Pitch them a SOB story and they often swallow it whole.

讲个催人泪下的故事给他们听，他们往往就能信以为真。

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In addition to being entangled by fishing nets, they often swallow plastic bags, mistaking them for 31 jellyfish, their main prey.

它们除了会被渔网缠住外，还常常吞下塑料袋，将其误以为是自己的主食—水母。

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You may need to swallow your pride and let other people drive, but often you can learn a lot.

可能需要谦虚一点，让其他人引导，不过通常可以学到很多东西。

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But young children often swallow toothpaste when they brush.

VOA: special.2009.03.11

Germans stay longer in hospital than almost everyone else, have more x-ray and ultra-sound examinations, swallow more medicines, and visit the doctor more often: researchers say that up to a half of consultations are unnecessary.

ECONOMIST: Germany's health-care reform