What loss it would mean to the state if we failed!

如果我们失败了，会给国家造成多大的损失啊！

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"It would be a tragedy if we failed to agree because of the substance.

如果是因为协议内容的关系而导致谈判失败，这将是一个悲剧；

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It would be a farce if we failed to reach agreement because of the process, "he said."

但如果因为谈判过程而导致了失败，这就是一场闹剧。

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And we knew that if we failed to act, then things were only going to get much worse.

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On the way back, we talked about what the consequences would be if we failed to make the monthly payment.

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If we do today what we have failed to do in the past, we very may well default on a portion of our debt.

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