And it's Hawthorne's satire, It's apocalyptic, angry critique of all these Americans who think they're inventing everything anew every day.

这就是霍桑的讽刺作品,这是一篇启示录般的故事,是对这群自认为每天都发明新玩意儿的,美国人的愤怒谴责

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These cubs are not going to survive once they are born so the female's best strategy is to get rid of them and start anew.

一旦幼仔出生后不能生存,雌狮的最好方式,是摆脱掉它们，开始新生活。

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