不幸的是，事情并不像很多人希望的那样板上钉钉。

Unfortunately, things cannot be as cut and dried as many people would like.

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全球老龄化已经是板上钉钉的事儿了。

There is no doubt that global greying will happen.

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但是，这个过渡并不是板上钉钉的事。

But that transition is far from certain.

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合同已经是白纸黑字， 板上钉钉了。

The contract has already been in black and white.

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安东尼肯定会得到提拔，那是板上钉钉的事儿。

Anthony was a dead cert for promotion.

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斯坦普尔的命运在他走进办公室的第二天就板上钉钉了。

Stempel's fate was sealed on his second day in office.

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大部分人都认为她有罪，连原告都觉得是板上钉钉的事了。

Most people thought she was guilty; even the prosecution thought it was a slam-dunk.

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虽然这些好消息有助于恢复信心，但全球经济复苏并非板上钉钉。

While such positive news has helped restore confidence, a global recovery is not assured.

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律师团认为，这一次，司法部必须得拿出板上钉钉的证据才能告倒高盛。

Lawyers said the Justice Department would need a very strong case to defeat Goldman.

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在这方面我们仍然在做测试和平衡方面的的工作，没有什么是板上钉钉的。

Of course, we are still testing and balancing this, and nothing is set in stone.

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这种说法肯定是太过夸大了，但信用卡持有量必然会减少也是板上钉钉的事了。

That is almost certainly an exaggeration, but there is bound to be a drop.

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这种说法肯定是太过夸大了，但信用卡持有量必然会减少也是板上钉钉的事了。

That is almost certainly an exaggeration, but there is bound to be a drop.

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