The Chinese say, "If you're bitten by a snake once, you'll be scared by a rope for ten years."

中国人说：“一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。”

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A man once bitten by a snake will for ten years shy at a rope.

一旦被蛇咬了，许多年后看见草绳也感到害怕。

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The White Snake wouldn't have had to suffer from finding the ganoderma in Kunlun Mountains if she had known here exist a Ten-thousand-year Ganoderma.

早知道这里有棵万年灵芝，白娘子又何必到昆仑山上去费那番周折呢！

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However, while it may be another ten years before snake robots are consistently used in search and rescue operations or in medical situations, Choset believes they will one day be hugely valuable devices.

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