Unless we plan ahead, we are going to be in a mess.

除非我们事先计划，否则一切将会一团糟。

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In late October 1947, oppressed with "wretched health", Orwell recognised that his novel was still "a most dreadful mess and about two-thirds of it will have to be retyped entirely".

1947年十月下旬，烦于“糟透的病况”，奥威尔承认他的小说依然陷于“最艰难的困境以及还有三分之二的内容需要完全重新打过”。

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On the other hand, if she is shy, or believes that nobody will want to be seen in public with her, then her reduced confidence will mean that she will mess up her request for a date.

相反，如果她很害羞，或者相信没人会想要和她一起出现在公共场合，那么她会缺乏自信，意味着她将搞糟她的邀约。

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It's even more apparent in products in which the calibration is off, resulting in what looks to be a mess of hardened string.

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But with the banks in such a mess, partners may have to be lured with public money to write off their bad debts.

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