Sometimes, by buying something cheap now, you will be costing yourself more in the long run.
有时候你花了很少钱买了便宜货,但它日后可能要花掉更多的钱。
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.
即使是在最有利的环境中,死去的生物中也只有一小部分能在开始腐烂前,或更可能在被食腐动物吃掉之前,被这样保存下来。