mortal

Even the best chefs are mere mortals when it comes to baking.

即使是顶尖厨师，在烘焙方面也只是凡人。

We mortals cannot hope to understand the minds of the gods.

我们凡人不可能指望理解神灵的想法。

All mortals are equal in the face of death.

在死亡面前，所有凡人都是平等的。

The exclusive restaurant is so expensive that mere mortals can rarely afford it.

这家高档餐厅太贵了，普通人很少能负担得起。

The private club only welcomes celebrities; ordinary mortals are turned away at the door.

这家私人俱乐部只欢迎名人，普通人会在门口被拒之门外。

Spoken by the fairy Puck in William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, this line uses 'mortals' to mock the foolish behavior of the human lovers; it remains a common quote for teasing human folly.

这句话出自威廉·莎士比亚《仲夏夜之梦》中的精灵帕克之口，用“mortals”（凡人）嘲笑人类恋人的愚蠢行为，至今仍常被用来调侃人类的愚昧。