Being a modest person, he was content to play second fiddle to others.

作为一个谦虚者, 他愿意居于他人的次要位置。

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Steven has no intention of playing second fiddle to the new director, so he has resigned.

Steven不想当新董事的副手，所以辞职了。

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But fast forward 60 years and men today are apparently happy to play second fiddle to their wives when it comes to money.

然而在60年后的今天，男人却似乎很愿意在养家大任上担任妻子的副手。

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"You look for a banjo, then you look for a flat top guitar, got to have the stand-up bass, a fiddle works really well, and then you get the old mandolin in because a mandolin really has got some good sound to it too."

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