Why not a horse, or a beetle, or a bald eagle?

为什么不是一匹马，不是一个甲虫或者是一个秃头的老鹰呢？

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Pro: If the Olympics awards equestrian riders MEDALS for prancing pleasantly around a track on a horse, why not let stock car racers go for the gold at 180 miles an hour?

赞成：既然奥运奖杯允许马术选手在马背上悠闲地绕着圈走来走去然后捧走，为何就不准赛车以180公里的时速争夺冠军？

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If you wish, Aslan - if you really mean - I don't know why it should be me - I'm not a very clever horse.

如果你希望，阿斯兰——如果你真的想——我不明白为什么会选中我——我不是一匹很聪明的马。

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If you happen to own your primary residence, a fat portfolio of stocks and bonds, a year's supply of cash and maybe a yacht and a dancing horse, then why not collect a few bargain bungalows too?

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The Natural Balance Shoe, in any case, is still made of metal, and one might be forgiven for wondering why horse owners do not just pop their equine pals into a nice, comfy set of running shoes instead of all this business with nails.

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