她却说，“我们都只不过是作茧自缚哦。”

And she said, We are all just prisoners here, of our own device.

没有主权，奢谈安全，安全就是空话，就是作茧自缚，就是为他人作嫁衣裳。

No talk about sovereignty, security, security is empty, that is the wedding dress for others in a cocoon around oneself.

你的生命被你的态度所包围，作茧自缚，画地为牢，你将过得很悲惨。

Your whole life is affected by your attitude, which means you, and you will live a miserable life.

对于这些结果你或许会问这样的问题，难道这不是穷人们在作茧自缚？

To all this you might ask the question, aren't poor people bringing their problems on themselves?

据《华尔街日报》报道，崔天凯说：“我以为，当初有一些国家正在作茧自缚。”我盼望美国不要惹火烧身。

"I believe some countries now are playing with fire. And I hope the U. S. won't be burned by this fire," Cui said, as quoted by the Wall Street Journal.