Her intent may be to appeal over the heads of Paris's chattering classes, provoking a deliberate confrontation between polite opinion and popular sentiment.

她的意图可能是要在巴黎那些喋喋不休的阶层中引起共鸣，从而在礼貌的意见和大众的情绪之间引发一场深思熟虑的对抗。

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They can push ahead with their settlement and risk provoking a backlash.

他们能在和解与风险激起反弹的情况下向前推进。

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But the 85-year-old monarch has proved wary of provoking a conservative backlash.

但是现年85的君主敬小慎微，怕引起保守主义的强烈反映。

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But Ms Gordillo, the former leader of the teachers' union, ended up provoking a mutiny.

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Now her planned sale is provoking a national outcry and the lady is certainly not going quietly.

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Military strikes would also risk provoking a wider conflict in a region that is already worryingly unstable.

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