I think we're talking atcrosspurposes; that's not what I meant at all.
我想我们是说到两下里去了,我根本不是那个意思。
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KM: One of the difficulties that might occur here is you get different conclusions from different data, different parts of the organization, where you might run atcrosspurposes.
一个可能发生的难点是你从不同的数据 不同的组织部门得到不同的结论 你或许发现相反的东西.
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The two friends find themselves atcross-purposes with the officials.