But perhaps this situation is setting us up for a world in which none of us is having any fun.

但现在这样的状况却使我们处在一个没有乐趣的世界里。

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If you can't control a situation you're setting yourself up for disappointment.

如果你不能控制周围的情况，那么将会使自己陷入失望中。

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Well, concerns about the tax deal reflect realism, not purism: Mr. Obama is setting up another hostage situation a year down the road.

那么好吧，如果在税费协议上的妥协是考虑到现实处境的话，那么奥巴马先生已经为自己在明年的人质交易埋下了伏笔。

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He says the Shia-led government of Mr Maliki has tried to calm the situation by setting up an inquiry into the Hawija incident and appointing Sunni Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlag as its chairman.

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Now we have the G20, which is a good format, has proved to be a good format, and has, for example, as regards settling this situation and setting up rules for the financial markets, has been able to come up with credible solutions.

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