Humour can help in a tense situation.

幽默能够缓和紧张局面。

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The two trends are poised in a tense equilibrium.

这两种趋势形成了紧张的均势。

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Progress has been reported in the negotiations recently, but the sides remain in a tense standoff.

据最近的报道，谈判已经取得了一些进展。但是，双方仍然处于紧张激烈的对峙状态。

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The Hurt Locker" is a tense and exciting movie about a group of American soldiers in Iraq.

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If you see somebody being kicked in the groin in a movie, you might yourself tense up.

如果你看到电影里有人阴部被踢中，你自己可能也会绷紧一下。

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One is "The Hurt Locker." It is a tense and exciting movie about American soldiers in Iraq whose job is to find and safely destroy hidden explosive devices.

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In a tense session here in the conference centre, they failed by just over 1%.

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These are interactive situations that force you to make a difficult choice in a tense situation.

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In a tense fifth set, O'Shea produced a steely display to take the advantage at the interval.

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