The Moabites said to the elders of Midian, "This horde is going to lick up everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field."

对米甸的长老说：“现在这众人要把我们四围所有的一概舐尽，就如牛舐尽田间的草一般。”

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But the pet dogs are allowed to lick up any crumbs that fall.

然而，主人却会容许家中的狗吃掉下来的饼碎。

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You know, many nights I go home at night and I am so wounded from the conversations that I've had on TV that my dog Chip(ph) has to help me lick them up.

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They lick it up off the crooked rocks.

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The Salt Lick actually serves up the best beef ribs imaginable, my personal favorite, but their most popular item is brisket and thanks to the size of the cut and the care they take, it loses little in translation.

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