"Patrick Vieira celebrated a goal in the same way but it backfired and he was injured for five weeks in 1997," warned the Gunners boss.

“帕特里克·维埃拉也用相同的方式来庆祝进球，但是却玩过火了，在1997年他伤了有五个星期的时间。”枪手主教练警告说。

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Intended as a charm offensive, it backfired when Mottaki insisted that even if the research reactor deal went through, Iran would continue to produce its own 20%-enriched uranium.

原想这是一次富有魅力的进攻，可是它取得了适得其反的效果，因为穆塔基坚称即使研究反应堆的协议通过，伊朗也会继续自行生产20%的高浓缩铀。

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But it has also backfired.

但是这也可能事与愿违。

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But,as it took just a few weeks, it shows that they are concerned and the whole project backfired and they are going to.

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