They changed their minds at the last moment and refused to go.

他们在最后一刻改变了主意，拒绝前往。

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Of course, sometimes things happen at the last moment and I don't have a chance.

当然，有时候事情会在最后一刻发生，那我就没有机会了。

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At the last moment, Mollie, the foolish, pretty white mare who drew Mr. Jones's trap, came mincing daintily in, chewing at a lump of sugar.

在最后一刻，拉琼斯先生的马车的那匹愚蠢的、漂亮的白母马莫丽，矫情地走了进来，嘴里嚼着一块糖。

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Major concerns over delays in the construction of facilities, including stadium updates and practice fields at a number of the eight venues spread across the country, seem to have been resolved at the last moment.

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But at the last moment, His brother Judah convinces the brothers that, if instead of killing him, they sell him, they can profit a little for their troubles. So Joseph is sold ultimately ends up in the household of Pharaoh in Egypt, and his adventures there prove his meritorious character.

但是在最后一刻，他的哥哥犹太说服了其余的兄弟们，不要杀他，如果卖了他，他们还能从中获利，于是约瑟夫就被卖了,他最后生活在埃及一个法老的家里，他在那儿的冒险也证明了他值得称道的品格。

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I want to hear now, finally, from those of you who think even with consent, even with a lottery, even with a final murmur of consent by Parker, at the very last moment, it would still be wrong.

我现在想听听，是否有人认为,即便是征得了同意，即便是有了抽签，即便派克最终还是答应了，杀死派克依然还是错误的。

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At the last moment, congressional Republicans gave way and allowed the federal money to keep flowing.

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Still, it's quite possible that, at the last moment, a government whip will cry "not moved!"

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However, at the last moment Joseph's nerve failed him and he refused to run.

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