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.
裁员的可能性好几个月来一直使我大难临头的危险。
Iran's nuclear programme is likened to the Sword of Damocles, ever perilously hanging over the head of America giving it sleepless nights.
伊朗的核计划如同一把达摩克利之剑，始终悬在美国头上，令其寝食不安。
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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.
达摩克利斯剑，源出希腊传说，达摩克利斯是叙拉古僭主迪奥尼修斯一世（前430—367）的宠臣。
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