The possibility of losing her job hung over her like a sword of damocles all last year . 去年她一直提心吊胆生怕失去工作。
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The possibility of being made redundant has been a sword of damocles hanging over me for several moths now 裁员的可能性好几个月来一直是我临头的危险。
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" the threat that the formal rules might be enforced is an ever - present sword of damocles over the foreigners and occasionally , as in this case , proves to be troublesome , " he said “强制执行规定所带来的威胁永远是一把达摩克利斯之剑。但是做为一个案例,在短期内证明这种威胁,是相当棘手的。 ”