半神半人的女神神与人的女性子孙,她拥有一部分但并不是全部神的力量 A female being, often the offspring of a god and a mortal, who has some but not all of the powers of a goddess.
骡子既无足以自豪的祖宗,亦无可以寄托希望的子孙。 A mule have neither pride of ancestry nor hope of posterity.
新学院仍然是有钱人及其子孙们经常光顾的地方,他们去那里的主要目的倒不一定是为了求学长才。就是今天,我们也可以把马领到河边,但却没法让它非喝水不可。 New college remained largely the haunt of the well-to-do, their sons and their sons' sons, and the desire or ability to learn was a minor consideration. Even today you can take a horse to the water, but you can't make him drink.