"When you hear hoofbeats," the old saying goes, "think horse, not zebra."
俗话说：当你听到马蹄声时应该想到的是马而不是斑马。
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Two days ago Nurse had been hale and healthy. Two days ago Yezzan had not heard the pale mare's ghostly hoofbeats. Two days ago the fleets of Old Volantis had been two days farther off.