From the military point of view the expedition had achieved its aims. We had drawn the dragon's teeth but many will say we had also sown them.

从军事上看，我们那次远征达到了目的。我们铲除了后患，不过许多人会说我们同时也种下了祸根。

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She never created a friend, but seemed always to be sowing broadcast the dragon's teeth, whence sprung a harvest of armed enemies, against whom she rushed to battle.

她从来没有创造过一个朋友，却总象是在大面积地播种龙牙①，从而收获到一支敌军，她便与之厮杀。

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She will sow dragon's teeth among the resentful middle class.

她将在恼怒的中产阶级间挑起纠纷。

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"The regime has been sowing dragon's teeth, " wrote Joshua Landis of the University of Oklahoma.

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