Life has a nasty habit of repeating itself.

生活总是令人厌烦地重复着。

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After about one year, a blister forms and the mature worm, one metre long, tries to emerge, thus repeating the life-cycle.

约一年之后，水疱形成，一米长的成虫努力脱出，从而重复生活周期。

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After about one year, a blister forms and the mature worm, one metre long, emerges thus repeating the life-cycle.

约一年之后，水疱形成，一米长的成虫脱出。以此重复生活周期。

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"Taiwan is becoming like a retirement home, " said Mr. Kung, repeating a line I had heard others say sometimes in boast of the island's quality of life, sometimes in derision.

WSJ: In Taipei, Taiwan, Life in the Slow Lane