There followed a long period of confusion and muddle.

接下来是很长一段时间的困惑和混乱。

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Peace is the foundation of happiness, for where there is anxiety, tension and confusion, joy cannot exist.

平静是幸福的基础，因为哪里有焦虑、紧张和困惑，哪里就不会有快乐。

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Last time there was some confusion as to where guests were supposed to go once they had deposited their things and we had guests roaming around the whole hotel.

上一次客人们有些困惑，存放了东西之后不知道应该去哪，以至于发生了客人们在整间酒店里四处走动的情况。

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There was confusion and panic as authorities and residents were caught unawares by the unusual downpour and flooding.

VOA: standard.2010.08.06

Now, I think there's a deliberate confusion here about these lines because their precise historical significance isn't what's most significant.

这里有一个刻意而为的困惑,是关于这些句子中严谨的历史意义的,而不是关于什么是最重要的。

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Obviously, there's something going on in this text that has produced this confusion, or we could think of it as a misreading.

显然，这文章中有些东西,让人产生疑惑，或者是我们可以将它视为是误解。

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But even during the campaign, there was confusion about who the real opponents were.

BBC: State of Play 2 - Plaid Cymru

There is confusion about the point at which the withholding tax might be deducted.

ECONOMIST: Bye-bye Eurobonds?

Lawyers for the prosecution said Azizan didn't understand the question and that there was confusion about timing.

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