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You are either at the table or on the menu.
据说 这是个非常好的谚语。
查字典。一种偏文雅的解释(freedic):
If you do not have a prominent or influential role in something, you are liable to be exploited or cheated.
当然,还有其它解释。



IP属地:北京来自Android客户端1楼2024-02-22 16:59回复
    有人调侃
    我抄过来。
    I believe it is intended to be a joke. Something a parent would jokingly threaten their children by saying, or some kind of silly restaurant slogan.
    "You're either at the table or on the menu" is implying that you are either sitting properly at the table ready to eat. Or you will "be eaten" as part of the menu for misbehaving.


    IP属地:北京来自Android客户端2楼2024-02-22 17:02
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      为什么近几日这谚语火了?


      IP属地:北京来自Android客户端3楼2024-02-22 17:03
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        狮子王插曲The circle of life里面有Some say eat, or be eaten. Some say live, and let live.


        IP属地:上海来自Android客户端4楼2024-02-22 17:09
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          It's a plain elaboration of the law of the jungle as practiced by the Superpower in international affairs. In the brutal wilderness of the jungle where the animals live and compete, you are either the predator or the prey, you are either hunting or being hunted. And that's how the current US Secretary of State looks at "diplomacy" in dealing with the other countries in the world.


          IP属地:山东5楼2024-02-22 17:30
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            元宵节快乐
            Enjoy a bright moon on the fest
            Listen to snow dancing in unrest
            Cold winds could drop down lucks
            To those wishing to be reunion ducks


            IP属地:北京来自Android客户端7楼2024-02-24 06:19
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              When is a bright moon lovely?
              Anytime if the MT-liqor into the belly!


              IP属地:北京来自Android客户端8楼2024-02-24 07:08
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                Our heart could wander distant
                As we see it sky-hanging brilliant


                IP属地:北京来自Android客户端9楼2024-02-24 07:12
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                  老的去了(大年团圆)
                  Now the big joy game is over
                  All souls back to their harbors
                  .
                  新的来了
                  The shools open today with joys
                  Come the girls and boys
                  Who Heaven grants books and toys
                  .


                  IP属地:北京来自Android客户端10楼2024-02-26 09:47
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                    Kids smile in the delicous moments
                    The teachers are holding presents
                    And hugging their dear students


                    IP属地:北京来自Android客户端11楼2024-02-26 09:49
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                      今天NPR发表重要文章
                      [NPR] Can a preposition be what you end a sentence with? Merriam-Webster says yes
                      FEBRUARY 27, 20245:00 AM ET
                      Emma Bowman
                      .
                      简单说,
                      介词位于句末,不要尴尬。
                      没必要刻意躲开。


                      IP属地:北京来自Android客户端12楼2024-02-27 21:43
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                        或许,
                        你没有认识到此事的重要性。然而,Merriam-Webster 这种宣称,却解除了亿万natives多年的苦恼。
                        The idea that sentences can end with a preposition has become a point of contention in the replies to a tongue-in-cheek social media post from dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster.


                        IP属地:北京来自Android客户端13楼2024-02-27 21:45
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                          我抄一个native读者回复。。。。
                          "Thank you. How many times have I made an awkward sentence to avoid a preposition at the end?!?!"


                          IP属地:北京来自Android客户端14楼2024-02-27 21:47
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                            继续恭喜娃娃开学!
                            我还要写上几句。
                            .
                            Tree leaves will be green
                            All the flowers cast sheen
                            A nature of the vibrant teens
                            Through cold air, one can see
                            Spring still vivid and abundant
                            And those sincere hearts fragrant
                            .


                            IP属地:北京来自Android客户端15楼2024-02-27 21:50
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                              Time flies.
                              .
                              The left snow presents greetings
                              To the March's beginning
                              Silenced by a woods path curl-running
                              The lovers are wrapped thick
                              Of the heated spring hearts
                              And cherish devil-may-care frolic
                              .
                              A sunny day!


                              IP属地:北京来自Android客户端16楼2024-03-01 06:54
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