“这是一个温水煮青蛙的问题，”他说。

"This is a boiling-frog problem," he says.

youdao

是不是就像温水煮青蛙，时间长了，自己也适应了？

Is it like being a frog being boiled in warm water - you get used to it over time?

youdao

最常见的无法观察到原因的问题是被称为“温水煮青蛙”的问题。

The most common reason problems aren't perceived is what I call the "frog in the boiling water" problem.

youdao

危险迹象大量存在，但如同著名的温水煮青蛙效应，我们似乎不能警醒我们自己。

So signs of danger abound, but like the proverbial slow-boiling frog, we seem unable to rouse ourselves.

youdao

通常，这属于那种“温水煮青蛙(death by1 000papercuts)”的情况。

Usually, it's a case of "death by 1, 000 paper cuts."

youdao

到目前为止，埃尔多安都非常精明，对待对手就像温水煮青蛙，慢慢的加温，使他们永远别意识到正在被煮。

Up to now, Erdogan has been very cunning, treating his opponents like frogs in a pail, always just gradually turning up the heat so they never quite knew they were boiling.

youdao

没错，我说的就是著名的“温水煮蛙”，冷水锅中的青蛙在逐渐升温的水中怡然自得，丝毫没有感到危险来临，直到被活活煮死。

I'm referring, of course, to the proverbial frog that, placed in a pot of cold water that is gradually heated, never realizes the danger it's in and is boiled alive.

youdao

没错，我说的就是著名的“温水煮蛙”，冷水锅中的青蛙在逐渐升温的水中怡然自得，丝毫没有感到危险来临，直到被活活煮死。

I'm referring, of course, to the proverbial frog that, placed in a pot of cold water that is gradually heated, never realizes the danger it's in and is boiled alive.

youdao