And it also means that it would be of no help getting those mice out of my attic.

这也意味着 把那些老鼠从我的阁楼里弄出来也无济于事。

I lifted the mouse out with a spoon and threw it out in the yard and then I washed the spoon in three waters.

我用勺子把老鼠捞出来，扔到院子里，然后用三种水把勺子洗干净。