If the players think they can win this match easily, they are in for a rude awakening.

如果选手们认为他们可以轻而易举地赢得这场比赛，他们会遭到当头棒喝。

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And this can sometimes lead to a rude awakening when the church bells ring. So it's true.

而这有可能在清晨教堂的钟声响起时，让伴侣对此猛然觉醒。

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On the other hand, someone who got straight a's, never got turned down for a date, was never fired from a job or defeated in an election, is going to have a very rude awakening.

另一方面，学习成绩一直得A的人，约会从来没有被人拒绝的人，以及从来没有被公司解雇的人，或者从来没有经历过选举失败的人，可能会突然清醒。

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That will be a rude awakening for the American people if it were to come to pass.

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Falcons had a rude awakening in the Premiership last weekend, with their run of three consecutive wins stopped in its tracks by a 28-8 thumping at home by Northampton.

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After Wednesday's rude awakening in Ohio, the Clintonites may have a better understanding of this rationale.

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