I'd say that is proof that when the cat is away the mice will play.

我想说这就证明一句：当猫离开的时候，老鼠就要开始游戏了。

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Late last week, when the cat came down with flu-like symptoms - malaise, loss of appetite - its owners brought it to Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine for treatment.

上周末猫咪开始出现流感样症状—乏力，厌食—于是主人将它带到了爱荷华州立大学兽医学院治疗。

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At last a young mouse stood up and said, "we must put a bell on the cat. Then, when the cat comes near, we shall hear the bell and run away and hide. So the cat will not catch any more mice."

最后，有一只年轻的老鼠站起来说：“我们必须在猫的身上安放一个铃，这样一来，当猫走近时，我们就会听到铃声，跑开躲起来，这样，猫就再也抓不到老鼠了。”

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When the cat's away, the mice will play means people sometimes misbehave when there is no supervision.

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But of course, when you imagine the Cheshire Cat only having the smile there, you're still imagining the cat's lips, teeth, maybe tongue, whatever it is.

但是当然,当你想象笑脸猫只剩下微笑的时候,你仍然想象着它的嘴唇,牙齿 或许还有舌头,不管是什么

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And now let's suppose that your parents are going away for the weekend and they leave you with the following instructions: If it's raining tomorrow morning, when you wake up, you are to close the windows, open the door and let the cat in, phone the grocer and have him send over the following list of groceries. All right.

现在假设你们的父母这周末,离开了，给你们留下了,以下的一些指示：,如果明天早上下雨了，醒来的时候，要把窗户关好，打开门,让猫进来，打电话给杂货店并且让他,送来以下的生活用品，好的。

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He comforted his younger sister Julia when the family cat passed away, holding her hand all the way home from the vet.

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