We scrambled at the last minute and ended up with a solution we’re extremely happy with, but in hindsight, I kick myself for putting all of my eggs in that one basket.
在最后一刻我们终于达到了极满意的结果，登上了名单，但事后我想，我真痛恨自己会这么孤注一掷。
In ancient China, people believed a round egg symbolized a happy life and eating eggs on the day of Start of Summer was a prayer for good health.
古人认为，鸡蛋圆圆溜溜，象征生活之圆满，立夏日吃鸡蛋能祈祷夏日之平安。
Happy Boy's face got as red as the dyed eggs that you give as a present to mother who has just born her child. (p. 65)
生小孩的父母会将染红的鸡蛋作为礼物送给朋友，这一习俗是中国读者所熟知的，但是对于译文读者来说就会形成意义真空，难怪伊译会出现偏差。
When I first got to Japan I was looking for free-range eggs but didn't have the vocabulary to ask properly, so I said "Do you have eggs from happy chickens that don't live in a box?"
我第一次去日本的时候，在找散养笨鸡蛋，但想不到的合适词汇，所以我说：“你们有不生活在箱子里的快乐母鸡下的蛋么？”
And when you get back from your holiday, well, you'll get your chicken, you'll get your bill and, if they had a happy stay, well, you never know, you might be lucky enough to get some eggs.
等你结束假期回到家里时，就可以来旅店领回自己的鸡。同时，你也会收到鸡旅店的账单。如果鸡在旅店度过了一段美好时光的话，说不定你还能收获几个鸡蛋呢。
And when you get back from your holiday, well, you'll get your chicken, you'll get your bill and, if they had a happy stay, well, you never know, you might be lucky enough to get some eggs.
等你结束假期回到家里时，就可以来旅店领回自己的鸡。同时，你也会收到鸡旅店的账单。如果鸡在旅店度过了一段美好时光的话，说不定你还能收获几个鸡蛋呢。
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