hobgoblin

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You know, a hobgoblin.
你知道的，妖怪。
Cameron’s favorite: Hobgoblin, crafted by Wychwood Brewery in Oxfordshire.
卡梅倫的最?lèi)?ài)：由牛津郡的Wychwood啤酒廠精心制作的Hobgoblin。
This is one case where consistency really is the hobgoblin of little minds.
在這種情況下，一致性確實(shí)就是思維不周者的失誤。

This is true whether you want to be president or just a more persuasive hobgoblin.
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