But that is to understate the problem, because what is really going on here is a clash of cultures.

但前面所述的问题仅仅是冰山一角。我们真正面临的问题是文化的冲突。

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It would be a mistake to understate the seriousness of the problem.

对该问题的严重性轻描淡写是错误的。

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We may be looking at long-term, double-digit unemployment with official unemployment figures that understate the extent of the problem.

我们可能会看到失业率长期处于两位数，而官方失业数据仍将低估问题的严重性。

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Second, each of these news items tends, if anything, to understate the problem.

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To say that the ministry is exercising an abundance of bureaucratic caution (read: preemptive CYA) is to understate the problem.

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So statistics may understate the problem.

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