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slfly in the ointment; blemish on an otherwise perfect thing
这本小说不错,美中不足的是结尾太冗长了。
This is a good novel, except for the long and tedious ending.
登泰山却没能看到日出,我们总觉得美中不足。
The trip stopped short of perfection when we failed to see the sun-rise from the summit of Mount Tai.
她已受聘当秘书,但美中不足的是薪水不怎么高。
She's been employed as secretary, the only fly in the ointment is that the pay is not too good.
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