- something that's not lasting, something that's precious in that way.

不朽很好，但他们羡慕我们的有限寿命，因为我们有而他们没有的是,对每个人来说稀有的东西-,不会永远持久的东西，从那个层面讲珍贵的东西。

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As one staffer put it to me: They don't have to give it all to us, but they have to show us a little leg.

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Cats are weird we may not understand them, but they certainly have us all figured out.

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Of course, we miss our family and friends terribly, but they have forgiven us for leaving and welcome us enthusiastically when we rent a house near them for a visit.

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