He wants to be an artist, but in his circumstance it would be squaring the circle.

他想成为艺术家，但就他的情况看来那是不可能的事情。

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One of the problems that has never been solved is that of "squaring the circle." This really means to find the exact area of a circle.

一个一直没有得到解决的问题是，怎样“求圆的面积”。这个问题的真实意思是：求一个圆的精确面积。

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The language of the agreement reached by the 16 euro zone leaders at the most recent EU summit last month offered little help in squaring the circle.

在上个月的欧盟峰会上，欧元区十六国首脑达成的协议也没能绕开这一问题。

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One way of squaring the circle would be to measure economic output (and therefore growth) in terms other than simple GDP.

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It would merely highlight the impossible task of squaring the circle of cheap U.S. gasoline at American pumps and strong international pressures against Iran.

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One possible way of squaring the circle, which might appeal to supporters of a third way, is a bond issue in which the public would be invited to invest.

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