This problem of not knowing how to say "no" also extended to my clients, business associates and even sales people.

这就是不懂说“不”的困扰，我的很多客户、同事甚至销售人员也是如此。

youdao

Similar to Strategy 1, this strategy calls for you not to actually decide on something, and not to say yes or no, but to ask the requester to ask you later.

与上面的策略1有点类似，如果你选用这招的话你用不着下决定，用不着点头或者摇头，而只是让来请求你的人迟些再来。

youdao

And no, it is not bad etiquette to say, "no pets allowed." your house, your rules.

并且说“宠物勿入”也并不是什么不好的礼节。你的家，听你的。

youdao

The newly elected president could not say no to such an invitation.

VOA: special.2009.01.29

no, I'm not going to do any political comments today, I will not say that, all right?

噢不，我今天不会再做政治评论了，我不说了，好不好？

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Then, I find myself wanting to say, "That's not really any better. That's no improvement at all."

那我只想说,这种言论毫无意义,说了等于白说

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"The key is not to say 'no' to a request for a Caesarean section, " he says.

BBC: Are women with a fear of childbirth being supported?

That's not to say that no one in government had thought about the prospect of a cyberwar.

NPR: Cyberattack: U.S. Unready For Future Face Of War

This is not to say that no one should enter the latter type of fields, but that obtaining one of these degrees should be considered carefully.

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