One day, when he was leafing through the book Huainan Zi, he came across a line saying: "When the mantis1 preys2 on the cicada, it relies entirely3 upon a leaf to conceal4 its body." He thought that if one could get such a leaf, one could become invisible.

When crossing a stretch of forest, they saw a hunchbacked old man standing2 under a tree, catching3 cicadas with a bamboo stick. With each stroke he caught one cicada, just as easily as picking it up at will.

穿过一片树林的时候，他们看到一位驼背老人站在树下，手拿竹竿捕蝉，一粘一只，就像随手拾来一样容易。

He had searched a long time before he discovered a mantis hiding itself behind a leaf and waiting to catch a cicada.

他找了很长时间，终于发现有一只膛螂躲在一片树叶的后面，准备捕蝉。

It's safe to say Shakespeare is not in love with the cicada.

可以肯定地说，莎士比亚并不喜欢这些蝉。

Billions of periodical cicadas emerging out of the earth and overtaking the eastern United States.

数十亿只周期蝉破土而出，席卷美国东部。

The shrilling of the cicadas grated on my ears.

蝉声聒耳。

The government has small cause for optimism.

几乎没有什么可以使政府感到乐观的。

She tiptoed to the bed where the child lay asleep.

孩子睡着了，她踮着脚走到他床前。

They walked on tiptoe across the hot sand.

他们踮着脚走过了滚烫的沙地。

I tiptoed right past his back.

我踮着脚从他背后走过。

On tiptoes I reached up and opened the heavy door.

我踮起脚尖伸手摸索着打开了它厚重的门。

With Christmas coming, the children were on tiptoe.

孩子们满心期待圣诞节的到来。

The short man nailed the message to the wall on tiptoe.

那矮人踮起脚把纸条用钉子按在墙上。

I hurt my tiptoe last night while walking in the dark.

昨晚在黑暗中走路，不小心踢到了大脚趾。

She tiptoed into the room for fear of being found.

因为害怕被人发现，她蹑手蹑脚地进入屋内。

The purpose in tiptoeing may be to avoid disturbing other people.

用这一动词可作为避免惊扰他人之意。

The government should stop tiptoeing around the issue of health care.

政府不应再回避医疗保健问题。

The sun smiles and watches your toilet. The sky watches over you when you sleep in your mother's arms, and the morning comes tiptoe to your bed and kisses your eyes.

太阳微笑着，望着你的打扮。当你睡在你妈妈的臂弯里时，天空在上面望着你，而早晨蹑手蹑脚地走到你的床跟前，吻着你的双眼。

He stood on tiptoe to scan the crowd.

他跷起脚往人群里看。

He had to stand on tiptoe to reach the shelf.

他得踮着脚才够得着架子。

Standing on tiptoe, the boy looked over the wall.

那孩子跐着脚望墙外。