The horse does not just represent energy, high spirits, prosperity, development, but also stands for a national spirit of struggling on without stopping, and of striving on without giving up.
鲍勃认为，给他那住得老远的母亲花高昂的话费，只为说上那么一两句是一个愚蠢的主意。
Bob thinks it is a silly idea to call his mother who is so far away, to spend so much, and to say so little.