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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When you go into battle in your own land against an enemy who is oppressing you, sound a blast on the trumpets. Then you will be remembered by the Lord your God and rescued from your enemies.

你们在自己的地，与欺压你们的敌人打仗，就要用号吹出大声，便在耶和华你们的神面前得蒙纪念，也蒙拯救脱离仇敌。

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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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