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蛇年说“蛇”

　　5. 我们无论做什么工作，都不能虎头蛇尾。 No matter what we do, we should not let the work tail off once it gets started.

　　6. 这个戏的结局实在是画蛇添足。 The ending of the play has only ruined its effect.

　　不过，蛇并不总是负面的。中国民间故事和传统戏曲《白蛇传》（A Tale of the White Snake）塑造了白蛇（the White Snake）和青蛇（the Green Snake）两个动人的正面艺术形象。

　　埃及和印度等国家具有与蛇相关的文化，耍蛇（snake charming）是一种传统的民间技艺，例如：

　　7. The art of snake charming is widely believed to have started in ancient Egypt. 人们普遍认为耍蛇术起源于古埃及。

　　8. Snake charming is the practice of pretending to hypnotize a snake by playing an instrument. 耍蛇是通过演奏乐器假装给蛇催眠的活动。

　　9. In India, one can easily find a snake charmer performing in the market or on the street. The exotic sight of a mystic man with a basket across his shoulder has been a century’s old image of India. 在印度，人们很容易在市场或街道上发现耍蛇者在表演。神秘人肩背竹篓的异域景象是印度一个世纪以来的古老标志。

　　我国有道著名的粤菜，名曰“龙虎斗”，其主料是蛇肉和狸猫肉，例如：

　　10. The famous dish in Guangdong Province, called “the Fight Between the Dragon and the Tiger” is actually braised snake and leopard cat. 这道叫作“龙虎斗”的广东名菜实际上是炖蛇肉和狸猫肉。