Unfortunately, it seems more likely that Europe's failure will knock the American economy off its relatively sound footing.

不幸的是，更可能发生的是欧洲的失利将美国如今相对较好的经济拖拉下水。

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These affects may not sound that serious, but over time, they can lead to conditions that no one would want, such as coronary artery disease, stroke, and congestive heart failure.

可能这些影响听起来不是那么严重，但是，一段时间后，这可以造成你不愿出现的状况，如冠心病、中风和充血性心力衰竭。

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This may sound like a failure, but I don't think it is.

坎宁斯的努力看起来是失败了，但我并不这样认为。

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The appeals judges gave Jackson a sound judicial thrashing for this failure and for his bizarre and impudent remarks about the richest man in the world, which he made while the case was ongoing.

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For it is Asia's failure to develop this sort of sound and honest banking franchise that is one of the greatest limitations on its success.

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Although the committee's sound management has seen lobster catches increase, its failure to restrict fishing rights to those people who have a long-term interest in the existence of the resource threatens to reverse this gain.

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