解释：割地给秦国（来求得暂时的安稳），就好像抱着木柴救火一样，木柴烧不不完，火就不会灭。

I'm like a dog, I don't speak but I understand.

言语是我唯一的家园。

天地没有偏爱，对待万物像对待草扎的狗一样；圣人也没有偏爱，对待百姓也像对待草扎的狗一样。

Words dazzle and deceive because they are mimed by the face.But black words on a white page are the soul laid bare.

That's because most jokes are lies, and you're single - minded in your pursuit of the truth.

解释：大部分蔗都是甘甜的，而竹蔗却是苦的，说明了蔗类味道的多样性。