It is the public who decide whether a film is a hit or a flop.

决定一部电影是成功还是失败的是公众。

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Julia Gillard pronounced Australia and America great mates, but by the standards of a world-transforming president with a Nobel prize, the trip was a flop.

朱莉娅·吉拉德称澳大利亚和美国是挚友，但是作为诺贝尔和平奖得奖者，以有改变世界的能力这一标准来衡量，这次出国访问完全失败了。

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A: The whole play is a flop.

整个剧是个失败。

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Casting the right spell can often mean the difference between a flier and a flop.

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Apple itself launched a pen-based tablet computer, the Newton, in 1993, but it was a flop.

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Mere weeks later, Hollywood heavyweight George Clooney followed suit with a flop of his own, Leatherheads.

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