From this we can know that lost a horse shoe nail may lead to lose a country.

从中我们可以知道，失去了一个马蹄钉可能失去一个国家。

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The nail pierced through the sole of his shoe into his foot.

那颗钉子穿透了鞋底，扎进他的脚。

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For want of a nail, the shoe was lost.

为了想要一枚钉子，鞋子被丢掉。

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He wrote: For want of a nail, the shoe is lost For want of a shoe, the horse is lost For want of a horse, the rider is lost.

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For want of a nail the shoe was lost.

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