Of course, you don’t pour out all of your innermost secrets the first time you meet someone — it has to be a gradual opening up.

当然，你不需要在与别人第一次见面时，就畅所欲言，倾诉自己所有最隐私的秘密；所有的自我暴露都需要一个循序渐进的过程。

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"Suddenly they're beginning to launch this program, which is a gradual opening up, " says Mr. Chan, abandoning for a moment his cautious tone.

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His successor, Rex Tillerson, has overseen a gradual opening up.

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Just before the budget in February, the government published its annual Economic Survey, which proposed a gradual opening, letting foreigners start by setting up multi-brand stores in big cities.

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