我知道，但你不会觉得这是可以吃的吧。

John: I know, but you wouldn't exactly say this is edible .

youdao

这时，牧童真的着急了，他非常害怕地叫喊：“求求你们了，过来帮帮我吧，狼正在吃羊了”，但没有人理他，更没有人来帮他。

The Shepherd-boy, now really alarmed, shouted in an agony of terror: "Pray, do come and help me; the Wolf is killing the sheep"; but no one paid any heed to his cries, nor rendered any assistance.

youdao

Not because you necessarily need it at the moment but your brain tells you you may need it later and so eat, eat, eat becomes the priority.

并不是因为当时真的需要,但你的大脑告诉你,你以后可能会需要,所以吃吧,先吃了再说

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