Oh, I understand. She cooks and cleans, takes care of the children.
哦,我懂了,她烧饭、清洗、照顾孩子。
Not getting the job was a terrible disap-pointment.
得不到那份工作,叫人失望极了。
But even in the most favourable circumstances only a small fraction of the creatures that die are preserved in this way before decay sets in or, even more likely, before scavengers eat them.