Someone has lamented that here, just across the sea from Japan, the ducks have become so timid that they hide at the sight of man--grim reality has forced them to develop their survival instinct to the full.
有人感嘆，一海之隔，野鴨竟成驚弓之鳥，見人就藏，了然現實，將生存法則發揮得淋漓盡致。