"When you hear hoofbeats," the old saying goes, "think horse, not zebra."

俗话说：当你听到马蹄声时应该想到的是马而不是斑马。

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Two days ago Nurse had been hale and healthy. Two days ago Yezzan had not heard the pale mare's ghostly hoofbeats. Two days ago the fleets of Old Volantis had been two days farther off.

两天前保姆还精神矍铄身体安康，耶赞还没听到苍白母马催命般的蹄声，瓦兰提斯的舰队还在两天的航程之外。

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It is the hoofbeats of Globalfoundries 14nm process node, right around the corner.

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Traders, pilgrims and armies followed in their hoofbeats and travelled from the Mediterranean into China via this massive network of many roads.

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When Nick Nolte's character is watching his beloved colt run, Mr. Nolte's body rises and sinks with the rhythm of its hoofbeats, and we are moved by the sight but filled with worry.

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