Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

只是地与海有祸了，因为魔鬼知道自己的时候不多，就气忿忿的下到你们那里去了。

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On the subject of cigarette smoking to prevent Parkinson's disease, it is like being caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.

在吸烟预防帕金森病这个问题上，人们面临两难抉择。

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Its meaning seems clear. You can choose the devil and his burning fires of hell. Or, you can choose to drown in the sea. Some word experts say the expression comes from the days of wooden ships.

它的含义看上去很明了。你可以选择魔鬼或者他那火海重重的地狱。或者，选择溺死在海里。有些词汇专家称，这个表语来源于木船时代。

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