The mousetrap missed the big mouse , and that led to considerable damage .
捕鼠器没能抓住大老鼠因而导致了相当大的损害。
Apple may claim a patent on its mousetrap , but can it claim to control all methods for catching mice ?
苹果可以为它的捕鼠器申请专利，可是难道它能声称控制所有的抓老鼠方法吗？
If the questions raised about macroeconomic models recently can 't derail any part of the macroeconomics research agenda from its present path , it 's likely to be a long time before that new mousetrap arrives .
And while consumers the world over may well celebrate any successes by chinese for building a better mousetrap , search engine , or car engine , such consumers might also remember that their choices are not always made in completely free markets .
Ralph waldo emerson , a 19th-century american sage , is supposed to have said that if a man built a better mousetrap than his neighbour , the world would make a beaten path to his door .
