The boy might kick the dog and think he hates the dog because that's a more acceptable target.

这个男孩可能会去踢狗，觉得他讨厌狗，因为那是一个更可以接受的目标。

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For instance, applying for help from a central bank has been seen as a sign of weakness—the financial equivalent of casting yourself as the little boy with “kick me” pinned to his shirt tail.

比如说，如果某家银行向央行请求帮助，那么这在业界就会被看作是无能的表现——在金融界，这种做法无异于告诉大家自己是一个没用的傻小子，衣服后摆再钉上一个“来踹我吧”的字样。

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I really want to come kick it with you. You'll be my American Boy. American Boy.

我真的想要与你一起踢它。你将是我的美国男孩。美国男孩。

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"The boy put his whole body onto the ball and I was just trying to kick the ball and I think I kicked the ball and not the boy, " Hazard told the Chelsea website.

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First Holland goalkeeper Boy Waterman failed to deal with a free-kick and the ball fell to Liam Ridgewell, but his shot on the turn was deflected wide by John's outstretched leg.

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Johnson, 20, played the young John Lennon in Nowhere Boy and was seen last year in comic book movie Kick-Ass.

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