But, that only happens when things are going well. When things go south, Yao tends to fall to the background a tad.

但是这好像只有事情顺利的时候才发生，当情况变坏的时候，姚明会跌到在地板上。

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Indeed, if things go well in Europe's south-east and badly in its north-west, Belgium and Kosovo may yet converge: the Balkanisation of Belgium meets the Belgianisation of the Balkans.

到那时，比利时的情况可以拿来借鉴：国家在形式上是统一的，而实际上各自为政；不过，在一个大框架下，公民都拥有和平与自由。 如果欧洲的东南部情况好转而西北部情况恶化，比利时和科索沃也许会更加相似：比利时的巴尔干化和巴尔干的比利时化将不分彼此。

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Think about the reasons you have to feel grateful. A lot of things may go south, but you absolutely have a lot of reasons to be thankful.

想想那些你不得不心怀感激的理由。很多事情可能会让你失意，但还是会有很多的理由让你心存感恩。

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If things go south for U.S. steel, into a default situation, the loss on the equity is absorbed by the gains on the CDS, which would pay out the inverse of whatever creditors recover.

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If you find yourself in the wrong sort of relationship, things can go south quickly.

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It is impossible to make an exact prediction, especially without knowing the exact details of his medical history, but my many years of experience taking care of people in their eighth decade tells me that he has little reserve, that stress is a major factor, and that things can go south in a hurry.

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