《笑林广记·殊禀部》
懒人答道： 我做猫躲在黑地里，老鼠见到我的白鼻子，以为是块米糕，便会贪想偷吃，待它们凑到嘴边时，我便可一口咬住，岂不省了许多力气。 
答曰： 我做猫躲在黑地里，鼠见我白鼻，认做是块米糕，贪想偷吃，凑到嘴边，一口咬住，岂不省了无数气力。 
The lazy cat replied: "I can hide in dark corners and when the mice see my white nose, they will mistake it for a piece of rice cake and will try to steal a bite. When they are near enough, I will catch them in my mouth. Thus I will save much effort." 
<s>[INST] 对于下列每组文言文和现代汉语句子, 请提供一个能够准确表达两者本质的英语翻译: 文言文: 答曰： 我做猫躲在黑地里，鼠见我白鼻，认做是块米糕，贪想偷吃，凑到嘴边，一口咬住，岂不省了无数气力。  现代汉语: 懒人答道： 我做猫躲在黑地里，老鼠见到我的白鼻子，以为是块米糕，便会贪想偷吃，待它们凑到嘴边时，我便可一口咬住，岂不省了许多力气。  [/INST] The lazy cat replied: "I can hide in dark corners and when the mice see my white nose, they will mistake it for a piece of rice cake and will try to steal a bite. When they are near enough, I will catch them in my mouth. Thus I will save much effort." </s>
对于下列每组文言文和现代汉语句子, 请提供一个能够准确表达两者本质的英语翻译: 文言文: 答曰： 我做猫躲在黑地里，鼠见我白鼻，认做是块米糕，贪想偷吃，凑到嘴边，一口咬住，岂不省了无数气力。  现代汉语: 懒人答道： 我做猫躲在黑地里，老鼠见到我的白鼻子，以为是块米糕，便会贪想偷吃，待它们凑到嘴边时，我便可一口咬住，岂不省了许多力气。
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The lazy cat replied: "I can hide in dark corners and when the mice see my white nose, they will mistake it for a piece of rice cake and will try to steal a bite. When they are near enough, I will catch them in my mouth. Thus I will save much effort."
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