But books, like cats, have nine lives.

但书就像猫一样，有九条命。

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A cat has nine lives.

猫有九条命；吉人自有天相。

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Talk about a cat's nine lives! 7. He's like a cat; fling him which way you will.

过去形容一个人大难不死或逢凶化吉，就说“他像一只猫，不管怎么扔，都会以腿着地” He ' s like a cat； fling him which way you will。

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The June 9 bombing of the Pearl Continental Hotel in the northwestern Pakistan city of Peshawar claimed at least nine lives.

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They don't call him the man with five strings and nine lives for nothing.

ECONOMIST: From blue suede shoes to goody two-shoes

But Hughes' Los Angeles-based direct seller of nutrition and personal care products seems to have nine lives.

FORBES: Follow-Through

If, like cats, entrepreneurial companies have nine lives, American Locker Group has already used up eight of them.

FORBES: Indestructible