他竭力支支吾吾不给予明确的回答。

He tried desperately to wriggle out of giving a clear answer.

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现在我们知道，鲁伯特或许只是一个糊涂的糟老头子，他儿子则是尽其所能支吾其词，而且显然整个事件已经让他的妻子邓文迪变得神经紧张。

We now know that Rupert just might be a doddering old fool, that his son can prevaricate with the best of them, and that Wendi Deng has clearly been put on edge by the whole experience.

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我们希望你别支支吾吾了，停止你神经质的自我折磨吧，加入我们的聚会。

We want you to drop your trip, come out of your neurotic self-involvement, join the party.

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