This was a phrase he would utter many times while we were there, my first sign that things might not work out between us.

当我们在那里期间，他多次说起这句话。 这是第一个让我发觉我们之间可能不会太顺利的迹象。

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But that would be utter folly.

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Mr Simpson added that it would be "utter stupidity" if the government reneged on its commitment made at the Labour Policy Forum in Warwick in July.

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At this point, anything other than complete and utter disaster would be a step in the right direction for the Mets.

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