Her illness had a sobering effect on her.

她的疾病对她起了一种清醒作用。

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Your criticism had a sobering effect on me.

你的批评对我是一服很好的清凉剂。

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The long wasted years of prison life have a sobering effect on former criminal allegiances.

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The numbers being reported today are good news for Google, but for everyone else they will have a sobering effect.

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When managers know that they may have to call on the capital markets to finance bids or fend them off it can have a sobering effect on their behaviour.

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