1·We spend so much time working toward something, only to have the unexpected snare our attention and take us in a completely different direction.
我们花很多时间在某事上，却掉进那没想到的陷阱，分散了我们的注意力并带我们去到一个完全不同的方向上。
2·So in all sorts of ways, in this simple passage we find a character the snare of language.
所以在这篇简单的文章中，我们会在很多方面，一个陷入语言陷阱的人。
3·But if I break down by falling into some fearful snare, my last state will be worse than my first.
要是这次我又掉进某个可怕的陷阱，那么这一次就会仍第一次更加可怕。
4·Trust it not, Sir; it will prove a snare to your feet.
爱信不信，先生，它将会是一个脚下的陷阱。
5·And on his accusing the Fox of purposely leading him into the snare, she replied, "Oh Monkey, and are you, with such a mind as yours, going to be King over the Beasts?"
猴子生气的指责狐狸故意骗它进入陷阱。狐狸回答说：“哦，猴子啊，像你这样的智商也能当万兽之王吗？”