Following such a policy can only result in sowing the wind and reaping the whirlwind.

实行这种政策，只能是搬起石头砸自己的脚。

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The birds appear to be following huge spiraling wind patterns in the atmosphere, avoiding flying into the wind, he said.

他解释到，燕鸥的飞行路线是以大气中螺旋风为根据，他们要尽量避免被风卷走。

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Nothing then was altered in the plan, and orders were given to get under weigh next night, and, wind and weather permitting, to make the neutral island by the following day.

所以商定的计划决不再做变更，大家同意：第二天夜里就出发，假如风向和天气允许的话，就设法在第三天傍晚到达那个中立小岛的海面上。

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