It's a bit like going to the dentist; it's never as bad as you fear.

这有点像去看牙医，它决不像你所担心的那样糟糕。

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Are cats as bad as rats?

猫和老鼠一样坏吗？

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He's not half as bad as he looks, for all he's so crabbed.

他并不像看上去的那么坏，尽管他脾气暴躁。

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Things cannot be as bad as they seem." He stood over the body of his wife in the disappearing light.

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It's almost as bad as Iraq and the soldiers are tired of all of this.

战斗在伊拉克的士兵,他们已经厌倦了战争

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Things are never as bad as they seem.

事情并不会像它们看起来那么糟糕。

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The economy is bad, but it's not even as bad as the last recession.

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The fire service said the damage had not been as bad as first feared.

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But it was taken as a positive because it was not as bad as forecasts.

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