sword of damocles

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The possibility of being made redundant has been a sword of Damocles hanging over me for several months now.
裁員的可能性好幾個月來一直使我大難臨頭的危險。
Iran's nuclear programme is likened to the Sword of Damocles, ever perilously hanging over the head of America giving it sleepless nights.
伊朗的核計劃如同一把達摩尅利之劍，始終懸在美國頭上，令其寢食不安。
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Sword of Damocles , originated from the Greek legend of Damocles is the tyrant Dionysius Ist of Syracuse (formerly 430-367) of the minions.
達摩尅利斯劍，源出希臘傳說，達摩尅利斯是敘拉古僭主迪奧尼脩斯一世（前430—367）的寵臣。
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