起初事情进展得很顺利，但后来我们遇到了麻烦。

At first things went on well, but later we ran into trouble.

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我做好了打算，要和雪莉约会。事情进展得很顺利。

I hatched the plan. I asked out Sherry Stalls. Things were unfolding quite nicely.

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当你必须要接班时，你必须要证明给每个人看你可以踢好，所以这是一个比较棘手的形势，但是事情进展得很顺利。

When you have to come in you have to prove to everyone that you can play so it was a bit of a tricky situation but it went well.

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