对数百万失业者来说，通货膨胀率的微降是不起作用的安慰。

A small drop in the inflation rate was cold comfort for the millions without a job.

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B厂家的控制台是不起作用的。

Manufacturer B's console would not work.

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而这暗示了印度的禁令是不起作用的。

That suggests the Indian ban isn’t working.

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I'm simply saying swap X with Y, but this 2 won't work, because where are X and Y defined?

我只简单地说交换X和Y，但是这两行不起作用，因为X和Y是在哪里定义的呢？

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