Our opinion of our own looks is also capricious: We can feel like the belle of the ball at one party, but downright shabby at the next, all on the same night.

我们评价自己的样貌也是反复无常的：我们感觉到自己在派对的舞会上是美丽的，但下一刻就评价很遭，这些都发生在一个晚上。

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The ball became an obedient animal, and the game became an invitation to party.

足球像一只顺从的动物，比赛则像派对邀请。

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If one party refuses to play ball - as Andrew Lansley and the Tories did before the last election, then the prospect for a radical change collapses.

如果其中一个党派拒绝接手——就像Andrew Lansley和托利党在上次大选之前所做的事，这项激进改变将毫无前景。

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On Tuesday, there was a large party called the Halloween Ball.

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Glenavon's penalty was also for hand-ball, Andrew Kilmartin the guilty party this time from Sammy Stewart's cross.

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But UCG never really got invited to the ball, as cheap shale gas crashed the party and stuck around.

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To really succeed, the Tea Party needs to do more than just whack the ball.

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