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Pandora's box
noun[ S ]
uk /pænˌdɔː.rəz ˈbɒks/ us /pænˌdɔːr.əz ˈbɑːks/
something that creates a lot of new problems that you did not expect: 潘多拉魔盒（指邪恶之源）
Sadly, his reforms opened up a Pandora's box of domestic problems.可悲的是，他的改革开启了潘多拉魔盒，引发了一系列的国内问题。
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