First love affairs have a way of not working out.

第一次恋爱常常不成功。

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I worry about this big investment of time not working.

我担心这么多的时间投入不起作用。

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The sanctions are not working the way they were intended.

制裁没有像他们原本打算的那样奏效。

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An estimated seventeen percent of the labor force either lacks a job or is not working enough to pay all the bills.

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Usually when you know why it's not working, it's obvious what you have to do to make it work.

通常你明白了出错的原因后，很明显你必须让程序正常运行起来。

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and then invest it in a company or an idea that has a very high chance of not working.

然后投资一家公司，或者等待一个良好的机会。

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