He was confined by the emperor, living like a fish in a pond or a bird in a cage. 他被皇帝软禁了起来,过着池鱼笼鸟一样的生活。
How does this compare in kindness and cruelty and in the magnitude of enjoyment with the enjoyment of a bird in a cage,or of a fish in a jar! 比之盆鱼笼鸟,其钜细仁忍何如也!