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It's really a thorny problem.

这确实是一个很棘手的问题。

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They are deciduous thorny shrubs or small trees growing to 2-5 m tall. en.wikipedia.org

This hill is usually green -- different from the often thorny brown to red of the northern hills. en.wikipedia.org

It is an evergreen thorny shrub growing to 34 m tall, with dense branches from ground level. en.wikipedia.org

The species grow to tall, with a dense, often thorny crown. en.wikipedia.org

The land drained by these rivers is agriculturally rich, with the natural vegetation largely consisting of grass and dry deciduous forest types, largely thorny. en.wikipedia.org

His next book tackles the thorny questions of in the 21st century. en.wikipedia.org

The road into and out of it is said to be steep, thorny and very forbidding. en.wikipedia.org

There are some areas that contain savannah vegetation, but most of the district is semi-arid with thorny shrubs. en.wikipedia.org

She is hung by thorny vines, upside down from a tree. en.wikipedia.org

This type of vegetation comprises isolated stands of thorny shrubs. en.wikipedia.org

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