The importunate memory was kept before her by its ironic contrast to her present situation.

萦绕在心头的这个回忆对当前的情景来说，是个具有讽刺性的对照。

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It would be an ironic though not entirely surprising ending if - its back against the wall - Goldman eventually tries to make this case about him.

如果高盛到最后让图尔来背黑锅，那将是一个很讽刺的结局，但并不完全出人意料。

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Mathematicians who learn music, though, are more likely to cast an ironic eye upon their craft, and look for flaws and opportunity in its cracks and crannies.

然而，那些学习了音乐的数学家们更善于用审慎的眼光来看待他们的学科，看看其中会不会有什么遗漏或者缺陷的地方可以改进。

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The song became better known in America after its ironic use to soundtrack the carnage of war in the 1987 film Good Morning Vietnam.

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'Its very ironic that the World Bank and other international institutions do not allow any concessional credit for agriculture in developing countries, when at the same time they are allowing subsidies in the North.

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In this case, its usage is ironic and sympathetic.

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