You should not have risked the confrontation with the government.

们本不该冒险政府。

Diplomacy secured the cooperation that confrontation had failed to elicit.

圆滑外交手段加强了采用无法实现合作。

We can’t risk another confrontation with the union.

我们不能冒再次同工会险。

Up to now both sides in the dispute have been cautious, but now the gloves are off and a serious confrontation is expected.

到目前为止争论双方都保持谨慎态度，但现在他们已不再迴避忍让，一场恶斗即将开始。