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Midnight in the Switchgrass / 子时的柳枝 / (zǐshí de liǔzhī)

1. Lions are born knowing they're predators.

狮子生来就知道自己是捕食者。

(shīzǐ shēnɡlái jiù zhīdào zìjǐ shì bǔshízhě.)

2. Humans are the only creatures on earth given a choice.

人类是地球上唯一有选择权的动物。

(rénlèi shì dìqiúshànɡ wéiyī yǒu xuǎnzéquán de dònɡwù.)

3. You know, nobody's ever stood up for those girls.

你知道吗, 从来都没有任何人真正想要去帮助那些女孩。

(nǐ zhīdào ma, cónɡlái dōu méiyǒu rènhérén zhēnzhènɡ xiǎnɡyào qù bānɡzhù nàxiē nǚhái.)

4. They pulled the plug on us.

他们终止了我们的行动。

(tāmén zhōnɡzhǐle wǒménde xínɡdònɡ. )

5. They are asking anyone with information to come forward.

他们要求任何有线索的人站出来。

(tāmén yàoqiú rènhé yǒu xiànsuǒde rén zhànchūlái.)

6. Anybody that telling you that is, telling you a lie.

如果有人那样对你说,就是在骗你。

(rúɡuǒ yǒurén nàyànɡ duìnǐshuō, jiùshì zài piànnǐ.)

7. Maybe I will take you up on that drink after all.

也许我还是要请你喝一杯。

(yěxǔ wǒ háishì yào qǐnɡnǐ hēyībēi.)

8. Just get a bit lonely out here sometimes, you know? 

只是在这里偶尔有点孤单, 你知道？

(zhīshì zàiz hèlǐ ǒuěr yǒudiǎn ɡūdān, nǐzhīdào?)

9. She was killed at a primary location and dumped here last night.

她是昨晚在案发地点被杀,然后被扔到这里的。

(tāshì zuówǎn zài ànfā dìdiǎn bèi shā, ránhòu bèi rēnɡdào zhèlǐ de.)

Graphic/Illustration: Liu Xidan/Global Times