因掌握一项技能而赢得赞美会让人突然陷入失去一切的境地。

Praise won for mastering a skill suddenly puts one in the position of having everything to lose.

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竟然有这样的选手，公开的一切对他有利，胜利尽在掌握，他却在比赛关键时刻失去发球资格，而输掉了比赛。

Here was a player with everything officially in his favor, with victory in his grasp, who disqualifies himself at match point and loses.

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我们在进攻上失去了耐心，完全被他们所掌握。

We got impatient on offense and that played into their hands.

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