I thought it was a tragic mistake.

我认为这是一个悲剧性的错误。

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That “would be a tragic mistake”, he noted three days before.

三天前他又指出，那“将是个悲剧性的错误”。

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It would be a tragic mistake if the promises of increased aid were not delivered.

如果增加援助的承诺不能兑现，这将是一大悲剧性错误。

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For starters, the Bush Administration made an inexplicable and tragic mistake with respect to its campaign management of the Iraq issue.

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People make a tragic mistake when they assume power will only be used for purposes of which they approve by people of whom they approve.

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On January 12, 1950, then-Secretary of State Dean Acheson made a tragic mistake: When publicly describing those areas of vital interest to the United States, he omitted the Republic of Korea (ROK), suggesting that it was not within the "defensive perimeter" for which the United States would fight.

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