He just fought without any further consideration, and got very good marks, contrary to all expectations.

他率性放手一搏，反而取得了很好的成绩。

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Contrary to all our expectations he's actually found a well-paid job and a nice girlfriend.

与我们大家的预料相反，他竟然找到了一份报酬优厚的工作和一个很好的女朋友。

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Not at all ! Contrary to our expectations, the sales turnover severely went down instead.

哪里！事与愿违，营业额反而严重下跌了。

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"Contrary to all expectations, Nikica Jelavic said that he did not want to play for SK Rapid, " he told the club's website.

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All this runs contrary to expectations that Mack, new to the job since June 30, would pursue an agenda similar to the one pressed by shareholders whose demands ultimately led to the ouster of former chief executive Philip Purcell in June.

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