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1 He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
2 Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.

内忧外困

nèi yōu wài kùn

1 internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad

内忧外患

nèi yōu wài huàn

1 internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad

千虑一失

qiān lǜ yī shī

1 reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); to err is human

Sample Sentences

只是，在鲸肉逐步淡出日本民众餐桌的背景下，业者认为商业捕鲸前景难料，日本媒体忧虑招致反对捕鲸的国家更多批评。

zhǐshì ，zài jīng ròu zhúbù dànchū Rìběn mínzhòng cānzhuō de bèijǐng xià ，yèzhě rènwéi shāngyè bǔjīng qiánjǐng nánliào ，Rìběn méitǐ yōulǜ zhāozhì fǎnduì bǔjīng de guójiā gèng duō pīpíng 。

However, as Japanese consume less whale meat, the industry believes the future of commercial whaling is uncertain and may trigger criticism from countries who object commercial whaling.

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那你就不算是拖延症，真正的拖延症是种很不愉快的体验，不管在做什么，都会时时想起还有没完成的工作，甚至带来很深的忧虑。

nà nǐ jiù bùsuànshì tuōyánzhèng ，zhēnzhèng de tuōyánzhèng shì zhǒng hěn bùyúkuài de tǐyàn ，bùguǎn zài zuò shénme ，dōu huì shíshí xiǎng qǐ háiyǒu méi wánchéng de gōngzuò ，shènzhì dàilái hěnshēn de yōulǜ 。

Than I don't think that you're a procrastinator, being a real procrastinator is a really unhappy experience, whatever they do, they always feel like they haven't finished their work, which provokes a lot of anxiety for them.

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我还是对私有化信心不足。看到那么多下岗工人，失业率居高不下，我就感到忧虑。

wǒ háishì duì sīyǒuhuà xìnxīn bùzú 。kàndào nàme duō xiàgǎng gōngrén ，shīyèlǜ jūgāobùxià ，wǒ jiù gǎndào yōulǜ 。

I still feel a little uneasy about privatization. Seeing so many unemployed workers, with the unemployment rate high stuck up high, I feel really apprehensive.

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