When they say something silly or do something ridiculous, there is always the Internet to spread the news in minutes and keep their "story" alive forever.

一旦他们说了一些愚蠢的话、或做了一些荒诞的事，网络总是能在瞬息间把这件事传遍，他们的“黑历史”也就永远无法抹去了。

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It was now, I realized, a fight against time: if I could keep this solitary specimen alive until I reached England, I felt sure that I could find something it would eat.

我意识到这是在抢时间：如果到达英国时我能使这孤独的标本不死去的话，那么我敢肯定能找到它会吃的东西。

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Perhaps the villagers had forgotten something when they fled... a sack of apples, some dried meat, anything to keep him alive until Thistle returned.

村民在逃走的时候可能忘了点什么…一包苹果、一些肉干、任何让他支持到Thistle回来的东西。

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Aside from offering the text in a valuably rich informational setting, they do something else: They keep the speech alive for days after its delivery as a topic of national discussion and reflection, and invite citizens to dig in.

FORBES: The annotated State Of The Union(s)

Sound off with your own opinion and, if you know something needs to be done, keep the conversation alive.

FORBES: The Times, They Are a-Taxin'