Our mothers sat us down to read and paint, when all we really wanted to do was to make a mess.

我们的妈妈们让我们坐下读书、画画，而我们真正想要做的却是胡闹一阵。

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If you make a mess, you clean it up yourself.

如果你把事情弄得一团糟，你就得自己收拾残局。

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When Superintendent Seegrave comes in, he orders his minions around, who actually make a mess of the investigation.

当警长塞格雷夫进来时，他命令他的小兵四处走动。实际上，他们上把调查弄得一团糟。

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Lower humidity dries out the cork while more humid conditions can make a mess of the labels.

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Moreover, the hassles of the phone business could make a mess of more than just Apple's business model.

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"When you've got a clean shot like this, you don't want to make a mess of the gut, " he said.

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