That dog will give you a nasty bite, given half a chance.

只要一有机会，那条狗就会狠咬你一口。

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They feel India never accepted Pakistan, and given half a chance [the Indians] would undo it.

他们觉得印度从未接受过巴基斯坦，并且”只要有一点机会（印度人）也会破坏。

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"Ghiscari will eat anything that swims or flies or crawls, but for man and dragon, " Daario had warned her, "and I'd wager they'd eat dragon too if given half a chance.

“吉斯卡里人吃任何人和龙以外的会游的，飞的，爬的东西，”达里奥这么警告过她，“而且我打赌要是给个机会他们连龙也吃。”

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They are bleached clean by the truth -- and pretty quickly, given half a chance.

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