The range of possible outcomes has been truncated. At one end is total cancellation; at the other, not a successful games, but a fiasco that, despite everything, manages to happen.

但结局的可能范围已大大缩小：一头是干脆取消，另一头是绝非一场成功的运动会，而是一场无论如何都可能发生的大丢颜面的惨败。

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I wrongly presumed that adding new individuals to my sanctuary would not only be an invasion of privacy, but also a complete fiasco.

我错误的认为雇佣新的员工不仅会侵犯隐私而且还会给公司带来失败。

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But why had he had a total fiasco at last?

那为何最后他会如此惨败？

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The 1986 Financial Services Act was rushed through parliament, but proved a fiasco in practice.

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There will be problems, the insurance parts will be a fiasco, but we will continue implementing the sensible sections.

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But this latest fiasco in a long line of mishaps further underscores the risks of exploring for oil in the Arctic Chukchi and Beaufort seas.

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