The polecat is just as much a sneak and a thief as it’s domesticated cousin and the name reflects that.

臭鼬（skunk）也经常偷吃东西，就像被驯化的近亲雪狐一样。 它的名字也恰好反映了这一点（skunk和sneak相似？）

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Then the guardian of the garden found Chuang Tzu with sling in hand and mistook him as a thief who intended to sneak chestnut.

这时看守栗园的人，发现庄子站在园里，手拿弹弓，以为他是偷采栗子的窃贼。

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He's petty sneak thief.

他因小偷小摸被捕。

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