大海捞针

[dà hǎi lāo zhēn]

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1.
He searched for his golden dream in the pitch dark of the night. It was just like looking for a needle in a bundle of hay.
他象大海捞针一样在茫茫黑夜里寻找金色的梦。
tā xiàng dà hǎi lāo zhēn yí yàng zài máng máng hēi yè lǐ xún zhǎo jīn sè de mèng 。
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2.
there might be somebody who knew her, but it was like looking FOR a needle in a bundle of hay.
滨水区某处可能有人知道她，但找起来犹如大海捞针，实非易事。
bīn shuǐ qū mǒu chù kě néng yǒu rén zhī dào tā , dàn zhǎo qǐ lái yóu rú dà hǎi lāo zhēn , shí fēi yì shì 。
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3.
He said none of the children in his database had been recovered. "It's like fishing a needle out of the sea, " he said.
他说，在他名单上的孩子没一个找到的，找起来“简直像大海捞针”。
tā shuō , zài tā míng dān shàng de hái zi méi yī gè zhǎo dào de , zhǎo qǐ lái " jiǎn zhí xiàng dà hǎi lāo zhēn " 。
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4.
I lost a contact lens somewhere in the park, but I didn't even look for it. It would have been like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
我的一片隐形眼镜片丢失在公园的某个地方了，我连找都没有找。大海捞针找也没有用。
wǒ de yī piàn yǐn xíng yǎn jìng piàn diū shī zài gōng yuán de mǒu gè dì fāng le , wǒ lián zhǎo dōu méi yǒu zhǎo 。 dà hǎi lāo zhēn zhǎo yě méi yǒu yòng 。
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5.
He tried to find his lost contact lens on the beach, but it was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
他在海滩下找遗失的隐形眼镜，但这好比是大海捞针，希望渺茫。
tā zài hǎi tān xià zhǎo yí shī de yǐn xíng yǎn jìng , dàn zhè hǎo bǐ shì dà hǎi lāo zhēn , xī wàng miǎo máng 。
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6.
You can never find him in such a large crowd of people . - You're looking for a needle in a haystack.
在这么大群人里你不可能找到他，你简直是在大海捞针。
zài zhè me dà qún rén lǐ nǐ bù kě néng zhǎo dào tā , nǐ jiǎn zhí shì zài dà hǎi lāo zhēn 。
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7.
Trying to find one small boy in the large crowds at the football match was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
要想在足球赛场上成千上万观众中找一个小孩那岂不是大海捞针一样。
yào xiǎng zài zú qiú sài chǎng shàng chéng qiān shàng wàn guān zhòng zhōng zhǎo yī gè xiǎo hái nà qǐ bù shì dà hǎi lāo zhēn yí yàng 。
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8.
Trying to find that file on my computer is like looking for a needle in a haystack!
想在我的电脑里找到那个档案简直是大海捞针！
xiǎng zài wǒ de diàn nǎo lǐ zhǎo dào nà ge dàng àn jiǎn zhí shì dà hǎi lāo zhēn !
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9.
To find him in such a big city is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
在这麼大的城市找他就像大海捞针。
zài zhè mó dà de chéng shì zhǎo tā jiù xiàng dà hǎi lāo zhēn 。
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10.
There is no use searching for him in this crowd; it is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
在这样的人群中找寻他是徒劳的，这简直是大海捞针。
zài zhè yàng de rén qún zhōng zhǎo xún tā shì tú láo de , zhè jiǎn zhí shì dà hǎi lāo zhēn 。
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