I feel I've made a mess of things.

我觉得我把事情搞糟了。

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Having seen their leaders make such a mess of things, most Irish welcome the arrival of technocrats.

见证过他们自己的领导人做出的大把荒唐混乱的事情，大部分爱尔兰人也都欢迎的技术专家的到来。

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"It's very important that a clear message is sent that if you make a mess of things, you don't get rewarded for it," said Darling.

“这是发出的一个非常重要而明确的信息，如果你把事情搞糟，你不会因此得到奖赏你。”达林说。

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But dictatorships can make a mess of things, too, if dictatorial over-confidence leads them to ignore hard facts.

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Only prima donnas think they are above making a mess of things.

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This is another good example of how government makes a mess of things when it attempts to create a complicated system of vouchers, subsidies, penalties and waivers.

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