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也许这曾发生过，你一朝被蛇咬十年怕井绳了吗？

Perhaps it has before and you're terrified of it happening again?

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我尽量避免与她见面。但也许是一朝被蛇咬十年怕井绳吧，我每次见到她都感到很紧张。

I try to avoid meeting her. But probably once bitten, twice shy, I always feel nervous whenever I see her.

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中国人说：“一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。”

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