But it wasn't long before trouble kicked up again.

但是，没过多久，麻烦又来了。

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The idea's main strength is that it creates a trigger for action. Banks are forced to raise equity, and regulators to intervene quickly, before trouble spreads.

这主意的主要优势在于它促使银行业被迫增加资产价值，监管者会在麻烦扩散之前迅速介入。

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He did not take the trouble to see the movie before he attacked it.

他在抨击那部电影前并没有费心去看看电影。

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As president, it was not long before he got into trouble in the battles of politics and government.

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It's still--they can make losses for a long time before they're in trouble, so presumably there won't be a problem, but in principle there could be and so that's the kind of issue that we have now.

在陷入困境之前的很长一段时间内,他们可以承受亏损,也可以假设不会有任何问题发生,但是原则上讲是有可能会出问题的,这就是我们面临的现状

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No concrete action is expected from these meetings, but General Jones says, "You get in trouble when you wait too long before talking to your neighbors."

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For one thing, markets that are slightly expensive often become much more expensive before trouble hits, as shares keep rising.

WSJ: Rising Stock Prices Flash a Warning��Selloff Ahead?

Companies facing these kinds of reputation risks should take a proactive approach by establishing a crisis response strategy before trouble hits and making upfront investments in reputation management.

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For their part, Democrats, gleeful that their president enjoys a double-digit poll lead over Mr Romney on foreign policy, were painting the Republican as a diplomatic lightweight long before trouble flared in Libya.

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