If the tail were smarter, the tail would wag the dog.
如果尾巴更聪明，那么尾巴就要摇狗了。
It is as though instead of a dog wagging its tail the tail should wag the dog.
这情况恰似尾巴倒过来摇狗而不是狗摇尾巴了。
The problem with this analysis is that the tail is far too puny to wag the dog.
这一分析的问题是，用来摇的尾巴对于狗来说太微不足道。
Not only that, but even while the going was good, it was hard not to let the tail wag the dog.
不仅如此，尽管方向很明确，但很难避免“尾巴摇狗”的情况。
Film is a dog: the head is commerce, the tail is art. And only rarely does the tail wag the dog.
电影是条狗：商业头，艺术尾。艺术摇摆狗可遇而不可求。
David Mamet is perhaps most famous for his Pulitzer prize-winning plays, but the author, playwright and essayist was also an Oscar nominee for screenwriting (the Verdict and Wag the Dog).
大卫·马麦特也许是最次为他的著名普利策奖获得者，但作家，剧作家，散文家也是提名为奥斯卡最佳编剧奖(判决和摇摆狗)。
The danger is that the domestic tail starts to wag the international dog.
危险的是，国内已经开始对国际上的狗摇尾巴了。
Money will buy a pretty dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail.
金钱能买到一条不错的狗，但是买不到它摇动的尾巴。
Money will buy a pretty dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail. — J, Billings, American humorist.
金钱能买到一条不错的狗，但是买不到它的摇动尾巴。美国幽默作家比林斯。
You can buy a pretty good dog with a lot of money, but you can't buy the wag of its tail.
你可以花大笔钱买一条漂亮的狗，可是你买不到狗儿摇动的尾巴。
Money will buy a pretty dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail. — Josh Billings.
金钱能买到一条漂亮的狗，但是买不到它摇尾巴。——比休斯。
With that, the dog starts to wag it's tail and bark excitedly.
听到这些，'开始摇尾巴，兴奋的叫着。
The dog gave a wag of its tail.
那条狗摆了摆尾巴。
Well, then, 'the Cat went on,' you see, a dog growls when it's angry, and wags its tail when it's pleased. Now I growl when I'm pleased, and wag my tail when I'm angry.
“好，那么，”猫接着说，“你知道，狗生气时就叫，高兴时就摇尾巴，可是我，却是高兴时就叫，生气时就摇尾巴。”
Well, then, 'the Cat went on,' you see, a dog growls when it's angry, and wags its tail when it's pleased. Now I growl when I'm pleased, and wag my tail when I'm angry.
“好，那么，”猫接着说，“你知道，狗生气时就叫，高兴时就摇尾巴，可是我，却是高兴时就叫，生气时就摇尾巴。”
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