Never stick them upright into your bowl of rice or other food as this is an old Japanese custom for offering food, especially rice, to the dead.

切不要把筷子直插在饭碗里或其他的食品上，因为根据日本的古老风俗，这是给死者的奉献祭品，特别是米饭。

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He can fetch a stick, shake a paw, and play dead.

他能拿棍子，挥舞它的爪子，和装死。

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Following the fads is a dead end. Choose your own adventure and stick with it.

追逐时尚是没前途的。选择属于自己的路线，坚持走下去。

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They don't stick with their living dead like we do.

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