For example, it is commonly said that luck, good or bad, comes in threes; if an accident happens, two more of the same kind may be expected soon afterwards.

例如，人们常说，好运和坏运气都是三位一体的；如果发生一起事故，不久之后可能会发生两起同样的事故。

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It is also said that drinking tea on this day would prevent bad luck.

也有人说，在这一天喝茶可以消灾挡煞。

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That being said, it is really bad form to use this as an excuse for failure.

话虽这么说，但是拿这个当做失败的借口真的是很不好的形式。

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Mr Dorrell said that it is simply bad medicine to expect a woman to go through two surgeries when only one is necessary.

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"This is a bad record, and it is a record that's bad for the country, " Bush said.

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The only explanation was that the Welsh health service is so bad that nobody else in Labour would take it on, he said.

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