Yet if you fail, which you might, at least there is a higher probability that you will live to try again.

如果你失败，是的，你的确有失败的可能，至少你能有较高的活下去、重头再来的机会。

youdao

You should at least try it again.

你至少应该在尝试一次。

youdao

Well again, I can say the words, but when I try to imagine that possibility and take it seriously, at least speaking personally, it doesn't — it doesn't hold up.

我能说出这种假设，但当我想象那种可能性，并严肃考究时，起码就我而言，它也站不住脚。

youdao

If the situation allows it, the first option, because it is the least costly and time-consuming, is to try to reason with your neighbors again. (Trust your judgment about whether this is viable given past exchanges.) Tell them that you are sorry that you got off on the wrong foot.

WSJ: How to Handle Messy Neighbors