Perhaps a design works so well. It is adopted elsewhere again and again, with seemingly harmless improvements, until, suddenly, it does not work at all anymore.

一种设计效果很好，反复应用于其他地方，加上一些看似没什么影响的改进，突然有一天它就不奏效了。

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The system isn't efficient, and it does not work that well.

这种体系不仅效率低，而且效果不太好。

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It is good or bad. It works or it does not work.

看它是好是坏，是不是成功。

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But in case it does not work out and they refuse to lay down their arms and insist to continue their struggle for whatever reason,then the government is keeping the military option open,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.27

So, it's Newtonian mechanics, and the reason for this is because Newtonian mechanics does not work on this very, very small size scale.

牛顿力学，因为牛顿力学,在这种很小的尺度下不适用,我们说过，牛顿力学。

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Yeah, I think it happens when your schedule does not work out the way you expected it to.

会的。有的时候你的生活并不能按照你所设想的计划进行。

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They're given a second chance and a third chance and it does not work.

BBC: Hazel Smith

We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work.

CNN: Commentary: Don't mortgage our children's future

Animal shelters have given positive reports about the use of Dog TV, but it does not work well for everyone.

BBC: New TV channel for dogs sets tails wagging in Israel