The moment you position yourself, you become exposed, and if you fail in that you are in trouble.

一旦你确定了自己的位置，你就暴露了，而如果你在这里失败，你就有麻烦了。

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And if you fail, you will have a golden parachute and the taxpayer will bail you out.

如果你搞砸了，你还有一顶金色的降落伞，纳税人会来救你。

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And if you fail the audition, it's not as though the director can find you another part. You'll be kicked off the production altogether.

你这次“试镜”若是失败了，不像实际的导演还可能找你做另外的角色，而是你将被全身踢出片场。

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If you fail to take the test, you get zero, and I average the zero in.

如果你没能参加，那即是零分，我算平均分的时候会加入那个零分。

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And if you fail in this task and if the Cubs continue to flounder in mediocrity during your stewardship, more than money will be on the line at that point.

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And if you fail to win, you lose.

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When you look at it from this perspective, you are also open to the possibility that many people will ultimately respect your choice, even if (and especially if) you should fail.

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