We explored side roads,catching grasshoppers in waist-high grass.

我们探索了小路，在齐腰高的草地上捉蚱蜢。

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So the leader of China's nest tells America: "We, your creditors, insist you stop borrowing, just as European grasshoppers are now doing."

因此中国蚁巢的领导人告诉美国：“我们——你们的债权人——要求你们停止借钱，就像欧洲蚱蜢窝目前所做的那样。”

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The ants look at the prosperity of grasshopper colonies and tell their bankers: "Lend even more to grasshoppers, since we ants do not want to borrow."

蚂蚁看着蚱蜢窝的繁荣景象，告诉自己的银行家：“更多地借钱给蚱蜢，因为我们蚂蚁不想借钱。”

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