It shows how trying too hard to avert a danger can instead make it happen.

这揭示了“竭尽全力去避免危险反倒会让危险发生”的道理。

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Trying too hard was precisely my problem. It was the mind over matter issue again.

勉为其难正是我的问题所在，这还是我“人定胜天”的思想在作怪。

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Not trying too hard to cut the budget deficit encouraged the economy to recover nicely.

别太急着削减预算赤字以刺激经济复苏，使之表现靓丽。

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With the sports I played, if you're trying too hard in some ways, if you're thinking about it too much, but when you let yourself be in the moment, It's really amazing what happens.

在我参加过的体育项目上，如果某种程度上太过努力，想得太多不可，只有当你在这一刻顺其自然，会发生很奇妙的事情。

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Trying too hard to differentiate yourself could get you noticed for the wrong reasons.

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"The only thing that's important is not to be perceived as trying too hard, " Strauss says.

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But despite the gladiatorial combat at the programme's core, trying too hard to win was frowned upon.

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