You can not joke an enemy into a friend, but you may a friend into an enemy.

开玩笑不可能化敌为友，却可能让朋友反目为仇。

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We have been just pushing the Russians and pushing the Russians, making them into an enemy when they at first wanted to be friends, "Rohrabacher said."

罗拉·巴克说：“我们一直在向俄罗斯人施加压力，把他们变成敌人，其实开始的时候他们是希望成为朋友的。”

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Each of these abilities allows Kilo to tap into an enemy's chip and force them to do something against their will.

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His priority must be to heal the rifts within the Republican party and to turn John McCain into an ally, not an enemy.

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And there are, after all, few things more satisfying than converting an ancient enemy into a bosom friend.

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