but I do not turn for protection to dreary cliches about respect of elders -- as if mere age were a reason for respect.

但我不会用应当尊重长者这一套陈词滥调来为我自己辨护，似乎年长就是受人尊敬的理由。

A French physician decided to get rid of the wild rabbits on his own estate and introduced myxomatosis.

一位法国内科医生决定除掉自己庄园内的野兔子，于是引进了这种多发性粘液瘤疾病。

and in passing leaves and indefinable longing and regret.

并在消逝中给人留下不可名状的渴望和惆怅。

They decompose and are quickly destroyed by the weather or eaten by some other creature.

因为它们腐败之后很快就被风化掉，或被别的动物吃掉了。

All are entitled to an equal start.

所有的人都享有平等起步的权利。

at eighty can knock us out, and into our grave.

能到了80岁可能会使我们一蹶不振而进入坟墓。