To play cat and mouse is for somebody or something to chase the other in a very strategic, teasing, and game-like way (like a cat chasing and playing with a mouse).

玩猫捉老鼠的游戏，是指某人或某事用战略性的手段挑衅和追逐着其他人(就像猫在追老鼠)。

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"I've got to rest for a minute," I told my husband, Roy, as I collapsed into my favorite rocking chair. Music was playing, my dog and cat were chasing each other and the telephone rang.

当瘫倒在我最喜欢的摇椅里，“我得休息一会”我对丈夫罗伊说，音乐在演奏，狗和猫在相互追逐打闹，这时电话响了。

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Eduardo Verastegui, popular Mexican pop-star and television novella actor, breaks free of the playboy stereotype of his first Hollywood film, Chasing Papi, by playing the reclusive, vulnerable Jose.

埃杜·瓦多·维拉·斯蒂吉是墨西哥的流行歌星和电视小说演员，他一改在自己的第一部好莱坞电影《脚踏三条船》中的花花公子套路，扮演了遁世、脆弱的乔斯。

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"That was only early on - for a long time they have been chasing each other and playing together, and that was the case on the day he died too, " Mr Blaszkiewitz said.

BBC: Candles by Knut's enclosure

There are a number of rugby league and union clubs in Britain chasing Carney whose playing contract is still held by the Titans.

BBC: Brian Carney announced his retirement in January 2007