This is like chicken-and-egg.
这就像是先有鸡还是先有蛋的道理.

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在美国你说 chicken-and-egg 别人就知道你在说先有鸡还是先有蛋的问题, 跟中文的用法差不多, 都是用来比喻一件事不知谁先谁后. 例如你说 Does that the book become famous because of the author? It's just like chicken-and-egg.

chicken-and-egg先有鸡还是先有蛋

This is like chicken-and-egg.

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This is like ......

This is like chicken-and-egg.

chicken-and-egg
Does that the book became famous because of the author? It is just like chicken-and-egg.

It's such an unending question .In other words,it's like the chick--and--egg.

This is like chiken-and-dog.

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原帖由 Hilary.. 于 2008-6-1 20:27 发表
This is like chicken-and-egg.

I am a slow walker,but I will never do  backwards.
I will do my best.

it is like chicken-and-egg