Thus , some officials have been reluctant to antagonise the saudis .

因此，很多官员不愿意与沙特对抗。

Even today , though china is north korea 's main backer , the south is reluctant to antagonise the government in beijing .

即便是现在，尽管中国是朝鲜主要支持者，韩国仍然不愿对抗北京政府。

If you are a president who has just suffered the political equivalent of being stuffed in a crate and dropped in a river , does it make sense to antagonise your own party this way ?

如果你作为总统，政治上陷入了被人塞入箱子扔进河流中的境地，（像奥巴马）这样与自己的党派对抗是明智的行为吗？