drowna/thekitten有什么特殊含义?语境在下面thesweetoldwomenletthesmilesfadefromtheirfaces,putawaytheirlace-makingpillows,andturntoordinaryactivitiesofvillagelifesuchasdrowningkittens.实在让人费解.对不起,

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drown a/the kitten有什么特殊含义?语境在下面
the sweet old women let the smiles fade from their faces,put away their lace-making pillows,and turn to ordinary activities of village life such as drowning kittens.
实在让人费解.
对不起,实在没分了,

Answer 1

To stop a discussion or debate because you expect the outcome to devolve in a preordered process to something that approximates “Godwin's Law”.This usually occurs by someone with the wisdom or experience to anticipate such an outcome and may give the more vocal and/or calcified poster thinking he/she has won an argument.这是查到的翻译…我自己也看得有些晕…就不妄自翻译了…