Le the dog gnaws bone , companions would be none .
狗啃骨头无同伴。
Italy 's economic illness is not the acute sort , but a chronic disease that slowly gnaws away at vitality .
意大利的经济病症并非急性,而是一种逐渐啃噬其生命力的慢性病。
This gnaws at confidence in mrs merkel and in her coalition , which includes the cdu 's bavarian sister party , the christian social union , and the liberal free democratic party ( fdp ) .