Circumstances often do not go as one desires; one's wishes are frequently thwarted by external, uncontrollable forces.
他本想利用假期好好放松，追求自己的爱好，但项目上的紧急事务接踵而至，真是树欲静而风不宁啊
He had hoped to use his vacation to relax and pursue his hobbies, but urgent matters for his project kept coming one after another, truly a situation where the tree wishes to be still but the wind does not cease.
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