It was a misunderstanding and it preyed on his conscience.

这是个误会，让他的良心很不安。

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I tried to explain it was a simple mistake. It was a misunderstanding. The police came and arrested me. They weren't too friendly.

我试着向他们解释，这只是我不经意犯的错误，是个误会。但警察还是把我带走了，他们态度不怎么友好。

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"It was a total misunderstanding of the market," he said.

“这完成是对市场的一种误解，”他说。

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Maybe it was a misunderstanding with Felipe or the media, so it's difficult to know what is true and what was said as later he said a different thing.

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Morales maintains it was a misunderstanding.

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Today, Jorgensen is backtracking on that declaration, saying it was all a big misunderstanding.

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