Change is something everyone seems to embrace conceptually, but when it comes down to actually changing systems that are a part of someone's job security, that's when things get ugly, fast.

人人看似都乐于从概念上接受改变，但是当实际改变系统将影响到某人的工作稳定性时，事情很快就会变得糟糕了。

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Zina: So will you back me up if things get ugly with Elvin?

吉娜：要是我跟艾文闹翻了，你会支持我吗？

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Things very quickly get ugly and you might even already be feeling this tension in Scratch if you're dragging and dropping and moving things around.

是不是很丑呢,如果东丢一点，西落一点,你很快就会不爽了。

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If the gap fills to the downside in the first 60 minutes, things can get ugly quick.

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If the Red Bulls defend as generously as they did in the second half against Portland last weekend, things could get ugly.

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