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While some have argued a handout would be a way for China to increase its "soft power" abroad, Xie thinks such a move would backfire.

尽管一些争论说救助欧市能够增强中国在国际上的“软实力”，谢国忠却认为那样只会事与愿违。

Trying to be in control all the time can sometimes backfire.

偶尔遇到事与愿违的时候，请一定要控制好自己。

Unfortunately, this is not always the case; Amanda's story is just one of many examples of how having a higher paycheck can backfire.

不幸地是，情况不一定如此，Amanda的故事仅仅是众多拿高工资引起问题的其中一例。

Ask to speak to Creepy in private. It might be unnerving, but confronting him in public is not only bad form, it will most likely backfire.

邀请这个怪人私下谈话。这可能会让你有点紧张，但是公共场合和他正面冲突不仅是很不恰当的方式，甚至很有可能事与愿违。

Trying to get a head start by pushing early academics can backfire, causing difficulties for years to come.

试图提前开始学习文化课程，以求领先一步，会事与愿违，给将来造成障碍。

However, being closely affiliated with your own government can also backfire, if the regime in the host nation falls out with it.

不过，如果新兴市场国家的政局发生动荡，本国政府受到影响，那与其交往过密的企业也难逃牵连。

But foreign executives said the price cuts would backfire , spurring higher consumption and health insurance payouts .

但外资制药业高管预计，降低药价将适得其反，引起更高的此类药物消费，并增多医疗保险费用支出。

It was always clear that this wait-and-see approach would eventually backfire.

有一点始终是很清楚的：这种等待和观望战略终有一日会收到相反的效果。

Staging a referendum less than a year after the brutal crushing of popular dissent could yet backfire, though.

然而，在对大众的异议残酷镇压不到一年之后就策划一场公投可能会有反作用。

We would walk out with a bottle of pop apiece and sometimes the pop would backfire up our noses and hurt.

我们会一人拿瓶汽水出来，有时汽水会意外冲开瓶盖，撞痛我们的鼻子。

Could going there to help keep you healthy and protect against the flu backfire if you're picking up the very germs that cause it?

如果你没有携带引起猪流感的细菌话还可以去那里帮助保持您的健康和提高对禽流感免疫吗？

After the staff rebellion against Mr Wolfowitz, a blunt and confrontational approach would almost certainly backfire at the bank.

在沃尔福威茨遭到员工群起反对之后，几乎可以肯定，在世行采取生硬和对抗的方式会产生事与愿违的结果。

Pressuring them to take a bite Demanding that a child eat at least one bite of everything seems reasonable, but it's likely to backfire.

要求孩子至少咬一口食物似乎是合理的，但它可能会适得其反。

It should be no surprise the results are "mixed, " and are "starting to backfire, " as shortages are the natural result of price controls.

结果是“喜忧参半”就不足为怪了，并且“开始显得适得其反”，因为价格控制自然会引起商品短缺。

Do NOT choose a time when the smoker is stressed, tired or in a hurry, as your efforts may backfire.

不要选择在吸烟者压力很大，疲倦或者匆忙时，提起这个话题，否则你的努力可能只会事与愿违

The goal of such statements is to produce the desired outcome without taking the chance on an actual intervention that could backfire.

这类声明的目的是，在不必冒险进行实际干预、不引发意外后果的情况下，产生希望的结果。

But a bigger concern is that CFS patients are afraid the approach can backfire, sending them to bed exhausted by post-exertional malaise.

但更让他们担心害怕的是这种方法可能会适得其反，剧烈活动很可能会导致他们精疲力尽，动弹不得。

If he presses too hard on the ethnic armies it will backfire, and there will be a mutiny among the ranks.

丹瑞知道，如果自己对各少数民族武装组织施压过重，那么反而会适得其反、弄巧成拙，并且在军队内部也可能会发生兵变。

Victoria: Maybe, but I think it might backfire. If you just want a fling, she might not be able to recover from rejection - twice.

维多利亚：可能吧，但是也有可能最后事与愿违。如果你只是想玩玩，她会很难从再一次分手中恢复。

But if their party, there and elsewhere, is seen to be the main obstacle to agreement, their defence of the unions could backfire.

但是假如他们的政党无论在哪儿都被认为是达成协议的主要阻挠者，那么他们捍卫工会权利的举动可能会产生事与愿违的结果。