sword of damocles

That is like the sword of Damocles over his head.

那事仿佛利剑悬在他的头上,使他恐惧不安.

The college entrance examination is like a sword of Damocles.

高考就像是一把达摩克里斯的利剑高悬的这些学生头上.

Unemployment, like the sword of Damocles, was always accompanying the workers.

失业犹如达摩克里斯剑, 随时都在威胁着工人.

As a Grand Prix driver, you have the Sword of Damocles hanging over your head at every moment.

作为国际汽车大奖赛的车手，随时都有可能发生事故。

The magic of the assessment of student academic achievement makes the assessment become the sword of Damocles to schools, teachers, students and parents.

为什么需要促进学习的课堂评价结果处理？学生学业成就评价的魔力，就像悬挂在学校、教师、学生和家长头上的达摩克利斯之剑。

Today, peace and development have become the prevailing trend, but the world is far from tranquil. War is the sword of Damocles that still hangs over mankind.

今天，和平与发展已经成为时代主题，但世界仍很不太平，战争的达摩克利斯之剑依然悬在人类头上。

The Latin American debt, overhanging American banks like the sword of Damocles ( Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.)

拉丁美洲的债务，犹如达摩克利斯剑一样威胁着美国诸银行（孝瑟M.施莱辛格）

The likelihood of lay-offs has been a sword of Damocles over the department for months.

部门可能要裁员的消息让这几个月来每个人都提心吊胆.

For consumers, this is hanging over their heads on the sword of Damocles.

对消费者而言, 这无疑是悬在头顶上的达摩克利斯之剑.

These bills now hang over people like the Sword of Damocles.

现在这些债务就像达摩克利斯之剑一样悬在人们头上。

Bertram: It is. I've had the sword of Damocles hanging over me for months, and now I can finally relax.

伯群：没错，我已经提心吊胆好几个月了，现在终于可以放轻松了。

The threat, hanging like the sword of Damocles over the head of the members, was meant to get their attention.

评级下调威胁就如同达摩克利斯之剑悬在成员国的头顶，意在引起相关国家的注意。

Perjury, the Sword of Damocles, put China's lawyers in a dilemma

对于像律师这样的聪明人来说，绕开职业陷阱也并非易事，伪证这个悬在头顶上的达摩克利斯之剑让转轨时期的中国律师行业面临两难

The author holds that information disclosure is the Damocles sword of franchising.

笔者认为,信息披露是特许经营中的“达摩克里斯之剑”.

SEE Sword of Damocles Subforum for more information.

见达摩克利斯之剑Subforum获取更多信息.

The students' next goal is to be enrolled in a university. The college entrance examination is like a sword of Damocles.

这些学生的下一个目标便是考上大学。高考就像是一把达摩克里斯的利剑高悬的这些学生头上。