To kill off the mouse before perfecting a replacement would be to walk into a trap.

在完善替代品之前就要杀死这只老鼠，无疑是自投罗网。

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A few days later, Kevin catches what again seems like the last mouse of the year in an American trap that he'd left under the sink, just in case.

几天后，凯文用放在水槽下面以防万一的美国鼠夹捉住了又一只说不定是我们家今年的最后一只老鼠。

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As he was leaving his apartment, he noticed his mouse trap had a victim.

正要离开房间的时候，他发现鼠夹上夹了一只老鼠。

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At this annual celebration of DIY culture, of course this would appear: a scaled-up version of "Mouse Trap, " the Hasbro game bent on marbles zigging through a plastic labyrinth.

CNN: This 'Mousetrap' can crush a car -- and teach physics

Perez played "Mouse Trap" a lot as a kid -- kind of.

CNN: This 'Mousetrap' can crush a car -- and teach physics