Old darn projects have a tough time dying and would-be clam builders will always live among us.

这些旧的织网般的老工程会垂而不死，那些建造者也总是在我们中生活。

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If you are clam, do you want to bear all the pains to produce a pearl... or you don't want the pearl and choose to live comfortably?

如果你是一个蚌，你愿意受尽一生痛苦而凝结一粒珍珠…还是不要珍珠，宁愿舒舒服服的活着？

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Diners can share platters of slow-roasted meat joints, wood-fired pizzas and New England clam chowder served from an open kitchen, or retreat to the live music lounge for bar snacks accompanied by late night tunes.

BBC: High-altitude dining in London