Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie.

孩子和疯子快刀斩断的正是诗人花费毕生试图揭开的节。

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It was she who invented the short cut, who severed the Gordian knot.

正是她找到了捷径，也是她解决了这个难题。

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Either you or your employer will cut the Gordian knot soon, and it sounds like an unpleasant ending.

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There is a simpler way to cut the Gordian knot of rising debt and college costs, one that would help desperate graduates in the short term and lower the cost of college in the long term.

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That could cut the Gordian knot of immigration reform: America will be yearning for more immigrants, documented or not. 4% growth (somewhat less, actually) makes Social Security and Medicare solvent for as far as the eye can see. 4% growth is the key to the goal of Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) to rebrand the GOP as the Great Opportunity Party.

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